Final Note to Germany Warns of Unfriendly Action
President Wilson and Secretary Lansing sent a formal note to Germany warning that repeated submarine warfare harming American lives will be treated as unfriendly. The twelve hundred word document states that neutral rights must be protected and suggests possible mediation to arrange temporary arrangements without surrender of U S rights. The note, sent Thursday, outlines six key points about legality and wartime conduct at sea.
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Germany
Washington
Wilson
Lansing
Lusitania
United States
Life Sentence for Mrs Fate Wilwanowski in Marlin Texas
Mrs Fate Wilwanowski was sentenced to ninety nine years in the penitentiary for the murder of her husband after a jury's verdict read by the district court clerk in Marlin Texas. The defendant appeared unaffected with no visible tremor as the sentence was announced.
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Wilganowski
Marlin
Tex
Fate Wilwanowski
Japan Won’t Meet British Trade Prohibition Request
Tokio informs Great Britain that Japan cannot accede to a demand to ban trade in the Far East with citizens of hostile nations due to its domestic laws.
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Tokio
Japan
Great Britain
Far East
Lusitania Victim Returns Ashore in Ireland
The body of Herbert S. Stone, a Lusitania victim, has come ashore at Ballybunnion on Ireland’s west coast about 150 miles from the sinking site. He has been fully identified.
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Queenstown
Ireland
Herbert S. Stone
Ballybunnion
Four Octuplets Born to Mrs. Lopez in San Antonio
In San Antonio Texas Mrs Santas Solis Lopez gave birth Wednesday to four babies three girls and one boy. The event marks a remarkable multiple birth noting the presence of four newborns delivered in a single pregnancy.
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San Antonio
Tex
Santas Solis Lopez
Texas Tax Rate 1915 16 Highest In State History
Austin Tex The state automatic tax board will fix the ad valorem rate at 80c on the 100 valuation plus 20c for schools and 6c for Confederate pensions totaling 65c per 100 for 1915 16. It will be the highest tax rate ever levied in Texas with statewide valuation about 2 716 000 000 and total taxes to be collected around 8 135 116 29 after delinquents and costs.
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Austin
Tex
State Automatic Tax Board
State Controller's Department
Texas
Burleson
Crockett
Crosby
Harrison
Rusk
Starr
Upshur
Upton
Ward
General Land Office
State Department
State Health Department
Farmers Furnish Great Wealth
Washington reports the farmers’ role in world commerce reaches about 5 billion dollars yearly. Key exports and imports include cotton 1 1270000000, wheat and flour 774000000, raw wool 480000000, hides and skins 392000000, sugar 382000000, rice 278000000, and corn and meal 210000000.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Terrible Flood Death Toll Reported Near Canton China
A cablegram to the state department says 80,000 to 100,000 people are believed dead in floods near Canton. The American legation at Pekin confirms the estimate, with Wilmington and Callao gunboats aiding and Consul General Cheshire appealing for naval support.
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Washington
Canton
China
State Department
Pekin
Wilmington
Callao
United States
Cheshire
Automobile trade runs high through New York ports
Customs records show that from Aug 1 1914 to June 30 this year automobiles parts and tires valued at 41000000 were shipped to Europe via the port of New York. Most shipments went to France and Great Britain.
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New York
United States
Europe
France
Great Britain
Army Worms Move Northward Across Texas to Louisiana
The army worm, seen recently in Southern and Central Texas, has begun marching northward and has reached Louisiana. The agricultural department announced there is little doubt it will continue farther north, causing increasing damage as it advances.
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Washington
Texas
Louisiana
Agricultural Department
Noted New York Physician Dies
Stamford Conn Dr Francis Dela field a distinguished physician and surgeon and author of medical works died Sunday He was a consulting physician at the last illness of President McKinley and practiced in New York City and Stamford Connecticut
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Stamford
Conn
Francis Delafield
New York
McKinley
Swine Breeders to Meet in College Station August
The Texas Swine Breeders Association of Texas will convene in College Station on August 2 3 and 4 in connection with the Farmers Congress to be held there.
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College Station
Tex
Texas Swine Breeders’ Association of Texas
Farmers’ Congress
Dodson’s Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Cleansing
An old newspaper ad touts Dodson’s Liver Tone as a harmless, vegetable liver remedy that replaces calomel. It claims quick relief from sluggish liver, headaches, and bowel issues with a money back guarantee and a warning against calomel’s dangers.
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Dodson
Scribbler Nabbed With Hotel Stationery
Police arrested a man as he left a hotel writing room with about ten dollars of stationery under his coat. He claimed he was gathering material for a novel.
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Scribbler
Cure of Pellagra Claims from Seven-Year Sufferer
A Jasper Alabama man reports seven years with pellagra ended after using a remedy from American Compounding Co. The letter praises the treatment and urges others to request the big free book and try the product, noting money-back guarantees.
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David G. Pate
Baughn
American Compounding Co
Jasper Ala
Health and Excitement Amid War Time Russia
The sick rate in Russia has risen since the war began. Part of the change is connected to vodka consumption, though a curious rise in disease resistance appears with strong interests and emotions. Refugees from San Francisco, not heavy vodka drinkers, showed strong health during open-air living and short commons.
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Russia
San Francisco
Time Required
A quip on fishing time notes actual fishing may be hours, but waiting for ideal conditions and arranging bait stretches planning to several weeks.
Cuticura Skin Care Sample Offer Ad
Vintage advertisement touts Cuticura cleansing soap and Ointment for skin hair and scalp care. Promotes free sample by mail with a postcard to Boston department XY, claimed for soothing rashes itchings dandruff and rough skin. Sold widely.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Ring Appraisal Set Forth in Bold Family Talk
A girl tells her mother she will visit the jeweler this afternoon to have a ring appraised. The dialogue centers on whether Mr Spooner’s intentions are serious and the upcoming appraisal event.
Mrs Robins on Snubs Mothers Club Meetings
Gossip overheard about Mrs Robins on shunning Mothers Club gatherings. Her absence draws remarks as neighbors label her a hopeless old fog with a stubborn home focus on her children.
For poison ivy use Hanford s Bal Bam Adv
Poison ivy relief advised with Hanford s Bal Bam Adv product. Consumers urged to apply as directed and seek relief from itching and rash symptoms.
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Hanford
The Sphinx on Natation Propounds a Riddle
The Sphinx posed a riddle about how many girls would swim beyond the danger line if the lifeguard were a woman. The playful puzzle reflects buoyant wordplay and nautical whimsy.
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Sphinx
WAS DOUBLING UP ON LIFE
Col George Harvey joked at a New York banquet honoring him about editors facing criticism. He compared critics to a broker’s grand niece asking about life span and a double life, recalling a Washington Star quip about editors living two lives.
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George Harvey
New York
Washington Star
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Ad and Ice Cream Parlor Joke
An old Groves Tasteless Chill Tonic ad touts quinine and iron for malaria and vigor with a 50 cent price cut to 20 cents. A humorous aside follows about a man confessing a money mistake after complimenting Lulu’s lips with a strawberry sundae remark.
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Lulu
Bond's Liver Pills Advertisement Gains Regional Fame
Forty years ago Bond's Pharmacy Co established itself in Arkansas as reliable drug gists and manufacturers. The product Bond's Liver Pills became popular across the Great South. Described as small mild safe and inexpensive the dose is one pill at bedtime. Claims include relief from constipation dizziness indigestion headache biliousness neuralgia and liver bowels torpor. All druggists sell them for 25 cents.
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Bond’s Pharmacy CO
Arkansas
Great South
Bond
Storm Looms Aboard Yacht As Heavy Load Threatens
A captain warns of a gathering storm and a yacht overloaded, then a party member jokes the chaperon could be thrown overboard to lighten the ship. The exchange shows lighthearted tension aboard.
Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh endorsed for horse care
Advert for Hanford's Balsam of Myrrh claims excellent results for sores galls and external troubles on horses. It urges ranch men lumbermen and liverymen to use the product and promises better work in return. Ad.
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Hanford
Ady
Fragmented dialogue snippets from a stage play
Disjointed lines show characters Maud it Jack Ethel and others discussing rings fame and money. The exchange touches on returning a ring receiving a new one and ambitions, with rapture at fame and a wary joke about identity and spending.
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Maud
Jack
Ethel
Unclear historical note on Hanford balsam and friends
Fragmentary item discusses Hanford's Balsam dating from 1846 and a line about geniality over character. It mentions Uncle Sam and a bank per population but lacks coherent narrative or dates to establish a full article summary. The text reads as a fragmented ad or typographical note.
Woman and husband quarrel over umbrella at elevated station
A woman climbs an elevated station steps with an umbrella held like a reversed saber. An attendant warns her about harming the man behind her. She replies calmly that the man is her husband.
Secret wallet drives cellar confession in London tale
A Berlin wireless from the era reports a darkly staged scene in Southwark where James entrusts Betsy with a wallet containing papers, bonds, a will, and a baby’s hair, saying he must go to the first floor for a dangerous journey. Betsy asks if he will survive as they prepare for separation.
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Southwark
Berlin
Betsy
Mr. James
James
New York Evening Post
Tetterine Promises Quick Cure for Eczema and Skin Ailments
Bold ad claims Tetterine relieves eczema boils dandruff infant sore head chilblains and itching piles. Quotations from physicians and satisfied user I B Giddens of Tampa says after eight weeks eczema vanished. Available 50 cents per box from J T Rhuptrine Savannah Ga.
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Giddens
Tampa
Fla
Savannah
Cold Feet in Danger Also Cool Under Fire
A brief exchange frames fear and poise in danger with a witty turn. The vignette links a line from Houston Post to a human moment where courage and timing intersect.
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Houston Post
The More Prominent Man The Doctors Call Rheumatism
The passage notes that doctors tend to diagnose older age as rheumatism when a man is prominent, implying a bias toward attributing health issues to aging rather than specific conditions. The remark reflects social attitudes toward aging and status in medical judgment.
Woman Credits Lydia E. Pinkham’s Remedy for Recovery
Unionville Missouri resident Mrs Martha Seavey reports severe female troubles left her nearly unable to walk speak or sleep after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the product with restored health and urges other women to seek help, noting company letters are answered confidentially by women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Unionville
Lydia B. Pinkham
Martha Seavey
Missouri
Lydia EB. Pinkham
They Always Look It Biggs multimillionaire remark
The dialogue portrays Stonyfellow as a self-made man and Mrs Biggs counters with a witty line. Manila is noted to have a mean annual temperature just over 80 degrees.
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Biggs
Stonyfellow
Mrs. Biggs
Manila
Galls, Jealousy, and Honeyed Words in a Quiet Age
A reflecting line about men lacking the will to act and the domestic insight of women. The speaker claims women are certain to feel jealousy toward their husbands, while many men fail to use their gifts fully. The text reads as a moral critique wrapped in light, domestic observation.
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Tuti
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