Ohioan Prophet Foretold Russian and German Upheavals
A discussion of an Ohio author Harry Rice and his novel predicting upheavals in Russia and Germany. The piece notes the author’s prophecies closeness to events like the 1905 Russo Japanese War end and the March 15 16 1917 Russian revolution, plus implications about Kaiser Wilhelm and US President Roosevelt. It mentions asthma and catarrh remedies from Dr Thomas Electric Oil with claimed internal and external use and testimonials.
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Harry Bk. Rice
Ohio
Irs
Russia
Germany
Kaiser Wilhelm
Presiden Roosevelt
United States
Thomas
War Talk From a Canalian Captain in Baltimore
A Canalian captain speaks of German combat behavior and morale on the battlefield, noting sayings about Fritz and close fighting. He claims Allied troops improve while German forces deteriorate as they fight in crowds. The Baltimore American quotes children and civilians asking for tales.
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Fritz
No Safe World If German Violence Is Allowed Abroad
Excerpt urging unity against German aggression. It argues that if Germany can murder and plunder in Belgium and France, no place is safe. It calls for sacrifice of life and treasure to oppose the German spirit and its claim to law by force. From the New York Tribune.
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Belgium
France
New York
Cook
First Line of Defense Blood Health Advertisement
An old medical ad extols blood as the body's first defense against disease. It praises Dr Williams Pink Pills as the remedy to renew blood, relieve fatigue, and restore color, claiming benefits for men women and children and offering purchases by mail or from druggists.
Still Climbs Mountains Expert Climber Objects to Driving Ban
A mountain-climbing expert, described as a middle aged woman, protests US rules barring her from driving an ambulance on the western front. Misseck, claimed to have climbed higher than any North American, is a noted author and lecturer who recently visited Montreal en route to Banff.
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United States
Misseck
North American
Montreal
Banff
Costiveness and Its Cure Sold by Warmetec’s Vegetable Pills
A vintage medical adPromotes Warmetec’s Vegetable Pills as a speedy cure for costiveness. It urges prompt purchase at first signs and claims quick visible effects after starting treatment.
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Warmetec
New Spy Device Used by Germans in France
German forces in France have devised an automatic device that projects into allied lines to tap telegraph and telephone wires, creating an electrical connection to intercept operations messages. Prisoners confirm previous claims of hour set attacks and the German method of gathering intelligence.
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France
Bbiaield
Russian Debacle Blamed On Spies
A report by Col Kolotkoff to the council of workmen and soldiers' deputies attributes Russia’s failures on German and Austrian spies, police and gendarmes who allegedly seeded antiwar sentiment, disrupted regimental committees, and promoted fraternization and Germanization among troops, hindering the Vilna offensive.
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Kolotkoff
Nicholas
Kolothos
Vilna
The Price of Success and Willingness to Work
A quotation from Acton Free Press argues success comes from desire and paying the price. It compares students and workers, noting industry and concentration matter more than brains and praising those who stay after hours to finish tasks.
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Brains Hall
Acton Free Press
Plentiful Western Land Near Railways For Returning Soldiers
Dr Roche notes 4 100 000 acres within ten miles of railways in the west are available for settlement plus 917 000 in Saskatchewan and 456 000 in Manitoba. While not all is prime farmland, plenty of land near rails awaits soldiers returning home, if absentee holdings are freed.
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Roche
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Camels Stand Firm Amid Shells in Desert Action
A Manchester Guardian correspondent notes the Camel Transport Corps, though unarmed and untrained for war, held firm under fire. Drivers protected their animals and blankets, some seeking to shield tents, while a Sudanese headman quips that the camels and carriers “fought it out with knives” as shells burst around them.
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Camel Transport Corps
Manchester Guardian
Freezone corn treatment promises painless removal
A Cincinnati author touts Freezone as a painless corn and callus remedy. A small bottle costs little and can rid feet of corn without disturbing surrounding skin, with quick, dry action. If local druggists lack Freezone, they can obtain it from wholesale houses.
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Cincinnati
Germany Eyes Dye Trade Return with Big Cartel Plan
Reports say a German industrial dye cartel of 250 million dollars has formed to unite all German dyestuff manufacturers. After the war the group aims to regain Germany’s hold on the dye trade, challenging Britain France and the United States which fear renewed German monopoly in this key war material.
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Switzerland
Germany
Britain
France
Whale Oil Trade and Dandruff Cure Mentioned in Far-Flung Notes
Minard's Liniment claimed to cure dandruff while a British Columbia whaling season progresses with Victoria landing three thousand barrels of whale oil. Oil transfers to tank cars head to the mainland as meat and fertilizer trades forecast growth with better cold storage. A worm remedy advert appears beside technical notes on lightning energy and naval broadside power, all from a scattered colonial-era bulletin.
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British Columbia
Victoria
Washington
Catarrhal Deafness and Cure Claims in Odd Ad Text
An irregular ad copy discusses catarrhal deafness and alleged cures claiming Cure Core and related products cure all mucous conditions. It references John Doe style names, a reward offer, and a stray note about a Chinese foreign office figure, all in a tangled promotional fragment.
Electric blanket designed for outdoor sweepers
An early electrical blanket is described with a four by six heating area. It can be rolled to a uniform temperature controlled by a switch at the head of the dena.
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de Dena
Smoot macadam roads to memorialize ruined French towns
British forces will leave hundreds of miles of smooth macadam highways in northern France as a war memorial. Roads are widened and resurfaced using rubble from Peronne Albert Arras and other towns. German prisoners assist with debris removal and road hardening as lorries carry material to main routes.
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France
Peronne
Albert
Arras
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