Our Disloyal Senators and the German Influence
A wartime column denounces U S senators La Follette Stone Gore and others for disloyal talk aiding Germany. It cites Professor Harper of Chicago University on Russian prisoners and German agents using Senate remarks to sway the Russian people. The piece argues senators share responsibility for the war’s cost and Russia’s collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Follette
Stone
Missouri
Gore
Oklahoma
United States Senate
Henry J. Alien
Wichita
Mr. Allen
America
Europe
Professor Harper
Chicago University
Russia
Harper
Petrograd
Germany
Austria
Senate
United States
T.a Follette
Visiting the Sick in Modern Practice
A concise note on the long standing tradition of visiting the sick, tracing roots to biblical commands and noting its continued relevance in contemporary care and community duty. The text emphasizes the moral imperative and social value of compassion through personal visits.
Wise Man And His Money In War Cost Reflections
The piece argues against measuring wartime cost solely in monetary terms noting such figures distorts perception and could foster false economy. It cites the US holding over a third of global gold reserves and considers the effect if currency in government possession were destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Darkenness
New York
United States
Moncey
Hime
Modern sensibilities curb old sickroom theatrics and hidebound charity
The article recalls old myths of comforting the ill, from theatrical mourning to medical know-it-alls, and praises modern nursing, quiet care, and timely visits. It argues against prolonged, sensationalized sympathy and emphasizes restraint, practicality, and humane but brief presence in sickrooms. It then shifts to wartime economics, explaining why conserving wealth via productive output matters, the role of money, and the value of spending to sustain production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hharmler
Cegaleum
American Medical Association
Pete
Victoria Cross awards reported in wartime dispatches
The British War Office has awarded the Victoria Cross to several soldiers for extraordinary bravery in the current conflict. The first cited is Captain and Acting Major Okidl Massey Learmouth of the Canadian Infantry, now in the Medical Corps, who despite mortal wounds and heavy fire continued to encourage and direct his men, later being evacuated to hospital where he died.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British War Office
Yen
Europe
Okidl
Massey Learmouth
Wester Hte
Intécan
Aconwald
Chilly
Pil Hie Dutien Bofors
Railroad heads offer rail transfer to President amid strike
The article notes leaders threaten to hand over all rails to the President if the workers strike. It questions what action by the President prompted such high level distrust and treats the move as a serious political gamble.
Faith by Proxy in Adan Constitution
A fragmented letter from Frank Le Bronier in the Adan Constitution questions faith by proxy and heaven, criticizing reliance on religion to enter heaven while hinting at social and philosophical debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
bin Hl
Hiindelpnin
Iowa
Tatler
Frank le Bronier
Adan Constitution
Witty, scattered jottings mirror war era preoccupations
A kaleidoscopic collage of commentary and notices touches on Lloyd George, Hun policies, American figures like Paderewski and Henry Ford, and hopes for ships and peace. It weaves satire, political opinion, and gag lines about fashion, gossip, and local chronicle, reflecting wartime sentiment and daily newspaper texture.
Sir John Simon Leaves Fortune for Army Commission
Sir John Simon former attorney general of London has reportedly given up an estimated fortune worth 106000 pounds a year to join the British army. He has received a commission and is said to be serving with British forces somewhere in France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Simon
London
Hina
France
Joan
Berg
Hooker
Perusayy
Alans
The Witch and Lorraine at Darren Old Castle
Lorraine, under the surveillance of her aunt the Witch, lives for twenty years in the haunted Darren Old castle with Mammy Betty. A romance with Peter Caleman blooms when he visits, but the Witch urges Lorraine to break his heart for revenge. Lorraine refuses, the Witch dies, and Mammy Betty helps cover the tragedy while the town remembers the eerie estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Davie J. Jomo
Meleles
Pauttone
Darren Old
Isuapectea
Lorraine
Enim
Rorsensk
Mamiay Betty
Lhe Parsons
Betty
Peter’Caleman
Lorrain
Una
Billy
Peter
Evan
Pater
Angie
Letras
Lorral
Lorgaine
Uride
Mammy
Ty Jay
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Leick
Chicago
Mexico
Paderewlski
Plana
Henry Ford
Lloyd George
Ien
Daniels
Hoover Administration
de Soto
Florida
Venizelos
Greece
Grace
Ting
Susie
Atasila
Bradford
Plymouth Colony
Brookfield
Kansas
Censekinie
Alter
Byguimy
Keranaky
Prtragrad
Howse
Inter-allied Conference
Ott
Azores
Officara
Boreand
Elra
Thass Tortland
Thasa Portland
San Antonio
Renee of
Humes
Bolus
Unifora
Shafts of
Dent
Hobbes Haute
Temihack
Ssc Sitio
the Light’s Daily Story
Real Sport
By Briggs
Lhe Trittine Amo
New York Trituam
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