Food shortage tightens life in Moscow diary report
Anna J. Haines from Moorestown New Jersey writes from Moscow about famine conditions caused by food scarcity and fuel shortages. She describes meals at a workingmen’s restaurant, nightly warehouse seals, and government hospitality amid a city where streets feel safe at night and residents face thinner faces and scarce supplies.
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Moscow
Anna J. Haines
Moorestown
N. J
Philadelphia
American Friends Services Committee
South 121N Street
Miss Haines
Swith Arthur J. Wattes
Watts
Rsaurant
Eforine
Savoy Hotel
Arthur Wattes
Titanic Transformation at Krupps Arsenal Testifies to War to Peace Shift
The piece notes Walter Meatin's London Daily News observation of Krupp's works at Eschede amid Germany's postwar shift. It describes scrapping vast gun and munition equipment, cutting staff from 115000 to 42000, and repurposing buildings for locomotive engines and farm machinery. The article portrays a massive, phased conversion under a control commission, with ongoing experiments and political tensions as Germany pivots to peacetime production. It highlights the scale of the transformation, the new mass production setup, and the uncertain economic and social climate ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krupp
Es- Jeu
Walter Meatin
London Daily News
Mindenburg
Ruhr
Germany
Woman Charged With Murder of Twin Falls Fourth Husband
San Francisco dispatch details Lydia Southard, once of Missouri, now in Honolulu facing murder charges for the death of her fourth husband Ed Meyers. Sheriff depicts a pattern of courtship and insurance payouts linked to multiple spouses, with Southard claiming typhoid carrier theory and loyalty to her present husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Number 4
Montana
San Francisco
W. H. Ormsby
Lydi Southard
Ed. Meyers
Ormsby
Twinalls
Lydia
Harlem Lewis
Twin Falls
Southard
DT. Sbs
Chicago
Honolulu
Missouri
Will Pay After Corn Reaches One Dollar
An agreement between Frank Nelson, a plumber, and D. H. Sullivan of Wort Dodge, Indiana, states that plumbing materials Nelson supplied will be paid for when the price of corn reaches one dollar per bushel, with no interest charged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Nelson
D. H Sullivan
Wort Dodge
Sullivan
Nelson
Man Walked 14 Miles for Salt in Wisconsin
An 80 year old Civil War veteran Thoms es Kirshaw walked 14 miles from Kilbourne to Baraboo Wisconsin to buy a new suit of clothes. A local merchant fetched him home in his automobile after the purchase.
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Kilbourne & Baraboo
Wis
Thomses Kirshaw
Wateran
Trusting Pastor Gives Collection in Riverside Church
A Riverside pastor reported a church collection scam after a stranger offered to make a check for twenty dollars instead of the eight dollar total. The stranger received the money then vanished as the check bounced the next day with no funds.
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Riverside
Cal
Coal for the Digging in Flushing New York
Coal is obtainable free here for all who dig it. Contractors on the Morets town state road struck a vein of coal. When winter stopped work they offered persons wire wanted for three pent to obtain it. The digging done by those who took the offer aided progress on the road.
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Flushing
Morets
Town
Tara
Bible Time Chariots Searched In Holy Land Excavation
Dr Clarence S Fisher curator of the Babylonian section at the University of Pennsylvania Museum leaves for Palestine to dig in what he calls a major Holy Land site. He hopes to recover biblical chariots said to have hindered Israel near Bethshan and Berkghanyis near Nazareth.
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Philadelphia
Clarence S. Fisher
University of Pennsylvania Museum
Palestine
Holy Land
Surgeon reports stomach removal yields healthy patient
A report from the Academy of Medicine notes Dr Viner Snnder removed a stomach from a fifty year old woman who remained in good health post operation. The team asserts the stomach’s action is preliminary and that digestion proceeds via the small intestine with pancreatic juice aid, suggesting the stomach can be dispensed with.
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Parla
Viner Snnder
Academy of Meéedicite
Ponchet
Famous S38 Vegetable Tonic Promises Health Boost
An old time ad urges readers to start taking S38 the vegetable blood tonic to cleanse impurities and improve circulation. It links persistent fatigue lack of vitality and general malaise to a disordered blood system and cautions against waiting for illness to strike. Chief Medical Advisor at Swift Laboratory Atlanta is cited for correspondence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Georgia
Self-denial and a strange price quoted in a note
A fragmentary exchange mentions visiting a doctor about a mind related issue and asks about giving up something. The reply includes the figure $227, leaving the exact topic unclear. This stray line suggests a personal affidavit or humorous note rather than a full article.
Cuti cura Taleum Powder Ad by Cuticura Trio
An advertisement promotes Cuti cura Taleum Powder as an antiseptic scented affordable option for face skin baby and dusting needs. It claims to freshen the skin and render other perfumes unnecessary as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment Taleum.
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Ady
Incompatibility Divorce Suit Prompted by Tense Marriage
A fragmentary note questions the reason for divorce citing incompatibility. The speaker remarks on the misfit and contemplates how the case might proceed amidst marital strain.
Remove Freckles with Othine Double Strength
Claim that Othine double strength removes freckles and improves complexion. Instructions urge buying an ounce from a druggist and applying night and morning with a money back guarantee if it fails.
Stray Sailor from Connecticut Rescued After Three Years
A marooned sailor from Connecticut survived on fish and coconuts after being put ashore by a mutinous crew near a Marquesas island. He lived three years with minimal utensils, using shells and cups fashioned from skulls of his companions. The story echoes Robinson Crusoe as the Queen Charlotte crew investigated reports of a lone castaway.
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Alexander Selkirk
Juan Fernandez
Defoe
Queen Charlotte
Marques
South Seas
Sies
Connecticut
Alls Well Drama Returns Doubt Lingers
The excerpt hints at renewed stage activity with chorus girls maintaining their shapely presence, suggesting confidence in ongoing theater drama despite questions about a return.
Neighbored Luck Sparks a Musical and Card Table Banter
A playful exchange among neighbors references a daughter who may play Beethoven before she plays bridge. The dialogue hints at cultural interests and friendly competition around music and card games without further detail.
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Beethoven
Swamp Root Kidney Liver and Bladder Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant medicine for kidney liver and bladder troubles. Each bottle carries a sworn purity statement and is offered in medium and large sizes with a sample bottle available by mail for ten cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Not What They Booked for by Dr William Lyon Phelps
Dr William Lyon Phelps of Yale courted Philadelphia dinner talk as he recalled a provincial town story about an oldtime music artist. The comedian returns in faded makeup to a silent crowd, only to learn the joke order has changed and upsets the audience.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Lyon Phelps
Jale
Philadelphia
Billious Red Nose
We Must Not Wink at the Law Personified by a Lady Judge
A brief note argues against leniency toward the law's execution when a female judge embodies justice. The piece emphasizes upholding firm legal standards without bias or mercy toward authority figures.
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Nuarteva
Russian Foreign Department
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Lhasatinte
Aihenia
Lydia Southard
Wiliam Trueblood
Keytesville
Idaho
Trueblood
Robert Dooley
Edward
Fryeblood
Dooley
Lyd
Edward Dooley
Laura Marle
Iia
Laura
Herlem Lewis
Lewis
Twn Falls
Myers
U.S. S. New Mexico
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Doctor Fisher
University of Pennsylvania
WGMAN
Pauchet
Carters Lye
Sailor
Not-What-They-Booker-For
Crhoy
Posinet
Postum Cereal Co
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Battle Creek
Mich
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