Speeding Fines Bump Up by Dollar A Mile
In a Georgia court Jimpsonberry and Harkaway face fines of fifty dollars each after claims of speeding, with the judge quipping that their cars are capable of eighty and thirty-five miles per hour respectively. He doubles the fines on the spot, noting sixty-five miles per hour as the sum and adding a dollar per mile to each fine. Mrs Abbie Wayland notes women billposters boosting Coney Island fame.
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Jimpsonberry
Harkaway
Gorry
Abbie Wayland
Georgia
Coney Island
Japan Larger Than Germany in Territory and Population
A World's Work chart compares Germany and Japan, showing Japan with greater area and population. Germany’s area is 208.78 square miles, while the Japanese empire covers 260,738 square miles including Korea. Japan’s population has risen from about 67 million at the war’s start to 71 million, with many more spread across the Pacific islands and abroad.
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Germany
Japan
Korea
Pacific
The Zentrale and German Control in Occupied Belgium
In Everybody's Magazine the author reports on the Zentrale system used by German occupation, detailing monopolies over butter potatoes and other goods. He contrasts German efficiency with public denunciation in America and notes clandestine collaboration among officials, while warning that publicity alone cannot curb such corruption.
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Brand Whitock
Everybody's Magazine
America
Nyeek
Germany
Belgium
Zentrale
Occupation
Butter-Zentrale
Kartoffel- Zentrale
Escandal
Beecher Oratory Seen By A Young Listener
A youth recalls hearing Henry Ward Beecher in Brooklyn and realizing true eloquence lies not in drama but in words that arrest time. The experience shifts him from counting minutes to feeling the speaker’s spiritual release.
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Charles Edward Jefferson
Henry Ward Beecher
Brooklyn
Face Looked Familiar in Old World Meeting at Canteen
An artillery corporal, serving with the Y M C A canteen, encounters a familiar face behind a counter in Columbia. The scene blends wartime humor with a note on perception and identity as he recalls a figure from the States.
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Y. M
Columbia, C
States
Negroes Back to Jobs Record at Mill
From the New York Tribune a notice honors Frank Harris, a Black employee at American Rolling Mill in Columbus Ohio, who worked 238 of 243 days this year, with four days off offset by overtime. Another Black worker, Jones, logged 141 consecutive days without absence from March to August, taking five days for hunting but returning to duty.
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New York Tribune
Prank Harris
American Rolling Mill Company
Iolumbus
Ohio
Jones
Hyn J
Arues Thel
French news on German retreat and mutinous acts in occupied zones
Reports describe a large escape from allied to German command lines and German troops urging surrender of war material and prisoners to the allies. Instances of discipline collapse are noted with soldiers opposing commanders and raising red flags of revolt in occupied areas.
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Han Oe
Draft boards aid returning soldiers in Chiheags era
In a concise note, draft boards organized for returning soldiers, guiding them through employment and service transitions. Local officials emphasized structured support, ensuring veterans could access work and housing resources as communities adjusted post conflict.
California Syrup of Figs Ad Placard Items
A vintage ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs for sick infants and constipated children, promising quick relief and a pleasant taste. It advises asking for the California Fig Syrup Company product and warns against counterfeits. Also notes a Bordeaux jewelry house securing 250,000 franc clock orders from an American supplier.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Adv
Bordeaux
France
New England
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Internal Cure
An old advertisement claims local remedies fail for catarrh while Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures the ailment internally by acting on the blood and mucous surfaces. The product blends tonic ingredients with purifiers and asserts effective relief for catarrhal conditions. Testimony from J. eney & Co., Toledo, Ohio, is cited.
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Hadll
ATA
Hall
Not Yet Married, Peggy’s Engagement Questioned
Yonkers Statesman notes Patience and Patrice discussing Peggy’s supposed fiancé. They realize the couple are not married yet, explaining why the man isn’t fighting. The exchange hints at anticipation and social expectations in a quiet town.
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Patrice
Yonkers
What Every Woman Knows About Housekeeping Blues
A practical note on home care urges women to keep a well kept home with early week laundry. It promotes Red Cross Ball Blue Ady as a preferred blueing and emphasizes clean wash.
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Red Cross
Quite at Ease. Sergt. Henpeque’s War Path Homecoming Nickname
A wartime quip recalls Sergt Henpeque after 48 hours of trench fighting. The speaker jokes about home comforts and praises women who maintain homes with regular cleaning every six weeks.
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Sergt. Henpeque
Heaven
Sean He Turkey Red From Iudian Madder Plant
A brief note states that Sean He Turkey red is produced from the Iudian madder plant, detailing a dye source and plant origin.
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Turkey
Shortage of marriageable men joke sparks wartime rumor
Senator Smith of Georgia quips about war era marriage markets and a humorous proposal from his state. The girl teases a bashful suitor about the minister, boosting a light, playful exchange in The Outlook.
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Smith
Georgia
Archie
A Bachelor’s Quip on Woman and Mars Day Length
A witty remark notes the only certainty about women is uncertainty. The text adds that Mars has a day 41 minutes longer than Earth, highlighting contrasting ideas in a compact, period voice.
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Mars
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Nner
Cutter Laboratory
Tae Acer
Tan
Rewmer
Les Trens
Gamle
Biogk Verte
Land of
Nippon
the Zentrale
Beecher
Hearjem
Lelland
Ste Sen
Patience
Peggy
Sean He
Swift & Company
PM Ves
Ggist
Merle
David Roberts
David
Sioux City
Frorgidie Greerallz
Eddrees
Aatio
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