Unclear ad text from The Tribune shows refund pledge and merchandise offer
An advertisement fragment from The Tribune promises safety in purchasing advertised merchandise and a money back guarantee upon request if the advertiser fails. It emphasizes prompt repayment and dismisses red tape or quibbling in resolving dissatisfied customers.
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Becrel
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New York
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Darkman
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Tribune
Let Us Go Slowly War Talk on Mexican Conflict
A long, cautious editorial urges patience before declaring war with Mexico. It stresses Churchillian restraint, warns against premature mobilization, and calls for disciplined government action, warning against rash retaliation while acknowledging a long, costly solution to the Mexican problem. It compares decisive action to medical treatment and cautions against letting passion override careful preparation.
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United States
Mexico
Congress
War Department
Cal
Fort
Science Teaches Us Te Demonstrates Alcohol Worthlessness
A health bulletin argues alcohol is a costly worthless food as drinkers avoid it as a nitrogen substitute. Charles F. Chase agrees with much, noting drinkers are not necessarily reasonable and moderation is nearly impossible. Science allegedly shows alcohol deceives even in small quantities.
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Waa
Charles F. Chase
Mr. Chase
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Impune
Russia
Votaa
New York
Red Cross drive and wartime rhetoric in a campus column
The piece urges joining the Red Cross with a dollar membership to support medical preparedness and relief for soldiers. It critiques 1898 neglect, notes low medical staff per thousand, and argues for unity in American foreign policy, praising clarity in Wilson Roosevelt and Hughes styles while lampooning plat terms.
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Tea Cross
Fourth Avenue
Red Cross
Unreasonable Drinkers and Science in Reform Debates
A historical columnist argues that science cannot cure all alcohol-related issues and that educated drinkers can still reason. He contends abstainers exaggerate science and that educated individuals have long resisted reform despite alcohol use. The piece questions the efficacy of science in changing drinkers.
Ease in President Wilson’s rhetoric shapes his phrasing
The passage examines how ease and sound influence Wilson’s prose and drafts, noting phrases like a very sentimental people and a very happy thought. It questions word choices such as too proud to fight versus too brave to fight and suggests Kase influenced Wilson recently, prompting broader rhetoric concerns.
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Hughes
Roosevelt
Wilson
Macaulay
Mr. Hill
St. Louis
A. S. Hill
Kase
The Good Old Days of Hookey Yet
An opinion contrasts historic truancy lore with modern law. It argues that youths who play hookey faced corporal punishment and leniency, while current rulings label such truants as criminals with lasting penalties. The piece decries harsh double punishment and favors tempered, pragmatic views of youth behavior.
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James
Jenks
Appellate Division
Poudre aux Yeux: Eyewitness battle notes in North Sea
Eyewitness reports from the North Sea describe a battle with vague details. An ensign in a German ship notes that powder blasted into sailors eyes during salvos, hindering observations, a factor that the public has embraced in Imperial circles.
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North Sea
Great Lakes Traffic and the Soo Canal Edge Panama Trade
The Soo canal at Sault Ste. Marie handles millions of tons of iron ore and grain, outpacing the Panama Canal in openness and strategic value. Despite Panama blocking seasons, the Soo operates year round, per US engineers, highlighting its greater importance to Great Lakes trade and the cross-border traffic split.
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Great Lakes
Panama
Sam
Sault Ste. Marie
Superior
Soo
Panama Canals
Panama Canal
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
United States
Seo Canal
Can Allied Duty Stop a German Grand Victory
Henry Howe of Bedford Hills New York argues in 1914 about the dangers of a German victory and the collapse of Western alliances. He calls for active American participation in an international peace league, warning that isolation invites invasion and that the United States must face its duty to defend democracy and curb autocratic expansion.
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France
Russian
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Serbia
Balkans
Turkey
Persia
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Bixmarck
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Britain
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Philippines
Russia
Great Britain
Washington
Jen Wise
International League
Henry
Howe
Bedford Hills
N.Y
Verdun Offensive Motivations in German Strategy
An analysis arguing the Verdun attack served to delay German collapse by risking massive losses to avoid surrendering large German forces in France. The piece suggests Belgium’s invasion created the problem of redeploying troops to the original frontier and that Verdun aimed to deter Allied breakthroughs and preserve German military prestige.
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Frank H. Simonds
Germany
Paris
Soissons
Leason
France
Belgium
Doexd
Helium
Maastricht
Holland
le Antwerp
New York
Ardin
Don’t Forget the Cat To the Editor or one
An editor letter urges readers not to abandon pets during summer travel. It warns that many animals cannot forage or survive, condemning owners who leave animals behind. The NYSPCA invites readers to mail unwanted pets to the society as a humane option.
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Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Animals
Alsace Lorraine Fractures Under German Division Plan
Jonas Lippmann argues in a letter that Berlin’s cable announcing Alsace Lorraine’s division marks a revolutionary admission by Germany of failed Germanization. He sees Alsace as emboldened by Allied actions and suggests home consumption aims, praising Allied resolve and predicting Germany’s fall. He notes Alsatian loyalty and warns against future hopes of reintegration with France.
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Tribune
Berlin
Alsace-Lorraine
Gerun Empire
Wester Front
East
Germany
Alsace
Mperis
Alance-Lorraine
W. J. Bryan
Raine Fe
Jonas Lippmann
Journal d'Alance
New York
Women’s Suffrage and Prohibition Opinions Across Letters
The pages publish letters urging equal suffrage, praising the Tesbana’s stance and arguing for women's political voice. Theodore Aucher of Brooklyn defends newspapers backing suffrage, while Charles F. Chase of New York critiques an editorial on alcohol education and prohibition in society.
Stand By editorial support for Wilson in 1918 letter
A New York reader praises the Tribune editorial Stand By for backing President Wilson and urges continued support to counter German influence. The letter notes Hughes for governor, critiques for president, and asserts true Americans must remain loyal and steadfast. June 20 dates appear with conflicting years.
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Hughes
Supreme Court
New
the Tribune
BLADE
New York
The German taint and British resentment of a slur
A British reader defends England against anti allied bias in American press. He argues Americans should be lenient with British faults, critiques a Pollard letter, traces Germanic influence and Prussian stereotypes, and asserts that Saxons and Normans shape British identity while warning against broad labels linking Britons to Germanic traits.
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Itorie
New York
The
Tribune
England
Atlantic
Frederick the Great
Pollard
Britain
Scotland
Ireland
Wales
United States of America
Herr Pohthardt
The Pennsylvania Becomes World’s Most Powerful Battleship
The Pennsylvania was commissioned at Norfolk as the world’s most powerful sea fighter. Built over two years seven months, it dwarfs British Queen Elizabeths, though its 14 inch main guns compare to their 15 inch guns. Critics say the Pennsylvania surpasses its contemporaries in overall firepower and capability.
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Norfolk
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