Look and Feel Clean Sweet and Fresh Every Day
A pamphlet style advertisement urges readers to drink hot water with limestone phosphate each morning before breakfast to cleanse stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It claims improved digestion appetite and health, promising relief for constipation bilious spells and many ailments, urging purchase as a cheap life enhancer.
Marriage of Sub bubs and cook sparks stray rumor
A fragmentary exchange hints that the cook Sub bubs married has left him. One character notes the remark is a force of habit, until remembering she was married to Sub bubs.
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Subbubs
Canada praised by ex Canada settler letter
S. L. Wallace of Crestline Spokane defends Canada against hostile claims in a published letter noting personal experience in Southern Saskatchewan. He cites government aid, affordable provisions, and productive land earning about 1130 dollars from 135 acres, claiming his health and satisfaction with life in Canada.
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Canada
Alberta
Spokesman-Review
Spokane
L. Wallace
Crestline
Chamber of Commerce
Saskatchewan
S. L. Wallace
Brandenburg Regiment Honor Rolls and Royal Names
A historical feature on the Brandenburg regiments, their ties to Napoleonic glory, and the practice of naming units after royal and noble figures. It notes regimental chiefs, home garrisons near Rheinsberg, and the use of regal insignia in battle, highlighting German military tradition and ties to Prussian and imperial lineages.
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R. Insley-Casper
Verdun
Germany
Brandenburg
Imperial Guard
Napoleon I
Austorius
Marengo
Ulm
Berlin
Kylau
Madrid
Vienna
Jéna
Friedland
Keating
Wagrai
Ekekmuehl
Smolensk
Moscow
France
Dowaumont
Frederick Francis II
Mecklenburg-Seehwerin
Frederick William II
Prussia
Louise Frederick William Utt
Wiliam I
House of
Mark
Frederick Francis IV
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Neu-Ruppin
Frederick
Priesia
Rheineberg
Frederick the Great
New York World
Bwrely
Prater Birg
Joreign
Eighth Brandenburg Infantry Regiment
Arthur
Great Fritaio
Ireland
Duchess of
Brandenburg Cuirassiers
Augtria
Italy
Hrantenburs
No. 38
Marahal Leopold
Bavaria
Soniniaw
Warsaw
U S Troops Lacking Artillery Invasion Of Mexico
The article argues U S regulars lack portable field artillery for the Mexico invasion. It compares calibers and numbers, notes Mexican forces far outgun the Americans, and stresses artillery is essential to support infantry and reduce casualties. It cites specific units and divisions nearing shortages across cavalry, infantry, and national guard batteries.
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Henry J. Reill
Mexico
VU. S
Mititha
National Guard
Chicago Tribune
Hiinets
Indiana
Michigan
Ohio
North
South Dakota
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Colorado
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Germany
Austro-Hungary
France
Russa
Maly
Great Britain
Golos
Monterey
Htuena Vista
Federal workers deserve workmen's compensation now
The Milwaukee Journal argues that two thirds of states have enacted workmen's compensation laws and urges Congress to pass the Kerne McGillcuddy bill extending such protections to federal employees. It notes federal workers receive far less than private employees in similar cases and warns the government risks remaining a dead weight in the labor movement.
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Miwaukee Journal
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Massachusetts
Congress
Federal Labor Bureau
Labor
Judiciary Committee
House
United States
Wars Compared in a Faded London Ledger
An obscured wartime note contrasts German and Allied forces, claiming German losses rise while Allied strength wanes, with mentions of casualties and wounded numbers. The fragmentary text references pacings of deaths, fatigue, and a grim view of ongoing conflict.
Fragmented note on war attrition and death tolls
The text discusses near-term human losses amid war, noting irregular frontline conditions and rising smelly conditions. It claims Lee's army fell by half, from 62.66 men to Bio men, and warns that the war’s final months are deadly with violent scenes and fatalities.
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Dhone Nolta
Densest City Blocks Reveal Congestion Figures
The New York congestion committee reports extreme crowding in two blocks, the East Side’s Telle Ue Italy area and the Lower East Side ghetto, with densities near four thousand and two thousand residents per block respectively. Estimates suggest citywide implications if such density were common.
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Pittsburgh Dispatch
New York
Italy
Haat
Hiving Eton
Norfolk
Delancey
Exsex
Mort Ameo
Fragmented Macon Nova snippet on familiar figures and attire
A garbled excerpt references Hinke-Shater and Shafer-Bhe, mentioning a woman across the street and familiar looks. It also alludes to the speaker's wife’s dress, a daughter-in-law’s hat, and a mother-in-law’s comments, but specifics are unclear.
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Macon
Atreat
Fortune Teller Tent Attracts Church Tote Event
In Knoxville Sentinel style a shabby fortune teller’s tent drew attention at a church tote sale. A boy’s future is teased with vague phrases while the teller speaks in cryptic hints about a son becoming a successful man. The fragmentary account preserves the local event’s quirky mood.
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Knoxville Sentinel
Women and Jury Service in Suffrage Context
The article argues that voting rights and jury duty are separate duties. It surveys state laws on women’s eligibility or exemption from juries, noting Utah and several states exempt or restrict women, while others allow service or barred eligibility. It contends women’s suffrage should not be tied to jury participation.
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Kansas
Washington
Utah
Arizona
Alaska
Colorado
Montana
Nevada
California
Ninos
Orecon
Should Bachelor Girls Dine Alone in a Tiny Home
A 1916 piece argues lonely bachelor life harms women who work and live alone, praising shared rooms over boarding. It traces a single woman’s careful, neat home setup then descent into fatigue and neglect, concluding lone bachelorhood worsens loneliness and urges boarding.
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Coss
Milas Cayenne Refuses Lottery Ticket Tear Up
A fragmentary exchange has Milas Cayenne dismissing a lottery ticket as useless and declaring there is only a lottery one can tear up. The garbled text reflects a satirical or mistaken transcription from a Weabiegt Star source.
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Milas Cayenne
Fragmentary Topeka Journal Passage Echoes War Era Talk
A disjointed excerpt features a dialogue about oaths and moving homes, then shifts to a wartime Europe statistic noting a gender imbalance before the war and a claim about Argentine railways managed by European engineers. The text presents unrelated fragments with several unclear details.
The Heritage: What does each son inherit?
A dense poem arguing a rich man’s son inherits privilege and ease while the poor man’s son inherits character and toil. It contrasts inherited wealth with earned virtue, urging generosity and steadfastness over luxury. The piece critiques social inequality and champions moral heritage over material wealth.
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Wienes
Foreign trade and the postwar US economy
The piece argues the postwar United States must keep and profit from its abundant gold and foreign sales. It explains how exports pay for imports, the challenge of Europe’s debt, and the need for American manufacturers to compete with Britain and Germany. It warns of gold outflow if exports lag and calls for coordinated government, labor, and capital effort.
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Europe
United States
Oflls
U. 8
England
Germany
U. S
South Amercan
Federal Reserve Bank
Why the Pelicans Have Funny Bills
A 1914 McClure article recounts a whimsical origin tale for pelicans. A witch, a bird, and a cat inhabit a forest world as the bird frames the cat for theft, setting a trap with cheese whose bait is swapped for a worm. The scene ends with the cat thwarting the ruse as the worm nears escape.
The Witch Catches a Yellow Bird in a Trick
A story retells how a sly yellow bird sneaks into a cottage and is tricked by a witch and a cat. The witch vows punishment, turning the bird into a awkward water dweller with a long bill to be fed by the cat’s daily catch.
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Ime
Incredible Tale of a Bird Turned Pelican as Punishment
A strange old tale describes a mill and a witch who commands a great bill from which a large bag hangs. A tiny bird was transformed into a pelican as punishment for stealing, illustrating magical fate and curious superstition from ancient lore.
Real Business Schooling at Boston Commercial High
The Milwaukee Journal lauds the Boston Commercial High School as a thorough institution preparing youths for foreign trade and responsible positions. Lauding nine years of operation, it cites nearly 1000 applications, 7 percent of graduates with jobs before graduation, and strong programs in bookkeeping, accounting, merchandising, advertising, speaking, laboratory work, and modern languages tuned to commercial use.
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Milwaukee Journal
Hoston Commercial High School
Commercial High School
Europe
Thi
Boston
Alidea
Baseball A Racial Instinct Explored In Historic View
The piece argues baseball mirrors deep seated racial instincts for throwing running and striking. It traces survival traits to early humans and links bat wielding and quick strikes to ancestral prowess. The author cites gender differences in throwing and ties athletic behavior to evolutionary memory across sexes.
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G.T. W. Patrick
Hat size mix up at Boston shop prompt chatty quip
In a humorous exchange from the Boston Transcript Mrs Youngbride asks for a purplish hat for her husband and admits she does not know his hat size. The clerk asks for the size and she recalls he wears a 16 collar, joking that he might need a 2 or 22 in a hat.
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Boston Transcript
Riches of the Mind by Thoman Dreier in the Nautilus
The text reflects on imagination as wealth, claiming contentment comes from inner riches rather than material gain. It quotes Emerson on Thoreau and notes a preference for living a life shaped by ideas over possessions, praising knowledge virtue and beauty.
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Thoman Dreier
Eanier
Orean
Emerson
Thoreau
Women at helm in British industries
In 1918 official figures show 2,000,000 more women in active employment than a year earlier, with numbers rising weekly. Women and girls flood from towns to munition factories, facing housing shortages and grueling shifts. Housing, transport, and welfare reforms race to support this vast labor shift across the nation.
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Young Women's Christian Association
A Barely Civil Engineer Saves The Dam
In a humorous piece by James Montgomery Flagg Morrison the young engineer is saved from a bind by Mrs. Senator Gumfogle who declares herself his future wife. She unexpectedly provides a barrel of cement, rushes to complete the dam by 4 32, and Morrison triumphs while the senator sulks.
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James Montgomery Flagg
Morrison
Senator Gumfogle
Gumfogle
Senstor
di Menn Dentons
American shipbuilding at a stalemate amid wartime readiedan
The article argues the United States, not at war, is economically strong with shipyards busy for two years, yet faces bottlenecks in steel mill output and skilled labor. It urges faster organization and efficiency to meet global demand, noting other nations mobilize for shipbuilding while America lags.
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America
New York
United States
de Saids
Amar
Weland
Earth
Aya
Praise For American Consuls From The St Louis Republic
At a British Chamber of Commerce meeting a Belfast linen maker cited American consular reports for exact technical linen trade details. A Sheffield iron and steel firm noted its military alloy project relied on consular data, and the American reports helped it build significant knowledge. The audience recognized U.S. consuls as valuable resources serving the country abroad.
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St. Louis Republic
British Chamber of Commerce
Belfast
United States
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