The Big Work in the War and Farm Support
A wartime agricultural feature lauds farmers for boosting food production and links Western Canada’s appeal to US farmers. It details incentives like free homesteads, low-cost land, tractor loans, duty-free livestock moves, broad seed aid, and government backing to lure farming families to Canada amid draft labor shortages.
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United States
Europe
Western Canada
Canada
Dominion
Chonda
Turnover humor cited by Louisville bakery quote
A Louisville Courier Journal tease notes a baker saying turnover turnover is vital for merchandising and quips about putting more turnovers in the oven. The playful line frames a local business moment with a nod to shop sales and shop talk.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Never Fails Informality Sparks Dress Up For Affair
A hostess notes the event is strictly informal provoking laughter that it still pushes the girls to dress up. The piece jokes that not every man who deserves blame is a spy, reflecting social and wartime mood.
Faces Death in Moscow Battle
The letter from Mrs Elelen Meserve recounts eight days trapped in a Moscow hotel basement during a clash between Bolsheviks and cadets loyal to the government. She describes bombardment, windows shattered, smoke and gas filling the halls, and rebel troops fighting from the hotel as residents huddled in shelter and cooked with Red Cross aid. The narration covers the hotel’s occupation by cadets, then Bolsheviks, and the perilous, chaotic conditions as the battle raged nearby.
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Seattle
Wash
Moscow
Russia
Elelen Megerve
Elf
Thusafe
Harry Meserve
National City Bank of New York
Petrograd
Antarchists
Hotel National
Hotel d'Europe
Red Cross
Iile
Bolshevik
Aparchists
Fear of Teacher Famine Threatens School Enrollment Crisis
The United States faces a public school teacher famine with rising resignations and declining enrollment in teachers training schools. Dr William H Allen warns of a coming crisis as wartime and resignations deplete staff, with 160 schools reportedly lacking teachers and Philadelphia needing many substitutes. Commissioner Claxton notes shortages widening in several regions.
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New York
United States
Williaam H. Allen
Doctor Allen
Cincinnati
P. P. Claxton
United States Commissioner of Education
Cadet defeat ends the desertion siege
Report describes a large group of deserters from the army who appeared unstoppable, but the firing waned and by Saturday it was learned that the cadets had been defeated.
A Toast to the Flag by John Jay Daly Vigilantes
A patriotic verse praising the flag with stanzas saluting the Red White and Blue. The piece extols blood shed for the flag, the purity of its ideals, and calls for unity and defense of liberty with martial imagery. It closes with a call to fight in accord for the flag.
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John Jay Daly
Vigilantes
Scions of Rich Mend Shoes In Winnetka
Wealthy youths of Winnetka turn to shoe making learning the cobbler trade. H A DeWindt finances shop rent and tools while Peter Schram trains as instructor. Proceeds go to the Red Cross and war charities.
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Chicago
Winnetka
North Shore
H. A. DeWindt
Peter Schram
The
Red Cross
PAYS 6 CENTS TO COLLECT 5
Wichita Kansas county treasurer W R Hewey notes taxes on a stall lot cost more to collect than paid. A man sent five cents by mail, prompting two three cent stamps and two receipts before the matter closed. Frank H Ray, 21, a Canadian, walked 100 miles to join Canadian recruiting in Denver after learning of a recruiting station there while in Clayton New Mexico.
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Wichita
Kan
W. R. Hewey
Denver
Colo
Frank H. Ray
Ray
Clayton
N. M
Above Age Limit Yet Enlists as U S Guard
Springfield reports John B. Landis aged fifty eight, a Custer era veteran, has enlisted in the United States guards despite being beyond the age limit. A faded 1886 discharge on sheepskin accompanies him as proof of service. He serves in aviation in France and was admitted due to exceptional fitness.
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Springfield
Army
John B. Landis
United States Guards
Landis
France
Deer Shot Proved Dear in Colchester City Case
Andrew Delamater paid 150 to shoot a deer seen by Pauline Phillips near her Colchester home. She reported the act after noting the taxicab number, leading to his arrest and a $150 fine from the commander.
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Colchester
Andrew Delamater
Pauline Phillips
Delamater
Come
Lydia E Pinkham remedy hailed for nervous breakdown cure
A Newark letter from Mrs Kelly claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her nervous breakdown and restored health after doctors treated her for two years. She says the tonic addressed the root cause and eliminated nervousness, enabling her to perform daily work again.
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N. J
Lydia E. Place
Kelly
Newark
Lydia E. Pinkham
Misa Kelly
Circumstantial Evidence at Grandparents Dairy
Tommy visits his grandparents who own a large dairy and is warned about touching the cream. One day his grandmother spots a white rim on his lip and accuses him of disturbing the cream pins. He claims he only licked the top gently.
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Tommy
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Notice
Soft, clear skins urged with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Pimples to be treated first with Cuticura Ointment. Free samples offered by Cuticura Dept X, Boston. Sold by druggists and by mail. Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
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Dept. X
Boston
Mall
Ady
Proposal Exchange Sparks Budget Question
A terse exchange notes a proposal followed by a salary figure of $2,000 a year. He asks for the minimum living amount, she inquires about obtainable credit. The dialogue hints at financial arrangements between partners.
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Boston Transcript
New Zealand Men Outnumber Women in War Time
In wartime New Zealand the male population greatly exceeds the female count by thousands, reflecting a stark gender imbalance during emergencies.
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New Zealand
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