Millstone of Democracy in War Preparations
Washington voices frustration that after thirty nine days of war with Germany the United States remains in talk and planning stages while Britain and France mobilize. The piece argues democracy slows action, contrasts executive cohesion in Europe with division at home, and warns of a long congressional summer as shortages loom and security threats persist. It ends with a note on possible food pinch in Quincy due to the potato bug.
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Washington
United States
Germany
America
France
England
Great Britain
Marne
Roosevelt
Mexico
Congressional
Quincy
Daly
Turkey
Gilbert
Effectivea
Green
Hargrave
Suvla Bay
Hazelton
Hervieu
Hornblow
Hudson
Idie
Patagonia
Hull
Ireland
Huston
Jordan
Alsace-Lorraine
Kerfoot
Koebel
Paraguay
Koren
London
Layson
McCarthy
MacDonagh
Marks
Miller—Boys
Monroe and Henderson
Morris
Celtic Dawn
Mundy
King of the Khyber Rifles
Nadal
Neilson
Robert Burns
Nystrem
Orr
Palmer
Pickett
Rice
Robert Louis Stevenson
Education and War merges in Czech crisis era mind
A council panel asks if youths should leave school for war. General Wood urges keep boys in school, favoring education for longer conflict. P. P. Claxton and Secretary Baker push graduates toward college. Wood seen as top military intellect. The piece argues education is vital in wartime science and victory hinges on trained scientists and universities.
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Council of the Churches of Christ In America
G. Leonard Wood
Green Fire Awakening in Nature’s Quiet Dawn
Poetic meditation describes a green fire in grass and woods as a sign of renewal. The speaker notes new bird notes insects and a fresh life sense, urging early mornings outdoors to glimpse nature’s message, a unity with all things and the world awakening.
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Earth
Heaven
New Zealand Spinach Aids Back Yard Gardens
The article notes spinach popularity declines mid summer but praises New Zealand Spinach for continual growth. A single short row can supply a family through midsummer, with more room needed than for common spinach. It describes New Zealand Spinach as valuable for back yard gardens and provides tips on growth and pruning to encourage new shoots.
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New Zealand
King David Organizes Militia Into Twelve Regiments
The historical account describes King David organizing a national militia split into twelve regiments with named officers. Each regiment was active for one month, while a commander in chief led the army during active service.
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King David
Lesson and Play in Burgess Animal Tales
Four baby foxes learn early lessons from their mother in the Green Forest setting. Reddy Fox’s youngsters Chubby Stubby Cutie and Dusky explore play and danger while obeying instantly, with Mrs. Reddy supervising from concealment.
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Reddy Fox
Stubby
Cutie
Dusky
Mrs. Reddy
Chubby
Mother
New Books In Public Library
A list of new fiction and non fiction titles ready for circulation in the public library. The fiction section features authors like Barr Beith Dunsany and London with varied works including romance, drama, and travel. Non fiction covers education, history, war era studies, and practical manuals from Bacon to Zimmern.
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Abbott
Austin—Ford
Barr
Joan
Beith
Pipp
Brown
Cooke
Cinderella Jane
Cutler
Louisburg Square
Dowling
Harry Dale
Foote
Dumbbell
Brookfield
Freeman
Kingsley
Alabaster Ox
Harrison
Mary Carstairs
Leonard
Jane
London
Jerry
Islands
Mackay
Martin
Fitzenbergers
Mathews
Treasure
Neilson
Richmond
Roche—Plunder
Smith
Webster
Wells
Mark of Cain
Bacon
Beck
Benson and Betts
Bogart
United States
Bourne
Bowers
Boyd
Ireland
Bradley—Candy
Braithwaite
Brieux
Blanchette
Brittain
Verdun
Somme
Buchanan
Burke
White Roads
Carter
Clark
Collins
Cosmos
Carel
Keep Business Moving Lord Northcliffe Warns US
Lord Northcliffe argues England and Canada worsened wartime hardship by cutting consumption. He says war spurred demand and jobs when people bought, and warns the United States to avoid stopping purchases. Government spending during war boosts business and prosperity, he contends.
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Lord Northcliffe
England
Canada
United States
Arrest minister for Villisca axe murders
Des Moines May 15 Attor ney General Havner orders the arrest of Rev. Lynn J. Kellin at Red Oak charged with first degree murder in the Villisca axe case. Kellin once led a parish near Villisca and since then has moved among Illinois Missouri and Nebraska locations.
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Des Moines
Havner
Lynn J. Kellin
Red Oak
Villisca
Kellin
Illinois
Missouri
Nebraska
Alexander Stebbins family mystery fascinates town
In Our School Monday memories recount Alexander Stebbins’s clever rescue of his siblings from a wagon bound for Byville asylum. The tale involves missing children, a railroad accident fate, and a kindly but curious asylum keeper while the town buzzes with report and a note on vacation math.
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Orp Stebbins
Littel
Alexander
Thore Littel
Miss Palmer
Gers
Orfun
Byville
Thare
Byville Asylum
Orfang
Ralerode
Crick
Orfun Asilum
Create New Naval Staff Chief Led by Jellicoe
London May 13 The creation of a naval staff was announced in the house of commons by Sir Edward Carson first lord of the admiralty. Admiral Sir John R Jellicoe will be the staff chief.
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London
John R. Jellicoe
House of Commons
Edward Carson
Admiralty
Redmen In Session In Springfield Illinois
Delegates to the fortieth annual convention of the Improved Order of Red Men of Illinois met in Springfield on Monday and will continue sessions for four days.
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Redmen
Springfield
the Improved Order of Redmen of Illinois
Four-Fold Benefit From Two Grand Medicines In Spring
Physicians often prescribe two medicines together to enhance results and avoid incompatibilities. Hood's Sarsaparilla cleanses impurities from blood while Peptiron Pills supply iron and tonify. Taken before and after meals, they combine for four-fold, prompt, lasting benefit. Both are economical and easy to take.
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Hood
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