Art Treasures Taken Away From Alsace Lorraine
German spoliation of Alsace Lorraine continues with mass export of antiques and furniture to Berlin and Munich. Families coerced by authorities sell heirlooms for cash as auction sales and foreclosures flood the market, while German antiquarians seek prized pieces for the new rich.
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Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
Alsace and
Lorraine
Alsace
Berlin
Munich
Kleine Press
Frankfort
Hagenauer Zeitung
German Empire
France
Moeller Brothers Store Sells for Patriotism
Chicago report tells how Moeller Brothers department store, run by John P. and War W. Moeller, offers its million dollar business for loyalty to the nation. Stocks and buildings sold as the brothers await call to serve in the U S army. For 40 years the family built the business with over 150 employees at liquidation.
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Chicago
Moeller Brothers
John P
Warl C
Moellers
Invention Accelerates French Artillery Reconnaissance
Photos from French airplanes feed exact enemy positions to maps with under five yard margin of error. The system uses sound speed calculations to locate German guns and emplacements, enabling precise shelling without direct sighting. Maps are detailed for corps to brigades, showing every building, road, and trench.
Pencils Questioned as Germany Made in Ohio State Offices
Ohio officials object to German made pencils in state offices bought before the war. The industrial commission's Spection division rejected the goods as unpatriotic. A suggestion calls for using them to sign Liberty bonds and then burning the pencils.
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Ohio
Columbus, O
Germany
Boiler In Spection Division
The
Industrial Commission
Cils
Statehouse
All a Man's Faults Are Virtues to a Woman in Love
Witty observation on romance: a man's faults become virtues in the gaze of a devoted partner, while only his virtues tire the beloved. The quip reflects the skewed moral lens of intimate affection.
These Boys of The Vigilantes Heroes or Not
The verse honors young vigilantes whose steadfast eyes defy glamour while pursuing life’s bright show and love’s protectors. It questions whether they will return, confessing the fear we feel yet praising their calm bravery as they face death to reveal life’s purposes.
Phelps Harvests 388 Crops From One Patch in 19 Years
Montgomery Alabama farmer R W Phelps of Shotwell has harvested 388 crops from a single potato patch over 19 years. He seeds only once, leaves enough seed, and covers ground with pine straw after harvest to protect and fertilize for two crops yearly.
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Montgomery
Ala
R. W. Phelps
Shotwell
Phelps
Tacoma Man Sinks New Hope in English Hospital Aid
Perry Howard of Puyallup is being nursed back to health in an English hospital after exposure from the Tuscania sinking. He is cared for by Ada Allan of Puyallup, a former schoolmate, whom he met there and who shared memories of old times.
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Tacoma
Wash
England
Perry Howard
A. Howard
Puyallup
Howard
Tuscania
Ada Allan
James Allan
Has His Name Changed
Cleveland man John L. Thomaszewski seeks to rename himself Thomas to sound more patriotic. He argues two-cylinder names suit him better than twin sixes, and the judge agrees with the consideration.
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Cleveland, O
John L. Thomaszewski
Thomas
Poplar Trees Banned by Altoona City Government
Altoona officials ban poplar trees citywide and authorize a $10 fine for planting any in front of residences. The order targets ornamental trees amid ongoing urban greenery policies. Residents are urged to remove or refrain from planting poplars to avoid penalties.
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Altoona
Poultry Tips for Backyard Keepers Hens Choice and Care
Medium breed hens such as Plymouth Rocks Wyandottes Rhode Island Reds and Orpingtons suit backyards best Large hens need space to lay well Small nervous hens may show egg or feather eating colors matter in plumage light shades are less ideal Local buyers or newspapers ads help find ready stock Desirable stock can be standard utility hens for eggs and cost while some faults do not affect laying Healthy hens have bright red combs and eyes and clean feet
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Plymouth Rocks
Wyandottes
Rhode Island
Orpingtons
Split Infinitive Explained in Grammar Analysis
The text defines the split infinitive as placing an adverb or phrase between an infinitive and its to and gives examples. It notes that this separating element is used in phrases like to personally inspect and discusses common demonstrations of split infinitives in sentences.
How to Raise Potatoes
How to plant Irish potatoes in drills four to five inches deep with one eye every eight inches. Replant where they fall to emerge. Do not cut roots in hoeing or pile soil high after start as a second crop would hinder larger tubers. Avoid paris green for potato beetles. In dry seasons, lift middles with a fork and water with a hose for miraculously good effect.
Blind farmer in Marmington raises sheep without grazing land
Nicholas Johnson, a totally blind farmer in Marmington Delaware, runs a large operation. He grows hay for feed and uses it to support sheep farming in lower Delaware. Last season his wool covered all costs and sale of young lambs brought in several thousand dollars.
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Nicholas Johnson
Marmington
Del
Lower
Delaware
Summer Storage of Coal Averts Next Winter Shortage
United States fuel administration urges private users and dealers to buy and store coal this summer to keep mines operating and prevent a repeat coal famine next winter. State and local authorities back the campaign to shift demand now, using better summer transport and ample mining capacity.
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United States Fuel Administration
State Council of Defense
Fuel Administration
Notable Careers for Women Highlighted Across Nations
Statistical notes point to hairdressers as well paid women’s work in Japan. War front journalism shows several women reporting behind the lines in France. American women operate farm tractors in various regions. Italian women lawyers near gaining rights to practice in Italy.
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France
German Socialism and the Kaiser’s Brotherhood Critique
The Brooklyn Eagle condemns what it calls German Socialists ideas of brotherhood aligned with the Kaiser. It accuses them of seizing a brother’s country, killing civilians, siphoning resources, claiming divine approval, and placing a son on the throne, all explained in a treaty and masking loving control.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Taft Heads Red Cross Woman’s Bureau in Washington
Ina Taft, daughter of Mr and Mrs Oren B Taft of Chicago, leads the Woman’s Bureau of the American Red Cross at Washington. She helped reorganize Chicago Red Cross at war start and last fall oversaw wrapping and inspection of hospital garments for Red Cross in the Le Moyne building division, coordinating five states.
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Ina Taft
Oren B. Taft
Chicago
American Red Cross
Washington
Taft
Chiicago
Counterfeit Calm Reaches New York Assay Office
Secret service men recently turned over to the New York assay office a counterfeit calm on which the gov.
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Secret Service
New York
Plan for Rehabilitation of Disabled Soldiers and Sailors
The reports to Congress by the federal board of vocational education urge appropriation for training teachers and establishing large schools near hospitals to rehabilitate war wounded. They argue training preserves willpower and discipline, helps men regain civilian jobs at higher wages, and even proposes bedside programs in bedridden cases as curative workshops.
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Congress
Federal Board of Vocational Education
C. A. Prosser
Prosser
Good War Time Cakes From A Mother’s Cook Book
A historical wartime cookbook extract describes reducing sugar and using alternatives like corn syrup and maple syrup. It provides two cake recipes: one uses sugar, Troco or fat, egg, coffee, oats ground, cinnamon, flour, baking powder, vanilla, soda, and raisins. the other mixes butter, sugar, egg, oats, and coconut, dropped as spoonfuls on a buttered sheet.
Sponge Corn Flour Cake and Raisin Drops Recipe
Instructions for sponge corn flour cake and potato flour sponge cake include beating eggs with sugar lemon juice and corn flour, baking in gem pans, and a raisin drops variation with raisins baking powder and flour. A boiled frosting option uses strained honey and maple or sugar syrup as needed.
Had the Advantage in a Boston Transcript Exchange
A terse exchange from the Boston Transcript reveals a claim of prior acquaintance with a wife, asserting an advantage in their dispute. The dialogue shows tension and pride in recalling personal history as a point of leverage.
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Boston Transcript
Counterfeit Platinum Gilded $10 Coin Baffles Officials
A spurious ten dollar piece, gilded in platinum, passed as legitimate money. The platinum value proved far higher than ten dollars, suggesting the finder either misjudged the metal or it was stolen. Authorities note counterfeit platinum coins are uncommon due to metal manipulation challenges.
Young Oregon Boy Traps 165 Moles for Pelts
Glenn Bailey, a fourteen year old near Eugene, Oregon, captured 165 moles in a single season using just four traps. The pelts, valued at 35 dollars, fetch 85 to 40 cents each, driven by higher demand than ever before.
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Glenn Bailey
Eugene
Ore
Woman Saved From Operation by Vegetable Compound
Black River Falls Wisconsin resident Mrs A W Brazer credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing organic troubles and avoiding surgery. She says doctors urged operation but the remedy removed need for it and she urges others to try it.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Lydia i
Pinkham
Pau Claire
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. W. Brazer
Mr Glimmering Receives Quick Quarter in Lobby Exchange
A brief interaction in a lobby shows a man insisting on being called Mr Glimmering as a worker offers a quarter and promises a quick, two-loop greeting before acknowledgement. The exchange highlights formal street theater dialogue and hospitality humor.
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Lwestern
Berkeley
Cal
Mil
American Flag Mfg. CO
Easton, Pa
Hall
Nature
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Maurice Clement
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Popular Science Monthly
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