Leviathan War Transport Returns to US Service
The Leviathan, once the Vaterland, arrived in New York with Gen Pershing and troops, refitted for passengers and slated for U S Shipping Board use. It may serve New York to Liverpool trade with possible Hamburg extension, after 10 wartime Atlantic trips carrying 155,500 soldiers.
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Leviathan
New York Harbor
Gen. Pershing
United States Shipping Board
Fit
United States
New York
Liverpool
Hamburg
Prohibition Wrath Bottled by Crowd in Newsroom Note
A compressed excerpt shows many people bottling wrath against the prohibition and noting a reaction to the unrest. The tone hints at public frustration and a muted protest in a local setting.
Versatile Jones Seen as Bookcase Bedstead Figure
A friend muses on Jones's versatility, likening him to a folding bed bookcase that adapts in use. The remark playfully praises his adaptability and cleverness in everyday tasks.
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Jones
Education of Young Girls for Home Making and Kindergartens
Mrs Isabel Wallace argues for home nursing domestic science and kindergarten training for girls. She details her own routines with her child teaching regularity through play nursery rhymes stories pictures blocks crayons and shared reading, noting how early habits shape character and a happy child. The piece emphasizes parental involvement and educational activities that foster self expression and orderly daily life.
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Baby
Emilie Poulason
Tiny
The Eight Hour Day Belief and Industrial Progress
An editorial argues against strict eight hour limits asserting that progress depends on workers and inventors putting in long hours. It cites Edison Whitney Fulton Ford and others who labored beyond eight hours to achieve advancement and urges against stifling effort with rigid time constraints.
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Edison
Whitney
Fulton
Ford
Warts and Wart Toes: A Child’s Wart Care Notes
A girl reports warts on hands among her playmates with several deep skin burns from removal attempts. Warts are mildly contagious, often disappear on their own, and home remedies vary from heating needles to iodine and corns cures.
Chimney 115 Feet High Sways Up To 12 Inches In Wind
In a strong wind a chimney standing 115 feet tall will sway as much as 10 to 12 inches yet remain structurally safe. The note underscores the structure’s resilience and expected movement under high wind loads.
Hints For King Albert From the New York Fest
A compilation notes King Albert praises hotel cooks during transatlantic voyages and praises from Queen Elizabeth and Crown Prince Leopold. The piece mocks high society flattery and political theatrics as it comments on Anglo American diplomacy and a London play about Lincoln and Grant with a humorous tone.
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King Albert
New York
Queen Elizabeth
Leopold
Duman Racy
Altoona
Pittsburgh
Opera House
Jerry R. Smathers
I am weary of moving says Walter Pritchard Eaton
Walter Pritchard Eaton laments moving and the loss of familiar homes in a Philadelphia Public Lodger reflection. He speaks of Americans living in houses, their memories and associations, and the sadness of leaving a dwelling with Rent and a steam radiator noted as merely a closet of space.
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Philadelphia
Walter Pritchard Eaton
Starving Armenians Stir Aid Calls Across Caucasus
In Armenia and surrounding Caucasus regions about 64 000 Armenians face famine while up to 900 000 are in danger of death from starvation. Troops and volunteers report ghastly scenes of hunger and bodies in graveyards as men and children search for any edible scraps amid extreme misery.
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Evening Post
Hassan
Armenia
Caucasus
Papes Cold Compound Promoted For Quick Cold Relief
An advertisement touts Pape's Cold Compound as a fast remedy for colds and grippe with a dose every two hours, claiming immediate relief of nasal congestion headaches feverishness sneezing and body aches while noting it contains no quinine and costs only a few cents. The notice also mentions organizing rural fire fighting units in California under farm groups and reports rebuilt equipment and readiness for the season with some calls to service.
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Pape
California
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules Claim Kidney Health Relief
Advertisement for GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules promising relief from kidney liver bladder and stomach troubles and other urinary issues. Claims purifies blood and restores health with three capsules daily, with refund if unsatisfied, urging continued use to prevent relapse.
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Haarlem
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Promises Cure
A vintage advertisement offers a $100 reward for any catarrh case Hall's Catarrh Medicine fails to cure. It claims internal action through the blood and mucous surfaces, improves general health, and supports nature. Testimonials are offered free and the firm is Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Nature
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Richard Can Ride a Donkey If He Wants Him To
A classroom scene shows teacher prompting tidy prose. Jimmy Brown suggests a playful rewrite to improve the sentence. The student answers with the quip that Richard can ride the donkey if the donkey wants him to.
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Clase
Jimmy Brown
Richard
Jimmy
Tencher
Caan
Cuticura Promotes Baby Skin Care and Dairy Output Practices
An advertisement extols Cuticura products for soothing red rough skin on babies with hot baths using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment plus scented dusting powder. It also notes Cuticura Talcum as part of the toilet trio. Separately, the Union of South Africa is reported to produce 19,500,000 pounds of butter and 4,266,000 pounds of cheese annually.
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The
Union of South Africa
Hair Color in Ancient Myths and Romans Described
The passage notes preferences and aversions to hair color among various figures. Napoleon’s fair hair lacked a curl while Achilles and Ajax boasted curly locks. Black hair was disliked by the Remeanus, and red hair or red adornments drew aversion. Nero is referenced with bright red whiskers, and Nerochadnezair is tied to a divine punishment described in Daniel, both noted for red hair.
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Napoleon
Achilles
Ajax
Remeanus
Nero
Remne
Nerochadnezair
Daniel
Misapprehension at Rumpus Rudge Aftercrossing Incident
A Mr Gap Johnson of Rumpus Rudge Ark quizzed about an accident after being struck by a flyer at a railroad crossing. The physician testified the engine demolished the wagon. The man claimed to be dazed and feared his fourteen children were injured by the crash.
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Gap Johnson
Rumpus Rudge
Ark
They Have to Be Good Sociologists Theory on Crime Rates
Sociologists estimate that among every thousand bachelors there are 38 criminals while married men show 18 per thousand. This contrast suggests behavioral and social factors linked to marriage status affecting criminality.
Green's August Flower Remedy Claim
A vintage advertisement extols Green's August Flower as a worldwide household remedy for constipation indigestion and nervous dyspepsia. It promises relief after a few doses and describes the product as a gentle laxative sold by druggists in many countries.
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Andy
Two Estimates Cholly Woggles Regards Himself as Great Catch
The notice labels Cholly Woggles as a boastful figure calling himself a great catch while another coined phrase the poor fish hints at a critical view of his character within a brief public remark.
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Cholly Woggles
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Maention
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National Kindergarten Renoviation
Westth Street
Isabel
Wallace
Uncle Sam
Ostum Cereal Company
Battle Creek, Mich
Angels Safon
Lincoln
Wwhlehie Mow Beeline
London
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Germany
M. Hilack
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W. H. Herndon
Warren, Ark
OLD Kentucky Manufacturing CO
Paducah
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Fletcher
Galiory
Castoria
Flechen's
Pn City
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