German War Strain Seen Breaking Amid Civilian Suffering
A Dutch merchant reports widespread exhaustion in western Germany with civilians weak and hungry under the card system. Soldiers face furlough limits, discipline declines, and potential revolutions as morale and food shortages deepen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Escheagee
Wensdan
Poole Mue Eer
Rt, Iselohn, Tiberfeld, Barmen, Cologte Bonn
Pnt
Bochum
Bavaria
Iserlohn
Kaiser
Austrian Interpretation Reveals Teuton Peace by Compromise
The Vienna Reichspost argues the papal peace note implies Austria-Hungary will evacuate territories only after guarantees of disarmament and freedom of the seas, while Italy must abandon Avlona and Britain’s bases vanish. The piece illustrates the Teuton faith in peace through compromise and calls for clear pledges on non negotiable points before talks.
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Germany
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Reichspost
Reichs‘post
Eer
Rome
Vatican
Italy
Avlona
Albania
Austria
Gibraltar
Malta
Suez Canal
England
Berlin
Lighthouse Lady Leaves Beverly Home After 43 Years
Mrs. Joseph H. Herrick best known as the Lighthouse Lady will depart the Beverly Sea Point light house cottage after forty three years, following her keeper husband to retirement inland. The long service included shielding storms and the Portland disaster night, with new diamond panes installed just before the fatal voyage.
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Hospital Point
Beverly
Joseph H. Herrick
Captain Herrick
Herrick
New Slav Nation Proposed For the Balkans
M P Pachitch outlines a planned new Slav state uniting Serbia Montenegro Bosnia Herzegovina Dalmatia Croatia Slavonia and parts of Istria behind Trieste. He says a democratic government would unite Serbs Croats and Slovenes as one race with a shared language and a strategic Adriatic sea frontier bound for global trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adebe
Pachitch
Associated Press
Enthus
Atloniki
M. Pachitch
Balkans
Austria-Hungary
M. Pahciich
Serbia
Montenegro
Bosnia
Herzegovina
Dalmatia
Croatia
Slavonia
Istria
Triest
Spain
Europe
Adriatic
Mediterranean
Austria
Ancient fingerprint use traced to Chinese and other cultures
The article notes that ancient Chinese Japanese and Tibetan authorities applied finger print methods for identity. Persian historian Rashid al-Din cites the khatangusht process where finger outlines were pressed on contracts to verify obligations and convict defaulters.
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China
Rashideddin
Cathay
Twenty Years Ago In Town And Country Life
A fragmented reminiscence recalls bustle fashions and prices from twenty years past. The piece notes rare operations, joking about advertising honesty and gas costs, with farmers paying for hired help and the butcher tossing in extras.
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Cannes
Gree
Fish Cheaper Than Meat Says Mr Brittain
A. H. Brittain, vice-president of the Fisheriestation, declares fish a cheap nutritious food and predicts its intensified use by the public.
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A. H. Brittain
Si Setae Gee Een
Oo ‘Ana
New Scheme for Raising Potatoes
Kansas City farmer R E Hendricks unveils a potato pen method using an eight by eight foot mound eight feet high that yielded 40 bushels in one trial 32 and 42 in others. He plans further tests and claims yields up to 28000 bushels per acre, aiming to ease living costs.
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R. E. Hendricks
Kansas City
Comantas Se
Rick
Ieee
Edrick
Rome
Hendricks
Alberta Size And Resources Stretch World Illusions
Alberta's vastness dwarfs many regions with 253 540 square miles in land and 160 755 200 acres of land after water. The text compares Alberta to Germany France Austria Hungary and U S states, cites 3 825 000 acres in crops, and notes one hundred million acres available for settlement with less than five million cultivated. It ends with a fragment about a scripture class and a Nero reference.
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Alberta
Canada
Europe
United States
Texas
California
Greee
Washington
Montana
North Dakota
Minnesota
Germany
France
Austria- Hungary
Albe
Austria-Hungary
New England
New Hampshire
Vermont
Chusetts
Rhode Island
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Rocky Mountains
Greeting notes and stray text fragment
A brief, informal message greeting Bill and noting a jumble of phrases about someone returning and starting a task. The readable content is fragmentary and lacks clear events.
Romanoffs Played Big Parts in Russian History
A history essay traces the Romanoff dynasty from Michael to Nicholas II, highlighting their role in Russia’s rise and expansion. It notes wars with the west and east, Peter the Great’s Baltic outlet, Catherine the Great’s Black Sea push, and the influence of German blood on the monarchy. It contrasts reformists with autocratic rulers and touches on Alexander I and Nicholas II.
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Hohenzollerns
Eyrie
Danubian
Iles Johnston
Russia
Romanoffs
Philarches
Michael Romanoff
Nicholas I
Yermak
Ural Mountains
Siberia
Pacific Ocean
North America
Romanoff
Peter the Great
Baltic
Georges
Catherine the Great
Black Sea
Armenia
Alexander I
Napoleon
Nicholas II
Alexander
Nic I
Alex
Clyde Dredging Feat Sparks Glasgow Pride
An American sightseeing party mocked the Clyde river comparing it unfavorably to the St Lawrence and Ottawa. A Scottish bystander retorted that Glasgow has pride in its harbor and progress, while a dean added sharp wit about appetite and progress.
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Clyde
Clyde River
St. Lawrence
Ostawell
Brooklyn
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Cologne
Galtoticonnt
Sea Home
The
Nero
Conto
Ello
Bill
Dean
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