The Women Who Help Foreign Brides in War Ruhr
Immigrant women meet American wartime needs through the YWCA’s International Institute. Trained staff recruit interpreters, arrange language learning, and place workers with foreign families of enlisted men. By June 15, 105 trained women served in galions and district roles across 24 cities, aiding kitchens, factories, and social support networks.
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Yarele
Tony
Phe
Henig
Stagedites
Tna
Taely
New York
Luela
Tralian
Ganda
Fayeien-Beya
Syrinis
Lelins
Aameniins
Tuastaos
W. CG. A
Willd Tlind
Batters Park
YW. Ce A. National Board
Torernational Institute For Young Foren
Nous
Rollee
International Institute
Galions
W.C. A
Amorl
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim and Reward Notice
A promotional notice offers a $100 reward and claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by constitutional treatment. It states the medicine cleanses through the blood and mucous membranes and builds up the body. The company backs the claim with a $100 offer and directs readers to obtain details from F. J. Cheney & Co. in Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall's
Catacrn Medicing
Wat
Teailmentals
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
All Druggiat, Tec
Draft Scene With Gang Wong Family At Chicago Precinct
Fragmentary account shows Gang Luo Wong at a September 12 draft precinct with his wife and three children seeking to register. The enrolling clerk’s efforts meet resistance as the family’s remonstrances lead to a partial registration excluding Mia Wong. The piece hints at language barriers and broader questions facing Chinese, Poles, and others in wartime immigration policy.
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Chicago
Gang Luo Wong
Gang Wong
Mia
Wong
Gung Tate
United States
Sophi A
Ugh
Iunnell
AL le Organ
Japan's Small Rice Gardens Describe a Water Bound System
The article describes compact rice plots in Japan formed by wooden sifters and earth dikes, each field leveled with an intake and ditch network to manage water. It notes about 12,000 square miles of rice land, prepared with vast labor, supporting a population around 50 million.
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Dapanie
Tndy
Japan
Eminently Fitted For Job Story Involving Mrs Muneling
A sensational social tale circulates about Mrs. Muneling among a group of notable women. They allegedly joined a plan to take over a Long Island estate from a grudging owner who mocked them. Mrs. Muneling reportedly responded with poised determination, vowing personal intervention in the costly dispute.
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Muneling
Beignds Wast Ag
Righ
Mackay
Dutch ships renew trips to England and America
Dutch newspapers report shipping concerns in Holland prepare to resume regular trips to England and America. An Amsterdam telegram to the Exchange Telegraph company cites the predicted withdrawal of U-boat menace as a factor. Denmark shipping was renamed Wednesday, it is said.
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Lomton
Ste
Holland
England
America
Amsterdam
Exchange Telegraph Company
Denmark
Sata
November hog price talks stall after meeting
Washington officials and pork producers held a meeting at the national administration building with representatives of producers packers and market centers. The discussion aimed to fix November hog prices but no firm price patterns were announced and orders were withheld.
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Tie Trond Aulininstra
Adrmission Vend
Sen Dexter Denounces crucifixion tale on German atrocities
Senator Poin dexter of Washington read a Dr. L T A Howard letter from St Louis to a Sergt A B Cole brother in Host Liverpool Ohio. The letter denies the widely circulated claim that the sergeant was crucified with German bayonets, as part of efforts to prove atrocities have ended. The committee on Public Information had recently denied the crucifixion story.
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Washington
Poindexter
Senate
A. Howard
St. Louis
Sergt
A. BR. Cole
Liverpool
France
Committee On Public Information
Tremendous Speed Of Fulminate Of Mercury In Torpedoes
A distorted passage describes fulminate of mercury as a detonating charge in torpedoes expanding at extreme speed. It compares the expansion rate to an express train at 60 miles per hour and to Timagluc claiming 24,000 feet per second, noting the explosive could sever a finger yet spare a coat.
Fragmented Text Describes Counterspeech and War Context
A garbled OCR fragment references German forces, mining incidents, and Allied responses in a wartime setting. It mentions VOsHIL and Prine purple pines, various military terms, and an implied large-scale objective or cost. The passage lacks clear names, dates, or concrete events to identify a single news item.
Lingerie Fashion Shift Sparks Art Market Debate
A fragmented war era critique argues lingerie will drive bold design, praising new master patterns and crowding the stage with dramatic lighting and scenic effects. The piece laments outdated restrictions while touting a boom for artists from Maine to California and the rise of a daring textile era.
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Washington
Delaware
Lumperaniony
Eagle's
Whigs
Amy Run
Maine
Fomit
Whope
Auerke l
Wireless link between Rome and Arlington pursued
The London Chronicle notes Italian and American experts aim to extend wireless telegraphy beyond 6000 miles. A route from Rome to Arlington, near Washington, could be around 800 miles closer to the equator than the Nauen to U S. path, increasing feasibility of long distance messages.
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Italy
United States
Frustianiio
Ariington
Whshhighon
Rome
Equator
Nauen
London Chronicle
Women as Aviators and Pioneering Flyers
Aviation expert G. Gray notes that among a thousand women who want to fly, only one has the nerve for flying. Ruth Law is cited as the first to fly Chicago to New York, with Katherine Stinson nearly achieving the feat. He warns that many anxious women would risk injury and damage government property.
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G. Gray
Taine Aon
United States
Ruth Law
Chicago
New York
Katherine Stinson
Nenrly
Retail grocers urged to sign food pledge during war program
Amid war time food conservation, the U S Food Administration asks every retail grocer to sign a pledge to follow rules and to display a certificate in their windows. The pledge commits to fair prices, reasonable markups, no hoarding, and full cooperation in saving food for the nation and allies.
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United States
Food Administration
The
U. S. Food Administration
U.S. Food Administration
Herbert Hoover
Serbians Great Walkers And Their Notable Powers
A garbled passage describes Serbians known for remarkable travel endurance and stealthy movements. It mentions walkers crossing long distances, imagined feats of speed, and a curious defense of their stamina, with references to soldiers and everyday mobility. The text mixes distorted phrases about railway and road journeys, portraying Serbians as capable travelers with unusual endurance.
Fat Cusinaur-idot Collar Query at Local Shop
A shouted exchange unfolds in a shop as a clerk questions a customer about shirt collars. The customer insists on a small size, claiming it is for his boy, while others debate measurements and proper fit. The banter is crowded with local dialect and humorous mispronunciations.
Uplift of Coyote Profits in Fur Trade
The despised coyote now fetches up to 15 dollars on fur buyers lists, marking a reversal from last year when its pelt was out of demand. The Dawson News notes the prairie wolf skin has become a valued prize in the market as prices rise.
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Teapper
Dawson News
Excessive Talking Among Girls Noted As Nervous Strain
The piece discusses excessive talking as a source of nervous strain. It mentions a "sh fence club" where members try to avoid unnecessary chatter. It contrasts this with claims that Japanese girls stay youthful by living quiet lives and limiting speech.
New Saving Plan for Public Eating Places
A new food saving plan, effective October 21, limits bread types and portions, bans double cream, reduces sugar use, and tightens meat servings in public eateries. Rules require minimizing waste, simplifying service, and conserving ingredients across meals and venues under a Wisconsin Food Administration notice via Magnus Swenson.
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U. S. Wood Administration
Magnus Swenson
Wisconsin
Imitated Captain of Essen Police Uniform Scam
A three armed group posed as authorized officials to collect children’s school fees in Essen. They robbed envelopes containing leather straps and took away goods, exposing a staged “official” operation. The Westphalian Gaz warns this mystifying wartime ruse could have persisted for days without challenge.
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Kopenick
Essen
Cole
Flying Temperament and the Mind Body Link
A fragment discusses British selene fists and their view on psychology and physiology of flying. It highlights claims that night vigor, steady heart, muscle sense, and balance are essential, with emphasis on imagination as a key factor in performance.
Two Frize Captives at Came Col Night Incident
One guard duty night at Came Col foiled a plan by two men posing as pumerus company members. They claimed Kilser Bian Vor Hlodenbarg as their target while attempting to challenge the sentry. The guard alerted the officer and the intruders were apprehended near the house.
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Frize
Col
Pumernus Company
Ciem
Flight Stabilized Demonstration Over French Aerodrome
An American pilot conducted an in midair test in France showing the craft could fly itself for 20 miles without hand or foot controls. He noted the control system was far beyond what an automobile offers, impressing fellow aviators with the stabilized flight before landing.
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France
What is Yiddish and its origins
Yiddish is described as jargon rather than a language or dialect used by Judeo German communities in Germany and surrounding regions and by Jewish immigrants to the United States. It traces to German with Hebraic and Slavic elements arising from Jewish persecution in the Reformation era.
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Germany
Stuysia
United States
Relief free brochure advert from National Medical Institute Milwaukee
An item notes that Triumph 5 is used for relief and is safe and dependable for regular or delayed use. It warns not sold at drug stores and urges readers to request details from National Medical Institute Milwaukee Wisconsin, dated November 20, 1918.
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Triumph
National Medical Institute
Milwaukee
Wis
Over in France and home front dreams of victory
Poem contrasts French battlefront sacrifice with home comfort and faith. It laments casualties and gas attacks while expressing hope that a change will bring soldiers home in victory. A second brief note from Washington, dated Met 29, reports the Interstate Commerce Commission approving proposed express rate increases.
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O. K
Washington
Met
Interstate Reninarce Commission
Poe
Influenza Epidemic Spreads Through Paris
Paris reports ongoing Spanish flu outbreak with municipal statistics showing 1,8 deaths in the Paris region last weeks. 586 officially attributed to influenza.
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Paris
Dntinonan Epitemie
West Point star linked to Navy case in Los Angeles report
A fragmented item ties a West Point football standout to a Navy disciplinary matter. The report mentions Major Ovan and Campy Rouge with unclear details, noting Los Angeles as a location and possible Navy connections.
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William Dean
Carp Doige
Les
Maines
Navy
Mas
Wilkin
Fines
Westy Point
Ted
Campy Rouge
Prvimania
Major Ovan
Narants
Los Angeles
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