Berlin’s covert war to shape U.S. opinion in wartime
Washington correspondence notes Berlin’s strategy to dominate public minds by probing political leaders for vulnerabilities. German propaganda sought Achilles heels in business, prejudice, patriotism, and antiwar sentiment, aiming to influence key public figures and pressure officials through allied bloc fear.
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Talianapolis
New York
Finland
Achilles
Publi
Loklers
Washington
Bread Types and Health Effects Mention Coarse Grains
The text compares white and brown bread, noting white bread can constipate while brown or coarser breads may aid digestion. It cites Li lian Dynevor Rice advocating more coarse grains like maize and barley, baked in rotation. Whole wheat flour is praised for minerals and protein, supporting growth and dental health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilian Dynevor Rice
France Demands Return of Alsace Lorraine Territory
A fragment discusses Allied terms after conflict, urging Germany to surrender Alsace and Lorraine to France. It calls for proof of perpetual loss, payment to France, and compensation to aid recovery from Germany’s damage. It reflects a postwar settlement stance and the call for restitution.
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FR Meaiy
Austria
Germany
Alsace
Lorraine
France
Germany Must Free Itself To Restore Trade
The piece argues Germany must shed autocracy to recover foreign trade. It warns against distrust of German merchants amid wartime fear, labeling a foreigner’s view of German business as untrustworthy but urging timely freedom to revive global commerce. It references Potsdam and Kaiser era imagery while noting market risks.
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Germany
Potsdam
Geman
Ger
Minard
Egyptian Ru Dealers Tale Emerges From Fragment
A fragmented OCR item hints at a tale involving Egyptian ru dealers, with unclear names and dates, signaling a brief report of illicit trade exposure. The readable bits suggest a crime angle centered on the underground market and its local impact.
Postmistress angers over delayed letter reply
In Grand Rapids News a postmistress contemplates whether a prior letter reply was accepted or rejected, reflecting tension over correspondence and decisions affecting personal relations.
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Hetty
Jane
Grand Rapids News
Jagsby Carries Pint Across Birmingham Age Herald
A fragmented note describes Jagsby, a man who cano py ahead old John re Jinsleycorn and asks how he does it, mentioning a Birmingham Age Herald and a telephone girl. The text includes odd phrases and a reference to Rever Todye, creating a cryptic, newspaper-like snippet from an OCR segment.
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Jagsby
John Re Jinsleycorn
Birmingham
Fifteen Years Use of Baby's Own Tablets
Memramcook West New Brunswick mother Mrs Marcel Dy Le Blanc reports fifteen years of using W s Own Toilets for her children. Tablets are sold to dealers or by mail from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario, with households keeping them handy for little ones and friends with young children.
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Marcel Dy le Blanc
Memramcook West
N. B
Williams’ Mediine Co
Brockville
Ont
No Eight Hour Day in Trenches
A fragment reflects union concerns over wartime labor limits and the push for an eight hour day. The note stresses that achievements depend on collective effort and rational action, warning against narrow sectional interests during labor discussions.
Intelligent Co operation in Food Transport Agreements
A conference between the United States Food Administration and express company representatives yields intelligent cooperation. Executives are urged to concentrate efforts on prompt and safe handling of perishable food products, giving preference to perishables when necessary, to speed and secure movement in transportation.
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United States Food Administration
Express
Te Express
Inard’s Liniment Ad Mockingly Imagines Law Dances
The Detroit Free Press jests about a dance craze and a hypothetical law that would compel husbands and wives to dance together constantly. The fragment suggests satirical humor about social trends and public punditry. The piece uses a playful, tongue in cheek tone characteristic of era satire.
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Detroi Bree
Liver Troubles and Cure Workers Return to Health
A Gananoque Ontario resident recounts severe weakness headaches and impaired breathing before trialing Dr Chase’s Kidney Liver Pills. After starting the remedy, health improved enabling a return to work. Accompanying testimony from Rev George Alton of Gananoque and Rev C Cunningham Toronto endorses the pills’ claimed liver kidney and bowel benefits.
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Peter
Ministry
Keirgaton
Dr. Chase
Rev
C. Cunningham
First Avenue
Toronto
George Alton
Gananoque
Chase
Bright
Irishman on The Hohenzollerns in Nineteenth Century Critique
A fragmented OCR passage discusses the Hohenzollerns, praising and criticizing varying views. It references an Irishman, New York papers, and a July 25 publication, describing alleged treachery and ambition within the German royal family and the era’s Prussian behavior. The text blends opinion with historical accusation and names prominent loyalties and hostilities.
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Tota Accel
New Yorks
England
New York
Haseell
Gallern
Partisa
Carlste
Faust
Ep Larson
Worm Powders and Digestive Health Claims
The fragment describes worm powders claimed to affect the stomach and digestive organs, urging contact and use for child growth and health. It asserts vast case endorsements and consistent trustworthiness while promoting a product with questionable health benefits.
Women in the Case Wises and Russian intrigue role
Fragmentary account suggests women connected to the Czar’s fate played a role in Russian plots. The narrative blurs with condemnations of wives and lovers who aided male ambitions, described as pawns in a theater of masculine schemes.
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Wises
Germany
Pete Sout
Oro Hiegitima
Exclusive Paradise and the Western Concert Fund Story
A Western organist sought wealthy sponsors to guarantee funds for a concert series and faced skepticism from a banker who deemed high society exclusive. The tale notes class barriers, polite society, and the idea that real access hinges on childhood study.
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Kim
Eargate
John Bunyan
Keeping Choice Apples for Winter Pack in Barrel
Instructions describe packing choice apples in a barrel with sawdust between layers and around them. Use a bushel and a half per barrel, keep cooler, avoid bruised or mellow apples, and store in a cool place with apples not touching barrel staves.
High Strategy Delusions Shape Kaiser's Russian Move
The Savannak News critique portrays Kaiser’s grandiose plan as a distraction from domestic pressure. It argues behind the scenes rivals undermine him while he pursues a bold but flawed campaign against Russia, risking broader conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser
Russia
Ose
Alles
Savannak News
Future War Foreshadowed By Air Power And Shelters
A Vancouver Sun summary notes experts believe aviation will dominate future warfare, with airplanes as key weapons and underground shelters essential. It cites London shelters in tubes as a model and predicts surface forces will wane as air power and fortified cities reshape war, making arbitration more vital than open conflict.
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London
Wlesinge
Protec National
LIFT YOUR CORNS OFF WITH FINGERS
A Cincinnati authority promotes loosening corns by lifting with fingers and wearing smaller shoes to avoid pain. A UK product called Freezone is recommended, applied to the tender area to dry and remove the corn or callus root. The note urges asking a local druggist to stock the remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Tle Drug House
Frenzy of buying sparks price help in Seattle notice
A quoted Seattle Post-Intelligencer op-ed urges calm during a frenzy to hoard and stockpile. It warns that overbuying raises costs for all and advises prudent citizens to buy only as needed to ensure food and supplies remain available for everyone.
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Seattle
Puck Quips Question Oil Popularity and Identity
The skit remarks that some claim other oils rival a familiar remedy and mocks the idea of switching. It notes demand proving the oil’s popular status and playfully asks why one would remove a hat for another oil, implying mistaken identity.
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Toots
Perlio
Aleace
Dermaay
Leo
Ork
Poy
Ponders and
Comet
Zam- Buk Co
Holloway
Tane
London Papress
Express Companies
U. S
Inard
Hohenzol
Sloan
Sloan’s Liniment
Puck
Dodds
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