Discovery of ancient bones in South Africa hints at primitive race
A fragmentary report describes finders uncovering a large quarry of mammalian bones with human implements in South Africa. The remains include hippopotamus and extinct buffalo bones, stone knives, and spearheads, suggesting early human hunters. Researchers debate whether the killers were early Europeans or local peoples, with a Cape Town collection sent for study.
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South Africa
Anna
Pete
Brown
Broom
Cver
Guimaly
Algeria
Cape Town
Strongly Fortified Trenches and Supply Lines Describe War Fronts
In September reports describe subterranean galleries for relief lines and observation posts with field glasses enabling direct contact with headquarters. A light railway and mobile reserves accelerate ammunition, reinforcements, and medical support. Forts act as depots while auto mobilized transport speeds troops between points, reinforcing trench duty. Also includes an advertisement for Dr Chase's Kidney Liver Pills claiming cures for kidney and liver ailments with testimonials.
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Ots
Paris
Bessia
British pro footballers rally to join the army battalion
Professional British football players from across England form a battalion with permission from Lord Kites to join active service. Players under contract will be paid by clubs for travel and training during the season, and army pay begins at attestation. The Middlesex regiment, known as Die Hards, will lead the unit with about one hundred professionals joining and taking attestation exams.
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Gounis
Lord Kites
London
England
Joyn
Somiticks
Middlesex Regiment
Entie
Imade
M Orient
Ing
Limited company report on winter health benefit note
Fragmentary text references a company, last winter benefit from assistance, a severe attack, and mentions of effectiveness in certain cases. Details are unclear and names unclear. core idea notes assistance and health impact.
Slick grocer tale sparks curiosity in Boston market
An old grocer described as slick stuns a shopper who notes a row of barrels labeled with A and Z. The clerk explains the barrels contain the same kind of goods and that customers prefer opening a barrel to see its contents, while the conversation ends with a curious remark about the top of another barrel being opened.
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Ant
Canada Imports of Eggs Rise Amid Domestic Demand
The report shows Canada imported 11,274,109 dozen eggs during 1914 up to November with five-year totals over 5 million dozen. Despite large imports, production has fallen short of domestic demand, signaling a need for increased poultry production and imports to meet consumption.
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Canada
Fragmentary Local Notice Gleans Married Life Vividly
Scattered OCR reads about a family, dining, and social customs with mentions of a Free Press quoting a conversation. Vague lines touch on financial shifts, a log neck, baking and roasting, and a personal pledge about travel and tradition. The text preserves period voices and domestic details.
Danger of Fly Poisons Endangers Children Health
Medical groups press for regulation after rising child poisonings in 1919. Arsenic in fly poisons, common sugar lure, harms youngsters. cholera infantum symptoms complicate detection. calls grow for stricter laws and parental caution.
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Ldven
South Afric
German Spy Trick On Belgian Coasts Revealed
Fragmented report describes a German spy using signaling boards along the Belgian coast to lure visitors. A captain and crew are said to have interrupted the ruse, discovering a network of color lit windows and speaking tubes at each window while guards manned rifles. The tale blends wartime bravado with inconsistent dialog and obscure references.
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Naval Fisheg Wing
Sispecter
Teadvas
Vapor Baths In Russia Bath Train Provides Comfort Amid Filth
A Russian rail bath train offers soldiers a weekly vapor bath with heated stones and steaming wooden shacks. The writer describes peasants enjoying steam baths, clean linen, and relief after long sieges of dirt and cold tubs, contrasting with life in Petrograd.
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Petrograd
Titson
Sorcow
Hugh
Curteay
Jean Sre
War criticisms and labor support in early days of conflict
A fragmented page reports on criticisms of wartime preparations in England, noting unions aiding war supply and contractors, with Arnold White inspecting camps for scandals. It mentions Jellicoe’s leadership, military engineers’ measures, and a muted public alarm. Interspersed are brief, unrelated anecdotes about lawyers, judges, and a school scene.
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Leasi
Ie Army
Arnold White
Wea
Elephants Are Considerate In A 1905 Wide World article
Veteran hunter E. Torday describes elephants near the Inala River in the Kwilu region, noting their generally good nature despite crop damage. He recalls mothers with calves charging when provoked, yet signs of fury are absent and locals still flee. The piece ends with an insert about a corn cure.
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E. Torday
Inala
Pana
Mysel
Teant Tal
Treacherous Surrender Lesson For Germany From Soldiers
A private of the ASC recalls a night ambush where German surrender feints led to deadly attacks. Officers and men claim deceptive prisoners attempted to surrender with revolvers drawn, resulting in a brutal exchange and a fatal backfire from a haystack.
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Germany
ASC
DAYLIGHT SAVING GAINS GROUND IN CHICAGO GROUP VOTES
The daylight saving plan gains support with broad approval and momentum toward legislation. Chicago Chamber of Commerce executives, twenty four leading businessmen, voted unanimously in favor and launched a drive to extend the measure nationwide. A transit moment with a bus conductor and a passenger seeking Westminster Abbey items interrupts the scene.
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Kental
Chicago
Union
Jews Could Purchase Land in Palestine for Restoration
Dr. Kaplansky of The Hague spoke in St. Louis at a Zionist convention noting that one third of Palestine could be bought now for restoration by the Jewish race, under a rule forbidding Zionist hearing. He said the Jewish National Fund holds about 5 million francs, mainly in Palestine farm lands, with a population around 120,000 and room for over 3 million more.
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Palestine
Kiplansky
tHague
St. Louis
Kaplansky
Jewish National Fund
Fragmentary Yale Record item hints at a street pool scene
The readable bits describe a kind of tow and a sign car near a church then an arcade across the street to shoot a pool game. The text is fragmentary with mixed phrases and unclear context.
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Yale Record
Nerviline Promises Quick Relief for Muscle and Nerve Pain
An advertisement touts Nerviline as a potent pain remedy for aching muscles joints backaches and headaches. It claims five times stronger action than ordinary cures and claims deep penetration to relieve rheumatism congestion and inflammation. The copy urges trial with a 90 cent family bottle and lists CatarFne zone Co Kingston Canada as the dealer.
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Nery
CatarFne Zone Co
Kingston
Canada
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