Liberty Loan Second Urges Seattle to Back War Bonds
The Treasury calls for a second Liberty Loan of 16 billion dollars nationwide with Seattle allotted 15 million. It promises 4 percent interest exempt from taxes and flexible payments starting at two percent, urging public investment to support victory and defend liberty. Local appeals frame bonds as prudent patriotism and accessible to everyday citizens.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Megdoo
Uncle Sam
Seattle
Liberty Loan
Character of Pacifists Revealed as Cowardly in Duty Debates
The piece attacks pacifists as cowards who appeal to fear and self interest to deter Americans from serving. It argues that genuine sacrifice comes from mothers and those who bear sons, praising motherhood as the nation’s defense against German aggression. It asserts courage is needed to raise sons and oppose slacking.
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France
America
Ants farming termites and beetle cows in nests
The text notes tropical white ants or termites live with many species and even keep beetles as "cows" in their nests. These beetles produce a secretion and are trained to signal ants at feeding time by tapping antennae, illustrating a complex mutualism in insect societies.
Marshall Field III Enlists as Private in Illinois Guard
Marshall Field III, heir to 360 million, serves as private with Battery H Illinois Field Artillery at Camp Logan Texas. He explains joining as a private to prove democracy in the army, noting his two months as a private before becoming corporal and then sergeant and that officers and enlisted men share equal footing.
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Camp Logan
Houston
Texas
Marshall Field III
Chicago
Star
Battery H
Lee
Ilinois Field Artillery
Marshall Field & Co
Sergeant Field
Anficers
Sam
Illinoisational Guard
Marshall Field
Uncle Sam
Tex
Child Labor Strain on Education Amid War Efforts
The piece cites Sir James Yoxall on 11 to 13 year olds released from school to work, and reports the munition workers health committee warning of long hours and poor housing. Owen Lovejoy stresses US action to shield children from hardship and preserve future vitality. Also a brief social note on Mrs. Ales. Gushbert hosting tea on her veranda.
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James Yoxall
Bnew
United States
Owen KR. Lovejoy
National Child Labor Committee
America
Ales. Gushbert
Som
Taos Valley News
Sherlock Holmes Solves Pig Theft Case Through Observation
A visitor asks Sherlock Holmes about a stolen pet pig. Holmes explains he deduced the loss from agitation and promises delivery of the pig within 24 hours. The exchange shows Holmes returning to a cocaine fillet with a dramatic flair.
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Mr. Holmes
Sherlock Holmes
Holmes
The Pig on 112 Sontag Street
Holmes explains a deduction about a pig thought to be a pet. Tom Noyse, son of Sandy Noyse, steals the pig to entertain his ailing father, hoping the pig’s squeals mimic bag pipe tunes. The boy is praised after the pig’s music helps a fortune rise for the piper family.
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Watson
Holmes
Sontag Street
Tom Noyse
Sandy Noyse
Dr. Watson
Sandy
Tom
Sherlock Holmes
Scotland
Orpheum
Well, Maybe It Does Pay to Advertise
Buckstown Me Sept 29 Anny Cagiey answered a matrimonial ad and discovered the suitor was her divorced husband The pair wed for the second time this week in a curious turn of events with a magazine matchmaking twist.
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Bucksport
Anna Cagiey
Two Texas Youths Battle Snakes on Ranch
In San Angelo Texas Francia Stone aged 14 and Frank Hawkins aged 16 fought for their lives against rattlesnakes on a local ranch. The hour long encounter ended with the boys killing 27 large rattlers marking a new West record for the most snakes slain in a single battle.
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San Angelo
Tex
Francia Stone
Frank Hawkins
Here
Flock of Birds Attack Woman's Hat in Bay Ridge
Eliza Greenlift walking on street in Bay Ridge New York faced a flock of blackbirds feeding in a nearby corn field circles overhead then dive bombed and attacked her large black hat adorned with artificial birds. The incident occurred near a vacant lot.
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Bay Ridge
N. Y
Eliza Greenlift
Nails for Sweden Are Stopped Over Lead Coating
In New York authorities halted 300 cases of wire nails bound for Sweden after an accidental finding showed nails were covered with lead caps. Officials said each nail contained enough material to manufacture a rifle bullet. Separately, in Graham County a $400,000 cache was reportedly found by Joe Walsey and reported by H. R. Whitman as he searches to locate the former owner.
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New York
Sweden
Phoenix
Graham County
H. R. Whitman
Solomonville
Chandler
Joe Walsey
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