London Dispatch Casts Doubt on American War Prep
The London dispatch in the Vossische Zeitung questions the accuracy of recent reports about American war preparation and the Liberty ban, noting that the American republic largely ignores Iwan and leaves participation to banks and insurance firms. It suggests McAdoo, Daniels, and Baker face shaky prospects amid concerns over loan execution and the overall war effort.
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Kilpul
London
Vossische Zeitung
Republc
Iwan
McAdeo
West
Daniels
Baker
America
Berlin
Doctors for Our New Army Prepare Medical Support
The American Medical Association has supplied the War Department with a list of 142,000 physicians to furnish surgeons for the American armies. As troops are sent overseas, calls for medical aid will rise, with emphasis on camp sanitation, hygiene, and the health of soldiers. The medical fraternity, strong in numbers and patriotism, is ready whether drafted or requisitioned.
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France
England
American Medical Association
War Department
Doctors of America
When the Fabius Breaks Loose
The Fabius acts as a Rubicon for northeast Missouri, breaching a new levee and flooding hundreds of acres. Crops are ruined and bridges and railroad service are paralyzed along Taylor road and surrounding productive land. Improvements on the Taylor Quincy road were promised to rely on a permanent levee, with hope the river will be fenced out forever one day.
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HE Fabius
Missouri
Taylor Road
Taylor-Quincy
Inside Out Paris and the Politics of Foes
A fragmented passage critiques religious zeal and historic quarrels, arguing opposition deepens insight. It muses that true influence comes from mocking foes, not defeating them, and foresees a future where massive conflicts fade through satire and laughter. It references Puritans, doctrinal disputes, and the futility of warlike pride.
Opposes building of wooden ships amid submarine war
London expert Carlisle argues against wooden ship construction for wartime needs. He says scarce American oak and manual labor make wooden ships uneconomical and notes German liners could not be easily repurposed as efficient food carriers or troop transports.
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London
Daitt Jook
United States
der Carlisle
O¢ i Wolff
Belfast
Woody Krown
America
France
Great Britain
Carlisle
Carliste
Lowe
Atlantic
Reddy Fox Helps Out
Reddy Fox helps his mate Mrs Reddy by diverting Bowser the Hound from Chubby's trail after she wanders away. Reddy carries a chicken to feed their youngsters and plans a crossing of the Laughing Brook to outpace the dog and reunite Chubby with home.
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Eddy Fox
Reddy
Farmer Brown
Green Forest
Bowser the Hound
Mrs. Redas
Bowser
Mrs. Reddy
Chubby
Granny Fox
Granny
The Cuckoo Bird Provokes A Nestside Pursuit
A vivid line notes that the cuckoo sings while in flight as it faces angry birds defending a nest it tries to raid. The passage contrasts the bird’s melody with the defensive chase by nearby feathered neighbors.
FOR WAR GARDENS Plant corn widely to boost war food supplies
The article urges gardeners with land to plant corn this season using early varieties like Golden Bantam and Howling Mob in drills eight inches apart. It recommends continuous plantings to July first, for summer eating and canning, with Adam's Early as an option for field use and winter meal.
North Carolina Voter Registration Figures Released
Raleigh June reports Governor Bickett announces North Carolina total registration at 200032 with possible exemptions 133614 and an estimated eligibles 194006 indicating a large eligible population and substantial registered voters in the state.
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Raleigh
N. C
Bickett
North Carolina
Kansas official registration falls short of estimate
TOPEKA Kansas reports official registration for Kansas totals 150 112 with an estimated eligible count of 150 135. The shortfall signals a slight gap between expected and actual eligible voters in the state's June figures.
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Topeka
Kansas
Vacation Day School Program Ends In Fun
The Friday at our small town school saw an excited crowd as Miss Palmer and Mr Griggs organized a lively program. Genevieve Hicks read a poem while a hornets nest interruption shortened the talk, and laughter followed as Fatty Bellowes’ jam-streaked face entertained the room.
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Fatty Bellowes
Mister Hardy
Avery
German Club in Yokohama Closed
The German Club in Yokohama has been shut by the government under a new ordinance prohibiting communications with enemy subjects. The Japan Times semi official paper praises the action as overdue, calling the club an enemy rendezvous in a major trade center and urging expulsion of Germans boasting of a victory that will not come.
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Yokohama
Japan
Japan Times
the Times
Tokio
Germany
If there is anything a woman loves more than a man it is some other man
A provocative line frames a social observation about romantic competition and the appeal of other partners. The remark suggests tension between affection and attraction among women, highlighting complex desires in relationships.
The Blood and the Brain and Hood's Sarsaparilla
The brain relies on blood vitality for proper action. Impaired blood causes languor and nervous system weakness with headaches or faintness. Hood's Sarsaparilla is advertised as revitalizing blood, making it pure and rich, and should be tried if blood quality or quantity is believed deficient.
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Hood
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