Watcher Behind The Great Careers In A Narrow Margin
A Newell Dwight Hillis piece recounts how a marine architect William H Webb faced ruin after a battleship contract leaned toward France. A single overheard remark changed fate, leading to a swift sale and ultimate fortune, illustrating how small events steer destinies under divine watch.
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Newell Dwight Hillis
William H. Webb
Nnvy
Mr. Web
New York
Berlin
Diiner
Bismarck
France
Webb
Germany
Franece
Waslington
Frei |H
United States
Fifth Avenue
Bristol Hotel
Napoleon
Waterloo
Paris
St. Helens
Official Rat Catchers Campaign Across Cities
A compendium of notices and verses cites rat control efforts in London and Manchester. Reports describe five official rat catchers under the medical officer of health, ship fumigation with sulfur dioxide, and local firms employing traps and per head payments as towns expand campaigns.
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London Times
Board of Agricultural
Manchester
Ship Canal Company
Bootle
War Weddings and Court Indulgence in Sudden Marriages
From the New York Sun the article notes war brides facing scrutiny after hurried marriages. It argues sympathy is due only if the union was formed with some deliberation, while hastily joined vows may bear consequences. The piece contrasts haste with careful judgment amid wartime matches.
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New York Sun
Marrige
Baby in the Way The Quest To Abandon A Tiny Child
A man seeks two week infant care for a four month old baby amid a discussion of breastfeeding versus bottle feeding. The piece notes the mother’s weak parenting, the wife’s weight loss, and the couple’s desire to sleep while hiring help. It emphasizes breastfeeding as preferable and warns against improper training and early weaning.
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Eve
Customary Tine in Hesitant Court Ship
The passage notes no rise in early marital disputes versus longer engagements. It discusses distrust of impostors and the sharp intuition of young people assessing a potential spouse. It suggests women intuit personal worth quickly, while men endure a period of uncertainty before true love’s clarity comes.
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Linda
Tidedd
To Peace and Business, Let Us Get On
Archbishop urges focus on peace and practical work despite obstacles both real and imagined. He notes German Versailles protest, Washington Senate marathon against the president, and general political bluster. Calls for moving from words to action, avoiding endless fault finding.
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Versailles
Washington
New York Sun
Wilson
Truth About Russia Angers Seattle Readers and Writers
A Seattle labor man and Kenneth L. Roberts condemn Bolshevism and the Moscow anarchists. They describe Bolshevists as destructive, murderous, and inhuman, urging that Americans never give them a chance.
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Seattle Times
Russa
Moscow Anarchiste
Seattle
Philippines
Vladivostok
Ruenla
Husein
America
Northwest
Kenneth L. Roberts
Saturday Eevening Post
An Effective Break From the Gas Attack
A dusky doughboy among division veterans recalls a Le Mans encounter with a 2nd Division scrapper. The New Yorker boasts of breaking the Hindenburg line and Argonne battles, while a club scene shows quip exchanges and a missing quorum in a Baltimore American note.
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2Th Division
le Mans
States
Boss
Belcium
Flinders
Argonne
Hindenburg Line
Pulling Bicuspida from Philadelphia Public Ledger
A fragmentary dialogue shows a wife asking her husband to care for the baby while she has a tooth pulled. The scene captures domestic concern and a quick domestic task. The text reflects informal speech and a briefly staged moment in a family setting.
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The
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Richard
Press Dem Questions Doctor Press Dem Questions
Dr J M Buckley the Methodist divine presides at an experience meeting in a southern colored church A woman testifies to religion bringing sight and comfort Buckley asks about the practical side dining and care The colored preacher tugs his coat urging to press questions noting it’s about his wife
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Ladies' Home Journal
J. M. Buckley
South
That young man looks furtive in jewelry scene
A Kansas City Journal quip contrasts a petty thief with a jeweler who notes the man seeks an engagement ring, while a Boston Transcript anecdote about Luck features a clerk balking at payment until identity is proven by a single in-town person who is owed money.
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Kansas City Journal
The
Boston Transcript
A Possible Excuse and Other Brief Snippets
A collage of quirky lines from the Loulaville Courier Journal, Kansas City Star, and Boston Globe. Edits and misprints spark humor as readers encounter curious phrases about marriage, poets, and safe propaganda.
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Loulaville Courier-Journal
The
Boston Globe
Binkera
High Cost of Economy Delivers Lesson on Class Spending
A satirical piece contrasts Mrs Wealthy and Mrs Poor, noting the wealthy shop by the barrel and buy eggs by the dozen while the poor struggle with prices. It argues money enables true economy, highlighting disparities in groceries flour sugar furniture and clothing access.
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G. W. Gablel
New York
Mra. Poor
Mra. Wealthy
Poor
Flowers for the solace of ordinary humanity
The passage reflects on flowers as solace for ordinary people including children and cottagers. It likens gardens to a quiet treasure amid urban life, suggesting flowers bring peace and gentle order to daily existence amid a fractured era.
Free Silver as Fixed Dollar? Lincoln Journal Opines
The Lincoln Nebraska Journal argues for returning to bimetallism with silver at 16 to 1 to keep prices stable. It contends a 60 cent dollar has deflated incomes, halved life insurance values, and redistributed wealth, urging a silver-backed money base to prevent panic and preserve gains from wartime inflation.
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Lincoln
Neb
United States
Annalist
Sound Money
Wall Street
America Ia
Constitution Tinkers in Congress Seek Federal Limitation on State Discrimination
A New York congressman has introduced in the House an amendment to the constitution prohibiting states from discriminating against aliens in property and civil rights without congressional consent. The piece argues that federalism allows states to govern domestic affairs through local legislation, and mocks attempts to regulate housing immigrants in New York tenements.
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Seattle Times
New York
California
House
Congress
United States
Prosperity In Northwest Land Boom In South Dakota
Land values rise sharply in the northwest with farm and city real estate selling at higher prices. Front feet in Sioux Falls and Huron command large sums. Aberdeen reports similarly high front foot prices. Land seekers flood the state as prosperity spreads across city and country.
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Northwest
Sioux Falls
Huron
Aberdeen
South Dakota
Fiume Torpedo's Home
Fiume, a picturesque city with Abbasia across the bay, is noted as the cradle of the torpedo. Whitehead, the English inventor, worked there and created the automatic torpedo, whose success proved in the recently concluded war.
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Fiume
Christian Science Monitor
Abbasia
Carmen Sylva
Romania
Whitehead
Naval Works
The Japs Know From the New York Times
A Tokio paper mocks reports of a German Japanese alliance, comparing it to a marriage with a dead man. The piece suggests Japan would reject alliance with a vanquished foe and instead pursue pragmatic, self interested policy aligned with its own interests.
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New York Times
Japan
Allance
Paris
Drunkenness Among Infants Mentioned in Vague Crime Note
Fragmentary OCR describes alleged drinking tragedies linked to indulgence, noting high death risk and social distress. Mentions unnamed locales and figures with unclear actions. Reading suggests a sensational crime report on alcohol and harm among very young.
America Must Conserve Waste Material in War Effort
The Department of Commerce urges continued waste material conservation as war drives demand for virgin resources. Declining waste prices, reduced turn-ins, and overseas relief programs threaten supply. Civic groups and volunteers boosted collections, but future shortages and higher prices loom as industry resumes full capacity.
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Bulletin
Department of Commerce
America
Europe
Built in California biggest fish cannery story
The Nielsen and Kittle Canning Company, East San Pedro, California, opens what is described as the world’s largest sardine and tuna cannery. With a $500,000 capitalization, a 200 by 310 foot two story plant, and 1,000 workers seasonally, it will produce thousands of cases daily using 11 processing steps and its own fleet of 80 boats. Carl O. Nielsen, overseeing Norway operations, and A. F. Kittle, founder and manager, foresee a bright future for California fish canning.
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Nielsen & Kittle Canning Company, Ltd
San Pedro
Cal
A. F. Kittle
Norway
California
Los Angeles
Carl O. Nielsen
Nielsen
Californii Eet
The Borrower Falls From Grace Amid Bitter Reproach
A former social collector laments a life of borrowing and betrayal. He recalls taking items from friends and neighbors from homes of sages to a fading town, facing scorn as creditors and critics close in, with no one offering sympathy.
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Thompson
Jackson
Hirma Bostwick
Watson
Wilson
Simpson
Ecdail
Bid secrecy shocks navy on steel plate protests
The New York World reports that despite wartime cooperation and price controls, steel plate bids for battleship construction showed no competition. Investigations reveal prior government overpricing, concealed flaws in armor plates, and inspector leniency. The navy now commandeers steel at subject to inter adjustment terms, urging an end to collusive bidding.
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New York
Navy Department
Congress
Lave
Canada’s Wealth Estimated in Monetary Times Annual
An article cites the Monetary Times Annual estimating Canada’s wealth at 16 to 17 billion dollars and notes 1918 agricultural output near 2 billion. An economist comments on money circulation as bills become worn and inefficient for everyday use.
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Canada
R. Hi. Coats
Dominion
Atiatician
Monetary Times
Representative Kitchin Praises Wilson on Suffrage Move
Representative Kitchin, a Democrat who opposed the suffrage amendment, congratulated President Wilson on his stance and urged rapid adoption of the proposal. The brief note reflects political maneuvering as the week unfolds and advocates swift action on the measure amid partisan debate.
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Kitchin
Peyul- Hoane
L'Rem
Wilson
New Gold State in Nevada Golden Age Debate
From the San Francisco Chronicle, the Nevada statehood story ties Civil War politics to silver wealth. It notes Nevada as Silver State and Sagebrush State while Divide district gold hints shift to a new Gold State name as mine owners pause digging due to tax fears. California’s Golden State title could be matched by Nevada’s bid.
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San Francisco
Nevada
Comstock
Sagebrush
Uncle Sam
Divide
Caliornia
Golden State
Biographer Critiques Bismarck's Autocratic Rise and Fall
Grant Robertson argues Bismarck built an autocratic state rather than a constitutional one. He concentrated power, clashed with William I, and perished when a plebiscite could not save him. The critic warns similar fate could await Bismarck’s durable military state if expansion continues.
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Bismarck
Fromapanese
Grant Robertson
William I
Biamarck
William
Robertson Ya
Hysantinium
Caesar
Rimanarck
Cost and Worth Amid Hidden Riches
Fragmentary verse on value and rarity, warning that beauty and wealth are scarce and sought after. The text muses on iron, gorges, and land, contrasting crude abundance with true worth, hinting at moral or economic reflections within a damaged historical page.
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Cholly
the Avenue
Avenue
Detroit News
Carl
Jim
Lttle
Dod
Eleanor Scott Sharples
Baby
New York Post
Russia
Herbert
Penn State
Baltimore American
Tara
Kansas City Star
Jerontino
Economist
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