Helgoland Blunder in Diplomacy and War
The piece argues that British hands once ceded Helgoland to Germany and later a German fortified Helgoland made the Kiel canal a dangerous strategic choke point. It contends the decision helped Germany control the North Sea and kept major fleets at bay, prompting calls to disarm the fortress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme War Council
Helgoland
Germany
North Sea
England
Africa
Lord Salisbury
Great Britain
Gladstone
German Cameroons
East Africa
Belgian Congo
Zangibar
Kiel Canal
Kiel
Sepulchers of the Past
The article notes demobilization and the preservation of the Blomer and Michael ruins on Quincy’s river front, once central to the packing industry. It describes other fire swept sites to be cleared and argues the ruins hold mainly historical significance while the city moves forward.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Blomer and Michael
Quincy
The United Artists Clash Reshapes the Film Industry
The struggle between the United Artists Corporation led by McAdoo and old line distributors promises drama for the motion picture business. Distributors defend pricing, star power, and the need to pair star films with nonstar titles to protect profits while skeptical of the new organization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York, N.Y
New
United Artists’ Corporation
McAdoo
Kirk
McAdoo Corporation
Paramount Artcraft
Pickford
Fairbanks
Griffith
Come Goml Pictures
Star Pictures
Mary Pickford
Star Corporation
Fifth Avenue
United States
Palace Moving Picture Theatre
Japan
Eifth
Peter Grows Very Bold in the Green Forest
Peter Rabbit repeatedly tests his fear of Buster Bear who sleeps under a brush pile. He eventually climbs on Buster and dozes there, waking only in a panic, then sleeps in Buster’s fur, illustrating how familiarity breeds boldness and risk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peter
Peter Rabbit
Buster Bear
Green Forest
Buster
Sloan's Liniment Eases Neuralgia and Aches Fast
Advertises Sloan's Liniment as a counter irritant for neuralgia lumbago sciatica and other pains. Describes how the liquid relieves pain by drawing blood away from inflamed areas and soothing nerves, with easy application and no staining. Pricing appears as 6 66 120.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sloan
Anniversary of Kossuth and Mitchel deaths noted
The piece marks the anniversary of Louis Kossuth born 1802 in Monck and died 1894 in Turin and John Mitchel a Young Ireland leader later exiled and jailed. It recalls Kossuth’s political rise in Hungary and Mitchel’s 1848 conviction and banishment, plus a Texan defeat at Coronel James Vannin in 1836 and an unrelated note on New Orleans coffee shipments resuming.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louis Kossuth
John Mitchel
Louis Or
Lajos Kossuth
Monck
Louis
University of
Budapest
Count Hunyidi
National Diet
Pressburg
National Party
Diet
Kossuth
Matternich
America
Turin
van Diemen’s Land
New York
Sta
Ireland
Coronel James Vannin
Texas
Mexico
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Internal Cure
An 1900s advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. It asserts the remedy strengthens the patient and aids nature, with a $100 reward if it fails, and lists F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo as makers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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Pearsie
By Webster
Collector OF Internal Revenue
HT Webster
Robin
Frank Crane
D. Cc
Commission
Europe
Cnich
THE
Haskin
Frederick J. Haskin
Nagognes
Relasco
Sloan's
Liniment
Smart New Oxfords
Miller-Helake Shoe Go
the House of Satisfactory Shoes
New Orleans
Bal
Bragih Joadedi
South American
Basta
DR. Haley
Hotel
Honots
Hlinvis
State Board of Health
Belvidere Board of Health
Belvidere
Tinois
Glendale Ave
Peoria
Illinois
Or Dr. Blair
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