Hair Loss From Flu sparks Monticello barber shop tale
In Monticello a barber Bill helps Tom with hair loss blamed on the flu. The tale includes a rumor of others affected, a hair tonic with quinine, and medical notes by Dr. Hazen about natural hair regrowth and the futility of haircuts.
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Death in a U-Boat Described by Two Prisoners
H G Wells recounts accounts from two prisoners who died at Harwich about a U-boat hit by a mine. The submarine flooded as it sank tail down, air pressure rose with depth, torture from pressure and suffocation followed, and some crew drowned themselves as the water rose inside the vessel.
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H. G. Wells
New Republic
Harwich
Orice
No Partisan Post Mortems
Milwaukee Journal argues against political post mortems on wartime conduct. It contends soldiers and the public view the war as American instead of democratic, notes wartime success reduces drive for inquiry, and doubts congressional probes would yield political fruit or public benefit. It favors non political, impartial investigations as useful by products of the war.
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Milwaukee Journal
Belling the Sheep from the New York Times
Miss Maude Younger explains the suffrage card index kept in Washington by the national woman’s party. The records show how votes were won in the Senate since the House passage. The interviewee notes the lobby tracking aims to influence supporters and opponents.
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New York Times
Times
Fortune Made From Cement Bag Cigarettes in China
An American tobacco magnate on a world voyage in a Chinese port observes workers hauling coal in cement-bag outfits. Inspired by branding and a plan to replace opium with tobacco, he creates 100,000 fake cement bags imitating the labels and launches a Chinese cigarette campaign that helps his brand dominate imports in China.
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United States
China
Ashes of tobacco could fertilizer vast quantities
A statistician estimates annual tobacco ashes in the country would yield over 51,000 units of ash and phosphorus valued at about 50 million dollars as fertilizer, illustrating wastefulness in production and consumption.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Omaha News
Admits Wife's Testimony Marks Feminist Shift
A United States district court judge allows a wife to testify for her husband reversing an old rule. The ruling, though appearing in a brief paragraph, is framed as a notable shift in jurisprudence influencing views on marriage property and legal testimony.
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United States District Court
Work and Worry and the Hoer’s Honest Creed
A rustic speaker extols a life of steady labor over idle chatter. He champions honest chores like hoeing, mowing, and hammering to keep the mind engaged, avoid gloom, and fend off useless plans. He mocks idle fears, politicians, and vague schemes, preferring productive toil and local labor.
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Lizale
Motoring Escape From Town Life
A narrator deserts the city grind for a countryside drive in a working car. He enjoys lake and hill scenery, mocks bailiffs and debts, speeds briefly to show power, but a tree wrecks a wheel and fender. Returning home, bailiffs await with stiff vigilance.
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Alzure
Scott
Lochinvar
Dale
Dell
Typhus Alert and Medical Call in The News
Typhus from travelers and prisoners is spreading in Vienna, per reports. The Rochester Post-Express notes a Seattle Post-Intelligencer claim that a broad push exists for restoring family doctors and in office care due to time constraints and home visits being scarce.
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Russia
Vienna
Rochester
Nature's Transportation from Desert Dust Across the Northeast
A Wiscon sin study estimates a March storm scattered at least 1 000 000 tons of solid matter from Arigona and New Mexico over the northeastern United States. Snowflakes carried tiny particles to 100 000 square miles, depositing material where they melted, underscoring wind's global role in distributing soil.
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Christian Balance Monitor
University of Wisconsin
Arigona
New Mexico
United States
Wisconsin
Vermont
The Modern Life in Mechanised Society
The passage describes the modern civic and personal life driven by machinery and routine. It portrays people yoked to conformity, reproduction as social proof, and the final surrender to science replacing sacred rites, shaping a critique of contemporary civilization.
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Allen Raphael
Republic
Arine
Selling Soil Fertility in Early America
The article argues America sold soil fertility to foreign markets, draining nutrients from land faster than they were replenished. It cites crops and products like butter cheese wheat cottonseed meal linseed cake and tobacco, noting fertilizer value lost and declining yields. It compares Minnesota wheat yields to England's, urging soil and fertilizer awareness.
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Minneapolis Journal
America
Minnesota
Old England
Germans and the Peace Treaty Echo Old Kaiser's Rule
An unsigned analysis debates German reaction to the postwar treaty. It notes German leaders and the press echo Kaiser-era attitudes, resisting changes amid calls for justice for Belgium Armenia and the war crimes of Germany, while the German people remain largely silent.
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New York Times
Prince Lichkowsky
Europe
Louis XVII
Talleyrand
France
Germany
Harden
Voerwarts
Ireland
Egypt
India
Armenia
United States
Bernstorff
Aids
Berlin
Belgium
Domestic Servant Uniform Debate at Reconstruction Conference
The conference discussed the domestic servant problem with Misa Emma Splatt proposing a guild with a uniform badge for efficiency. Suggestions included color coded stripes for roles, a ten hour work day, earlier dinners, a national pension scheme, and long shifts noted by one speaker from 6:30 am to 8 pm.
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Industrial Reconstruction Council
Misa Emma Splatt
Vv. A. D
Ting
Columbus Advocate notes school board pay proposal
The Columbus Advocate discusses conservative views as some residents on the school board push for higher teacher pay while attendance and funding considerations are noted. The piece contrasts spending priorities with general community sentiment on education.
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Columbus
Kan
noruMal
Euimaer
Training with Froebel play for mothers and children
A mother explains using Froebel's Mother Play to teach early values through pat a cake and finger games. She advocates memorizing songs to guide children at home before kindergarten, linking daily life, nature, and gratitude to family learning and community effort.
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Froebel
Pat-Acake
Mamma
Baker
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Uncle Sam
There Was a Reason Memorial Service Text
An extract from Westminster Abbey memorials honors American and British service members who died in the war. It marks the unity of English speaking nations and gratitude to the fallen for defending freedom and justice. The text underscores shared covenant and hope for future peace.
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Indianapolis
Germany
Westminster Abbey
Empire
Realmerican Republic
Dio
The ticker never lies in a buoyant market
The Truthful Ticker from the Los Angeles Times asserts the stock ticker reflects the day’s mood on Wall Street. When stocks rise and credit is easy, the ticker shows optimism with rapid dots and dashes, signaling steady trade winds and continued fair weather ahead.
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Los Angeles
Wall Street
Stock Exchange
Illinois votes massive highway program over three years
The Los Angeles Times reports Illinois approved a $60 million highway plan spanning three years or more. Contracts target miles of road work, with per mile costs around $28,000, far surpassing prior estimates amid a push to expand infrastructure.
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Los Angeles Times
Ilinois
Germany
Cape to Cairo By Air From Columbus Dispatch
The British air ministry begins Cape to Cairo air service construction with aerodromes every 600 miles. Key hubs include Cairo Khartum and camps in German East Africa. The 5200 mile route will run toward Rhodesia then Cape with planned regular schedules before handing operation to a British commercial firm.
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Columbus Dispatch
Cape To Cairo
Nonstopmilt
Africa
Cairo
Khartum
German East Africa
Kampla
Uti
Ato Rhodesia
Cape
Air Ministry
Admiralty
Merchant Marine Service
Why Not Plain Americans
Opinion column questions if hyphenated Americanism should end and all citizens be plain Americans. It asks who decides domestic versus imperial policy and mocks foreign and ethnic petitions influencing U S affairs. It cites British and various immigrant groups to argue for national unity.
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Wansac City
United States
Cleveland
Ireland
Political No Man's Land Shifts Democratic Center
The piece notes a shift in the political center as Chairman Homer Cummings signals nationwide outreach from the Democratic National Committee. It describes a bloc between the Mississippi and Pacific coasts where Democrats show limited local interest, with occasional local defections influencing the national balance.
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New York Times
Homer & Cummings
Cacvasaing Tie Phaten
Pacific
Nem
Jmere Devilury
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