Pan German racial extremism cited in school texts
A fragment from a New York World article cites textbook passages praising pan Germanism and glorifying violence against Black people in South Africa. It quotes a German officer saying blacks deserve death and that conquest is divine justice, with criticism of the Kaiser’s stance as a "lover of notes."
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Hideen
South Africa
God the Just
Nober
Kaiser
Potes
Arnold Werner-Spanhoofd
American Book Company
New York Tribune
What to Eat Lest Menus Upside Down in Dental Diet Advice
The January Good Housekeeping cites Lucy Oppen on how the last foods eaten shape saliva and dental health. It urges delaying acid fruit and desserts until after porridge, recommending start with fruit, then lunch courses, and finishing with fruit to end meals to reduce acid formation and protect teeth.
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Good Housekeeping
Lucy Oppen
Bill
Trouble Weeds Fault Finding
A fragment from a Washington Star item hints at social fault finding and a man’s reputation. The brief note suggests tension between habit and responsibility within a family or community context.
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Washington
Star
Food as War Aid and Personal Sacrifice
The article argues that national food reserves and export limits shape military support. It cites the Food Administration noting wheat exports after seed reserve, and warns that every loaf eaten here reduces bread available for soldiers and allies. It emphasizes a 25 percent meat and fat reduction to prevent shortages for troops.
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San Diego
Albany
England
Seven Seas
United States
The
Food Administration
John Smiths
Joly Smiths
New York
Lincoln story hints at fragile union in democracy
A Lincoln anecdote compares bridging a dangerous river to uniting Northern and Southern wings of the democracy. A committee doubts a bold claim, and Lincoln notes doubt about the abutment on the Southern side, reflecting cautious optimism about political reconciliation.
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Abraham Lincoln
Churchman
Brown
Jones
Joes
Hades
Lincoln
Manitoba Bulletin Aims to Speed Egg Laying Hen Selection
The Manitoba Department of Agriculture issues guidance on selecting egg laying hens to help farmers improve results. Staff at the Poultry Department and Agricultural College offer individual instruction. Plans include fall demonstrations using farmers’ flocks to show selection methods.
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Department of Agriculture of Manitoba
Poultry Department
The
Agricultural College
Sanaa
Laundry marks solve murders and crimes across England
A laundry mark leads to the identification of a murdered woman in Woolwich and to the arrest of her husband Herbert Bennet, who confessed to strangling her at a beach. The tale credits a washing book at Scotland Yard with guiding detectives to two railway theft suspects, each sentenced to three years.
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Woolwich
Yarmouth
Pentonville
Scotland Yard
Mad Kaiser seen in bizarre Ostend beach scene film
Carl Ackermann recounts a young German operator filming the Kaiser at Ostend with Admiral von Schroeder present. The Kaiser dances a jig and salutes the camera before the footage is censored by the German general staff for showing the emperor’s amusement with the war.
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Carl Ackermann
Belgium
Ostend
Belgan
Kaiser
Admiral von Schroeder
Berlin
Fearless Lieut Col Beresford Killed in Action
The report honors Lieut Col Percy W Beresford of the London Regiment killed on the battlefield. He was a former country curate and a fearless leader who continued reading his prayer book under fire despite a lethal wound. His adjutant recalls his final words carry on.
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Percy W. Beresford
D S.C
London Regiment
Col.pene
Perilous Duty of Acroplase Testers in Wartime
The article notes the extreme risk faced by workers who test acroplases by exposing them to air to determine fitness for war use. It highlights the dangerous nature of this line of work and the severe conditions involved.
Boarder’s Mysterious Note Appears in Dinging Room
A fragmentary line suggests a boarder attempted to leave a clue about a missing item in the dining room. The text reads as a rough note referencing meters and buttons, with unclear meaning and no identifiable people or places.
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Boarder
Aid Sought for Farmers Behind Lines
Canada urges voluntary contributions to aid peasant farmers in Belgium France Serbia Romania and Italy hit by war. Provincial committees coordinate gifts of seed livestock and implements to restore farming, with February set as relief month and local drives to raise funds for devastated regions.
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Belgium
France
Serbia
Romania
Italy
Duke of Devonshire
Canada
England
Farmers’ Institutes
Women's Institutes
Farmers’ Clubs
United Farmers
Grain Growers’ Association
Rina
A Victory for Civilization Jerusalem Restored to Christianity
An editorial proclaims the restoration of Jerusalem to Christian rule as a great victory for civilization. It argues the change lifts the Turkish burden of misrule and cruelty, offering relief from oppression and exaction.
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Jerusalem
Five Pledges to Support the War Effort
A New York Tribune reprint urges citizens to uphold a five point pledge from James H. Pou. It calls for not weakening government, complying fully with wartime requests, avoiding candidates who oppose the war, supporting soldiers’ families, and preferring soldiers who served over nonparticipants. The piece emphasizes individual duty as essential to national victory.
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North Colina
James H. Pou
Pon
Berlin
Washington
New York Tribune
Young London munition worker survives three blasts
Hannah Spash, a 20 year old at a London area munition factory, has survived three explosions while continuing work she says she will not quit until explosives are no longer needed. She recalls losing an arm in the first blast to a nearby worker and escaping with injuries in the second, while the third hurled her from a greensink as colleagues fled.
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Hannah Spash
Miss Spash
London
France
Command of the Sea and the Drake Loss
The article recalls the Drake battle ship loss and notes German submarines may still threaten warships. It compares the Drake to the Good Hope class, cites structural flaws, and mentions limited casualties and a pursuit in open seas.
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Givanea
Good Hope
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