Global conscription details aging from minority to long term service
The article outlines conscription concepts in the United Kingdom Germany and Italy with age ranges from eighteen to forty eight. It notes parliamentary abeyance in the UK and describes diverse terms of service including long Landwehr and Landsturm periods in Germany and mobile militia pathways in Italy.
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United Kingdom
Unite States
France
Niveltute Interiaky Bilitary
Vervic
Landwehr
Landsturm
Rug
Tla
Mirard’s Liniment and Shinny Notes in Antiquity
A fragmentary 19th century notice links Mirard’s Liniment to curing colds and discusses shinny games and Shakespeare. It cites a note on a Popish King dom celebration and mentions Midnight services and a worm exterminator for children’s health.
Germany's Lost Empire in Africa and Europe Declines
The New York Tribune laments Germany's failed empire in Africa and Europe. It notes loss of colonies in Togo and Kamerun to French and British expeditions, with rapid Allied advances ending German influence.
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Africa
Germany
Sears
Togo
Kino
Chau
Samoa
Kamerun
Landers
Artois
Aftica
New York Tribune
British Army Flash Light Signal Device Described
A portable electric heat apparatus for medium range signaling is outlined as compact and robust. It resembles a primary camera with reinforced corners and a top telegraph key, a large front lens, and battery housing. Messages are sent quickly via telegraph circuits, enabling rapid code transmission even in poor conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Signal Corps
French Aeroplanes Gain Perceived Superiority in Air Warfare
The article discusses evolving French aviation power versus German machines. It notes French pilots arming planes with stronger motors and guns, volunteers adapting civilian aircraft for raids, and German designs claiming to surpass all prior models with multi propellers and high power engines. A French aviator describes engaging a fast enemy craft, witnessing rapid gunfire, and witnessing the enemy retreat toward lines. The piece suggests French air engines may revolutionize warfare.
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Wis
Cerman
Iles
Artiller
Prenel
Wood fiber products boom as fabrics and goods emerge
An exhibit at the United States Forest Products Laboratory in Madison showcases a wide range of items made from wood fibre. Speaker Rolf Thelsen predicts broader use as pulp-based materials expand, with wood fibre already supplying textiles, packing, insulation, and even culinary and household items. The article notes rapid growth in wood pulp use and expect future practical production across industries.
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Rolf Thelsen
United States Forest Products Laboratory
Madison
Thas
Procopel
Shingles Lumber Costs and Construction Advice
The piece warns about expensive shingles and lumber and stresses choosing solid materials. It urges proper foundations with concrete and brick mortar to prevent foundation failures and wall cracks, and ends with a stray line about a five dollar debt.
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Penter
Louis Yad
Salutes Across Empires Show Global Military Ceremony
The article surveys diverse salute customs from Burma’s city of Pegu to Russian Vladimir and Turkish rites, noting soldiers bowing to higher ranks and sacred objects. It mentions annual observances, the Prophet’s coffin, and icon veneration, with European tunes like God Save the King accompanying the rituals.
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Kiak
Kiawen
Pegu
Burma
Ugler
Prophet
Medina
Meelf
Iyer
Im. Sele
Keep Children Well During Hot Weather
A 1900s style health notice urges mothers to protect infants in hot weather with Baby's Own Tablets from De Williams Medicine Co. Sold by mail for 25 cents a box, claiming to prevent or ease cholera infantum, diarrhoea, dysentery, and stomach troubles and to save delicate lives in hours.
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de Williams
Remarkable Score in United States Revolver Matches
April shooting events across the United States concluded with a new record of 478 points from 500. USA officials W Linder and Dr Jona Eat witnessed the final shot at 1 26 pm. Armstrong used a 38 caliber pistol and scored prominently in the meet.
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United States
Armstrong
Rest Execration in Italian War Statement at Potsdam
A speaker cites a historic warning about universal war led by Emperor Wilhelm. He blames public opinion and intellectuals for the decision making in pestilent times. He notes the council of generals presided over by the emperor and the July 29 Potsdam moment. The dialogue includes a fragment about a daughter and a financing agent with six banks.
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Hs Ag
Wilhelm
Potedam
War Coincidences Srothern Meet at the Front Aner
A fragmented report describes wartime meetings among troops and civilians. It mentions Geoffrey Evans, Private Reginald Beans, and a Welsh couple seeking to adopt a child, with scattered details of locations, escape attempts, and distant actions across London and Egypt amid conflict.
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Srothern
Geofrey Evans
Battaics
Fana
London
Cata
Reginald Beans
Een Et Ieee
Iyself
Parmelee's Vegetable Pills Offer Fast Stomach Relief
A historical notice promotes Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as the quickest remedy for low mood, melancholy, and digestive trouble. It claims to restore stomach activity and liver function, noting usefulness in various cases and urging use despite limited readable details.
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Parmelee
Telephones at the Front Step Up Operations
Telephone operators work at large boards with receivers over their heads. They take down numbers from every section of the front so messages reach Paris quickly. The system links all regions and units, even to individual trenches and batteries.
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Paris
Reginion
Physically Unit Over 2 909 Men Warned From British Army Pension Appeal
An appeal for better pay for discharged soldiers cites a 6d weekly pension about $435 a week and notes Milner's visit to thousands of men since the war began. The piece includes a humorous exchange about a will and a young man cut off by his father and a stage cue style gag about a fire in the house.
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Poysiery
Wade Frederick Milner
Young Barnes
Canada’s Evolving Dominion Growth and Economic Ties
A historical analysis notes Canada’s rapid postwar growth and rising capital in industry and banking. It highlights the Dominion’s expanding trade with the United States, the role of Canadian markets in protectionist history, and the spread of American investment and influence across banking and commerce.
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Dominion
Canada
Can
Milan
Can Fia
Chicago
Ats
Universal Sobriety Amid War Strife and Global Prohibition Trends
The article notes wartime alcohol restrictions spreading in France and other nations as authorities enforce bans to aid national defense. It mentions vodka prohibitions in Russia and rising anti liquor sentiment linked to morale and living costs. Uganda scenes show a royal wedding at the procathedral with archival details.
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France
Feile Ef
Apiris
Auliste| Hististe
Russia
Remington Arms Plants Not For Sale
Remington Arms officials deny any sale of the plants or impairment of operations. Vice president Samuel P. Pryor says rumors of foreign purchase interest are unfounded and additions to the plants are permanent expansions aligned with prewar policy, not temporary measures.
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Ays
Germany
Shipansa
Vion Metallicartridge Company
Bethelem Steel Company
Samuel P. Pryor
Reming On Arms Union Metallic Cartridge Company
Eedt
Gers
Iton
Bridgeport
Pryor
Aden Tyye
Prague Bell Melted for War Fund St Stephen’s Church Bell
The large Prague church bell at St Stephen’s in the steeple has been offered to the war ministry for copper and metal for the war effort. Cast in 1711 by a noted maker, the bell is over two meters high and about three meters in circumference. Its weight has kept it from ringing recently to avoid risking the steeple structure.
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Prague
St Stephen's Church
Ben
Churen
Captitad Turkine
St Stephens
Minard Liniment Endorsed by Canadian Champion
A Montreal note from May 28 02 reports Thomas J Hogfager of Canada praising Minard Liniment for joints and muscles. The letter cites its long use and strong relief, addressed to gentlemen from Minard's Liniment Co Limited Vermouth N Gentlemen.
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Montreal
Minard’s
Liniment Co
Vermouth
Thomas J
Clogani Vedes
Doacer
Canada
General Plum Rescues Child Near Front Lines
During retirement after the Second Battle of Ypres, Lieut General Sir Herbert Plum noticed a three year old child playing nearby. He sent an orderly to retrieve the youngster who was friendly and prattling, and Sir Herbert laughed as he pat the child’s face. The child was safely returned to its parents despite nearby German shells.
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Battlevels
Herbert Plum
Yprs
Iveness
Herbert
Caird
Itis
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