Merchants’Courtesy Shapes Trade in Dearborn Tale
The Dearborn Independent recalls two furniture dealers. one prospered while the other complained, due to how they treated traveling salesmen. A warm welcome earns preference when goods are scarce, and service today may determine customers later as times change and retribution looms.
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A New Declaration of Independence
Richardson Wright argues in Atlantic Monthly that privacy and leisure are essential for self respect and discernment. He posits breakfast as a time for personal contemplation, with lunch for work and dinner for family.
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Atlantic Monthly
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Abe Martin on the League of Nations
In Wallace's Winner Abe Martin mocks wartime policy costs and price hikes in a crowded Square Deal Grocery scene. Local figures debate the league and treaty amid rising living costs and consumer frustration.
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Abe Martin
League of Nations
The Sure Cure and Honest Sweat to End Rabble Rousing
The piece urges plain industry as a cure for social ills. It mocks loud orators and windbags, advocates hard work, and argues that honest labor clears the mind. It contrasts earnest effort with noisy declamation and dismisses sensational rhetoric as rubbish.
A New Seasickness Cure From the Pacific Travel
Major A Lamon of the US infantry at Camp Mille explains a seasickness cure by packing the ears with a mixture to counter the ear’s air pressure changes. He claims relief from violent attacks when pressure is adjusted, noting the ear’s balance center as the cause.
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Wirth United States Infantry
Camp Mille
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Emily
Charity. Wittre charity for all I walk the vil pee eet
I eee a dufter fall and lift his feet. I dry the widow's
Charity and judgment erode with a humble heart
The speaker claims charity as a cloak for faults and a way to heal a town’s wounds. He renounces gossip and shaming, embracing mercy toward the fallen and marginalized, while acknowledging personal flaws and the need for humility. The piece ends with a vow to let charity guide his path.
The League of Nations and entangling alliances
A San Francisco pamphlet mocks the phrase entangling alliances used against the League of Nations. It argues the league is a peace union not a binding alliance and that America would join only if nations show good faith and seek peaceful aims.
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Anniversary of Flu Respite and Winter Outlook
On this date in 1018 communities believed the first influenza wave had subsided. Experts warn a winter outbreak is possible though less severe than 1918, aided by immunity and fewer susceptible individuals. Health authorities urge crowds avoidance and hygiene to curb spread. insurance opinions warn of potential aftereffects and pneumonia risks.
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Western Review
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Reward for Large Families Aims to Strengthen France
The French academy will grant £5 000 shares from a £12 million endowment to families with nine or more children from one marriage. Drived by E Cognecq, the fund expects to reward up to 90 families with annual income around 450,000. The donor seeks to boost birthrates and ensure future generations are well educated and virtuous.
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Lying Postcard Claimed Belgian Civilians Cited
A Youth's Companion note debunks a widely circulated German Belgian relief postcard. It claims Belgium civilians were depicted not in uniform approaching German troops from Louvain University windows, a scene impossible due to no such windows on that side of the building.
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How to Beat Sugar Shortage
From the Pittsburgh Gazette Times a call for U S families to cut sugar use by two ounces per day could save 2.5 million pounds in a day and if continued for two weeks would help refiners replenish supplies.
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Canada Rail Plan Faces Liberal Attack Over Public Ownership
The Springfield Republican reports Canada's plan to acquire the Grand Tank places government control over company affairs with a minority private stake worth about 40 million dollars. Private stockholders will relinquish voting rights. Opposition, led by W A Mackensie King, argues the plan risks morality of public ownership, with conservatives like the Montreal Gazette criticizing the move.
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The Wrong Reaction
A Georgia politician touts humble origins to win votes for the House of Representatives. In a speech he recalls starting in a general store and saving money, prompting a heckler to quip about whether it was before the cash registers were changed.
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Cancer of the stomach symptoms and early warning signs
The article advises dieting for two to four weeks for suspected stomach cancer in adults over forty, with periodic fasting and weight watching. It explains when cancer is likely, the role of weight loss, vomiting, and blood in stomach contents or stools, and how X rays and prior ulcers influence diagnosis and prognosis. It notes a 60 percent three year cure chance if cancer is diagnosed early and operated on.
The Lesser Evil by Herbert Hoover
Hoover argues Americans are tied to Europe’s markets and troubles. He warns that European disorder risks United States harm unless the nation withdraws from entanglements. He favors cautious overseas involvement to avoid dead entanglements and war.
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Pirates of the Pacific Threat to North Pacific Fish Traps
Popular Mechanics reports pirates targeting salmon traps along the North Pacific coast. Marblehead receives orders to sail from San Francisco to curb organized gangs robbing fishing traps from the Arctic to Ketchikan, overpowering watchmen and lifting nets to seize fish.
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Air Control and Health Benefits in Hospitals
Dr E Huntington of Yale argues proper indoor climate reduces post operative death rates by about two percent. He cites optimal outdoor temps, humidity around 60 at day, 40 at night, and variable temperatures, with humid air in operating rooms and higher moisture in patient rooms to limit infections and aid recovery.
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Milk and Human Kindness in Reparations Debate
Memorials urge delaying postwar deliveries of milk cows to Germany as a humanitarian yet just claim. They argue German children suffer alongside French and occupied-country children due to war ravages, while Calmette reports severe illness among Lille’s 15,000 schoolchildren after occupation. Restitution is demanded for German misdeeds and French harm.
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Conference on National Business Engineering for Coal
A Chicago News note calls for a conference on scientific coal production focusing on coal mine labor. The event should include coal mine labor representatives but center on coal as the primary force, arguing that national science of coal production serves humanity by aiding miners.
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Meyer critics German war effort and its red tape
Berlin historian Prof Eduard Meyer in New York World dispatch argues Germany’s rigid bureaucracy impeded war effort while Allied improvised systems excelled. He cites excessive organization and lack of meritocracy as key faults and says Germany’s collapse outshines past catastrophes. He notes Meyer’s prior critique of Wilson and neutrality in a 1918 book.
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London Punch Hints At Grim Year Ahead
Reports from London suggest a harsher period to come with政府 officials and Mr J. 1 Thomas M. P. facing relief after faint indications that restrictions might ease next year.
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If We Had Not Lost the War
In Count Qserning Memoirs the author argues a life and death clash with the Magyars would have followed, as any European coalition would avoid Magyar dominion. He notes open war with Budapest was impossible during the war and wonders if former patrons of the Hapebure empire can be reunited.
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We Move Up Rediscount Rates by New York Reserve Bank
The article discusses the rise of rediscount rates by the New York Reserve Bank and its implications for central banking prerogatives. It notes historical context of rate changes before the war and compares with earlier practices at established banks in Europe.
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Getting Together with Demand and Supply
The piece suggests demand and supply may resume teamwork after periods of poor performance. Consumers note rising prices when demand surges and falling prices when supply expands, praising a potential return to coordinated action by the two forces.
Women in Politics and Women's Invasion of Parliament
From the New York Post piece, Viscountess Astor announces her candidacy for the commons. The text notes a rising wave of women entering political life across branches of government and hints at future influence in the judiciary in America, mentioning historic peeresses and abbesses at Westminster and the Countess of Dorset. The tone underscores groundbreaking female political participation and references notable women from history.
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Bobby Scores Jane Calr and Breakfast Table Report
In a fragmented note the names Bobby Jane and Juling appear amid garbled words. The text references a breakfast table setting and a range of unclear sources, with no coherent event or outcome verifiable.
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United States Gains Through Changed Trade Route
From National Bank of Commerce New York the article notes the United States holds a stronger position in world trade in 1914 due to a larger merchant fleet and the Panama Canal influencing routes. It discusses bunkering costs, oil fuel use, coal resources, and shifts in ship tonnage between Britain and the United States, with routing changes between Panama and Suez and impacts on India China and the Australia New Zealand route.
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What Is Fair Pay What Is Fair Pay Richard Spillane in Commerce and Finance
In New York the milk wagon driver earns 50 dollars weekly plus a collection percentage, while an active worker can reach 60 to 70. A trackman gets four dollars a day, a locomotive engineer 175 to 350 monthly, and longshoremen 8 to 10 daily. The piece contrasts American wage scales with Britain’s, arguing higher U.S. wages do not boost productivity and that wages come from production rather than rulers.
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Schooling for Soldiers in Army Training Plan
The secretary of war orders education as part of regular army training, opening schools at army camps to teach basic literacy and vocational trades. The plan could aid recruiting and boost civilian earning power, though some officers doubt its value amid drill demands.
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Next War Predictions by Assistant Secretary Crowell
The Next War forecast is outlined by Assistant Secretary Crowell with input from top military experts abroad. The plan sketches how hostilities might begin and the initial openings, highlighting potential regional triggers and strategic considerations.
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Marehal Luger Iortt
Pleasures of the Table From the Milwaukee Journal
A fragment from the Milwaukee Journal ponders whether eating is for pleasure or mere daily necessity. The piece reflects on attitudes toward food, appetite, and social expectations in contemporary life.
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Mirthful Meal Etiquette And The French Dining Example
The article argues meals should be enjoyed slowly to aid digestion and pleasure, criticizing fast eating in the modern cafeteria style. It praises the French for savoring sopa with patience and invites readers to value the ritual of dining to avoid gas, indigestion, and constipation.
Why the Turkey Winks From the London Times
The Middlesex Hospital Medical School opened its winter session with Sir John Bland-Sutton delivering the introductory address and Surgeon Rear Admiral Sir Robert Hill presenting phaea. Sir J Chand Button spoke on muscles with focus on the eye, noting animals lack a true third eyelid except birds and some fish.
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Robert Hill
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Howe's Monthly fragment hints at a local item
A partial OCR read from W. Howe's Monthly mentions a local event or notice. Details are sparse but indicate a community update or announcement without clear names, dates, or outcomes.
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