Pacifists Framed as Tools in German Propaganda Context
A Washington correspondence from Minneapolis notes Berlin aimed to shape public minds before war by attacking pacifists and pro Allied figures. It cites how opponents’ weaknesses were exploited, pressuring officials through targeted campaigns across communities to sway policy reception.
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Bertin
Germany
Berlin
Indianapolis
New York
West
Sation
Eerald
England
Warshington
Minnecapolis Eribime
White and Brown Bread Debate Prompts Dietary Advice
The article weighs white versus coarse brown bread and notes white bread can cause constipation while brown bread may aid digestion. It recommends using whole wheat varieties and other grain breads alternately, highlighting minerals, protein, and bone support, with Lilian Dynevor Rice promoting mixed grain use for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lilian Dynevor Rice
Col Iagsby and the Chase of Barleycorn
A fragmentary note references Col Iagsby as a man who tries to stay ahead of John Barleycorn. The garbled text hints at listening and a September timeframe, but no clear events or facts emerge beyond a rural, informal register. The source text is fragmentary and unclear.
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Col. Iagsby
John Barleycorn
Pete
Test of Germany’s abandonment of world conquest over Alsace Lorraine
L E Craige of Nec ident argues in the New York Tri that France should test Germany by surrendering Alsace Lorraine and paying France and Belgium to repair damages. He asserts no compromise with German imperial aims and calls for Germany to give up conquest as proof of renunciation.
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France
Alsace-Lorraine
Germany
Rance
Alsace
Lorraine
Belgium
Postmistress Angered by Proposer’s Jetter Reply
Fragment from Grand Rapids News describes Jane accepting or declining a marriage proposal after a puzzling reply by a postmistress. The scene presents social tension and humorous miscommunication centered on a marriage proposal.
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Jane
Hetty
Jetter
Grand Rapids News
Fifteen Years Use of Baby's Own Tablets
Mrs. Marcel D. Le Blanc of Memramcook West New Brunswick says she has relied on Baby's Own Tablets for fifteen years to relieve sick children. She recommends them to friends and notes the tablets are sold by medicine dealers or by mail for 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Marcel D. LeBlanc
Memramcook West
N. B
Aby
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Brockville
Ont
No Eight Hour Day in Trenches Says Express
The London Daily Express notes millions of British soldiers work overtime with no eight hour day. It argues labor must yield to national peril and resist demanding private claims during the war effort.
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London Daily Express
Germany Faces Long Recovery From Autocratic Rule
The St Thomas Journal cites a Potsdam madman crisis as evidence that Germany must shed autocratic government to regain foreign trade. It argues commercial freedom abroad hinges on free business at home and foreign trust in German merchants, while warning against Kaiserite ministers.
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Germany
Potsdam
Kaiser
St. Thomas Journal
Minard
Intelligent co operation urged for food transport
Following a conference between the United States food administration and express company executives, intelligent cooperation is assured in handling foodstuffs with dispatch. An appeal to all employees asks concentrated effort to ensure prompt safe movement of perishable items, giving preference to food over non perishable products when needed.
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United States Food Administration
Express Companies
Distemper Cure Claim Spurs Quixotic Law Idea
Detroit Free Press notes a humorous and surreal segue from a claim about liniment curing distemper to a punchline about forcing husbands and wives to dance continuously. The fragment hints at a satirical take on social norms and legislative overreach.
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Detroit Free Press
Dr Chase Kidney Liver Pills Promote Digestive Health
Fragmentary advertisement text cites Dr Chase Kidney Liver Pills as a remedy for bilious attacks and kidney strain. It cites patient testimonials from Kingston and Gananoque Ontario, noting headaches, poor digestion, swollen joints, and improved digestion after using the product.
Irish rebel Johnesoe referenced in 1870 Irish Citizen critique
An old Irish Citizen piece from July 23 1870 is cited by a New York paper. Mitchell’s acerbic portrait of the Hohenzollerns labels the ruling house insatiably ambitious and treacherous, likening them to professional burglars and accusing them of violence and fraud.
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Johnesoe
New York
England
Hohenzollerns
Mitchell
Irish Citizen
House of Hohenzollern
Carlyle
Hohengzollerns
Montreal Herald
Milter's Worm Powders Claim Universal Worm Eradication
The product asserts it attacks worms in stomach and intestines at once and prevents recurrence. It claims to restore digestive health creating conditions unfavorable to worms and aiding child growth, with hundreds of attestations of reliability.
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Milter
Women in the Case Wives and Russian intrigue
The Chicago Evening Post argues that czarina influence and court ladies shaped czarist downfall, citing Soukhomlinoff and traitorous networks. It contends women’s political and economic denial drives them to plot, claiming freedom would end female manipulation of male destinies.
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Soukhomlinoff
Germany
Chicago Evening Post
Exclusive Paradise Study Awakens a Musical Perception
A discourse on music argues that true listening elevates perception beyond common sight or ear. It contrasts leatherstocking insight with everyday deafness, recounts a banker’s snub to musicians, and champions childhood music study as a doorway to a rare paradise described by Ear-gate and Bunyan.
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Woodcraft
Fenimore Cooper
Leatherstocking
John Bunyan
Keceping Choice Apples For Winter Storage
Instructions describe keeping choice apples in sawdust to preserve them through winter. Use dry hardwood sawdust as bedding in a barrel with layered apples, not touching staves, then cover generously. Store in a cool mellow place for best freshness.
Science Will Eliminate War Says Vancouver Sun
Experts argue that aircraft as a war weapon is in its early stages and may dominate future conflict. Underground shelters for civilians could be essential even before current wars end, with London already using tunnels as refuges.
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London
Vancouver Sun
Freezone Claim On Corn Removal In Cincinnati Ad
A Cincinnati authority promotes Freezone as a painless corn remover. A few drops in a tender corn allegedly relieves soreness and extract the entire corn. The product dries instantly and shrivels the corn without tissue irritation. A small bottle costs little and removes hard or soft calluses from feet. If local druggists lack it, buyers are advised to request it from wholesale houses.
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Cincinnati
The Penalty of Frenzied Buying
The experience of the last year shows frenzied buying in excess of need keeps prices high. The householder who resists hoarding helps himself and the public. There will be food for all in this country. the prudent citizen buys what he needs and keeps cool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ublic
Seattle
oat-Intelligencer
Fragmentary Ad Copy Mentions Dr Thomas Electric Liniment
The text hints at a sales pitch for Dr Thomas Electric Liniment as a favored remedy, noting it as superior to other oils and medicines. It references popular belief in its efficacy and includes a playful line about a hat remark connected to a character named Frank.
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Sony
Thomas
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