Re-Education of Maimed Soldiers Highlights Industrial Losses
In Washington, George Edward Barton discusses re education of cripples with officials in the war secretary, French ambassador and surgeon general heads. He notes annual U S industrial accidents yield about 35 000 fatalities and 700 000 injuries lasting over four weeks, arguing societal needs for veteran re education mirror battlefield losses. Horton's book outlines a plan to restore disabled soldiers toward near full supportability.
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George Edward Barton
Washington
Surgeon General
Barton
Consolation House
New York
Federal Commission On Industrial Relations
Ain
al Mill
Horton
Grievance Sparks Tense Exchange Over Paper Tale
Hop confronts Surb over a newspaper story describing him as seeking a five dollar loan. He protests the piece as untrue and damaging to his reputation, insisting he never borrows from friends while Larb urges them to mend their friendship.
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Hop
Larb
Snowbirds At The Table Turn To Dinner Debate
A pithy quoted exchange from a winter scene features a person who fed snowbirds last winter and a reply that switches the act to catching and eating them, highlighting a humorous moral twist on feeding wildlife.
Home Reasons Behind Tuggers Frontline Anxiety
In a terse exchange a reporter notes why a man named Tuggers, with a wife and growing daughters, shows reluctance about going to the front. He reportedly said he wanted peace and quiet, suggesting a private motive amid wartime duties.
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Tuggers
Bliggins’s French Study Sparks Frustration at Gettter Co
In a workplace vignette at Getter Company Bliggins pursues French study while colleagues note his persistent chatter. A hostess disposes of the scene as the room’s condition reflects the day’s mood and events.
Suburban Exchange Sparks Veggie Barter Over Subscription
A brief, humorous exchange shows a country editor asking a subscriber to pay for a subscription with vegetables. The subscriber confirms willingness to pay with produce, illustrating a lighthearted barter in a rural community.
Classifying Him Arrest Report At Privately Theater
The fragmentary text shows a garbled courtroom exchange with a claim of an arrest at a theater. The readable elements indicate an unusual dialogue about an actor and a possible defendant, but the event details are unclear and damaged.
Soldier Returnees Learn to Love Good Music
Lance Corporal Samuel Lellouche of the 328th Infantry, in New York on sick leave, says American troops in Europe are getting a musical education. He credits time in France with turning him away from ragtime toward opera and fine music, believing soldiers will bring refined tastes back to America and raise standards in the homeland.
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Europe
Samuel Lellouche
Three Hundred and Twenty-eighth Infantry
Army of France
New York
New York Herald
Weat Haven
Conn
France
Paris
Temple of Solomon Site Lures Pilgrims With Fabled Tombs
The Chicago Examiner notes pilgrims press toward the Wall of Wailing near the temple ruins. It cites a valley depth of at least eighty eight feet below the current level and references tombs said to include Absalom and a chamber linked to Jehoshathat, with traditions naming Isaiah Hesekiah Zechariah and Weziah nearby.
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Charles Warren
Solomon
Judah
Acti
Chicago Examiner
Absalom
Jehosaphat
Isaiah
Hesekiah
Zechariah
Weziah
Flag Displays At War Department To Honor Enlistees
A service flag measuring 17 by 12 feet with a red border and 432 blue stars on white field is mounted on the wall facing the main entrance of the war department building. It serves as a public notice of the number of employees who have joined the country’s fighting forces since the war was declared against Germany in April.
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War Department
Germany
Ed Martin
Crow Creek Pass
Cerament
Alaska
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Martin
Foreat
Devil's Gulch
A Cheap Gift In War Tax Conversation
A man notes he does not complain about war taxes and mentions a young fighter who lost an arm in battle. He believes he cannot earn enough to feel his equal, reflecting on generosity and lingering costs of conflict.
Optimimien Food Costs Rise Amid Hardship
A fragmentary quote reflects inflation pressures as prices surge. The speaker notes higher costs across goods including peanuts once cheap, describing a difficult, tightening economy and personal recollections of past affordability.
War Yarn Jokes and Gag Lines From a Busy Department Store
A collage of humorous exchanges and quips on war yarns, costs, and social scenes. The banter features a floorwalker directing a shopper, jokes about reading or knitting yarns, and light anecdotes about sugar, ivory carvings, and engagements.
Poor Diplomacy at Reception Sparks Husband’s Jealousies
An old-time joke unfolds at a wedding reception where a wife admits she will never be loyal to her husband for his actions. He allowed her to dance with everyone without protest, prompting lighthearted scandal and bemused reactions.
Furs doubly worn and a cautious loan request
A brief, dialogue style snippet shows a claim that furs will be popular this year and a remark that last season furs were nearly worn out. A leery visitor asks to borrow twenty five dollars, but the response cites concern over risking a friendship.
Stormy morning tale shows steadfast husbands and Arctic counts
A chaotic mix of anecdotes contrasts cautious husbands who spare wives a cold Market trip with Arctic experts touting vast potential yields. A French king catching salmon and a rugged Alaska tie cutter framing perilous crossings foreground human folly, curiosity, and resilience in a rambling 19th or early 20th century newspaper piece.
Bridge Rivalry Sparks Tense Exchange
In a candid bridge game exchange, Frances laments the match while Francis counters that he will favor any activity that yields him as much money, revealing a sharp wager mindset and heated rapport between the players.
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Frances
Francis
War Gardens 1917 Yield and Next Year Prospects
The National Emergency Food Garden Commission says war gardens were a success in 1917 with nearly 3,000,000 gardens covering 1,150,000 acres. Valued at 360 million dollars, about 17.50 per family, their produce reduced needs for purchased food. Housewives canned roughly 500 million quarts, using jars of both new and existing stock, indicating record-U.S. household canning.
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National Emergency Food Garden Commission
Britain’s Army Needs Figure Vast Food Fuel and More
In the Saturday Evening Post Jease F. Marcomon notes the British army in France consumes monthly 05 000 tons of care 4 000 000 gallons of gasoline 20 000 tons of flour 10 000 000 pounds of jam and 75 000 tons of hay. The piece argues demand is immense and nearly unfathomable.
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France
Jease F. Marcomon
Saturday Evening Post
Comet
Hat to cover bald spot prompts style change debate
A quip exchanges thoughts on whether men’s fashion will ever shift radically. Josh asks if radical change is possible, while Bosh jokes that only a hat covering the bald spot could spur such a change.
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Josh
Kaiber's Equary Airman Baron von Richthofen Marries Heiress
Baron von Richthofen, Germany's famed airman, on long leave, has wed Frau loin von Minkwits, heiress and duke of Saxe-Coburg's master of horse. The emperor named him equerry airman, guiding his shift to training new fighting squadrons.
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Baron von Richthofen
Germany
Frauloin von Minkwits
Saxe-Coburg
Richthofen
Cannibal King and satirical dialogue in Louisville paper
The Louisville Courier-Journal runs a sharp exchange on poverty and class through a Cannibal King feature. A raw recruit and comic lines discuss snowmen and coal eyes, suggesting the rich versus poor divide in a wry, period voice.
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Louisville | Courier-Journal
Reginald Ponders Purchases as Buyer Grows Scarce
In a brisk exchange Reginald remarks on dwindling buyers while expressing reliance on a sweetheart. Jim prepaid his hotel bill fearing he will spend all his money on women, illustrating tension over expenses and clever budgeting.
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Jim
St Johns Roll of Honor Lists Local Enlistees in Uncle Sam's Service
Following is a long Roll of Honor for St Johns naming residents who have enlisted and are now at various training camps. Readers are asked to provide any omitted names to complete the list, which includes many individuals such as Taylor M. Whitmore and Armand Olin among numerous others. Also notes a local tax lien service offering to handle payments in Portland for a fee of 26 cents with references to local banks and title companies.
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St. Johns
Uncle Sam
Taylor M. Whitmore
Athill IV
Irvine
Denne H. Knowles
Earl H. Knowles
Theodore Bugbee
H. Ae Poff
Armand Olin
Claude E. Harris
Russell Poff
R. P. Gulloway
Chas
E. Garlick
Murne "Donaldson
Glenn Haskell
Ray Clark
Benjamin Swan
Hubert Martin
Eon Lorber
Donald Strickland
Lowell Anderson
John LaVillett
Frank J. Thompson
Orin Lear
Hal
Davis
Donald N. Trowbridge
Bert Larson
Alan Rutherford
Homer Plaskett
Ray Hawkins
Hugh Ward
Kindley
Satterlee
Gordon
Wilbur Beilinger
Zelta Rice
John O'Neill
Harry Truman
Frank Green
Walter Rickson
Frank Whitney
Thomas Reynolds
Carlyle Cunningham
Percy Smith
Arthur C. Clark
Alphonso Fox
Harry 0. Hughes
Geo. Downey
Hos. B
Edward G
Ingolf Williknon
F. Edward Isbell
Graham Moxon
G. Lincoln Fassett
Harley Manning
Grover Carroll
Eyes Miller
Adolph Ascher
John Basey
Wm. Moe
Albert Hyde
Reed Chamberlain
Ray Vanderbonkt
Richard Barley
Cecil Magone
Frank Bug
Ivan Faber
Bert Sundstrom
Gail Perrine
Norman Nelson
Grover Harron
Harry
St. Johna
Portland
St Johns Bank
Peninsula Title, Abstract and Realty Co
H. Henderson
North
Jersey Street
Army meals cooked in air alps supply lines reveal odd war culinary
An Italian correspondent describes Alpine warfare supply chains where meals are cooked far below in kitchens and finished in thermos cookers aboard aerial tramways. Meat stews are heated at the timber line and shipped aloft to frontline soldiers, enabling hot rations at 1,200 feet up in the high posts.
Wireless Photographs And A New Telegraph System
A young inventor Laiehman develops wireless transmission of writing drawings and photographs and telegraph. If feasible, wireless photo stations could spread nationwide. Also includes assorted local notices and classifieds about real estate and services.
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Laiehman
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