Food Controller of Canada Warns of World Food Shortage
In a January 1 public letter, Canada’s Food Controller warning of severe world food shortages. He urges producers to cut waste and consumers to economize, noting France Italy and the United States strain global supplies. He calls for increased domestic production and national sacrifice to feed allies and troops, urging Canadians to cultivate lands in Canada or the United States.
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Non. W. J. Hanna
Canada
France
Italy
Australia
New Zealand
Argentine Republic
North Ameriea
United States
United Sates
Europe
Bach
India
Big Phone Service Across United States
A survey notes that over 70 thousand cities and towns in the United States rely on a vast telephone network. It is estimated that billions of messages traverse lines annually, reflecting widespread communication use and growth in public telephone service.
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United States
Boschee's German Syrup Ad Claims Cough Relief
Vintage ad promoting Boschee's German Syrup as a nonprescription cough remedy. It markets relief for sore throat, bronchial irritation, and lung trouble, promising a restful night and easy morning expectoration. Claims fifty two years of American sales and availability in all civilized countries.
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Nature
Adv
Quip on Husband’s Golf and Swearing Reputation
A humorous exchange notes the husband does not play golf yet his swearing makes it seem so. The comment plays on perception versus reality, implying a loud or colorful manner rather than actual golfing.
There is something within men that responds to the truth
A brief reflection on moral instinct and integrity. The phrase suggests an inner resonance with honesty that guides conduct beyond external pressure, hinting at universal ethical awareness within people.
Battle on West Front Looms With Heavy Casualties
Allied forces push at German lines as shelling and air battles intensify across the American, British, and French sectors. Villages behind the front suffer while German trenches suffer bombardment and new trench lines are constructed in retreat.
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France
North Sea
Brideh
Preach
Teutons
Polot
Dining Cars to Be Rationed in Washington
The food administration orders a two ounce bread ration for hotel, restaurant, and dining car customers. Telegrams to representatives nationwide set the limits. Wheat bread portions are capped, rolls cannot exceed one ounce, and observance begins with wheatless and meatless days across hotels starting Monday and Wednesday.
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Washington
The
Food Administration
England
Has Vessels for Troops Washington
Secretary Baker claimed 600,000 U S troops would be in France by spring and said the navy could transport them. Secretary Daniels confirmed the transport outlook when questioned about Baker's forecast by Senator Hitchcock. Daniels did not state whether ship availability justified 1,006,000 more troops by year end 1918. Troops have already been crossing the Atlantic in growing numbers. Baker declined to comment on Hitchcock's charges.
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Washington
Baker
France
Daniels
Navy
Atlantic
Hitchcock
Daylight saving bills move through Congress in wartime
The House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee will study daylight saving proposals as war measures. Two bills seek to standardize time shifts: Calder’s bill would start five months early in spring and end in fall, while Sims’s would shift clocks one hour forward 30 days after passage and keep them ahead until year end. Proponents cite economic and home life benefits and fuel savings.
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Washington
House
Sime
Tennessee
Calder
New York
United State
Sims Hae
Calder Bil
Street Car Strike Hits St Louis With Riots
In St Louis a strike by 2,000 street car men triggered four riots and many smaller disturbances. Police clashed with protesters in multiple incidents, about 30 arrests were made, and several injuries occurred. Cars were stoned, power wires cut on the Wellston line, and air tanks emptied repeatedly, leaving service nearly suspended. The company says fewer than 60 cars operate from a normal 1,100.
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St. Louis
Seireel
St Louis Im
Wellston
German ultimatum to Bolsheviki feared in Zurich
Diplomatic circles in Zurich believe Germany aims to issue an ultimatum to the Russian Maximalists demanding acceptance of the Teutonic peace terms. If Moscow refuses, German forces are said to be ready to march on Petrograd, with troops concentrated on the eastern front for a quick thrust upon the Russian capital if the armistice ends.
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Zurich
Germany
Petrograd
Herding
Russia
City Referendum on Jitney in Little Rock
The Little Rock city council adopted a resolution to submit to voters a referendum on permitting jitneys to operate on urban streets. The question will appear on the ballot between this date and March 6.
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Little Rock
Ark
Alfred de Rothschild Dies in London Banker and Bank of England Director
Alfred Charles de Rothschild, member of the renowned banking family, dies in London. Born in 1842 as the second son of Baron Lionel de Rothschild, he once served as a director of the Bank of England.
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Alfred de Rothschild
London
Alfred Charles de Rothechild
Baron Lionel de Rothschild
Bank of England
Hope jailed over draft evasion claim in Greensburg
Pat Louis Hope remains jailed in Greensburg after alleged draft evasion involving a wife and baby. Investigation of statements in his questionnaire showed he was single. Hope, born in Austria, became a naturalized citizen.
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Greensburg
Pat Louis Hope
Atetementa
Hope
Austria
Flying Cadet Burned to Death at Kilington Field
Houston Texas reports a flying cadet Wylen B Bradley of Mount Vernon New York was burned fatally when his plane exploded after catching fire about 30 feet in the air at Kilington Field. The incident ends the cadet’s training record and is being investigated by authorities.
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Houston, Tex
Wylen B. Bradley
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Kilington Field
Runaway Freight Kills Three Men in Pottsville
Three men die and five more are injured when a freight train jumps into another locomotive in Pottsville Pennsylvania. The crash leaves one victim fatally injured and several bystanders shocked as officials investigate the derailment.
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Pottsville
Captured American Dies Ottawa List Translated
Casualty notice from Ottawa reports American fatalities and missing. Names include J. A. Murphy of Ridgeway Pennsylvania listed as died through German sources. W. Albert of Wildrose North Dakota presumed dead in the conflict.
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Ottawa
Ont
J. A. Murphy
Ridgeway
W. Albert
Wildrose
N. D
Army Camp Town Votes Dry In Ayer Mass
By a large margin Ayer voters rejected liquor sales influenced by the presence of the seventy sixth division of the national army. A hero of the division led the anti sale sentiment as local citizens voted dry in this military town.
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Ayer
Mass
National Army
London Commons Applaud Food Agreement With Hoover
The house of commons applauded an agreement with American Food Administrator Hoover ensuring allies receive U S food at the same prices paid by the American army.
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London
House of Commons
Hoover
United States
Congress Debates Army Corps With Officer In Charge of Ladies
A bill moves through Congress proposing a dedicated army hurese corps with a senior officer appointed to oversee the women volunteers. The measure aims to organize female service within the military structure and clarify leadership responsibilities.
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Congress
Seek to Discredit Government Railways Claims at Hearing
W G Lee head of the Railway Tralomen charged at the wage hearing that railway managements aim to discredit government operation of railroads. He contended the push to weaken government oversight would harm workers and service. He spoke during the Washington hearing, urging fair wages.
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Washington
W. G. Lee
Oldest Ohio cigar owned by Gen. Brown in Zanesville
A 67 year old cigar dating to 1851 was among curios left by the late Gen. Robert Burns Brown of Zanesville Ohio. The huge cigar is described as the oldest in the state and is highly prized by collectors.
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Zanesville, O
Robert Burns Brown
Ohio
Next War Loan to Come in April
The third Liberty loan is planned for April with a three billion dollar target. Banks and individuals will supply funds via short term certificates bearing 4 percent interest. Certificates issued biweekly aim to reach two billion by mid March, with $400 million per issue. Subscription closes February 16 and certificates will be accepted toward Liberty loan receipts.
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Washington
Liberty
McAdoo
National Bank
State Bank and Trust Company
Real Liberty Rose Campaisa Piarts
Movement of Troops in France Prompted Senate Hearing
Washington reports a large movement of American troops in France, with Secretary of War Mater testifying before the Senate Military Affairs Committee. The hearing featured cautious answers and extensive questioning as lawmakers fenced and wrangled over the cross contamination issue and the original Jan schedule.
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Senate Military Affaire Committee
Washington
America
France
Seonate Military Affairs Committee
Heber
Norway Between Two Fires in World War I Era
Christiania Norway declares willingness to consider US and Allied cease trading with Germany while seeking to preserve commercial ties with the United States and Allies. The government emphasizes neutrality and hunger as constraints, arguing breaking relations with one belligerent risks invasion or war but seeks an arrangement that avoids distress.
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Christiania
Norway
Americas
Germany
United Scales
United States
Fraud Charged to Packers in Government Bidding Case
Federal warrants target a collusive bidding scheme among five major packers including Swift Armour and Cudahy for army and navy contracts. Swift & Co faces felony charges for storage and price limiting, with false entries alleged. Documents were sought in vaults of Swift & Co attorney Wilson & Co. and related firms.
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Chicago
United States
Army
Navy
Federal Trade Commission
Swift & Co
Wilson & Co
Armour & Co
Morris & Co
Cudahy & Co
Commission
Henry Veeder
Swift
Lost Diamonds Found in Sewer Near Street Corner
Washington police recovered diamonds valued at 98 000 after they were found in a sewer near a street corner. The gems had vanished while in transit from Detroit to Baltimore.
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Washington
Detroit
Baltimore
Fourteenth Child Born in Washburn Wisconsin
Mr and Mrs Charles Plaisance near here welcomed a baby boy, increasing their children to 14 with nine boys and five girls. Roosevelt!
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Washburn
Wis
Roosevelt
Charle Plaisance
Belts Family Immense Wartime Service Count
In Ore the Belts family shows eight sons serving in World War II efforts. Three are in France with Per ashing, three in the Navy hunting submarines under Uncle Bam, and two with the Aviation corps. Mrs. Meary Belts is the mother and central to the family story.
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Hight
Reck
Ore
Belts
France
Perashing
Navy
Bam Hunt
Aviation Corps
Mra Meary Belts
Trapped Woman Accuses Tramp of Incompetence
A terse dispute unfolds as a woman retorts she is not capable of ruling like a crowned head while addressing a man described as a tramp. The exchange hints at social tensions and personal claims of competence amid public scrutiny.
Dodd's Kidney Plus Benefit Wether and Sea
A letter from Mrs. Bohrer of Caberk Me outlines a kidney health benefit event. The note mentions relief, immediate aid, and a plan to fund medical expenses. It references a community committee and attempts to organize donors and attendees for the remedy.
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Dodd
Wether and Sea
Mra 1
Bohrer
Caberk
Bidney
Biadney
Portrait critics fall short of praise for four artists
After the war the public seeks bread and tries to feed themselves while four American critics judge portraits, yet none deliver satisfactory praise. The piece reflects on old masters and new interpretations in a postwar art scene, questioning standards and taste.
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Newrich Mo
Jo&n
Fragmentary entry on Veoetren death and prior refusal
Fragmentary OCR notes record a death reference to Veoetren with a quotation about someone saying Oh golte. Detiy allegedly refused him the day before the event, but details are unclear and incomplete.
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Detiy
Recipe for Gray Hair Elixir Recalled in Fragment
Fragments describe mixing water and a substance to produce an elixir claimed to restore faded gray hair. The text mentions low cost and ease of use, with warnings about greasiness and potential ineffectiveness. The passage is unclear and reads as a damaged historical note on hair treatment.
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Hall Pont
Barto
Bea
Marto
Do You Believe in Mind Over Matter Quote
A brief witty exchange questions belief in mental power versus physical reality, noting a dismissive line about matter. The playful banter contrasts thought and tangible concerns in a lighthearted tone.
Watch Your Skin Improva Adv Seeks Free Sample
Ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for skin care with a free sample offer. Mentions Boston department and mail order by druggists. Prices listed as 24 and 25 cents respectively.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Mall Soap
Suwanee Bet Sealed Over Fence Refused Claim
A clipped Chicago Daily News note reports a peculiar wager on the Suwanee involving a mile run and a fence dispute. The exchange ends with the claim rejected or unresolved, reflecting a quirky odds tale from the era.
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Pat Tould
Chicago Daily News
Fragmented Hair Care Note From OCR
Readable fragments describe hair appearance and texture, noting acrid or harsh condition and wish to restore former beauty. No clear event or entities identified beyond general styling terms.
Dora son do you proud Mr Charlie Cashitt
Hie Limit reports a terse exchange between Dora and Charlie Cashitt with Hobe remarking brief approval, capturing a local exchange in a small community setting.
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Dora Son
Charlie Cashitt
Hobe
The Goodness of Some Natures Cores
A fragmented excerpt reflects on core goodness within natures. Sparse lines hint at inner virtue or character traits, leaving the full context unclear while suggesting a meditation on moral essence.
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Adolph Javensted
Unites States
Catllaux
Catllaus
Gourt
Mme Calllaus
Opy
Filippo Cavallinie
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House Committee
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Ble
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