Germans Talk of The Next War and Prussian Ambitions
Gen von Liebert in Kathenow declares Germany must seek Flanders coast colonial empire and maritime bases before peace, cheered by crowds yet criticized by Vorwrerts for risking a longer war. Also mentions Worm Powders as a claim to cure stomach worms in infants.
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von Liebert
Kathenow
Prussia
Deutsche Dages Zeitung
Flanders
Liebert
Vorwrerts
Germany
A Problem Solved Pa At Last
A wary parent asserts control over a troublesome youth using science magazine articles as a blunt warning. The narrator promises to show the boy how his behavior gets noticed. The scene uses a rural home setting and a paternal tone.
Identified Binkie-Shafer Across Street
A passerby notes a familiar woman across the street and guesses she may be Shafer-She, then recalls a dress, hat, and other items. The voice identifies the cook, Ledger, as the person in question and mentions a wife and moments of recognition.
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Binkie-Shafer
Shafer
M Sooneer
A Paean for Sea Food
It is argued that fish consumption averages about twenty pounds per person yearly while meat runs about one hundred seventy pounds. If neglected seafood were utilized more, family living costs could drop and meat supplies conserved. The piece urges education on cooking fish to boost its use and overcome unfamiliarity.
Prussian Traits Eyeed as Spy Allegory
The passage argues that Neural- Prussian is seen as a spy type sharing core Prussian traits. It notes the character embodies indifference to feelings jealousy envy self-satisfaction inquisitiveness faction reverence for authority imitation and materialism typical of Prussia compared with other German states.
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Prussia
Trades for Heroes at the Convalescent Hospital Barber Corner
The article describes a convalescent hospital program where disabled soldiers learn trades, including barbering, shoe repair, carpentry, and metalwork. It notes a self supporting system funded by soldier shares and a patriotic firm loaning a chair and mirror. The mission aims to place men in suitable occupations and provide training and support for families as they recover and reenter the workforce.
Mothers urged to keep Baby's Own Tablets for summer health
Save the Children recommends mothers stock Baby's Own Tablets to prevent summer stomach troubles in infants. The ad claims the tablets cure or avert cholera infantum and diarrhoea, regulate bowels, and are safe even for newborns. Sold by medicine dealers or 25 cents a box from Sh ee jams Medicine Co Brockville.
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Shoe Jams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Lions and Daniel Riddle: Wit and Grit
A aged mentor asks his son why the lions did not eat Daniel. The boy answers with a pun about back and grit, reflecting humor tied to a biblical tale and a simple moral about perseverance.
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Charles Yergeon
Daniel
All Night with Asthma and Remedy Claim
A fragment describes asthma attacks disrupting rest and business. It touts Dr. J. Kellator Remedy as a cure that supposedly drives away attacks, framing the product as a solution to ongoing suffering and insomnia.
Animals Under Fire
The article notes how animals react to shelling with dogs showing distress and sometimes charging trenches during combat while cats seek dry corners and food, remaining relatively indifferent to artillery. It mentions varying behaviors among dogs and cats under bombardment and urges observation of these differences.
Kitchener Grants Furlough After Youthful Courtship Delays
In a tale from The Argonaut, Lord Kitchener defers a young officer Kenilworth’s request for furlough to marry. After a year and a second twelve months of consideration, Kitchener agrees, noting the officer’s persistent willingness to marry, only to learn the woman changes.
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Lord Kitchenter
India
Kitchener
Kenilworth
Furleigh
Argonaut
Why Democracy Encourages Questioning Germans in America
The piece contrasts autocracy with democracy urging Americans to ask why, citing casual German obedience and the right to inquiry. It notes anti-tyranny sentiment and references Holloway's Corn Care as a harmless product claim.
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Germany
Quesa
America
Wisconsin State Journal
Holloway
Sunflowers Provide Oil and Feed in Russia Trade
The article notes Russia exports about 150000 tons of sunflowers yearly in normal times, with rapeseed and other seeds. It discusses oil from sunflowers for margarine, animal feed from cake, and potential competition with nut, cotton, and olive oils.
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Russia
Berlin daily argues Belgium must become enemy after invasion
The Tageszeitung asserts evacuating Belgium is impossible and Belgium would remain irreconcilable to Germany. It mirrors harsh German conduct in Belgium and contrasts with Austria’s later alliance, questioning why Germans who favored Belgium in 1914 would now detest it and demand iron rule.
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Belgium
Berlin Tageszeitung
Germany
Belgiam
Austria
Littl
Rom
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