Recruit Seeks New Record After Old Beats
In a brief exchange a new recruit asks the records officer for a fresh record after breaking the existing one for the song Keep the Home Fires Burning. The officer confirms the request and proceeds with the standard process.
Sea Control Is Key to Victory for Germany’s Enemies
The London Morning Post argues Germany cannot win without sea power, warning submarines threaten Britain’s command of the sea. It claims Germany would lose territorial gains if cut off at sea and stresses the need to regain and maintain sea dominance to sustain the empire’s overseas trade.
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London Morning Post
Dust Triggers Asthma Relief Claim By Dr Kellogg
An old notice touts Dr D Kellogg's Asthma Remedy claiming to relieve breathing passages and restore normal sleep from dust induced asthma. It cites hundreds of testimonials as evidence of effectiveness.
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Dr. D. Kellogg
If a Man Agrees With a Woman He Seems Foolish
A wry reflection on gender dynamics shows a man who agrees with a woman is deemed foolish while disagreement marks him as stubborn, highlighting social expectations in relationships.
Gramo Phone Needle Sparks Family Banter
A playful exchange questions a girl’s fondness for the needle, then jokes it refers to the gramophone needle, reflecting a light domestic moment and humor in a household.
Redpaths Sugar Price and Consumer Association Notice
Redpath's Granulated Sugar priced at 6.50 per cwt announced by Windsor Ontario Consumers' Association. The notice references price grouping and consumer action with figures quoted as 23 and 30 dollars, indicating collective bargaining or bulk purchase terms.
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Mers' Association
Windsor
Ontario
Ambiguous Exemption Question Echoes in Baltimore Talk
Fragmentary lines depict a man seeking exemption while a subordinate affirms dependence on him. The dialogue hints at a family connection, mentioning his wife who relies on him to carry her wash home. The Baltimore American tone remains casual and regional.
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Baltimore American
Worm Exterminator Won't Break The Bank
The cheapness of Mother Graves' Worm Exterminator puts it within reach of all, and it can be got at any druggist's.
English Reservist Writes Home From Pool of Bethesda
An English reservist living near Sudbury Ontario sends a letter from the Pool of Bethesda in Palestine. He describes tasting the water and descending many steps to reach the deep well, noting the multilingual display of the healing account and recounting that he wrote it in Welsh himself after not finding his mother tongue represented.
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Private Simpkins and a Town Library Misunderstanding
Private Simpkins returns from the front to find his girlfriend walking with another man. He asks for an explanation and she replies that the gentleman acted out of kindness, taking her daily to the library to see if he was killed.
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Simpkins
Bound to Win It: Determination to Win War Reaches Public Resolve
The Ohio State Journal asserts united American resolve to defeat Germany. It proclaims readiness to mobilize millions, feed troops en route, and march to Berlin despite reverses, insisting the republic will prevail and Kaiser will be driven from power.
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America
Germany
Berlin
Republic
Prussia
Ohio State Journal
The Genius of the Kitchen and The Lady of the House
A fragmented verse exchange notes a cranky mistress and a winning kitchen talent. The lines hint at domestic roles and culinary prowess in a playful, sarcastic tone.
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Mary
Gwan On
Puck
An Oil for All Men
The sailor, the soldier, the fisherman, the lumberman, the outdoor laborer and all who are exposed to injury and the elements will find in Dr Thomas' Electric Oil a true and faithful friend. To ease pain relieve colds dress wounds subdue lumbago and overcome rheumatism it has no equal. Therefore it should have a place in all home medicines and those taken on a journey.
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Thomas
British Ace Capt James McCudden Wins Victoria Cross
Capt James McCudden, a 23 year old British airman, receives the Victoria Cross after a record of over 100 flights and 54 German planes accounted for. He has earned the Distinguished Service Order, a bar, the Croix de Guerre, Military Cross with bar, and the Military Medal. He began as a bugler eight years prior and rose from private in France to famed observer and fighter, twice destroying four two seater aircraft in a single day.
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James Byford McCudden
McCudden
France
Mons
British Star
Official
London Gazette
A Good Digestion and the Value of Pink Pills
The article extols strong digestion as essential for overall health and warns against relying on pre-digested foods. It promotes Dr Williams Pink Pills as a proven aid for indigestion, citing a testimonial from Fred J Kendall of Darlin A Toronto who improved after using the pills, and notes pricing and mail order details from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ont.
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Darlin A
Toronto
Minard’s and Take No Other
A pretty girl at an evening party banters a genial bachelor about staying single. He recalls early love, confessing he proposed despite fear, only to be met with a wry dismissal from a young lady. Pearson’s.
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Pearson
Bolsheviki Bolshevik Talk Shrouds Vladivostok Landing
Report notes no Bolshevik threat to Japanese and British sailors at Vladivostok as marriage rumors and scattered talks unfold aboard the Buffalo Express. Images of danger fade amid questions about the status of the landing and local security.
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Vladivostok
Bafifalo
National Kitchens Plan Converts Public Buildings in England
England will convert public baths and park buildings into kitchens and town halls into dining halls. Street cars and omnibuses will deliver meals to thousands of small distribution stations. Meals will be varied and provided at the lowest possible price with special invalid kitchens included.
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England
Wheat Planting Push Aims to Ease Starvation Risk
Farmers urged to plant every available acre this spring to avert hunger as Europe faces a shortage of about 500 million bushels. The plea stresses agricultural mobilization amid wartime food pressures.
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Europe
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