The Price of Eggs in a Modern Money Machine
The article discusses inflation ideas from the Villager and Hartley Withers, noting that rising money supply and banking credit in Britain and the United States led to higher prices. It cites Nicholson and Kemmerer to argue that increased money and credit status drives price levels, with inflation behaving like a precise machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Tribune
Villager
Hartley Withers
Dr. Johnson
Skye
Britain
Jr. Shield Nicholson
Treasury
Kemmerer
American Economic Review
Niagara Falls Canada Launches 300 000 HP Power Channel
Ontario hydro commission begins work on a new water channel around Niagara Falls to supply 300 000 horsepower with potential to reach 1 000 000 HP. The project encircles Niagara Falls Ontario from Welland river to Queenstown heights, with a powerhouse at river level near Brock’s monument. Canada aims to keep power for Canadian industries and support war production, while American firms supply war work.
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Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Ontario Hydro Commission
Ont
Welland River
Niagara
Queenstown Heights
Hrock
Lakes Erie
Ontario
Adam Beck
Sir Adam
Canada
Great Britain
United States
Potato trips in Austria amid grave food shortage
Vienna faces a severe famine with a unique response as residents embark on potato trips. City dwellers trek to rural districts carrying sacks to barter for vegetables, often trading other foods rather than money as potato prices soar. Local farmers demand high prices for limited supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austria
Philadelphia Public Ledger
London
Vienna
Austria Capia
Hague
Times
Stammeredorf
Miles an Hour From the New York World
A New York World excerpt quotes Capt W G Aaton stating British air makers could craft machines surpassing ten miles an hour by altering pane curvature. He notes speeds around sixty miles per hour would cause landing difficulties and operator control challenges in long flights.
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New York
W. CG. Aaton
Developments in U S seafood markets and new meat imports
Washington reports new seafood markets being developed by the Bureau of Fisheries under the Department of Commerce as meat conservation. Pacific coast whale meat arrives in Boston, selling well. porpoise meat seeks Texas markets. Gulf fish reach the middle west. salt whiting packs expand. Cape Lookout experiments with sharks rays and porpoises.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Bureau of Fisheries
Department of Commerce
Pacific Coast
Boston
Portland
Texas
Bureau
Gulf
Middle West
Dealtra
Indianapolis
Louisville
Nashville
New England
Russell J. Coles
Cape Lookout
N. C
Whole English Town for Sale in Derbyshire Auction
London by mail notices an entire town will be auctioned next month under Lord Stalbridge. Shaftsbury includes private houses banks post offices stores offices hotels and three saloons on a hilltop in Derbyshire reachable three miles from Semley station.
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London
Lord Stalbridge
Shaftsbury
Derbyshire
Semley
Celdsay
Irish Leader Knighted by King John Mahaffy Honored as Sir John Mahaffy
Sir John Mahaffy is knighted by King George. He is Ireland’s leading academic figure, president of the Royal Irish Academy, governor of the National Gallery, a landowner in Monaghan, and noted writer and explorer.
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John Mahaffy
George
John Pentland Mahaffy
Sir John Mahaffy
Ireland
Unity
Dublin
Royal Irish Academy
National Gallery
Monaghan
Ricketer
Egypt
Repu
Rey
Hero in Cuba Wins Medal in France
John Henry Quick, United States Marine Corps Sergeant Major, earned the Medal of Honor for signaling from a crest in Cuba to guide fire that routed the enemy. He later served in World War I, aiding a key ammunition run at Houresches, France, under heavy shelling, earning praise from General Pershing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Henry Quick
U. S
Quick
Cuba
Dolphin
Congress
America
Houresches
France
Pershings
Sheet Music To Cheer A Over There Soldiers
American troops in France crave new sheet music to lift morale in trench life. Officers say the army is the most musical, as soldiers sing or whistle while marching or in shell holes. Send latest Broadway hits in sealed envelopes to reach sailors and doughboys across the sea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank J. Taylor
United Press
France
Amperlen
Broadway
One Way Glass and Its Inventions in Germany
The article explains one way glass produced by silvering that lets night pass through yet mirrors on the other side. It cites German use before the war for military observation and noble privacy, including a castle guest room with hidden observation posts. It suggests business privacy for private offices and windows as a practical, though sometimes overly secretive, privacy tool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little
Germany
Freiherr von Namonvern
America
Minerva
New British Citizenship Rule Affects Wives of Aliens
The article discusses proposed changes empowering the British Home Office to grant citizenship rights to wives of British-born men who are enemy aliens. It notes the shift from male-centric status to recognizing individual women’s legal identity and the potential to restore former status after marriage. The piece questions the implications as laws evolve toward gender equality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Home Office
Abandoning Antiquated Notions of Women's Political Standing
The passage argues that citizenship rests on personal intention rather than marriage and advocates ending antiquated sex discrimination in voting. It emphasizes loyalty and allegiance as core to citizenship and notes the hardship caused by outdated views on women's political rights.
Brothers in Arms London celebrates Anglo American unity on Independence Day
The London Times reports exuberant displays of unity as the British and American flags flew together above Buckingham Palace and Westminster. Crowds cheered from Whitehall to St Paul’s while speeches by Lord Bryce and Churchill echoed the spirit of freedom and shared history between nations.
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London Times
London
Great Britain
United States
Buckingham Palace
Victora
Palace of Westminster
St. Paul's
Whitehall
America
Weetiinster
Lord Bryce
Mr. Churchill
Chelsea
Look Across the Sea by E. T. Meredith
A call to American business leaders to heed the sacrifices of Allied nations during wartime. The author contrasts ruined European factories with American industry and urges solidarity, warning against profit loss and urging national duty to repay allies and support the war effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Meredith
England
France
United States
America
New England
Michigan
Engan
Golf Talk From The Washington Times Quotes Players
The article records a lively, humorous exchange among readers discussing golf metaphors. Participants include a footballer, a tennis player, and other fans who compare golf to billiards on grass and critique the game’s language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Washington Times
Holeen
Great Britain's Share in World War Great Britain’s war effort and manpower
Louis Tracy notes Britain has mobilized millions of soldiers and workers across theaters from Belgium to Mesopotamia. He cites army proportions by nation, munitions output surpassing 6,000,000 weekly items, and the Royal Navy’s critical role keeping seas open while handling vast transports and supplies. The figures emphasize Britain’s immense wartime burden and industrial capacity.
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Louis Tracy
New York
United States
British Empire
Fifth Aventa
Central Park
Washington Square
America
France
Britain
Germany
Belgium
Italy
Serbia
Greece
Russia
Palestine
Mesopotamia
China
Maui
West
Africa
England
Great Britain
Scotland
Wales
Treland
Ministrey
Washington Star
Overy
National Arsenal
Wit
Board of Trade
Royal Plylog Corps
Unite States
Huntain
Calm Creative Pursuit Amid Hard Times
An editorial urges steady work and patient craft over frenzy. It extols art and disciplined effort as paths to truth, despite poverty and hunger, encouraging readers to pace their lives and find meaning in gradual achievement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Tie
The Thresher’s Dinner War Board Becomes Rural Reform Milestone
In a Dubuque Telegraph Herald piece, farmers are urged to abandon the threshing dinner tradition. The war board advocates cottage cheese and simple foods to save supplies for allies, shifting from kitchen indulgence to nutrition focused on workers and brain work.
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Dubuque
War Board
Platinum Discovery Reported by Norquint Brothers
The Norquint Brothers of Spokane and Beattie, after spending $25 000 on a Kaslo river prospect, find no silver but a rock yielding about 200 dollars of platinum per ton. A finder’s science analysis notes potential platinum at $16 an ounce, suggesting profitable ore with careful mining and handling. The discovery is framed as a potential Northern mineral boon amid Atlantic conflicts.
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Worcester Telegram
Norquint Brothers
Spokane
Beattie
Oliver
Kaslo
Canada
Man of Science
Atlantic
Europe
The Petty Profiteer Analysis in War Economy
The piece argues that indirect profiteers who move large volumes of common goods at low prices can raise prices without drawing attention. It notes that since the U S entered the war the public has learned to expect higher prices for many items and warns against exploiting this shift for gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha World-Herald
United States
Price Increases and Consumer Burden Highlighted
A report notes retailers often seek large price hikes claiming higher material costs and wages. An investigation of shoe shiners in St Louis found modest cost increases, yet a 100 percent rise was asked for many items, illustrating widespread price tensions impacting households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Luis
A Fable For Loafers From the Jayhawk
A Virginia farmer’s ox and mule share a plowing routine. The ox feigns illness to shirk work while the mule continues, prompting a daily debate over duties. Eventually the farmer learns of the ox’s deception from the mule.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Virginia
Oynion
Tim
English Estates Sold and Britain’s War Economy Rise
The British government expands control of land to boost food and goods for the war effort. It notes long idle estates bought or rented, a Great Department created for national regeneration, and a shift from old ownership toward a stronger, modern economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Britannia
Lioyr George
England
The Value of Cheer in a Western Court
A court awards a nurse a significant sum for uplifting a rich man during his decline. It notes that cheer brings physical benefits that defy price and that health and happiness can be more valuable than wealth. The piece argues cheerfulness should be shared, not hoarded by the affluent.
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