World War I Highlights Mention Heavy Demands on England
President Wilson warned England faces heavy demnity for seizing American ships. Russia claimed a rout of 175,000 Austrians in the Carpathians, with Berlin admitting the defeat. Allies reported some gains in the west.
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Charity Begins with Forgetfulness of Injuries
A reflective aphorism notes that true charity starts by forgetting injuries and ends by recalling favors to grant.
Grip Strikes Its Energetic Enemy in Milwaukee
Milwaukee fights the grippe as health commissioner Dr. George C. Ruhland leads the battle with bans on kissing and large dinners. Slogan Out of bed by Christmas gains in impact but Monday brings renewed cases and court closures as judges fall ill and crowds return from Christmas.
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Woman’s Life Altered by Severe Love Disappointment
A narrative traces how a woman's path shifts after a deep romantic setback. The piece highlights emotional impact, social constraints, and personal resilience without sensational detail.
Jack Haven and Lara Elopement Farce
A couple quarrel over a big town wedding and secretly plan elopement. After comic misadventures including a dough‑stuck shoe and a midnight car escape, they rush toward a hasty ceremony only to be nabbed by police for speeding. The pair eventually mocks lavish wedding traditions with playful vows.
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Drink a Glass of Real Hot Water Before Breakfast
Advice promotes internal sanitation by drinking a glass of real hot water with a teaspoonful of limestone phosphate each morning before breakfast. It claims to cleanse the stomach, liver, and bowels, improve appetite, and prevent common ailments by flushing toxins and reducing internal stagnation.
Lansing Declamatory Contests Set With Varying Entries
Lansing public schools resume January 6 after a two week break. Fourteen high school students enter the declamatory contest on January 13 at the high school gym. Rural and grade declamatory contest invites rural schools for February 25, with Lansing grade pupils hosting. Second semester starts January 24 with new courses in English algebra history geometry and shop.
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Child in critical condition after holiday party incident
A two year old, Sylvester Dady, lies in City hospital in serious condition following a Christmas party at the Joseph Dady home in Minneapolis. Patrolman Mikolajczsy found Mrs Dady, a guest, and three children intoxicated. the matron described the baby as under fed and sickly and able to say only beer.
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Couple Found Dead in Gas Filled Chicago Room
Police report that Andrew Skoog 83 and his wife Christina 81 were found dead together in a gas filled room in Chicago. The deaths are believed to be self inflicted as the couple faced increasing frailty after hosting a Christmas reunion with their children and grandchildren at their home.
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Mrs Finn Buried Today In Pine Creek Cemetery
Mrs. Mary Finn of La Crescent died in Minneapolis on December 23 and was buried in Pine Creek cemetery, La Crescent, after the body was brought from Minneapolis to La Crosse and then to La Crescent for interment.
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Russians Defeat Persian Rebel Gendarmes in Iran Warfile
Several thousand Persian gendarmes rebelled between Teheran and Hamadan but were defeated by Russian forces. They were led by Turkish and German officers and fought with field artillery and machine guns.
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Daring Demo Fires Up Inflammable Dollar Trick
St Paul reader Arthur Arendt of Badger Iowa soaked his own oil with a liquid he claims makes flammable material inflammable. He held the oil to a flame and it did not burn, showcasing his discovery.
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Deafness Cure by Constitutional Remedies Offered
An advertisement claims deafness caused by catarrh can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It asserts catarrh inflames mucous surfaces and that local applications fail. It offers $100 for any deafness case due to catarrh not cured by their remedy and promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Assault leaves man in critical condition after street brawl
William Shepherd, 35, lay unconscious in Racine after a Christmas night street brawl. He identified his attacker, Victor Helding, who was arrested and held on a $100 bail as Shepherd remained in hospital with a concussion from striking his head on the curb.
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Love That Is Only Half Remembered
A brief fragment hints at memory and longing, presenting a lyric image of love as partially recalled and incomplete, with emotion focused on a solitary figure and a faded, half-remembered delight.
Ely Cream Balm Relief For Cold And Catarrh
A newspaper ad promises fast relief from cold symptoms and nasal congestion. It urges readers to tell their druggist for a small bottle and describes the antiseptic cream soothing swollen mucous membranes to clear air passages and restore breathing. It claims instant relief and urges not to stay stuffed up.
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