Five Personalities of Doris Fischer Detailed in Psychical Study
The American Society for Psychical Research publishes a full account of Doris Fischer a 27 year old California woman with five distinct personalities. The report traces childhood trauma at her father’s drunken hands and the emergence of multiple identities later treated by Dr Prince Dr Hy lop and a medium. The study notes the personalities Margaret Sleeping Margaret Bick Doris Sleeping Bick and Normal Doris and the eventual return to one identity after therapy.
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Doris Fischer
California
Margaret
Doris
Misa
Fischer
Olary Corder
Paychio
James H
Hyalop
Prince
Obenoweth
Flour Whiteness Under Fire in Fresh Bread Claims
Florence King leading complaints allege that four flour mills strip nutrition from flour to enhance whiteness. Director Roloff of United Charities in Chicago cites experiments showing pigeons chickens and mice perish within weeks on high priced white flour used for bread.
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Department of Agriculture
Roloff
United Charities At
Chicago
White Eagle completes 13 000 mile walk seeks prize money
White Eagle, a Comanche Indian known as Clarence White, finished a 13 000 mile trek from Chicago to New York and back to San Francisco. He claims promised $10 000 prize by men who cannot be found, and notes he wore out thirty five pairs of shoes on the journey.
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White
Eagle
Chicago
Clarence’ White’ Eagle
Dian
White Eagle
New York
San Francisco
Beer Gone and Snake Found in Keg Incident
John Blovetsky of Greensburg Pennsylvania signed a pledge and aims to sue a local brewer after discovering a three foot snake in the bottom of a beer keg during a party. He recalls the snake emerged from the bung hole as the last drops were poured. He has two lawyers seeking a statute to recover damages.
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John Blovetsky
Greensburg
Barleycom
John
BILLIONS THE COST OF GREAT WAR
The fragment hints at a discussion of the enormous financial cost of a major conflict. It mentions vast monetary figures and the burden borne by nations and taxpayers. No additional readable details specify dates, places, or names.
German War Credit Bill Passes In Reichstag
Reuters dispatch from Amsterdam reports the Reichstag has passed the new German war credit bill after three readings. Count von Roedern, imperial treasurer, says the credit totals 3.0 billion dollars and belligerent expenditures exceed 62.5 billion dollars, with Germany and allies bearing about one third of destroyed goods' losses. He notes German monthly expenditure reaching 547 million due to fronts extending into Transylvania and Dobrudja.
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Reichstag
Reuter
Amsterdam
von Roedem
Germany
American Artist Expelled as Spy in Newfoundland
Rockwell Kent, an American artist, was expelled from Newfoundland under the defense of the realm act on suspicions of being a German spy. He attempted to sue the Newfoundland government for damages but states the State Department would not support him. Kent described the mounting rumors and a police summons leading to his departure within 24 hours.
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Rockwell Kent
St. John’s
James
Holland submarine hauled to Clason Point Military Academy
The Holland submarine, famed as the ancestor of U boats, is moved from Madison Square Garden to Clason Point in Bronx. Cadets offer guard of honor as David Calman, longtime trial-assist, accompanies the relic. Built in Elizabethport, it measures 21 feet long and weighs 19 tons.
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Clason Point Military Academy
U Boats
Madison Square Garden
New York City
Clason Point
Bronx
David Cal- Mnan
Elizabethport
John T. Holland
Mill River
New ‘Haven
The
Academy
Nomenclature Refined For Early Aircraft Terminology
A report from Washington notes the committee for aeronautics replaces aeroplane with airplant as the term for heavier than air craft. The change aims to standardize language by removing foreign words and defining the craft by wing surfaces rudders and propulsion. Landing gear may suit land or water use.
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Aeronautica
National Advi Boty
Committee For Aeronautics
Washington
Uncle Sam's Faithful Mail Guard Recognized
A stray dog at Mount Carmel Pennsylvania has been honored by the post office department for guarding mail bags. The dog will wear a brass studded collar reading U. S. Mail and bear the inscription Presented to Uncle Sam's Faithful Friend by Albert S. Burleson Postmaster General Oct. 25, 1916.
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Sam
Mount Carmel
U. S. Mail
Albert
Burleson
Man Free After Hasty Key Search In Peekskill Police Station
An incident in Peekskill New York ended with a man bound by handcuffs who could not be released until a key was located. He was driven around town as officers searched for the solution.
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Peekskill, N. Y
Candy prize chase as girls scale 231-foot smokestack
In a bold stunt the five young competitors from Raton Colorado climbed to the top of a 231 foot smokestack to win a boxed candy prize. The daring act drew attention from onlookers and highlighted local talent seeking sweet success.
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Raton
Colo
Henry P Davison recalls WWI air reconnaissance in France
Henry P. Davison of J. P. Morgan & Co. describes his wartime airborne experiences in France. He flew in a French observation plane over the Somme and Verdun front lines, viewing bombardments and trench fighting. He traveled by automobile along trench lips and collected battlefield relics while stressing a firsthand interest in military progress.
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Henry P. Davison
J. P. Morgan & Co
Verdun
Ver ‘Dun
Somme
France
Petain
Mr. Davison
Potatoes Lift Mortgage For Jersey Farmer
Jersey farmer Henry Holmdel raised 9 200 barrels of potatoes on eighty acres at over 110 barrels per acre and used the proceeds to pay off a $20 000 mortgage on his farm bought three years ago for 57 000 with 7 500 down. His 150 acre non potato crop showed a profit he terms pure velvet.
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Jersey
Red Bank
N. x
Henry Holmdel
Holmdel
Ring Found on Radish Root in Garden
Four years after losing a heavy fold band ring in her garden Mrs. W. Songer discovered the ring attached to a radish root she pulled up yesterday. The ring remains firmly fastened to the vegetable, ending a long search.
Are We Growing Stronger Wallace’s Farmer Debate
An Iowa correspondent questions claims that people today are physically stronger than forebears and notes mixed evidence from soldiers height, lifespans, and insurance data. The piece discusses war-era figures, French endurance, and evolving combat tech as factors in perceived vitality and the idea of an eventual draw in both war and finance.
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Wallace
Iowa
United States
Lif
Defensive Side of War Shows Limited European Offensive Gains
The piece notes that none of the belligerents in Europe achieved expected offensive results. It highlights universal difficulty, with no country starving its people into submission or achieving naval dominance. Submarines threaten navies yet fail to boost commercial output, remaining dangerous rather than decisive in strategy.
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Europe
Mail-Order Honey and Tar Cure Trial Package
A promotional slip offers a five cent magazine mail order trial from Foley Co. in Chicago. Readers send five cents and their name and address to receive Toley's Honey and Tar Compound for coughs colds and croup along with Foley's Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Toley
Foley
Spectacular Zeppelins Loom Over Atlantic Crossing
Rumors say a nearly 800 foot Zepp elin airship may depart Germany for America. Its gigantic size and possible speeds of around fifty miles per hour promise a dramatic spectacle, weather and hostile gunfire permitting, surpassing the Deutschland exploits in visibility and drama.
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Germany
America
Deutschland
Zeppelin
Men Feel Tired Too After Overwork
The piece notes men also suffer from overwork and weak kidneys causing fatigue and low spirits. It suggests Foley's Kidney Pills as a quick acting tonic to restore energy and vigor.
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Foley
Doans Kidney Pills Help Marshall Resident Backache
Marshall Illinois resident Fred Wallis reports backache relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad promises kidney support and urges purchasing at 60 cents from dealers, citing Mrs Wallis who also used the remedy. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY distributes Dean's Kidney Pills.
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Mashall
Vipe
Doan
Marshall
Fred Wallis
Main St
Marshall, Ill
Dean
Railway Timetable Fragments for Vandalla Line Details
Fragments show train numbers and times across the Vandalla Line with listed departures and arrivals. Mentions multiple trains including No. 11 15 am and No. 4 9 53 pm, plus other odd timestamps and fractions. The text appears to be an OCR capture of schedule data with inconsistent formatting and some garbled portions.
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Vandalla
South
Martha
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