We Fell Short in War Air and Transportation Efforts
The piece criticizes U S war production, citing delays in airplane output and misused funds. It notes promises of 100000 planes and fears of misallocation, while contrasting mail and supply bottlenecks in northern regions with the expanding role of aircraft in linking distant areas and aiding medical evacuations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Squier
France
Europe
Army
Air Department of the Army
Leveling the Barriers in Cold Yukon Regions
A South Texas resident notes the isolation of northern Alaska towns as the Yukon region lies iced in. The dispatch from Fairbanks mentions the last steamship line ceasing connections, underscoring global communication barriers caused by extreme winter conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Far North
United States
Africa
South
Texas
Fairbanks
Alaska
Yukon
Fashion standards and uniforms for working women debated
A sharp editorial notes fashion houses and workers clash over uniforms for office and factory women. It argues for practical dress adapting to work roles, warns against overelaborate wear, and suggests contrast between parlor and workshop attire while acknowledging consumer influence and regional differences in adoption. The piece contends uniforms reflect rational choice, not coercion, and urges sensible dress aligned with work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gous
Frotte
A New Kind of Novel Emerges From War Era Demands
The piece argues that wartime changes reshape fiction from escapist romances to practical stories with real-world heroes and heroines. It notes women readers prefer active, economically engaged characters and realist plots, planning for more female writers and stories set in Wall Street, factories, and politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Red Cross
France
Wall Street
Tate
European relief bill sparks fears of delayed meals
Amid debate over a $100,000,000 food relief measure, officials fear European nations may miss their next regular meals, possibly until August. The piece also references disasters from a Boston molasses tank explosion to wartime poetry and images of devastation in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Russian Jews Ready to Flock to Palestine if Given Possession
A Paris-based conference reports Zionist leaders claim vast Jewish migration to Palestine. Delegates from Russia and other regions discuss a land transfer modeled on populating Palestine with 5 to 6 million Jews within a generation, to relieve hunger and displace absentee landlords. The piece cites Bolshevik threats, Turkish misrule, and a plan for a Jewish republic with Hebrew taught in schools, aiming for Arab languages to become secondary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Ratmond
Carrot Beca
Buvilo’ Ladeer
Paris
Dam
Peara
Thriz
Ubefe
Syria
Wogland
Polsod
Russia
M. Tronsoff
Petrograd
M. Goldberg
Vilna
A. Uzsisken
Odessa
Maryland
Aaron Axtonton
Agricultural College
Mount Armel
Zionist Democratic Movement
California
Palentina
Rosia
Poland
Wile
Mayland
Galicia
Abraham
Mfosng
David
Drimal Pasha
M. Aaronsohifs
Bicrop
Jacob
Sarah Astonsohn
Aaron
Hil Cayel
Zevi
Alexander
Jewish Republic
Chaitweismann
London
Thei Renin Jo
Holy Land
Serbian children killed by duds mistaken for toys
Reports from Monastir Sibera detail multiple child deaths and injuries caused by unexploded World War era shells misidentified as toys. Civilians fear a high toll as hazardous remnants continue to blow up in yards and fields, with both British and Austro-German munitions blamed for the deadly hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monastir
Siberia
Siberian
Samir
Rome
Sara Agering
Panes
Fragmented war era scraps mix satire and memory in a column
A garbled OCR piece blends jokes, soldier recollections, and social notes from wartime, mentioning trench life, armistice sentiment, and public figures. It references a San Antonio figure, Lincoln era style musings, and scattered lines about prohibition, patriotism, and civic life.
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New York
San Francisco
Boston
Minna Irving
Bolssons
Lebe
Walla
Judea
Samaria
Gazillee
Anetg
Mats
Eilitor
Locke
Oga Marihuane
Enys
Listelaws
Atoba
Postre
Lyon
Hong
Inglikh
Tor. T. Shine
Cape
Dm. C
Stara and Stripes
Hutt
Alguna
Webb
Maude
Lilig
Central Mmr
Anish
Anid
Cep
Wagener Alls
Marcella
Aca
San Antonio
Elf Folke
Blome
Abell
Grestnensit Tha Services of & Compateng Inilor
Germany
Hye
Flint
Toan Pty
Ieee Saleh
Monarele
Allen
Ithe
Uae
Real Sport
By Briggs
Morty
sTyck
Gue
Reve
New Fork
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