Fish Wounded in War Report from Eastern Sea Fisheries
An official report from the eastern sea fisheries board cites inspectors and officers noting cod caught on long lines show widespread injuries. Observations include blind cod, fish missing eyes, and multiple wounds across the body, with reports from Mablethorpe Cro mer and Sherringham packers confirming numerous injured cod.
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Eastern Sea Fisheries Board
Mablethorpe
Cromer
Norfolk
Sherringham
London Mail
Where Danger Lurks In France a sergeant earns a wound stripe unsure
An American sergeant in France remains uncertain about a wound stripe after going forward in a charge against machine gun nests and shrapnel. He halted to dig in when a cone grenade exploded, injuring his right hand during consolidation.
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France
Flashlights and quotes on money and love
A fragment discusses men living in hope of finding a way to take wealth after death. It notes a fly’s small feet yet carries many germs. It adds a cynical quip about the perfect husband belonging to another woman.
Time Out of Joint in 1646 Letter from Howell
A Boston Herald report quotes James Howell in a Paris letter dated February 2 1646 describing upheaval in London. The note lampoons fashion and devotion shifting from leather caps to boots and long sleeves to legwear, while noting widespread witch trials and moral looseness as the Devil walks freely in the city.
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James Howell
E. P
Paris
Boston Herald
God's House
London
Four Americans Honored with Nobel Prizes Across Years
Theodore Roosevelt won the peace prize in 1900, Elihu Root received the same prize in 1912, and in 1912 Alexis Carrel earned the medicine prize while Thomas W. Richards was noted for chemistry in 1914.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Elihu Root
A. Carrel
T. W. Richards
Noncommittal remark quoted by a Birmingham paper
A Birmingham Age-Herald reader responds with a cautious, principled stance on public commentary. He says he avoids praising any man if he cannot speak well, keeping his mouth shut as a life rule.
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Napoleon Bufkins
Birmingham Age-Herald
Beak and Bacon Riddle Stirs Charlotte's Feeds
A quirky note from the Charlotte News mentions a bea adopting a Miter of pigs, prompting readers to ponder a puzzling mix of ham and eggs. The line suggests playful wordplay linking foods and symbols.
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Charlotte News
Valuable Quarters Howell-What Was The Most Expensive Room You Had
Powell recalls sleeping in a coal bin while discussing aims at excellence versus mediocrity. The exchange highlights a humorous and reflective perspective on standards and effort.
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Howell
Powell
Simple Septic Tank To Aid Rural Homes
Prof Parle B Phelps of the United States public health service describes a simple sewage disposal box as a low cost option for country places and summer resorts. It costs under 250 dollars and an ordinary carpenter can build it. The device uses a Naismith inspired filter with lath layers, a sediment chamber, automatic tipper distributor, and a holding tank to treat waste before discharging not directly into streams. The system aims to reduce typhoid risk and offers regular maintenance with seasonal sludge removal.
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Parle B. Phelps
United States Public Health Service
Washington
Naismith
Toronto Health Department
Wets and Old Ties and a New Kind of Strike
A collage of comic quips from an old paper and a World’s Work excerpt on postwar unrest. It notes a German middle class counter strike starting with doctors and hospital staff, spreading to professionals and shopkeepers in two cities, challenging spartacist led general strikes.
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Lothrop Stoddard
Germany
Spartacists
Bourgeoin
Lady of the Tiger in Texas Trunked Alcohol Case
A stylish Texas visitor faced suspicion for traveling with seven trunks. Authorities found 600 champagne bottles hidden under lingerie while she allegedly planned to sell to oil men at $25 a quart. The contraband was confiscated as courts weigh traveler and hotel guest searches.
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Los Angeles Times
Texas
Another Mare's Nest in the Lodge Graft Scandal
The Milwaukee Journal mocks the Wall Street graft uproar as Senator Lodge faces ridicule for relying on uncertain sources. It recalls his past missteps and questions what he truly knew about the treaty leak as the president comes under sharp scrutiny.
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The
Milwaukee Journal
Wall Priest
United States
Bolla
Thenator Lodge
Root
Davideon
Davidson
Old Benator Lodge
Wall Street
A New Leaven From Carry On
A new leaven has been introduced into society. Nearly 4,000,000 men are returning from the army, men willing to die to protect women and children from oppression. Hundreds of thousands have been killed or disabled so freedom may reign and all men have equal chances, fighting political and economic power misuse.
Free farming information from U S Railroad Administration
An advertisement offers free farming opportunity information from the U S Railroad Administration’s Agricultural Section. No sales or loans promised, just information for homesteaders. provides address in Washington D C and notes about requesting state details. Also includes unrelated product ad for Cuticura ointment and a Carlyle quote.
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U. S. Railroad Administration
J. L. Edwards
Railroad Administration
Wcbington
D. C
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules advertised cure
An ad warns kidney and bladder troubles worsen without treatment and urges immediate use of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. It claims Holland’s long history, refunds if unsatisfied, and to insist on GO MD brand in sealed three sizes. Includes a Dutch product note and a brief daily thought.
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Haarlem
Holland
Netherlands
Gold Dal
Datas the walking encyclopedia and the modern prodigy
A London Tit-Bits interview profiles Datas the man who memorizes thousands of war facts after reading a two penny book in two and a half hours. He claims a £2000 price tag on his head and recalls dinner with John Lee the Babbacombe murderer and James Barry the executioner. He also notes a shift from shells to shellcloth in postwar clothing.
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Datas
London
John Lee
Babbacombe
James Barry
Boy's Bill of Fare in old North Carolina view
George Bailey answers the inquiry on nourishment for boys in 1870 North Carolina. He cites green fruit pine rosin cucumbers new potatoes green blackberries doughnuts branch water and two hours in a swimming hole as essentials. The Atlant Constitution notes the period's quirky dietary ideas for youths.
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George Bailey
North Carolina
Atlant Constitution
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