Americans vow action to stamp out obeah in Caribbean
The Virgin Islands report that American officials move to curb obeah practices long carried out in the islands. Matilde Francois has been arrested amid public concern over obeah witch doctors who claim cures and claim power. Authorities promise prompt measures to curb the practice in the interior of Haiti and surrounding West Indies, highlighting fear it still holds sway in the region.
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Kdands
Matilde Francois
Hayti
West Indies
Looking Into the Future Predictions on American Rivers
An eerie forecast imagines rivers drying up and becoming strings of jokes with power stations between. It envisions streams erased and waters redirected into vast conduits delivering heat light and power of a future society.
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United States
Fragmentary dialogue prompts unnamed concerns in London voice
A fragmented, stylized dialogue presents garbled lines about thought, ruin, and prosperity. The text shows misread phrases and foreign touches, with repeated attempts at coherence and obscure references to a London setting.
Irish prisoner recalls German camps and Mons battle
An Irish boy, BM. J. Prendergast Iv Into, recounts two years in German prison camps after serving with the Royal Dublin Fusiliers. He describes wounds at Mons, brutal transport, lack of food and water, Red Cross contempt, detainment near Paderborn, 17 days on bare ground, no shelter, and no bathing for four months at Senne Lager.
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Chicago
BM. J. Prendergast Iv
Royal Dubin Fusiliers
Mons
Wincemud
Stroux
Beeres
Germany
Hed Crean
Lief
Red Cross
Prendergast
Seine Lager
Paderborn
Prigonpre
Torture at a camp and exile to Switzerland
The account describes a brutal camp regime where two poles were used to suspend prisoners by ropes for days, with a bowl of soup inaccessible. Prisoners were forced to run long distances in wooden sabots, enduring chafing and exhaustion. From Benne Laggr to Limbers, inoculation with a supposed typhus shield preceded a bronchitis to tuberculosis outbreak, leading to eventual release via exchange to Switzerland. The narrator survived and reflects on the irony of recovery.
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Benne Laggr
Limbers
Limberg
Switzerland
Memphis Boy Receives Medal From King George
Horace M Emery of Memphis Tennessee was decorated by King George of England for distinguished war service. Wounded at the Battle of the Somme, he was treated in a London hospital before being restored to health. At the royal palace the king saluted him then placed the medal on Emery's coat and praised him as an American citizen who served with the Cannon troops.
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Memphis
Tenn
Horace M. Emery
George
England
Somme
London
Emery
King's Palace
Sergeant Nettie McPherson Reels in Recruits at Local Stations
Sergeant Nettie McPherson, in Gordon Highlanders attire, headlines a British Canadian recruiting drive in the United States. Her presence, pipes, and Highland fling reportedly spark strong enlistment interest, making her described as possibly the only woman recruiting officer in the United States.
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Chitengo
Sergt
Nettie McPherson
Gordon Highlanders
Nettle
Sargeant McPherson
United States
What Will You Call the Garden
Winifred Black urges readers to name their home garden in wartime tribute. She links childlike plots to soldiers like Sam Brown, inviting boys and girls to honor those in uniform by naming their gardens after them and writing letters from the trenches.
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Winifred Black
Department of the Interior
United States
Garden Army
Slater
Big Brother
Sehool
Russia
Uncle Sam
Sam Brown
The Vision of Brotherhood in The Vigilantes
Poem fragment by Watherine Lee Gates extols brotherhood and healing, envisioning a prince of peace, prisoners freed, and courage guiding mankind. It frames love over hatred, light over darkness, and a future where voices unite and bonds restore humanity.
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Watherine Lee Gates of
the Vigilantes
New
Prince
Praca
Dog Travels From Home To Camp Lee 400 Miles Away
A common yellow car owned by Hugh McQuain of Indian Park near here was used by a soldier stationed at Camp Lee to bar a dog from joining a young wastrel. The dog vanished for three weeks then a letter from young Mertain said the dog appeared at Camp Lee nearly 400 miles distant. Meanwhile fifteen women join the St. Louis police department.
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Camp Sutton
W. Va
Hugh McQuain
Indian Park
Camp Lee
Young Mertain
Earthquake Shakes Southern California and Adjacent States
A powerful quake Sunday at 3382 PM rattled almost all of southern California and parts of western Arizona and Utah. Hemet and San Jacinto suffered heavy damage, a man died in Santa Monica panic, a San Jacinto woman injured, and several entombed miners rescued. Windows shattered across Los Angeles, buildings cracked, furniture shifted, and residents evacuated. The tremor reached Seligman and Milford in Utah, with widespread alarm and property loss.
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Los Angeles
California
Arizona
Utah
Hemet
San Jacinto
Silverside
Cal
Frank B. Darnell
Santa Montesa
Cullforhia
Baratow
Seligman
Milford
TWO U. S. SHIPS BLOWN UP IN WAR ZONE
Washington reports two disasters to American ships in the war zone. The Lake Moor was sunk April 11 in English waters with forty five crew missing. The Florence H was exploded in a French port on April 17 with forty one crew gone. These losses rival the Tuscania incident in American maritime casualties.
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Washington
Sims
Lake Moor
Wheat to Belgians Amid War Food Urgency
Washington reports 9,000,000 bushels of wheat to be rushed from Atlantic ports to Belgium, prioritizing relief over other allies as Hoover fights to avert famine. United States and allies face continued German offensives as logistics and production press to meet urgent needs. Seattle notes 8800-ton steel ship West Langa built in fifty five days at Skinner & Bailey plant, with power plant installation underway and crew to be ready for service. Irish Railways under guard as unrest and gunmen disrupt communications and public services amid broader wartime strains.
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Washington
van Jenenen
Bush
Hyebert Hoover
Seattle
Skinner & Bady
West Lainga
Border tensions rise after clash near White ranch
Report from border authorities describes a confrontation at the White ranch involving Mexican nationals and armed individuals. Officers say several people were injured or detained as tensions spilled into Sunday events along the frontier.
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White Ranch
Stile
Corn Bread Served at White House
A fragmented report notes corn bread being served at the White House while wheat products and hive provisions, including beef, were discussed. The text references loaned items and official involvement with a Saturday timeframe, but details are unclear.
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White House
Washington
White Hive
Boca Fed
No Camouflage In This Story No Camouflage In This Story
A quirky advertorial style item describes Freezone as a cheap cure for corns and callouses. It mentions a Cincinnati inventor and fictional characters Attocracy and Militarism returning from a fishing trip. The dialogue includes Herr Dentschland and a request for an axe.
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Attocracy
Milliariam
Jong Oshing
Herr Dentschland
Fraulein
Herr Dentsehland
Knew What He Wanted to Say
A Chicago Tribune clipping recounts a humorous uncle nephew exchange after a playful elbow to the eye. The boy’s polite reply contrasts with his sobs as the moment ends with a lighthearted remark.
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Chicago Tribune
Lemon Skin Softener Beauty Recipe
A vintage text describes making a lemon juice lotion with three ounces of orchard white from two lemons and a bottle of three ounces. The mixture, strained to remove pulp, claims to bleach sallowness and freckles, soften rough hands, and refresh the skin for months with daily facial application.
Lucky Strike Toasted Tobacco Flavor Popularity Soars
The piece promotes toasted tobacco as tastier, arguing civilization improved taste through processing. It credits The American Tobacco Co. with discovering toasted tobacco and links it to Lucky Strike cigarettes. The ad implies toasted Burley tobacco yields a mellower flavor resembling pipe tobacco.
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American Tobaces Co
Ady
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