Climbing to Victory United Workers and Soldiers
A wartime creed urging all Americans to climb the peak of victory together. Workers and soldiers are portrayed as one fighting force turning toil into triumph, with emphasis on labor’s crucial role in supporting troops and achieving lasting peace. The piece rallies collective effort, patriotism, and unwavering resolve.
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Beast
Berlin
America
United States
Potsdam
Veterans of War Industries
Red Cross Nurse Mary A Brownell Back From War Service
Mary A Brownell, a Red Cross nurse, has returned to America after nearly four years of service. She sailed with the first Red Cross ship to England and served on French battlefields and in Russia Rumanians and Russians, tending wounded and consoling the dying. She helped recruit 26000 more nurses for duty overseas.
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Mary A. Brownell
Miss Frownell
Red Croms
England
France
Rumania
Serbia
Russia
Misa Brownell
Miss Brownell
Red Cross
Newland's Story From Baltimore on Reconstructing Blind Soldiers
A wartime column condemns German cruelty and praises American efforts to rehabilitate blinded veterans. It recalls Roland near Baltimore and a letter to a mother, urging indemnity of ten thousand dollars for each victim and demanding action at the peace table. The piece urges vocations and independence for blinded soldiers.
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Germany
Newland
Roland
Baltimore
Babe
Hans
Enor
Hun Auto
Why Not The Neckline Reformers Of New York
A vivid 19th century column argues against restrictive necklines and social etiquette. It ridicules stiff collars and urges comfort over propriety, envisioning future fashion as exposing the chest and neckline. The piece praises natural, unadorned forms and criticizes current dress as silly and constraining.
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New York
Queen Elizabeth
Socks For Tommy And Troops At The Depot
In the crowded station a woman pledges six socks a sweater and a helmet for Tommy and other soldiers. Canteen girls join in with volunteers promising to knit socks as heat reaches 104 degrees. The scene shows village support and democratic camaraderie for the war effort.
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Jim
Hamilton Certe
Khaki Klub
Tommy
Lucy Searle
end of eating and the fate of appetite in verse
A fragment of reflective verse juxtaposes mortality with appetite and the inevitability of final hunger. The piece hints at existential fatigue and the futility of feeding in the face of oblivion while weaving in unrelated social notes from the era.
Rankest sort of rank injustice and wartime thrift
A reader laments a divorce obtained by a dishonest lawyer and husband, calling for readers’ views on the man and court while urging justice for the innocent. The letter also argues wartime candy restrictions and suggests using jelly and jam instead, then asks about Russia’s debt of gratitude. It closes with guidance on obtaining service flags, noting two-star flags for two relatives in service.
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Mise Grey
Altho
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Goatees
Wash
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Leon Trotsky
Moscow
Stockholm
Mr. Trotsky
Cronstadt
McAdoo
Standard Oil
Gorgas
Cronkhite
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H. P. Duff
A. L. Robinson
Joseph Duff
Bridgeport
Albert Duff
Ashland
George Duff
William Acton
Winnsboro
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Norman M. Wardall
Right Drug CO
Washington St
Miss Grey
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Ameri Waters
Fraser-Paterson Co
Hese
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