The New Power in the Ukraine Exposes German Control Motives
An exposé argues the Ukrainian republic masks German domination through espionage and propaganda. It cites German steamship networks, Austrian authorities, and wartime agents as tools to influence policy, colonize lands, and steer public opinion for German gain. Michael Krushevsky is named as Ukraine’s president in the piece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ukraine
Teutons
Berlin
America
Theodore Kahn
Lemberg
Kahn
Imperial
Ganda
Balin
Heinecken
Leagues of Truth
Galicia
Bukowina
Austria
Russia
War Ministry
Germany
Europe
Bosnia
Hungary
Seerae Eee
Empres Heresa
Canada
United States
Republic of
Ukrainia
Michael Krushevsky
The Day Peace Comes We All Must Help Now
A passionate call urging immediate wartime sacrifice as the war ends. It envisions joyous crowds, Red Cross activity, and a coming day when newspapers announce victory. The piece asks readers to fund, serve, and press for peace without delay.
Hats Off To This Mother
Sergeant Major William B. Jenkins of the 304th field artillery died at Camp Upton. His mother, Mrs. M. B. Jenkins of Holladay Tennessee, writes a patriotic letter to Maj. Whitman praising comradeship, asking for continued support, and expressing faith in eventual Allied victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hermann Hagedorn
Vigilantes
William
Jenkins
Fourth Field Artillery
Camp Upton
America
Holladay
Tenn
M. B. Jenkins
J. D. Whitman
Tom
William B. Jenkins
France
Europe
Gmi
Insects That Convey Disease
A Health Exhibit image shows a gelatin plate with tuberculosis germs germinating from a fly's footprints. The piece reviews how insects spread disease, detailing flies, mosquitoes, lice, bedbugs, fleas, and ticks as vectors and urging public hygiene and vector-control.
True Meaning of Boomerang in War Time Language
A wartime remark notes the boomerang as a metaphor for a come back to strike at the thrower. It cites Colonel Miles the allied expeditionary forces' chief chaplain describing the boomerang returning to the thrower for another effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Stand Your Ground and Bearing Burdens.
A late 19th century sentiment urges individuals to bear their own burdens, resist despair, and cultivate optimism. It extols a good-natured countenance and smiling as a salve for life's troubles. It asserts a woman who learns to laugh can master any problem she faces.
Resigning in With a Grin A Park Row Memoir
The New York Sun reports a dramatic scene at six in the morning in Park Row where a reporter tears apart chairs and proclaims resignation with a fierce joke about a rope. The city editor later offers higher pay, but the reporter refuses and claims he has joined his colors to be a fighter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mercury
Park Row
Melly
New York Sun
As It Was on Earth
An elderly woman dies and a neighbor recalls rumors that the deceased had pursued children. A frightened little girl Mary asks if the old woman is now an angel and another resident speculates she may be chasing angels in heaven.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anopheles
Mary Agnes
Mary
Mary Wuit
The Kitchen Cabinet Set Your Brae in Its Proper Place
A fragment poem-like excerpt urging restraint and honesty in action. It cites Jean Ingelow and reflects on moral choices despite external pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Ingelow
Home Cook Book Notes on Desserts and Dressings
A collection of kitchen tips and recipes including berry garnishes for desserts, a coffee cream fix, rhubarb salad bake with pears, frozen prune fluff, amber marmalade, and a closing couplet from Wolcot. Practical suggestions emphasize using berries, olive oil dressings, and simple flavor boosters.
Economy Tips From A Frugal Kitchen Chapter
Practical household notes on saving fuel and money through cooking and cleaning. Advice covers baking efficiency with multiple sheets, cleaning milk bottles, using canvas for kindling, proper stirring, avoiding dangerous hot dishes, making starch from pasta water, preserving footwear care, and optimizing egg production for a poultry yard.
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
Gimeon Hor
Vigilonses
Julief—Wilbur
Tompkins
the Vigilantes
Kamerad
Red Cross
Avery Oyna
Moon
Mars
Daniel
Belshazzar
Dent
Serbia
Balkans
Rocky Mountain
United States Aumie Health Service
Washington, D. C
United States Bureau—Of Agriculture
Washington
DB. C
the Common House
Earth
Merry
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!