Negroes in the War Loyal to the United States
Dr Robert R Motlow of Tuskegee Institute notes the strong loyalty of African Americans in the war effort. He cites patriotic support, inclining toward equal rights, and pride in colored troops despite opposition. Col James A Moss praises trained colored soldiers and leads colored regiments in future campaigns.
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United States
France
Robert R. Mo‘ow
Principel
Tuskegee Institute
Recogeeres
Booker T. Wash
Dr. Metow
Baker
James A. Moss
Three Hundred and Sixty-Seventh Infantry
Moss
Minard's Liniment Cures Burns and Animal Anatomy Notes
The text discusses how some animals avoid injury when leaping by shoulder muscles binding to the trunk, preventing jarring impacts. It notes a natural design and mentions a general sense of natural remedies.
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Nature Line
Three Syrians Break Riveting Record at Bethlehem Shipyard
Three Syrian workers at Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp earned $70 after a fights work event where they riveted with a world record pace averaging more than five rivets per minute.
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Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corporation
Government Clothing Program Expands in Austria
Austria faces a clothing shortage as state sales extend to middle class families with income under $3,200. The government lists suit prices from 35 to 73 dollars, coats 32 to 67, women’s suits 28 to 70, and waists 15 to 21. Official permits required to return used garments, amid theft of permits.
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Austria
New York World
Vienna
Lower Austria
Onk Second and Clothing Bureau
Every Woman's Right to Health With Pink Pills
An appeal for women to reclaim health through Dr Williams Pink Pills as a remedy for anaemia and general weakness. The ad claims the pills enrich blood, restore energy, and improve appearance, with sales through doctors or mail order from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Dr. Williams
Bae-Seomi and
Bishen
Dr. Pink
Dr. Williams’ Pink
Crown Princess’s Submarine Trip Alarms German Press
German newspapers report the Crown Princess of Germany, with the Grand Duke of Mecklenburg and the Princess of Brunswick, took a submarine trip to Heligoland without prior consent from the emperor or crown prince. It notes this first voyage and warns the future empress should not risk her life in such experiments.
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Germany
Grand Duke of
Mecklenburg
Brunswick
Heligoland
Croperor
Berlin
Indians bake spruce moss bread along Columbia River
Indians along the Columbia River make a bread from moss that grows on spruce firs. The moss is washed, moistened, fermented, rolled into large balls and baked in a fire.
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Columbia River
Saskatchewan Sergeant Receives Victoria Cross Heroic Action in Battle
A Saskatchewan battalion is praised for Victoria Cross recommendations and acts of extraordinary bravery on August 9 and 10 near enemy positions. Descriptions highlight a sergeant leading a bold attack, rescuing comrades, and a corporal capturing machine guns and gun crews. Seven other recommendations accompany the heroic deeds of the Courcelette period.
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Saskatchewan
Loloemn
Roemy
V.c
Henteten
Dein
Aes
Heroes of
Courcelette
Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription Sale for Women
An old advertisement urges women to use Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription for weakness nervousness and menstrual issues. It claims tablets are available in drug stores or by mail from the Buffalo NY institute with testimonials from a woman in Ontario praising relief and vitality.
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Pierce
Flying Aerial Hospital At The Front
Aerial medical service establishes a rapid response system with a flying aid post. A skilled pilot and physician stand by near a ready aircraft while look out men monitor airspace. On accident the unit is sent instantly with a fire engine and ambulance to provide immediate on site first aid and transport to safety.
Not Up to Him and a Trainside Misunderstanding
An elderly railway traveler asks a porter if a train goes to Mudslush-on-Sea. The porter answers that the engine determines the destination, highlighting a humorous miscommunication. The passage then shifts to a generic medical blurb about catarrh and its incurable reputation, noting it is influenced by conditions and requires treatment.
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Wadkins
Keeping Bees Plan Makes Things Hum Down There
A plan to keep bees is revealed as a lighthearted scheme to liven life after a friend leaves for the country. One character laments the departure while the other promises he will make things hum with his new venture.
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Rozzer
Minard's Lini Ment Option Names and Locations
The list presents names and places including Mathias Foley of Oil City Ontario and Joseph Snow of Norway Maine. Also cited are Charles Wheoten Mulgrave Nova Scotia and R O Armstrong Mulgrave Nova Scotia plus Rex Landers Sen Pokemouche, indicating a regional namesake or partnership.
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Minard
Mathias Foley
Oil City
Ont
Joseph Snow
Norway
Charles Wheoten
Mulgrave
N. S
R. O. Armstrong
Personal crisis reports rise amid war impact
The British Medical Journal finds war-related factors altered personal crisis rates. Among men the rate per million per ten years rose to 157 by 1910 then fell to 111 in 1916, with the steepest drop among ages 45 to 65. Women show declines from 1901-10 to 1914 15 and 1019, while older women trend differently as war diversions offer renewed outlooks.
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British Medical Journal
Wristband Reminds Man of Unfinished Task for Wife
A fragment from a Philadelphian recalls a tale of a man wearing a string on his finger to remind himself of something his wife tied there to remind him. The odd souvenir underscores memory aids in domestic life.
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Philadelphis
Lr Iger
Europe’s Backward Pupil Prussia in War Realities
A historic survey depicts Prussia as backward in recognizing war’s costs and dangers. It notes repeated wars and false belief in easy success, urging education about war's costly nature. The piece treats allied aims and Prussia’s past confidence in force as a central theme.
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Prussia
Europe
Sluundee Adver
Unfor
Seana
Angry Woman Seeks Help After Domestic Abuse Incident
The fragment shows a woman describing abuse by her husband and seeking assistance. It notes an emergency response in Chicago and mentions a worsening situation. The readable pieces identify a domestic violence complaint and immediate danger context reported by the Chicago News.
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Chicago News
Attacks Reported on Air Mail Conveyances in Vienna
A Vienna newspaper reports two air mail conveyances were attacked while en route to a destination referred to as Views. The incident details are unclear due to damaged text and garbled place names.
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Vienna
Fhenot Exsie
Biien
Miller’s Worm Powders Promotes Child Nutrition
Worms irritate infants stomach and intestines depriving nourishment and causing malnutrition. Miller’s Worm Powders claim to destroy worms and correct morbid stomach and bowel conditions to ensure full nourishment and sane health.
Rockweed as Nutritious Food Gains Attention Across Coasts
The article notes rockweed and other edible seaweeds as nutritious options for housewives. It highlights rockweed gathering in Maine and growing interest in seaweed as a food in the United States, with Japan already focused on its value.
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Pacific
Japan
United States
Maine
Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil Gains Broad Demand
Oil vendors and health dealers report Dr Thomas Eclectric Oil as the most sought for pains in joints muscles nerves and rheumatism noting its superior healing qualities compared with other medicinal oils.
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Thomas
Drafted man rejected for flat feet in Kentucky
A Chicago Herald excerpt recalls a recruit failing for flat feet after 48 miles traveled, saying he must walk back. The piece also notes Buddhist priests in China and Japan use the mokugyo wooden fish drum in prayers, tapping once per syllable.
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Kentucky
Chicago Herald
China
Japan
Allied naval power shares in eastern Atlantic and Mediterranean
Corrected figures show in the eastern Atlantic most vessels are British with 14 percent American and 6 percent French. Submarines hunt 78 percent British, 17 percent French and 5 percent American. Mediterranean destroyers are 38 percent French, 27 percent British, 26 percent Italian, 7 percent Japanese, 2 percent American.
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Atlantic
Mediterranean
Malian
Atlantic Ocean
Cngoing
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Princess
Ontario Veterinary College Tiel
Iment of Agriculture of
Ontario
University of Teronta College
University Ave
Teronto
E. A. A. Grange
V.S
McCarthy
Teele
ASMA
Wood, Weiller & McCarthy
Chicago
St. Paul
Edmonton
Alta
Stock Yards
J. H. Pawowrr
Razor
U.S
Safety Razor Co., Limited
Deke Se
Terente, Gat. Sae
Rex Landers
Sen. Pokemouche
Holloway
American Women's Club
London
T. H. Estabrooks Co
Rose CIA
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