The North Wind and the Little Spring Girl
A spring tale where the North Wind bristles with mischief while Mr Sun and a curious girl anticipate flowers. Breezes, sleet, and clouds mingle with playful dialogue about seasons. The wind laments his wintry visitors as the girl heads out to gather violets and arbutus amid hopeful warmth.
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North Wind
South Wind
Mr. Wind
Nice
Mr. Sun
Prince Sleet
Clouds
King Blizzard
King Snow
Wind
Abr
Bilzzard
Kulabow
Alsace Lorraine Treasures Plundered By Germans During War
The German seizure of Alsace Lorraine includes priceless antiques and fine furniture moved to Berlin Munich and other cities. Antiquarians warn the depredations target villages and families forced to sell to fund wartime needs. The Kielne Press Hagenauer Zeitung and German authorities report a surge in auction sales foreclosures and the sale of heirlooms to the new rich emerging from war.
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Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
Alsace
Lorraine
Ber Up
Munich
Kielne
Frankfort
Hagenauer Zeitung
German Empire
Berlin
France
Close Large Store to Fight for Country
Chicago reports Moeller Brothers department store, four stories, shutting as the owners John P. and Karl Moeller offer the business to patriotism. The brothers and family, German born, sold stock and buildings as they prepare to report for service in the U S Army. The business had grown to over 150 employees and annual transactions totaling more than one million dollars.
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Chicago
Moeller Brothers
John P
Rarl
Uncle Sam
Moellers
Invention Aids French Artillery In World War I Maps
French mapmakers now transfer photographed enemy objects from air reconnaissance to maps with under five yard error. The system uses aviation photos to mark batteries dumps and fortifications, letting artillery shell targets with high accuracy even when gunners lack direct sight. Sound-based observations and geographers sections speed map production for corps and divisions.
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Geographies Section
These Boys and Robert Adger Bowen Poem Fragments
The piece honors young men whose steadfast eyes reveal courage beyond glamor yet face the dread of death with calm bravery. It asks if they will return and notes the emotional cost paid by those who stay behind amid life’s challenges.
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Robert Adger Bowen
The
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Phelps Cultivates Potatoes From One Patch For 18 Years
Montgomery farmer BR W Phelps raises up to eight crops from a single patch over 18 years purchasing seed potatoes only once. He digs the crop himself and leaves enough seed in ground for next year. After harvest he covers soil with pine straw to protect and fertilize for the next season. Two full crops are grown yearly yielding fresh spuds year round.
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Montgomery
Ala
BR. W. Phelps
Sherwell
Phelpa
Nurse Schoolmate Aids Howard in English Hospital
In a distant England hospital, Perry Howard, son of A. and Mrs. Howard of Puyallup, receives nursing care from schoolmate Allan after exposure aboard the sinking vessel. He writes to his parents describing his pain and hope for recovery amid the sea ordeal.
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Treome
England
Perry Howard
A. Howard
Puyallup
Howerd
Atta ‘Allan
James Allan
Howard
Wage Increase Authorized for Railroad Workers Across the Board
Washington May 9 1917 1080300 railroad employees will get wage raises from 1 to 43 percent totaling about 200 million dollars as the wage commission reports to Director General McAdoo. He may approve only part of the plan and seek varied alignments. The four main railroad brotherhoods lament gains far below their prior demands of around 40 percent average, while some leaders push to amend the scale for higher pay.
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Washington, D. C
Railroad
McAdoo
Om Excel
Bowe
Sireaty
McAdon
Comleston
Railromd
Wold
Franklin K. Lane
Secretary of the Interior
Charles C. McChord
Barry Covington
William Bt. Willes
Europe
Inventorics and oddities straddle a restless age
From porcelain meter tubes to a new device warms hands and raises eyebrows. A Pennsylvania farmer pursues an invention to heat in one hand while advancing farming, while tropical plants show famine resistant blooms. Government-run stations support agri experimentation as electric zones and a curious shaving brush combined with a rubber device for lather appear in this eclectic import.
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Pennsylvania
Murway
Armerican Electric Zone
Innesla
Tvens Feean
Han
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Mery
Mr. Wind Laughed
Beast of Berlin
Avery
London
Huis Tar
Londen
Sir Ralda
Alabama
United States
Goldier
ADOO
Drector General
Wags Commission
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