Are We Coddling Our Boys Veterans Debate War Hardships
A veteran commentator argues against pampering soldiers and officers, cautioning that comfort in war years favors neither side. He cites experiences in Aix-la-Chapelle and Shenandoah contexts to warn that modern troops risk softness if entertainments and luxury accompany training and deployment. The piece critiques brass bands and fancy resorts as detracting from readiness.
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Patel
Catia
Ashles
Cole
Pail Sheridan
New York
Mr. Cole
Aixde-Buins
Shenandoah
Cry
Barbusee
Prisoner mistreatment debate echoes in Berlin and Washington
Fragmentary wartime text discusses threats and reprisals against prisoners and the tense exchanges between German authorities, Allied officials, and diplomats. It references American captives, potential cruelty, and efforts to limit harm while noting political maneuvering in Berlin and Washington.
War Talk Across Congress in Wartime Debates
Chicago Tribune notes Senator Titch asks about 1,000,000 French bound troops and Baker Hurley supply, while Springfield tours reflect partisan spins and calls for war work focus. Rock Island Union cites Hitchcock hopes for radical changes. Peoria Journal condemns speeches in wartime, urging action on war works and opposition to cabinet and munitions director plans. Springfield Register reports Hitchcock charges as serious and unanswerable in wartime discourse.
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Chicago Tribune
Senator Titchcock
Baker
France
Hurley Ma
Hurley Oes
Arica
Rock Island Union
Hitchcock
War Department
Serre
Peoria Journal
Shitehearts
Wadsworth
Stone
Borah
Owen
Senate
Wilson
Wisen
America
Vr T
Missouri
Morning School Notes From Our Tiny Town
The transcript records a lively school day with Miss Tucker and students discussing weddings, attitudes on teachers, and a few misadventures. Mentions Genievieve Picks bringing a Niagara Falls postcard and Mrs Smiles Gen sharing a Pestill card, while Pol and Bol Traynes interact over grades and a hundred marks.
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Mies Packer
Resess
Wien Resess
Bol Traynes
Miss Tucker
Milliken
Kol
Bol
Pol Ex
Bob
Ritu
Pol Onty
Genevieve Picks
Niagry Falls
Baker’s testimony calms public mood on war facts
Senators backing the administration expect Secretary Baker to be recalled and clarify the atmosphere. Baker’s masterful statement has put Americans in a calmer mood, making it harder to trigger widespread hysteria compared with earlier revelations of actual war facts.
Roosevelt Submits To Second Operation
Col Theodore Roosevelt was admitted to Roosevelt Hospital in New York on Wednesday for a second operation in a week to remove abscesses. The first procedure occurred at his Oyster Bay home, as officials seek more convenient treatment.
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New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Roosevelt Hospital
Oyster Tay
Roosevelt to be operated on for abscess, secretary states
A statement from the secretary at the hotel says Roosevelt will be operated on for an abscess, an issue tied to illness from four years of Amazonian explorations. The note frames the injury as the main cause of the current treble, with two subsidiary abscesses linked to system poisoning. The piece ends with a quip about prolonging arguments.
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Tag Cal Roosevelt
Texas Wonder cures kidney and bladder troubles
An old advertisement touts Texas Wonder as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues in men and women including diabetes and irregularities. It claims children benefit, promises mail delivery for $1.60, and notes testimonials and druggist sales.
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Texas
St. St. Louis
High Times in Farmer Browns Pantry
Thornton Burgess narrates Robber the Rat and Mrs Robber raiding Farmer Brown's kitchen. They gnaw a door corner, slip inside, and trash the pantry stealing milk bread pie meat towels and eggs while exploring their new wood shed home with playful mischief and a hopeful plan to stay.
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Farmer Brown’s Pantry
Thornton W. Burgess
Robber
Black Pussy
Farmer Brown
Thuk
Enier
Unclear text fragment hints at name change and engagement
Fragmentary lines mention a person named Palmer becoming Miss Palmer and an engagement to Sagive. The passage is garbled, with references to a laude, sumowr boarded, and Mrs. sreder, producing little coherent narrative beyond a possible wedding-related memory.
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Laude
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