Must Be No Hyphens in America's Citizenship
A critical essay argues against German American cultural influence, claiming it threatens American democracy. It condemns German culture in schools, politics, and public life, and warns against dual loyalties, while noting other immigrant groups cling to their own languages and customs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Cornwallis
Germany
Wbreker
Prussia
Ita
Goebel
United States
Northwest
Chicago
Russia
Austria
Ian
Minnesota
Missouri
Wisconsin
United States China Trade Ties Highlighted By Commission Tour
The American tour of the honorary commercial commission of the Republic of China impressed officials, with Mr. David Yui praising American hospitality and urging joint efforts to boost trade. Yui, head of the Young Men’s Christian Association division in China, outlined aims to educate officials and business leaders about modernization and urged American firms to provide instructional visuals and materials to aid commerce and industry exchanges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Commercial Commission of the
Republic of China
Far East
E. E. Pra
Bureau of Foreign and Commerce
David £. T. Yui
Commission
Yui
Republica
America
China
Yulia
Ar. Yui'n
Vere Joneyteen
Mate & Es
Mate
United
Ale
Maric
Bureau of Forsic Commerce
Incomplete OCR Summary of Trade and Political Mentions
Fragmentary text references trade promotion in China, discussions of practical penetration, and likens to offices involved in trade. Mentions movements of engagements to San Francisco and a candidate for vice president. Contains garbled names and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yul
Ian
Amerom
San Francisco
Care of War Wounds and Medical Guidelines 1914
The article outlines Austrian and other European directives on caring for wounded soldiers, including sterile dressing, hemorrhage control, fracture immobilization, and cautious extraction of projectiles. It notes rising recovery rates and describes postwar retraining and medical board decisions for veterans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thia
Germany
Italy
Journal of the American Medical Association
Inventive Genius in the West and the Navy Board
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes the geographic distribution of inventive genius among Navy advisory board picks. It cites ten selections from New York, four from New Jersey including Edison, two from Connecticut, and mentions minimal presence in the South and Mississippi Valley, with Edison as a Westwardly rooted exemplar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
United States
Secretary Daniels
Naval Advisory Board
New York
Mr. Edison
New Jersey
Connecticut
Massachusetts
Fantan
Atlantic Seaboard
Edison
Pripet Marshes Battlefront Shifts in Eastern Front
The London Times describes the Pripet marshes as a shifting battleground with the enemy pushing toward the Pripet river area. It notes the region's tangled waterways, sparse populations, reclamation efforts, and the town of Pinsk as a key navigable hub with four major rail lines supporting east west and north south movement.
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Pripet
London Times
Litovek
Mohtett
Kleff
Wlodawa Kovel
Dnieper
Uke Islands
Pinsk
Wes
Arth
Apple Orchard Care Yields Bountiful Harvest Near Woodbine
The Onawa Democrat notes a Woodbine orchard owner D. W. Lotspeach, once from Belvidere township, boasts a seven acre plot with an estimated three thousand bushels of apples. Four workers pruned and four spraying sessions this season produced a rich yield, even turning down a 3500 offer. The piece contrasts well cared for orchards with neglected ones nearby. The Prince of Wales reportedly vows not to wed a German princess and aims for an English noble bride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Onawa
Democrat
Woodbine
D. W. Lotspeach
Lotspeach
Woolalbine
Belvidere Township
Iowa
Lotepeach
Speeds Seizes Treats 2S
A garbled OCR fragment mentions speed and treats with unclear context. Readable names, places, and facts are not extractable from the text. The item remains a fragmented anecdote with no identifiable event or entities.
Merely a Small Matter About a Midnight Baby
Mr. and Mrs. Hy Geer wake to a mysterious noise and Hy checks the locked garage. They suspect a break in but nothing is amiss. A sudden realization reveals their six month old son has fallen from his crib.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hy Geer
Mrs. Geer
George
Mr. Geer
Of New Scottish Chaplain Faces Prisoner’s Witty Reply
A recently appointed Scottish prison chaplain meets a prisoner on his first round. The inmate replies he does not care who the chaplain is. The chaplain asserts his role, and the prisoner says he has heard him preach in two churches where no one attended.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mater
America
Hexamer
San Francisco
Cured of Bright's Disease Claims from Massachusetts
A Massachusetts writer credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with restoring health after severe swelling blurred vision. The patient says gradual improvement followed a full course of the remedy. Dodd's Kidney Pills are 50 cents per box through dealers or Dodd's Medicine Co. Buffalo NY.
Dollar Stretch Prompts Question in Local Shop
A store owner tells a female customer that “Clothes were never so cheap” and a boy named Sonny asks how far a dollar goes. He references a dollar placed on a Mutle racing car wire and compares it to another woman’s two dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sonny
Iceberg Cool Hero Returns and Laughs at Danger
A young girl praises a returning soldier's calm under fire. He confirms his coolness, joking that he actually shivered, highlighting wartime bravado and humor in a lighthearted exchange.
Misplaced Fear As Mock Shark Story Circulates
A summer girl recounts rumors of a human eating shark found in the harbor, sparking shaken reactions. Another girl casually quips that the creature will starve, highlighting gullible talk and comic misunderstanding.
Reason Enough Man Defies Doctors With Illness
A rugged patient defies medical expectations as doctors doubted his health yet he remains robust. The exchange highlights the paradox of apparent strength masking serious illness and the stubborn resilience of the individual.
Castoria Ad Warns Parents to Choose Trusted Remedy
An old advertisement urges mothers to use Fletcher's Castoria for infants and children, highlighting its safety and over 30 years of use. The ad states the product bears a signature and notes children cry for the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Avery
Fletcher
Promissory Note Themed Fiction Exchange
A brief fiction snippet features a playful exchange about an author Fleecer who specializes in promissory notes and IOUs as its central conceit. The dialogue hints at financial motifs driving the narrative’s whimsy and tension.
Impudence and Wit Echoed in Mock Debate
A witty exchange about a dusty mirror frames a quip about gratitude. A joke on lawyers follows, comparing their role to working with a will after doctors prepare the way. The light humor reflects a social snapshot of plainspoken banter.
Golfing tale from Rockefeller and boy caddie
Tit-Bits recounts John D. Rockefeller telling a self deprecating golf anecdote. A winter round with a boy caddie turns humorous after a misstrike, the boy directing him to a distant tree and a lucky shot to the green. The boy quips that with Rockefeller's strength and his brains they would make a great pair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John D. Rockefeller
Moth Balls Guard Home Front Bedroom Quarters
A speaker jokes about moths invading a home while “your women folk” are away and vows a warning reception. He claims to have four quarts of moth balls on the dining room table and says if moths attack from above the trenches he will "force the moth to her" with a bold, wartime bravado.
Penny off the loaf sparks Irish village banter
Two Irishmen in Dublin discuss the rising cost of living and news of a penny deduction on bread. Tim asks Pat about the latest. Pat reacts with humor about the penny being off, joking about the poor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin
Tim
Pat
Bedad
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Promoted for Skin Issues
Advertises Cuticura Soap and Ointment as effective for pimples blackheads redness roughness itching irritation and dandruff dryness and itching. Offers free samples by mail with book from Cuticura Boston. Includes unrelated quoted exchange about foreigners and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept
Boston
A Fast Goer
A Witty collection recalls a servant joke and a hotel foible. The quip highlights public attitudes toward work and price gouging with playful irony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit Free Press
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Roman
Coun
Orc
U. States
Brenthe
Hose
Youelshers
Tetrics
Prince of Wales
Bever
Mrs. Hy Geer
Bright
Fleecer
Jane
Syle
Weulesele
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Minos Polle
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Aeeet Pole Reolk
Denison
Wille
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