Massachusetts public safety youth farm service certificate
A fragment describes a Massachusetts committee of public safety program for mobilizing school boys for farm service, noting an ornate state seal and governor’s signature on a certificate of service. It references moral law, indictments in Willoughby, and broader wartime transport and industry notes.
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Mascachiweetia
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Committee of Public Safety
Department of
Camouflage Enters Common Speech in Twentieth Century
The article traces how new war and modern terms like camouflage travel from military jargon to everyday language. It describes the origins of taxi and tank, notes how camouflage emerged from French roots, and contrasts long words such as automobile with simpler usage becoming widespread.
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Christian Science Monitor
Bome Wat
London
Wos
War Office
Mediterranean
Parable on Pacifists at a British Public School
A London letter recalls a historic school debate on organized fighting among boys. Some opposed all fighting, others joined the anti pugilist movement slowly, and after years the school abandoned the sport. The passive pacifists were ignored yet finally honored for their principled stand.
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London
Feblers
Leather Waste in Hats Prompts Substitutes Discussed
A Scientific American survey estimates US hat leather use in a year would wrap around the world twice, counting sweat bands and trims. Leather hat bands are likely to be replaced by composite tapes and substitutes, with shoes consuming billions of square feet of leather.
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Scientific American
Fabric Institutes
United States
Dienty
Ceel Litte
Another Precinct to Come in
A fragmented local note mentions ongoing precinct results with gossip about a person nicknamed Moe and a public scandal involving a Latino individual, implying further updates will come from Miorda Timeos'nlon.
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Miorda Timeos
Moe
Mosquito Fleet Battle Foreshadowed on Lake Ochrida
A French and a German miniature flotilla face off on Lake Ochrida as Allied and German forces clash nearby. The improvised boats, stripped of engines for easier transport, await orders while officials anticipate a near term engagement.
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Koritza
Albania
Associated Press
Ochrida
Serbia
Macedonia
Pagrodak
Padahoja
Tarnahoff
Barrell
Saloniki
Lake
Dutoit
Blanche Merrill’s Rise From Matinee Crush to Songwriter
From a Barnard undergraduate writing a fan letter to Eva Tanguay to a prolific Broadway songwriter, Blanche Merrill rose after early rejection to create hit tunes. In a Broadway office, she plans more confident songs with the playful, frothy spirit that defined her work and persona.
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New York Sun
Blanche Merrill
Barnard College
Eva Tanguay
Virgil
Ashe
Broadway
Klanehe Merrit
Cinderella Street
Mer “Becky
How to Store Flour in the Home
The United States Department of Agriculture experts advise proper flour storage to prevent contamination and odor transfer. Do not store flour in damp cellars or hot attics, and avoid pantry storage due to temperature swings and pervasive smells. Maintain a small, well ventilated storeroom with stable temperature, clean containers, and elevated barrels.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
More Women Doctors in Britain War Era
The London Observer notes a wartime shortage of medical men in army and civil life. America’s entry has brought more army doctors, while many women enter medicine. a leading woman predicts women may outnumber men in about two years and will expand private practice within five years.
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The
London Observer
America
Prison Waiting Liar at National Liberal Club
The Christian Bolence Monitor reports on Alsace-Lorraine during wartime, noting German prisons filled with Hons and the widespread sentiment among families with members held in German jails. The piece highlights the lived reality behind the war’s rhetoric and the personal toll in homes across the region.
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Bolence Moniter
Alsace-Lorraine
Aleace
Motele de
France
Soldier's Shilling Sparks London Fare Moment
In London a soldier returning from duty stands in a corner as a passenger searches pockets for fare. A wheeling shilling slips away from his fingers and is lost to the crowd. Three passengers later claim they found the coin, restoring hope amid crowded scenes.
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Christian Science
London
Iate
Signs of the Idiac Twelve Aignes Of the diac
Health news lists twelve superstitions tied to body signs and old cures. It debunks hot picks like throat wraps around the neck and amber beads for tetanus, explains goiters from internal organs, and condemns whiskey for snake bite. The piece notes faulty beliefs in wrist wire, iron rings, buckeye charms, poultices, dog hairs, and luck tokens for sun stroke and rabies.
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Minole
Canada Getting Rich From the Radio Review
The piece argues Canada’s war loans and prosperity show a model for the United States. Sir Thomas White notes Canada’s postwar wealth rose despite three large loans and a shift from thrift to open commerce. He cites 9,000 recruits and 256,000 sent overseas, suggesting Americans may face higher taxes yet earn more.
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Canada
Thomas White
Savera
France
Manders
Tagliamento River in World War I History
National Geographic Society Bulletin outlines the Tagliamento as a small Carnian river in Venetia. It notes its marshy banks protected retreating Malians briefly, its crossing by Austro German forces, and its proximity to towns Spilimbergo Latisana and Udine.
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National Geographic Society Bulletin
Tagliamento
Carnie Alpe
Adriatic
Napoleon
Bernadotte
Sweden
Charles XIV
Reine
Venetia
Vengone
Spilimbergo
Latisana
Venice
Trieste
Udine
Tugilamento
Tilaventua
If I Were Twenty One by Dr. Frank Crane
Dr. Frank Crane outlines in the American Magazine what he would do if he were twenty one. He emphasizes doing the next thing, self care, training the mind, and pursuing happiness. He mentions marriage, generosity, study of pleasing, and forming stable life plans.
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Frank Crane
Dickens for the Blind Fund Reaches Sixty Five Thousand Pounds
Willime Miles led the first Dickens reading series for the Dickens Fellowship to create Braille editions of novels. A fund started before the war raised £85 475 for stereos of Old Curiosity Shop and Great Expectations, with earlier titles like Pickwick and A Tale of Two Cities already in circulation for the blind under royal patronage.
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Willime Miles
Charles Dickens
Dickens Fellowship
National Institute For the Blind
Old Curiosity Shop
Pickwick
Cities
David Caperfield
Cristmas Books
Marigehi
Alexanira Las
Rames
London
Immortality and the Newsroom Big Story Test
A managing editor and Dr Latimer discuss the hypothetical biggest story immortality. The scene imagines a seven column head and rapid coverage from clergy to presidents, insurers and stock markets, highlighting press priorities and frenzy.
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Manning
Latimer
Dr. Latimer
Telegraph
Plato
Bolomew
Lucretius
Thawnae
Kempis
Mme
Mlavateky
Huxley
Wilson
Billy Sunday
Eliot
Anna Howard Shaw
Henry Ford
Mary Pickford
Pope
Sultan
Petrograd
Wall Street
Moran
Stock Exchange
Insurance Companies
Mexico
Pay of U S Soldiers From Harper's Magazine
Pay scales for officers and enlisted men are outlined with base salaries for ranks from second lieutenant to general. Increases tied to length of service and emergency adjustments raise pay, allowances, clothing, and rations for Army personnel.
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U. S
Harper's Magazine
Army of the United States
Ruse Army Inertia in Russian Front
Charles Johnston analyzes Russian army morale in the North American Review. He argues soldiers resist dying for czarist loyalty without inspiration and self interest, drifting into inertia until shell fire pressures them to respond or retreat.
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Charles Johnston
North American Review
The Teat Question in Yale Review by Simeon Sirunsky
The passage debates Allied peace options with Germany after wartime collapse. It argues whether Junkers can be exposed to justify or condemn a German peace. It notes German internal shifts and the potential for democracy if the common man’s devotion is acknowledged.
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The
Railway Review
Simeon Sirunsky
Yale Review
Junkers
Corman
Germany
School Girl Endures Sharp Rebuke for Foot Chewing Incident
In a Florida Times-Union report the pupil Mary Meagher was called sharply by the teacher for biting with her feet stretched into the aisle. The teacher ordered the student to remove her foot and sit properly.
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Florida Times-Union
Mary
Meagher
North Dakota Loyal Tee and a Church Baptism Tale
A fragmented item notes North Dakota's liberty amid union debates. It recalls an English paper about a Burnley weaver taking her baby to church for christening after thrice in the trenches. The minister jokes about christening 4 000 babies, praising the well behaved child.
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North Dakota
Tee
Springfield Republican
Kitchen Diplomacy in a Comical Exchange
A humorous dialogue from the Boston Transcript centers on a domestic kitchen dispute over a burned beefsteak. Mrs. Kxe-Mercy reacts with urgency while Mr. Kixe-Did you tell the onan' that the beefsteak was burned? she asks, and he replies Mercy, no, explaining the preference.
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Boston Transcript
Kixe
Kxe
The Sentry at Duty in the Front Line Fire Trench
Captain Arthur Munt Chute recalls a doomed mine attack where a lone sentry stood firm at his post as peers fled. He describes the momentary horror, the earthshaking blast, and the loss of Major General Mercer and the Third Canadian division as a stark reminder that duty persists amid annihilation.
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Arthur Munt Chute
Harper's Magazine
Birkenhead
Pompeii
Mercer
C. B
Clemenceau's Victory Tone Drives French Chamber Unity
The Chicago Herald reports Georges Clemenceau declaring victory as the aim of allied war effort. The chamber overwhelmingly backed his stance for unwavering resolve and total victory over Germany.
The American Look Captures World Attention
The piece surveys international reactions to the distinct American soldier’s appearance and bearing. It traces appreciation back to 1777 Burgoyne era impressions from a Hessian prisoner and notes how uniformity, keenness, and eagerness define the American look beyond mere physical traits.
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Burgoyne
Baratoga
Nelda
America
Europe
Mrs Harriet Bone Necklace Wins War Garden Prize
Harriet Bone Necklace of Wakpamal district Pine Ridge Indian agency South Dakota receives a national emergency food garden commission award for best canned vegetables in a war garden. Her exhibit includes wild plums green corn string beans rhubarb beets garden peas plum butter strawberry preserve and buffalo berry jelly.
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Mrs. Bone
Los Angeles Tribune
Harriet Bone
Wakpamal
Pine Ridge Indian Agency
South Dakota
National Emergency Food Garden Commission
Harriet
Mr. Bane
Citizen of the World concept in a Detroit Free Press piece
The essay questions the meaning of being a citizen of the world and contrasts it with true national citizenship. It argues that real belonging comes from the country of birth and legal status, not from lofty global claims, and notes difficulties like lacking a passport or rights as a citizen.
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Detroit Free Press
Deories Nati Aleo
Great Britain
India
O Nolan
Edward Everett Hale
Arnald
Moet exccrated and pathetic Mgurea in American annals
A historical note highlights an obscure entry about Moet exccrated and pathetic Mgurea within early American annals. The fragment suggests a critical or humorous reference, but details are limited and contested.
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Moet
The Old Fashioned Drunkard Passes From Town Memory
A Columbus Dispatch reflection on the vanished old fashioned town drunkard and the lasting toll on his family. The piece notes cycles of reform and relapse, the impact on wife and children, and community attention when the father fell from grace. It emphasizes the family’s silent suffering and social pity.
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Columbus Dispatch
Temperanes
Bright
Witte
Olka
The Camouflage of Wheat in England Budget
A Daily Financial America piece argues England uses war costs to mask price manipulation. It claims the British budget hides 20,080.0r in surcharges and taxes shift the burden from prices to taxpayers, framing it as political camouflage.
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Daily Financial America
England
Peter
Paul
Necemillius
Layman
Gallant but awkward man causes commotion in crowded street
A young man in a bustling street trips over his own hat and a parcel falls on a woman's foot. He bows and bumps her nose with his hat, then another puff tilts his head. She loses balance and falls into an elderly man’s lap as bystander stops the chaos and offers help.
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Philadelphia
Ile
Ansiat
American Spirit Poem Promises Courage Against Danger
A compact verse reflects on the American spirit and resolve to meet dangers with faith and perseverance. Though fragmentary, it emphasizes courage and the use of wisdom to overcome challenges.
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