Referendum urges German reform to end postwar economic war
The Chamber of Commerce of the United States asks American businessmen to back a warning to German industrial leaders. It says a responsible German government is needed for a lasting peace and notes postwar arms and trade depend on German policy and raw material flows. The proposal would threaten a trade boycott if Germany remains an outlaw after the war.
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Washington
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Germany
Boston Chamber of Commerce
United States of America
Great Britain
Italy
France
America
Congress
Food Conservation Becomes Mandatory by New Laws
Washington reports that Congress moves to require stricter food economy. Wheatless and meatless days would become mandatory to aid co belligerents, replacing voluntary measures. The food administration argues the change targets wasteful individuals and public eating houses cited as handling half the supply.
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Washington
Congress
America
Food Administration
Chairman Willard Resigns From War Industries Board
Washington reports Daniel Willard resigns as chairman of the War Industries Board. No new chairman will be appointed until Congress acts on proposals to create a war supply department to take over the board and related bureaus from the War and Navy Departments.
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Washington
Daniel Willard
War Industries Board
Congress
War Supply Department
Industries Board
War and Navy Departments
Are You Feeding Your Family Right
A health guidance piece outlines five food groups and advises daily intake from each. It emphasizes cereals as a fuel source, vegetables and fruit for minerals, protein-rich group foods including milk and meat substitutes, limited sweets, and fats for energy, noting cost and wartime scarcity considerations and urging balance and daily variety.
Electric Eye Burglar Alarm Set Off by Rays of Light
A Berlin inventor Dr O Hannach introduces an electric eye burglar alarm using a selenium cell as a light triggered relay. The device detects illumination in a dark room and can be hidden within decorations or furniture. It aims to respond faster than standard alarms but may be prone to accidental sensitivity from vibrations.
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O. Hannach
Berlin
Scientific American
Scientific Notes on Inventions and Industrial Studies
A patented motor coal wagon loads coal into baskets and lifts them for easy transport. France studies deepening the Seine or building a canal to make Paris a seaport. China leads hemp production aside from Russia in normal times. A golf training machine guides a player’s head and body. A Virginia inventor’s pedal acts as a partial clutch release and full pedal applies brakes.
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France
Paris
China
Russia
Virginia
Irish Peasant Song from Louise Imogene Guiney
The narrator speaks of longing for solitude while feeling waves of melancholy as nature and memories evoke tears. Aerial images of a ruined castle wall and ivy contrast with green fields near Leighlin Cross. The speaker’s heart aches as a blackbird’s call triggers sadness and emotion.
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Leighlin
Families with long service records in England’s public life
The Henley on Thames town clerk Cooper lineage dates to 1777 and appears to be a family trade. Devon’s Buller family has long supplied a Crediton cathedral governor for over two decades. Hitchins’ Hobbs family are longtime postmen since before penny postage. Parliament shows similar lineages with the Newdigates in Warwickshire serving since 1360, including F A Newdigate resigning to govern Tasmania as the eighteenth MP in one family.
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Henley-on-Thames
Cooper
London
Buller
Devon
Crediton Cathedral
Hitchins
Hobbs
Parliament
Lord Derby
Liverpool
Knowsley
Special Playing Cards For Subjects of the Kaiser
An 19th century trend returns with patriotic packs replacing court figures with war figures like the Kaiser and von Kluck. Historical royal pucks and royal packs linked to Altenburg show notable portraits, including Victoria as queen of hearts. Beaconsfield stands as knave of clubs in a ironic line of Europe’s statesmen.
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Berlin
Hindenburg
von Kluck
Tirpitz
Kaiser
Altenburg
King George
Queen Victoria
Lord Beaconsfield
Britain
Knave
Mother's Cook Book Recipe for Hearty Boy Friendly Fare
Instructions describe preparing beef with stutting stuffing, roast pork with apple bread dish, griddle cakes, a baked apple bread dish, and a celery peanut salad. Includes quantities for beef rump, spices, vinegar, and a baked dish with molasses and brown sugar. Serves with powdered sugar and cream.
Recruit Answers to His Nearest Living Relative
A recruit in a cantonment faces questions about next of kin. When asked who to notify in death or accident, he names his mother after claiming Aunt Liz is his nearest relative two miles away. The officer clarifies the discrepancy between kin and nearest living kin.
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Recruit
Wal
Liz
Terrier slays rooster. Kaiser the rooster fuels Durham lore
A Durham North Carolina telegraph reports a terrier killing a rooster in a main street melee. Indignant chicken fanciers demand the dog be put to death but the rooster’s name Kaiser becomes a local badge of honor for the terrier now called the pride of Durham.
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Durham
N. C
United States Marine Corps
United States Marine
Kaiser
Pride of
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Gentle Liver Aid
Advertises Dodson's Liver Tone as a safe vegetable liquid alternative to calomel for liver and bowels. Claims calomel is dangerous mercury and causes salivation and illness, while Dodson's product prevents biliousness constipation and headaches and is harmless for all ages.
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Dodson
Calomel
de& Son
Hunt's Salve Guar anteed Cure Promised by Local Druggist
A historical claim advertises Hunt's Salve with a honey back guarantee backed by the local druggist. The ad touts eczema and skin disease relief, cites a Durant Oklahoma dealer M Timerlin and a $0.75 price, urging trial via local druggist or mail order.
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M. Timerlin
Durant
Oklahoma
Hunt
Little Richard’s visit ends in kiss dilemma
In a Yonkers Statesman clipping from Sherman Texas, Little Richard’s mother takes him to see his grandparents. He hesitates to kiss his bearded grandfather saying there’s no place to tell him good night. The scene reveals family humor and a playful mix of names.
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Little Richard
Bedline
Grove's The Old Standard General Tonic Ad
Vintage advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless chill tonic as a general tonic with quinine and iron. Claims liver support malaria drive blood enrichment and whole system boost. Price listed at 60 cents.
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Grove
Swaying Orator Stuns Audience In Dizzy Heights
A speaker delivers a soaring address that lifts the crowd into a dazed hush. The performance draws attention for its dramatic rise and the speaker’s magnetic pull on listeners.
Grim white spectre pneumonia follows neglect
Ad blares about pneumonia after a cough or cold. Includes quirky ad lines for Mansfield’s Cough Balm priced at 50¢ and $1.00, plus a mock conversation on signs and a Roman Eye Balsam remedy. Ends with a quip about stubborn men and justice.
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Mansfield
Camouflage Rooster Mock During War Era
A tar and feather attack ends with threats to disguise the victim as a rooster to mock him for crowing about the Kaiser. The assailants discuss camouflage as a punishment and coercion in the wartime setting.
All Men At Home Should Prepare For War
An advertisement urges men over thirty to protect kidney health and blood purity. It promotes Anuric tablets from Dr. Pierce and Merce, claiming relief from uric acid related ailments and promising long life, with a trial offer of 10 cents and a 60 cent purchase option at drug stores.
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Dr. Pierce
Surgical Institute
Buffalo
N. Y
Dr. Merce
Capudine Promises Quick Headache Relief
An old ad asserts Capudine provides fast relief for headaches with a pleasant liquid form. A humorous line notes that when a woman forgives a man she never lets him forget it.
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Sis
Immediate Attention Needed for Sprains and Ailments
Advisory notes urge prompt care for sprains swellings bruises rheumatism and neuralgia. Ment of Mansfield's Magic Afnica Link kept on shelf. Mentions three sizes 25e 50e and $1.00 and notes New Zealand wheat acreage is three percent short.
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Mansfield
New Zealand
Odorless Liver Pills Tout Health for Elderly Man
Marion Spencer praises Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets, Anuric tablets, and Golden Medical Discovery for relief from uric acid symptoms and joint pain. Ad claims the old man, age 79, regained mobility and health after using the products, widely sold in drugstores.
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Oklahoma News Quay
Okla
Golden Medical Discovery
Marion Spencer
Dr. Pierce
Golden Medical
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Yonkers Statesman
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