Count the Cost Men who watch their Creditors and poor relations
A compact vignette notes timely appearances by creditors and poor relations, highlighting how such watchers disrupt gatherings and momentarily shape events with their unexpected arrivals.
Resinol Ointment and Soap Ad and Lodging Pajamas Plan
An old advertisement touts an itchy skin remedy using Resinol ointment and soap and promises relief. Separately, St Louis welfare plans provide homeless hoboes with steel cots and sterilized clothing, with new pajamas for winter lodging.
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St. Louis
Ring Gifted to Queen Mary Fund by Tearful Boy
A ring arrived by mail for Queen Mary of England's Work for Women Fund with a letter from a bereaved girl saying a boy who left with his regiment asked her to send the gift if anything happened to him. The note speaks of hardship and a promise to help on a rainy day as the clouds heal.
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Queen Mary of England
Queen's Fund
War Correspondent Describes German Advance Through Malines
A Reuters style account recalls the author walking with civilians under German fire in Malines and Antwerp. He recounts bombardment, street fighting, and his capture then imprisonment by German authorities before Antwerp fell. He notes German officers leading troops and a briefing by Admiral von Schröder.
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Antwerp
Brussels
Brinewels
Ghent
Malines
Rune
France
Port Waelhem
Hideson & Prison Porth
St. Rombeld
Priven
Admiral von Schroeder
Marine Division
London
Hopstade
War Office
Aswerp
Autviow Orinovere
Betied
Brunerie
German Officer Poses as Briton to Save Life
Berlin reports a German officer used a false Briton identity to assist a wounded person on the frontline. The incident involved German and British lines with the officer guiding rescue action and delaying enemy attention.
Teutons Capture British Officers in Western War Front
Five hundred British soldiers fall into German hands after fierce fighting along the Belgium coast and in Picardy. French and Allied reports claim repulses and advances, with heavy artillery action on the Meuse and Artois fronts as Austrians shift positions and air and sea actions unfold. The British and Austrian spheres of the conflict are detailed alongside naval events including the submarine U4's claims and Captain Luedecke's promotion.
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North Sea
Belgium
Nieuport
Pouth
Tye
Dixmude
Yeer
Oppen
Germany
Aritieh
Praemysi
Galicia
Basalam
Charlies Whittingham Horsely Douglas
Staf
Pooubiammer
Argonne Forest
Berlin
London former President Porterie Day of Mission in France
In France, the former president Portirie Day of Mission now living in Hlarrita has fully recovered. New York Mayor Mitchel on Friday announced the intention to separate police from politics and to break up the old world alliance.
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London
Preaudent Portirie Day of Mission
Hlarrita
France
Politica
New York
Mitchel Friday
Orld Alliance
Debwene
Oddball Ads and Quips From a City Paper Ad Page
A damaged clipping lists short anecdotes and quirky lines on virtue popularity and marriage. It includes a blurb about a man named Crawford and a note about Christmas money, side by side with a local business advertisement for Highmas business and car-Proot near Chestnut 1 in Philadelphia.
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Highmas
Philadelphia
Pan Adv
Edith The Wretch and the Illicit Proposal
A dramatic exchange reveals Edith accused of duplicity as one character laments a man’s double proposal. The overheard confession hints at a scandalous romance among two women and a suitor, setting a tense, melodramatic scene.
Castoria bottle safety and chain mark caution
An editor's note urges mothers to inspect Castoria bottles for the proper chain marking and branding. The text contrasts consumer safety with the writer's envy of permanent highways funded abroad, quoting Homer T. Wade, secretary of the Texas Good Roads association, on road importance for missionaries.
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Homer T. Wade
Texas Good Roads Associatn
Cure for Eczema Promised by Cuticura Ad
An old advertisement claims Cuticura Soap and Ointment fully cured eczema with a patient Newton D. W. Chapman reporting dramatic relief. The promotion offers free samples and a 2-cent package insert, dated February 27, 1914, and mentions Cuticura being sold worldwide while noting campaign commentary in the background.
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Youngstown
Ohio
Newton D. W. Chapman
Cuticura
Dept. L. Howton
Adv
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