Strong Man Demonstration Sparks Recruitment Push
A downtown gym offers a window display showing a strong man performing six exercises to illustrate correction of physical defects blamed on rejected enlistment. Onlookers watch as a 100-pound dumbbell is hoisted, while signs urge men previously rejected to buy a home exerciser to “work your faults” for Uncle Sam.
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Army
Eg Navy
Sam
New York Times
Great Catastrophes with 1000 Plus Fatalities Since 1500
Capper's Weekly lists disasters with 1000 plus deaths including 1908 Italy earthquake with unknown deaths, 1902 Martinique quake and fire 40 000 killed, 1015 Italy quake 35 000 killed, 1880 Japan famine 10 000 killed, 1860 Galveston tidal wave 7 000 killed, 1642 Cape Haitien quake 4 000 killed, 1887 Japan tidal wave 3 000 killed, 1910 Japan Good 1 000 killed, 1917 Mallfax explosion 2 000 killed, Costa Rica 1910 quake 1 000 killed, among others.
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Italy
Martinique
Japan
Galveston
Quito
China
Cape Hlaytien
Venezuela
Johnstown
Costa Rica
Mallfax
Had His Way in Crude Exchange on Street Scene
A terse dialogue captures a tense street encounter where a young man resists a coercive demand while a young woman asserts her autonomy. The exchange highlights power dynamics and resistance in a social moment.
Pollus Admired by Young America Despite Constraints
A fragmented report notes Young America’s praise for Pollus from the trenches amid limited face space to wash and visible shortages.
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America
Pollus
Wireless Plot Tightens Tension Between France and Germany
In Strasbourg a tobacco factory worker and two accomplices plan a covert strike on the arsenal. A French inventor and Marbeau stage a risky wireless device test, but an explosion and injury derail the plan. Delcasse contemplates Morocco victory as Berlin treaty disrupts balance of power.
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Marbeau
Ward
Iinp
Germany
France
Delcasse
Morocco
Berlin
Europe
Excha
French Congo
Herr von Kiderlen- Waechter
Cambon
Pachmann
Submarine War Effort Cuts North American Inland Passage
Harper's Magazine notes heavy Canadian and American shipyards boosting tonnage to replace submarine losses. Autumn navigation across the St Lawrence and Welland canals saw 15 to 20 modern steel vessels, 360 to 386 feet long, pass through locks 266 feet long and 45 feet wide. Vessels were divided into sections for Montreal harbor fitting, via acetylene torches and temporary bulkheads.
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Holt
Harper's Magazine
Telane
St. Lawrence
Lake Erie
Atlantic
Welland Canal
Upper
Montreal
Fragmentary OCR Note and Jumbled Speech
Ambiguous text shows a town description and scattered quotes. Readable phrases include a landlord remark about leaving and a janitor and executive ability, but most content is garbled with no coherent event or names to anchor a clear news item.
Canada and Provinces Rally for War Effort in 1917
The piece extols Canada and its provinces Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta for wartime support. It cites 400000 Canadians in service, 400000000 of Victory Bonds raised, and approval to send 100000 more. Premiers’ New Year messages praise prosperity, resolve, and farming strength sustaining the war effort.
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United States
Canada
Canade
Hen. T. C. Norris
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Martin
Dominion
Alberta
Chas. Stewart
Gratification Over Canada’s Food Supply Role
A fragment notes Albert’s part in the grain contribution to the Empire and surveys Canada’s overall food security. It references broad gratitude for the populace and ties Albert to national provisioning concerns.
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Canada
Alberts
Neet
Yarns and a Pie Scheme at Uncle Bam's Table
A tale recalls a party at a place near the Madeline where Gebeveth’s party planned to stay for dessert and coffee. After several rounds the host grew restless as guests lingered. He proposed settling for dinner, exclaiming a joke about the pie, while the table's soldiers demanded the missing treat as a waiter prepared to depart.
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Uncle Bam
Cothaey
Blighty
Mere Congerwater Foretells Food Shortage
In times like these the obscure note foresees hardship as writers warn of looming food scarcity amid wet weather and foreboding forecasts.
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