Henry White Named as Republican Delegate to World Peace Talks
President Wilson announced the American delegation to the peace conference including the president, Secretary of State Lansing, Henry White former ambassador to France Edward M. House and Gen. Tasker H. Bliss. White’s selection surprised some, as Bliss joins from the war department in the allied supreme council.
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France
Bliss
Washington
Wilson
Lansing
Henry White
Edward M. House
Tasker H. Bliss
White House
United States
White Long
Roosevelt
Vienna
London
Cleveland
Rome
Algeciras
White
Italy
Allied leaders set for armistice talks in Berlin a lead to peace
London reports say Britain France and the United States will meet in Berlin to discuss the armistice ahead of a peace conference. Colonel House and Italy's Orlando will join British French leaders in the talks. Paris deputies protest granting socialist representation at the conference urging peasantry and farming classes be included due to their sacrifices.
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London
Great Britain
France
United States
Berlin
Cologne Gazette
Daily Express
House
Orlando
Italy
Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Clemenceau
Bavaria seeks separate peace plenipotentiaries in talks
Paris Mime notes Bavaria may push for separate peace terms and appoint its own plenipotentiaries as it breaks relations with Berlin. Munich Socialist Council telegraphs Berlin demanding dismissal of Solf Scheidemann and Erzberger, who are slated to lead preliminary peace negotiations.
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Bavaria
London
Paris
Berlin
Socialist Council of Munich
Berlin Socialist Council
W. S. Solf
Philipp Scheidemann
Mathias Erzberger
Berlin Council
Italy Backs Wilson at Peace Conference Talks
Italy signals strong support for President Wilson at the peace conference with similar aims on moral law and human rights. Italian plenipotentiaries are expected to back the United States on fundamental questions in the forthcoming discussions.
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Italy
Wilson
Washington
United States
Pape's Diapepsin Promises Fast Relief From Indigestion
An advertisement claims instant relief from indigestion gases and acidity after taking Pape's Diapepsin tablet. It touts rapid action, universal effectiveness, and low cost at drug stores.
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Pape
Rat Is Friend of Miners in Gold Mines
Investigators note miners in California's mother lode feed and care for rats that inhabit mines. Miners believe rats warn of unsafe tunnels and decline to work when rats abandon a shaft, as rats also show distress from toxic gases before people.
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Mother Lode
California
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Offers Systemic Cure
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. it is a constitutional issue. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. It combines tonics and blood purifiers to address catarrh. testimonials are free. Price 75 cents. Cheney Co., Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hickory Leg vs Cedar Chest Rivalry Joke
A boy boasts his grandfather fought in the Civil War and has a hickory leg. His playmate counters with his sister owning a cedar chest, in a Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph exchange.
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Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Cuticura Ad Offers Dandruff Remedy and Free Samples
Dandruff and Itching. To restore dry, falling hair and get rid of dandruff, rub Cuticura Ointment into scalp. Next morning shampoo with Cuticura Soap and hot water. For free samples address Cuticura Dept. X Boston. At druggists and by mail. Soap 25 Ointment 25 and 50.
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Dept. X
Boston
Kaiser Rebuttal Ends In Satirical Exchange About Honor
A sharp quip contrasts Kaiser Wilhelm II with a French king famed for a motto about losing honor. The speaker notes the Kaiser’s critics claim German forces lack honor, while the French adage implies only loss remains. The line plays on historical reputations and wartime rhetoric.
Just as Mother Thinks Son and Dad Clash Over Command
A brief dialogue notes a family quip on leadership in wartime, the son reading the paper declares unity of command is vital for victory, the father counters with the mother's view.
Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Ad in Old Boarding Scene
An old style ad parodies health claims for Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets promising strength and vigor. It mentions boarding houses pressuring a bachelor toward matrimony and urges staying clean and healthy through the pills.
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Doctor Pierce
All the world a stage and each actor’s duty
A reflective line noting life as a public stage where each person performs a role and fulfillment comes from duty done well. It frames success as the simple result of diligent effort and proper conduct.
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