The War Food Crisis as Foreseen by Conan Doyle
A condensed postwar warning asserts England faced a looming food siege after a future conflict. The piece argues Britain must secure supplies, consider dual rail links, and even merchant submarines to prevent famine, warning that inaction would threaten empire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
America
Ale
England
Linares
Sommer
Fur Indiety
Opis
Hma
India
Marseillus
Guy Power
Europe
Carrie
Jesus
End of the War and Submarine Accord Between Powers
A narrator recalls a wartime episode involving torpedoes and a dramatic inland moment with a beloved dog. The passage describes a cautious mutual salute, boundary arbitration, and Britain’s promise to pay damages as ordered by an international court for submarine- related injuries to France or the United States. England’s shift toward vigilance and a warning against complacency follow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Britain
France
United States
England
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Reward and Endorsed by Cheney
A 19th century testimonial promises a one hundred dollar reward for any case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney of Fr. Cheney & Co. swears to the oath in Toledo Ohio on December 6 1886 and notary A W Gleason witnesses. The notice urges readers to send for testimonials and notes the product is taken internally. It ends with a sales pitch and a witty line about those who reason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Wall
Solons Eager to Shorten Session in Wisconsin
Ex Speaker Merlin Hull warns the legislature faces a heavy workload and urges creation of a committee to study procedure to shorten the 90 day session. He opposes a central board of education and backs a unified administration for efficiency. Bray pushes waterpower reform opposing Husting law and indeterminable franchises while Sen. Weissleder backs constitutional revision debates.
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Wisconsin
Senate
Wil Mare
Ugehinerya
Heranledn
Merlin Hull
Egeaker
Assembly
Sion of & Wares
Hull
Null
Central Board of Education
Bray
Ackley
Oshkosh
United
Wusting
Gray
Micke Ows
Benator Bray
Vip Energy
Veter
Teds
Futire Generacions
Sener Bey
Rede Te
Lnsting Tmw
United States
Husting
Jas Deer
Gamminer
Thes Hinamie Gammies
Reasan Thy
Weissleder
Milwaukee
Frederick
Woman Recovers From Nervous Breakdown After Treatment
A Birmingham woman describes long silent suffering from nervous prostration and convulsions. She credits a tonic advertised in papers with restoring her health after years of failed doctor visits. The letter urges readers with fatigue, poor digestion, or insomnia to seek nerve-strengthening remedies and notes the product is sold by all druggists.
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Rosa
Bonner
18Th St
Birmingham
Ala
Tracy
Medical, CO
Etkhart, Inc
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Polici
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Terry Johnson
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Highway Commission
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Highwate
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M.D. Deutscher Arzt
Rembs & Sturm Faniture
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Maple Street
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J.B. Vedder
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Chicago School of Auctioneering
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