Passing the Buck to Wilson in Wartime Critique
A senate critique of executive action in wartime follows broad complaints about Congress slow response. The piece argues the President acts quickly while Congress debates, urging immediate policy decisions and unified wartime effort despite censorship and political noise. It notes tension between branches as the nation seeks swift war readiness and action.
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Executive
Senate
Congress
Executive Branch
Hope From Recent History Remembers France’s Past Lays
A reflection draws parallels between Russia and France before World War I. It notes France’s 1912 leadership turmoil under Fallieres and ministers Andre and Pellatan, the disarray of the navy, and the drift from strong military leaders. The piece argues Russia must find leaders with true democratic resolve to avert a similar fate.
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Russia
France
Italy
Andre
Navy
Pellatan
Fallieres
Pantheon
Jean Rosseau
Marne
Miller
Bere
Gamiany
Bhate
News From The Shenandoah Awakens The Valley
An exuberant narrative from a car ride from Ingerstown to Winchester praises Shenandoah Valley spring. Vivid natural imagery of blossoms and orchards contrasts with lyrical reflections on life, youth, and renewal. The writer proclaims spring as God’s sign of vitality and urges readers to wake up and find hope.
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Shenendoah
Ingerstown
Winchester
Cumbertand
Biue
Natar
Ife
Shenandoah
Dr King’s New Discovery Ad Promises Cold Relief
An old advertisement touts Dr King’s New Discovery as the standard remedy for coughs and colds for 48 years. It claims soothing balsam ingredients heal irritated membranes ease sore throat kill germs and quickly relieve the cold. Availability is at druggists for 50 cents.
Dusky the Fox Finds His Mother's Trail
Dusky, the young fox from Reddy Fox’s brood, uses patience and wit to solve a mystery about his mother’s trail. He concludes she jumped to a big stone and retraces the scent to home, where his family watches as his clever nose and wits are praised for breaking a trail.
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Dusky
Reddy Fox
Protecting vegetables from striped beetles in war gardens
To shield squashes cucumbers and melons from striped beetles, plant seeds with coal ashes or tobacco dust in the hills. Another method uses tobacco dust around plant bases, while a box without a top and covered with mosquito netting on top provides an even more effective defense.
Insurance Fraud Arrested In Cincinnati Case
Cincinnati May 18 A United States government arrest cites insurance fraud totaling thousands of dollars. Stanley Meerfield 33 an insurance agent for a Cincinnati firm is charged with using the mails to defraud. He allegedly kept up premium payments on lapsed policies then collected principal after reporting insured deaths and improperly used a notary seal from Illinois on death claims.
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Cincinnati
United States
Stanley Meerfield
Meerfield
Notary Public Seal of
Illinois
Sloan's Liniment for Sprains and Strains Relief
The advertisement promotes Sloan's Liniment to relieve sprains strains and muscle soreness quickly with a clear liquid that penetrates without rubbing. It claims non staining skin and pore clogging unlike mossy plasters and ointments and notes benefits for rheumatic pains neuralgia gout and lumbago with quick relief for grippe and strenuous work. At druggists 25 cents.
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Sloan
School hose misadventure at foggy town school
In our school Thursday a mishap with Mister Blinky Hammond the janitor and Stuffy Balch led to water spraying Miss Palmer and the front row. Steve Hardy admitted doing the watering on Stuffy Balch’s orders and was punished. Blinky shut off the hose after a delay as the class huddled in soaked chairs. Bol Haynes notes two new spellings, boasting newfound education.
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Blinky Hammond
Stuffy Balch
Blinky
Steve Hardy
Steve
Skollers
Miss Palmer
Balch
Russian Cabinet Crisis Settled in Petrograd
London dispatch reports the cabinet crisis in Russia settled with a government policy declaration to be signed soon by both sides. Five representatives from different social groups will join A. F. Kerensky, who takes the war portfolio, making six groups in the cabinet. Three appointees will be social democrats and three will be socialist populists led by figures such as M. Skobelev and M. Manlantovitch.
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Petrograd
London
Council of Workmen’s and
A. F. Kerensky
Social Democrats
M. Kerensky
M. Skobeleff
Council of Workmen’s and Soldiers
M. Manlantovitch
Odessa
Socialist ministers named in third appointment wait
Two of the socialist populist ministers are M. Tchernoff and M. Pechecko noff, with the third appointment not yet made. The article confirms definite selections for two posts while one remains unsettled.
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M. Tchernoff
M. Pecheckonoff
House Banking Committee Votes to Report Abolish Private Banks
Springfield Ul May 18 The house banking committee voted 11 to 8 to report the Senate bill to abolish private banks. Administration forces pressed for a favorable recommendation as the measure moved forward.
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Springfield
House Banking Committee
Senate
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