Shortest Names Across World Atlas and History
A fragmented piece notes unusual short surnames and names found in global places. It mentions Antwerp Brussels Paris references and a tale of a man who could not write signing with a cross. It cites places in the Zuyder Zee and China with names like Y and U, discussing the idea of the shortest surnames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ormandy
Atlanta Journal
Brussels
Paris
Therasa
Zuyder Zee
Y. Aned
China
Hona
Eda Fk
Massachusetts
John Ek
Anrous
Miss Ek
German Aims in Alsace Girls Abduction Claims
From a London Free Press report, a German government communique alleges Alsace girls are being carried from their homes with eight and a half percent under 17. The piece frames the issue as part of broader autocratic crimes and criticizes partisan squabbles while urging calm discussion.
Convicted of Murder in Canadian Trial for Noel Neigel
The court led by Mr Justice Hy man heard evidence that Noel Neigel received poison from strychnine in a glass, with wine witnesses and stomach symptoms confirming poisoning. The jury rejected defense claims of conspiracy and found Neigel guilty, sentencing him to hang on May 22.
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Noel
Glat
Cring
Justice Hyman
Noigel
Neigel
Chira Neigeel
Bho
Belgium Remains Under German Demands for Food Seizure
The Hague reports Germany will appropriate half of Belgium’s potato and fruit yield for its use and supply extra rations to German workers. The Providence Journal laments King Albert’s nation bears a grievous yoke. Also noted is a century-old Zuider Zee rush mat industry paying 24 to 36 cents daily to workers.
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Belgium
Germany
Hague
Albert
Providence Journal
Zuider Zee
Roses In Montevideo Gardens Impress Visitors From Abroad
A descriptive piece praises Uruguay's capital Montevideo for its roses and exotic plants. It notes abundant private gardens and public parks where roses cover walls and trellises, praised for color variety and meticulous care. The author extols urban flora as a model of horticultural art.
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Wien
Expert on Farm Profits and Crop Costs
An expert notes that farmers earn a strong profit rate on invested capital, stronger than many businesses, and that price rises for farm products are matched by higher production costs, as stated by B. W. Snow, former statistician in the U S Department of Agriculture.
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United States
B. W
Snow
United Stats Department of Apriculaire
Catarrh Cure Claim and Crossin g Train Incident
The newspaper notes a $100 reward claim for Figil's Catarrh Cure with testimonial requests and a Toledo address, alongside a sensational line about a railway crossing accident where a man was killed, prompting requests for crossing protection.
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Willie
Mother
Internal Foes and Future Wisdom in Wartime Reflections
Roosevelt contrasts internal foes with the external threat of the Hun and urges vigilance. A Kansas City Star quote calls for truth-telling amid danger while warning against self-deception. The piece then meanders through odd notes about macaw feather headgear, a distant Amazon poet, and Penn’s museum, amid scattered fragments.
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Joe
T.roosevelt
Kansas City Star
Rhysmesby
Amazon
University of Penn
Sylvania
William C. Farabee
Fower
Explorer
World Shortage Looms After War Ends
The article notes a looming livestock shortage as wars wind down, with demand for sheep cattle and hogs rising. It warns of years of high consumption and reduced herds from belligerent nations, urging breeders and farmers to boost all lines of livestock production to restore balance.
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Bertof
Pacific Coast Excursions Reduced Fares Sale Dec 1917
The Canadian Northern Railway offers greatly reduced fares for Pacific coast trips with tickets on sale Dec 2 1917 to Jan 6 1918 and Jan 12 1918, good to April 30. Tickets valid to travel to New Westminster Vancouver Victoria Seattle Portland San Francisco San Diego Los Angeles and other Pacific coast destinations.
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Canadian Northern Railway
Rand
New Westmister
Vancouver
Victoria
Seattle
Portland
San Francisco
San Diego
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Won Fame on Its Merits Doctor Thomas Electric Oil
The Abounded popularity of Dr Thomas Electric Oil stems not from ads but from its merits as medicine. In every city town and hamlet it is sought after solely for its good qualities.
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Thomas
Provincial Government Extends Agricultural Plan to Boost Hog Production
The plan aims to revive agriculture by expanding stock breeding for hogs and cattle. Purchasers may obtain unbred sows and boars at cost, shipped on order, with urban by laws to permit keeping animals. Breeding to begin in May with stock sold to households through centralized distribution.
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Motherwell
Anniowunerment
Beiell
Nant
Minard's Liniment Cures Distemper Excursions and Rates
The CPR announces December daily excursion rates to the East and home visitors rates to U S points, with special dates for December January February to Jaun Couves Victoria and New Westminster. Literature on these events available from CPR agents or Winnipeg office. Miller's Worm Powders claim to purge worms easily, restoring vigor to children and protecting them from debility.
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United States
Canada
Canadian Patthe Railway
Jsncouves
Victoria
New Westminster
C.P.R
Gee. A. Wilson
Winnipeg
Miller
Admiral Byng and Voltaire Due to Port Mahon Death Tale
A reflection links Admiral John Byng's 1757 execution aboard the Monarch at Portsmouth for failing to do his utmost with his fleet at Port Mahon in May 1756 to a Cambrai front achievement. Voltaire’s Candide recounts a satirical scene of a pleading admiral’s death, illustrating hostile attitudes toward naval discipline and gallantry.
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General Byng
Cambrai
France
John Byng
Port Mahon
Portsmouth
Voltaire
Candide
The Earl of Perth Wins Notable Prison Race Feats
The Earl of Perth, a prisoner at Rubleben, has received the tithe of the Pearl of the Earth from fellow inmates. At forty six years old he recently competed in soldiers races, making gallant efforts to beat men half his age.
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Earl of Perth
Rubleben
Lord Perth
McCollum Lumber & Supply Co catalog offers bulk materials
McCollum Lumber & Supply Co advertises carload prices for cedar fence lumber coal, cement, woodfibre plastic, salt blocks for live stock, and fencing wire. It promotes direct shipment from mill to consumer with quotes for wholesale quantities and bulk timber products from Winnipeg, Manitoba.
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CEVAK
Bes
Bere
McCollum Lumber & Supply CO. Merchants Bank
Winnipex
Man
Aberdeen Porter Refers to Poor House in Jest
A railway porter at Aberdeen shire station jokes with a tourist about the local bust built nearby, claiming it as the “poor house” and noting it is full of railway porters. The exchange highlights local humor and disdain toward porters as seen in a brief railway encounter.
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Aberdee
Aberdeenshire
Focal
Mabel's Plea to Marry in Bradstreet Era
A fragment from a historical notice shows Mabel desiring marriage to a grocer named Bradstreet while her mother urges different names. The text hints at social pressures and match making within the Who's Who era.
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Mabel
Grocec
Bradstreeta
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