Remarkable Artificial Limbs Demo and Health Ads
Report on Sir Henry Norman meeting amputees and testing three artificial limbs controlled by chest and back muscles. Mention of a cigarette handoff, a shake, and a needle tool manipulation. Also notes Dr Kellogg’s bronchial remedy and a department of agriculture warning against unsafe greens and rhubarb salt use.
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Amar
Sir Henry Norman
Wyself
Als’ Department of Agriculture
Thei
Four Weeks in Hospital In Cleveland Woman Recovers
Mrs W C Brows of Cleveland Ohio describes years of severe lower organ pain and fainting that led to a four week hospital stay. After trying Lydia E Prankham’s Vegetable Compound she reports significant improvement and urges others to try the remedy.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Ao Abbe
Praham
Synapipoegtien
W. C. Brows
Obia
Industrial Cooperation Highlighted by American Whaling
An article extols American whaling as an exemplar of industrial cooperation with a ship stocked and provisioned by a central body. It notes labor and profits distributed among the crew, outlines cost sharing and risk, and asserts the system relies on collective effort rather than individual gain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amercan Sigate
Cape
Afterword on Germany’s War Impact and Reconstruction
The piece argues that hostility toward Germany will not alter the war’s overall course. It predicts Berlin’s press will show contempt, but urges that the Allied powers will persevere. It notes reconstruction abroad will proceed and overseas trade will mitigate tensions.
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Germany
Berlin
Keep Children Well During Hot Weather
Frere mother advises protecting small children from summer illness. Parents should limit exposure and use Baby's Own Tablets to prevent stomach upsets and dysentery. Aimed at household safety, the guidance emphasizes guarding children against heat and dehydration in hot months.
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Frere
Untin
Brockville
Poultry Disease Preventable in War Years Warns Farmers
A colonial health advisory urges farmers and poultrymen to prevent disease in ducks and turkeys and to isolate any ailing birds. It stresses rapid action, disinfection, and reporting to the Biologics Laboratory to avert large losses.
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Wickware
Biologics Laboratory
Central Experimental Farm
Ontawa
Oni
Not the Way He Wanted It
A fragmentary note appears to recount a tense exchange where a player faces disappointment and a rival taunts. The passage mentions a promise and a confrontation across a room, with emphasis on dissatisfaction and unresolved outcomes. The unclear text centers on a disputed moment between players, hinting at team dynamics and personal reactions.
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Hina
Austrian reading of papal peace note stirs central powers claims
Disjointed commentary from Vienna and other sources argues the pope's note shows hard terms. Reichspost calls the note unreliable while warning Austria Hungary not to misread concessions. A review of Hindenburg and German strategy suggests no fresh victory and warns allies must press for non negotiable points.
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Germany
Vienna
Reichspost
Reichs Bost
Fely
Austria
Austria-Hinngare Is Ailing To Violiate Occupied.terrtorien and Renonnee
Austria-Hungary
Jwotican
Italy
Avion J
Albania
Adetria
Gibr Ta
Suez Canal
England
Berlin
Hindenburg
Col Repington
Landals Dines
Iindenburg
Out of Place in Dussess Says Perkins at YMCA
George W. Perkins voices a remark about sentimentality in a New York YMCA setting. The fragmentary text references a customs question at a wedding party and a vague declaration about love, with unclear names and details. The passage is stylistically garbled and lacks cohesive events or dates.
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Dussess
YMCA
New York
French Believe In Long War Ahead
French voices project a prolonged conflict as war fronts harden. Dr Charles A Whites, once in New York, sees no early peace in sight, noting heavy casualties and continued mobilization.
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Charles A. Whites
Erly
New York
Paris
France
Able Isles
Cansere
Miller's Worm Powders Promised Safe Worm Cure
An old advertisement touts Miller's Worm Powders as a safeguard for the wild from damage caused by worms. The product claims to purge worms, regulate organs harmed by infestations, and promote healthy digestion, presenting itself as an unparalleled vermifuge.
Verbum Sap Which Goes to Prove There Is One Born Every Minute
A concise column notes the truism that clever wordplay and misdirection prove one expects constant novelty as reasoned observers discuss the idea that headlines often exaggerate novelty in everyday life. The piece reflects on language and expectation with ironic flair.
Chicago Forum Debates Morals and Military Service Echoes
Fragmented text references a New Yorker criticizing cash businesses, a Shirley Burns mention, and a May crisis framing morals, with stray notes on English recruiters, land tenure, and public service tradition. It mentions Chicago Trib and a Saturday Review Minard's Liniment, indicating a miscellany page.
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Chicago
Shirley Burns
England
Bacon
Henry
Yimen
Saturday Review
Magic Corn Remedy Promotes Quick Pain Free Lift
A vintage advertisement touts Free Zone as a corn and callus remover. It claims a few drops applied directly to the corn instantly eases soreness and loosens the corn or callus, with the potion sold by druggists in small bottles. The copy emphasizes ease of use and affordability.
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Suman
Germans Prepare for Commerce War and Industrial Pact
A 1915 German industrial alliance forms a cross company pool to coordinate dye and chemical production for foreign markets. Major firms including Bayer Cassel and Heinkel join a five year agreement from Jan 1 1916 to share foreign business, profits, and production standards.
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Germany
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
William Teichimann
Treren
Pais Seon
Ecie Aalitete Sotstabete
Bayer
Tetcfemsey
Leopold Cassel Co
Reanbidpa
sAlsiengesellschaft Bed
Weegiow
The Penalty of Carelessness in Forest Fires
A Canadian article recounts a wildfire disaster in British Columbia caused by a discarded lighted match. It details deaths, suffering, and the heavy costs of firefighting, urging campers and settlers to vigilantly extinguish fires to prevent such tragedy.
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Jamatka
Onis
Canada
Origin of the Yankee nickname Sammees in crowds
A fragment describes how the term Sammees arose among Yankee troops as crowds welcomed arriving friends. Reportedly pronounced "4 amie" and misread as a divine nickname for Uncle Sam, the incident is labeled a queer etymological curiosity with potential Boston Globe attribution.
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Ted
Uncle Sam
Boston Globe
Marvels of the Telephone Demonstration for Lord Northcliffe
A remarkable display showed telephony linking the Atlantic and Pacific. A receiver at the Golden Gate and another transmitter on the Atlantic coast carried voices to Lord Northcliffe as he listened to both oceans simultaneously.
Shell Explosions Linked to Skin Disease in War Reports
A Paris medical letter notes skin diseases among soldiers differ in war and peace. Explosions are linked to psoriasiform eruptions and dermatoses, with eczema, scabies, and tuberculides discussed. The text describes camp conditions, nutrition, and exposure affecting skin health during campaigns.
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Paris
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Carter
Henry Norman
Owen
D. Kellogg's
Mrs. Brown
Lydia E. Pinkham
Minard
Dandruff
Cheney CO
Toledo
Drosewie
LI Nook
Ey Kyo
Minard's Liniment
Atlantic
Pacific
Toda
Bill
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