Mental suggestion fears tied to German hypnotic power
A 1918 commentary claims Germany uses mental suggestion and hypnotism to manipulate global thought. It warns against peaceful rhetoric supporting an undefeated foe and cites editorials, professors, and a Brooklyn letter praising anti German propaganda.
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Hich
Germany
America
Lts
France
Belgium
Robert Baker
New York
Baker
Brooklyn
N. Y
Richard H. Edmonds
Gets-It the World’s Best Corn Remover Ad
An old advertisement promotes Gets-It corn remover by KE Lawrence & Co Chicago Il. It claims the product dissolves corns quickly with 2 to 3 drops and promises painless removal without salves plasters razors or diggers. Sold in Monroe and recommended by local drug stores including Phoenix Chase New South.
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KE. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Monroe
Phoenix Drug Store
Chase & Collens Co., Ltd
New South
Bachelor Girl Reflections Amid Marriage Myths
An essay notes marriage as partnership over graft and a man’s nerves are strained by waiting partners. It argues women seek justice while men crave mercy, and jokes about reputation and proposals in a witty early 20th century tone.
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Helen Rowland
Chinese woman begins ambulance surgeon post at Bellevue
Dr Pang-Yuen Tseo daughter of Dr and Mrs Ling Han Tseo of Nan Chang China has joined Bellevue hospital New York as an ambulance surgeon. Sent by the Chinese Educational Commission in 1900 she studied at Northwestern University then completed a three year medical course at the University of Chicago in June of this year.
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Pang-Yuen Tseo
Ling Han Tseo
Nanchang
China
Bellevue Hospital
New York
Tseo
Chinese Educational Commission
Northwestern University
Myranston
Til
University of Chicago
Fast-Talking Elder Tests Waitress With Pie List
An elderly Straddle Ridge resident drags a youth into a Polkville lunch room and rapid fire a pie request. The waitress recites an absurd menu Peach apple mine rainspunks apricot lemon blackberry cokernut custard. He asks to repeat and praises the youth for understanding.
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Straddle Ridge
Polkville
Ark
Ike Keer
Mrs Ballington Booth Heads Overseas to France
Mrs Ballington Booth of the Volunteers of America sails to France for the winter with American soldiers. The move supports welfare and morale efforts among troops stationed overseas.
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Mrs. Ballington Booth
The
Volunteers of America
France
Small Boy Tricks Clerks for Ice Cream Soda
A clever boy enters a drug store to ask prices and ends by swapping ice cream cone contents into a glass for a dime. The clerk laughs and sends him to another shop to try the trick.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Yank Heroic Refugee Rescue By Army Driver
A proud American soldier aboard an empty transport stops to aid refugees during a march. He gives a four year old girl and her doll the seat of honor beside him, then continues guiding the convoy with careful attention to his vulnerable passenger.
Odds and Ends From A World Of Facts And Figures
A collection of short notes cites widespread trivia from coin weights to employment agencies. It notes Allied interpreters in Paris aiding troops and a Belfast shipyard setting a 8000 ton ship completion record in under four days.
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Paris
United States
England
New South Wales
van Buren
Roosevelt
Belfast
Canada
World population space and early currency notes
The text notes that miles allow about one and a half acres per person for the world’s population. It mentions a 1797 silver shortage prompting Britain to issue countermarked Spanish dollars with George III’s head. It also claims Adam L. Howard of Wellesley as the first woman college president.
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George III
Adam L. Howard
Wellesley
Women in Industry and Public Roles Worldwide
Notes on women physicians in Japan stage first English actress Mrs Marshall at Drury Lane in 1663 New York schools offer cafeteria work manicuring and shampooing Women Municipal League of New York doubles membership to 2400 Anna Moscowitz Kross named assistant NYC corporation counsel London faces postwar issue of thousands of young girls in government offices and Britain’s National Federation of Women Workers reaches about 50 000 members Princess Mary tours France inspecting women war workers and the British Agricultural Wages Board sets rates for England and Wales The Academy’s meeting in New York will address Women in Industry as a key theme.
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Old
Scandinavia
Japan
England
Marshall
Drury Lane
New York
Woman's Municipal League of
New York City
Anna Moscowitz Kross
Great Britain
National Federation of Women Workers
Princess Mary
France
British Agricultural Wages Board
Wales
The
Academy of Political Science
London
Mes
Women Aim for State and Peace Roles in The Next Season
Michigan women who secured unrestricted suffrage plan campaigns for major state offices in the upcoming spring election. A group of Calgary women sent a resolution to the Dominion premier requesting a female advisor for Canada’s delegation at the peace conference.
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Sengers
Michigan
Dominion
Calgary
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Promise Kidney Relief
Advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for back pain, tiredness, and kidney related symptoms. It claims long history of use, suggests ongoing capsules prevent recurrence, and notes import from Haarlem Holland with three box sizes.
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Haarlem
Holland
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Bell Telephone System
Bell
Bell System
Cumberland Telephone
RED Cross
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M. C
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Vicksburg, Miss
Yank
Citizens National Bank
Monroe Cotton Oil Co
G. Thomas
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