Peace Hopes and War Realities Amid Indemnity Debates
Editorial notes that peace remains distant as indemnity disputes persist among Allies and Central powers. It argues the United States must mobilize force to deter Germany, labels obstructionists unworthy, and stresses a complete victory as the likely path. It also includes an unrelated medical ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure.
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Germany
Austria
Europe
Great Britain
France
Alsace-Lorrain
Japan
Dean's Kidney Pills Promised Help for Back Aches
Mt. Sterling citizen Mrs. W. T. Atchison testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills eased her dull backaches and kidney soreness, improved kidney function, and reduced dizzy headaches after her kidneys were out of order. Sold for 60 cents by dealers. Foster-Milburn Co. Buffalo New York.
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Dean
Mt. Sterling
W. T. Atchison
East High Street
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Msgrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Rush to Tobacco for Troops in France
The Red Cross reports a Paris cablegram requesting shipment of 10 tons of tobacco in France for troops with 60 percent cigarette mixtures 20 percent pipe tobacco and 20 percent chewing tobacco. Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co. donates 1,500,000 cigarettes 20,000 five cent packs and 10,000 ten cent cuts with duty free entry arranged by the French government for American soldiers.
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The
Red Cross
Paris
War Council
Messrs
Liggett & Myers Tobacco Co
British commandeer flour mills expanded control
A cablegram from the American vice consul in London reports that on April 30 the food controller took over all flour mills in the United Kingdom except those outputting under five sacks per hour. Subsequently all smaller mills and every provender and grist mill connected to any flour mill were also seized.
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London
United Kingdom
Wisdom of Solomon or Talking Through Your Hat Phrase
A reflective line argues that possessing all wisdom would still meet disbelief as people deem such talk as mere hat talk. It critiques overconfidence and public reception of ideas without concrete consensus.
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Solomon
Standing up for dining rights improves service
A narrator recalls gaining respect from waiters by calmly asserting rights in a dining car. He stopped tipping lavishly yet continues tipping, and when treated poorly he raises the issue with the captain or head waiter who then resolves the matter.
Millard Fillmore Recast as Constructive Statesman
A symposium by sixteen American publishers presents President Millard Fillmore in a new light. It credits him with ending debt imprisonment and religious test oaths for witnesses, advancing postage rates and funding telegraph testing, and guiding Perry’s Japan expedition that opened relations. In retirement he helped Buffalo’s cultural institutions and opposed war, though critics say he lacked personal magnetism and political ambition.
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Millard Fillmore
Congress
Perry
Japan
Buffalo
Fillmore
Don't Neglect the Teeth for Health and Breath
The piece warns that poor or decayed teeth cause foul breath and hinder chewing, leading to partly masticated food in the stomach and potential intestinal distress. It stresses mouth care, dentifrice, and a stiff brush for pearly teeth and a feeling of cleanliness.
Floating Islands Sail Atlantic From River Banks
Describes floating islands formed from river banks that break away during storms and flood. They travel on the Atlantic, sometimes carrying animals plants and even trees. Some islands survive long voyages before breaking up or reaching distant shores. The piece ends with a short anecdote about two mothers befriending on a trolley car.
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Atlantic
Orinoco
Amazon
la Plata
A Caution Reginald I Love You Madeline
Reginald declares love for Madeline and offers to sacrifice family position and wealth for her. He urges her to hold onto wealth though willing to relinquish status and family ties if needed, hoping they can be together. He fears a difficult mother in law.
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Reginald
Madeline
Helpful Shortcomings in a Local Household
A Kansas City Journal short quotation notes a husband as a trial with humorous critique. The cook says she would never risk marriage, and the family declares they would hate to lose her, underscoring domestic tensions and comic domestic observation.
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Kansas City Journal
First dollar kept while debt grows elsewhere
The Detroit Free Press quips about pride in not owing money, noting one man keeps his first earned dollar while he owes nothing now to anyone for the last dollar he can earn.
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Detroit Free Press
Mamma Scolds Nazel Over Candy Juices
In a domestic scene Nazel tells Mamma Hazel she is not eating candy but only sucking the juice. The exchange reveals a child’s plea to delay a snack and a mother’s reminder to follow dinner rules.
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Mamma
Hazel
Nazel
Her Preference Touring Car Dilemma
A humorous quip contrasts medical need with desire for wealth as a doctor quotes a $1500 appendix removal while a speaker prefers a touring car. The exchange highlights self centered reflection and foreshadows a life spent in vanity as Farrar admonishes.
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George
Principles For Better Wheat Yields In Fertilizer Shortage
Agriculture specialists and state colleges urge better methods to maintain or raise yields where fertilizer is scarce. Key steps include early plowing, compacting late-plowed land, avoiding post harvest plow, preparing seed beds, sowing clean seed, treating smut with formaldehyde, and judicious use of manure or fertilizer to improve soil fertility and reduce winter kill.
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Tural Colleges
The Golden Rule Works Both Ways
A brief reflection on mutual respect, outlining that ethical reciprocity benefits all when given the chance. It emphasizes that kindness and fairness return to the giver, shaping better interactions and communities.
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Franklin Circuit Court
M. C. Clay
Insurance, Commissioner
Central Life Insurance Company, I.will On
Court House
South Bank Street
Henry Clay
Montgomery County
J. W. Jeffers
Central Life Insurance Co
Russia
United States
the Advocate For Printing
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Bozart
J. D
Mattings
Neys
CABLE
J. A. Cox
Alderson
W. Va
Cardus
Gardue
Nell
Newark
Certain-Teed Products Corporation
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Boston
Cleveland
Firebush
Deteot
Francisco
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
New Orleans
Agriculture
Agricul
MR. Merchant
Kentucky Utilities Company
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