Memory Maps Reveal Geography Gaps Across Europe
A couple attempts to draw outlines of Europe from memory and find they misplace countries and coastlines. The Ohio State Journal notes they knew little despite reading about European events for years. The piece suggests trying maps of other continents and even U S states for humorous insight into memory and place.
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Europe
Ohio State Journal
Greece
Adriatic
Spain
Austria
France
Belgium
Italy
America
Asia
Great Britain
Ireland
Turkey
China
Kansas
Nebraska
Louisiana
Delaware
Small Prescriptions Waste Medicines Says Journal
The New York Medical Journal urges physicians to carefully calculate dosage to avoid drug waste and unnecessary expense. It warns against partly used prescriptions stored in medicine chests and the risk of patients taking incorrect amounts on repeated symptoms.
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New York Medical Journal
Skeleton of Giant Found in Farnham Surrey England
A perfect skeleton was uncovered during drainage work in Farnham, Surrey. The remains indicate a man of unusual height, with a horse bone nearby. Nearby Norman cemetery offerings once yielded near-perfect first century urns now at Waverley Abbey.
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Surrey
England
Farnham
Waverly Abbey
Mushroom First Plant Evolution On Early Earth
The mushroom in the form of a slime fold was the first plant to evolve on earth. Algae of the early seas sent a fungus onto land to draw minerals from rocks, enabling Achena and three plants to interrelate about three hundred million years ago. Later true mushrooms evolved with small caps creating early food supply for living creatures.
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Earth
Fist Seas
Disgrace to Army: Atrocities in WWI Diaries Exposed
The public release compiles diaries and testimony on German brutalities in 1914. Witness Brand Whitlock and others describe massacres at Dinant and Louvain, mass executions, village burnings, and infants shot in mothers arms. It details forced witness, looting, and widespread destruction by German forces.
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Brand Whitlock
Committee On Public Information
Washington
Meuse
Met
Gue W'Ossus
Leppe
Moubert-Fontaine
Rethel
Prince
Aseek
Yelix
Qne Hundred Seventy-eighth Regiment
Twelfth Saxon Corps
Whitlock
Dinant
Mr. Defol
Sasserath
Nimmer
Victor Poncelet
Wasselge
Messrs
Gustave
Leon Nicasse
Jules Monin
Carville Platte
Phillippart Piedf
Louvain
Place de la Station
Place de la Staten
Hemalde
Gardes Clyiques
Germany
Munster
Tirlemont
Lanvain
Arma
Tamines
Borinage
Charterot
Sambre
Roele Af Bayard
Namur
Cotonel Mester
Des Riynges
Neffe
Curious Condensations and Curious Facts in One Note
A jumble of short items reports on Mrs. Sarah Ann Pickup knitting 192 pairs of socks, U S granite value in 1916, world ruby production, a plan to unionize 600000 civil employees, 600 million gallons of mineral water used yearly in soft drink manufacture, and a War Trade Board rule requiring duplicate applications to trade with an enemy.
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Sarah Ann Pickup
Providence
United States
Kilmer Swamp Root Promises Purity and Safety
An advertisement extols Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a pure non stimulant remedy for kidney and bladder troubles. It emphasizes plant-based ingredients, teaspoonful doses, and a sample bottle offer by mailing ten cents to Dr. Kilmer and Co. Binghamton, N Y. The piece ends with a moral about savers from a separate note in the same issue.
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Kilmer
Hatute
Dr. Kilmer
Dr. Er & Co
Binghamton
N. C
Gare and Menti
Cuticura Ointment Skin Care Ad
An old advertisement touts using Cuticura Ointment to treat pimples by smearing the face and washing off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. It promotes daily use of Cuticura as a toilet preparation and offers a free sample by mail from Boston.
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Dept. L
Boston
Andy
Boxed Kaiser's Ears and Odd Claims Stir Peoria Gossips
In a stray Peoria note Mrs Christian Trapitz recounts ties to childhood with Emperor William of Germany and a childhood ear slap. The column blends banter with rumors as local chatter references a fanciful past and the peculiar news item ends with unrelated notes about California spraying to curb wild morning glories.
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Kaiser
Christian ‘Trapitz
Peoria
Willian
Germany
No Time to Make a Swap On Grly Steamer Mare and Colt Sink
An Indiana man aboard a Grly steamer fell overboard with a mare and a two year old colt. The man clung to the colt’s tail hoping the animal would carry him ashore while the mare sought land. The colt swam downstream with the frightened owner hanging on, and onlookers urged him to release the colt. The captain exclaimed that the moment called for not swapping horses in a flawed plan as the boat pitched and he raced toward shore.
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Indiana
Grly
Yrith
Fragmentary Toledo oath hints at a legal claim
An incomplete document from Toledo references Frank J. Cheney making oath about fees and a catarrhal remedy. The text is garbled with stray phrases about Halls Catarrhal Cines and a notary public dated in November, plus unrelated personal lines about stairs and a bedroom.
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Notary Public
Halls Catarre Fepicike
Hats Question Misspelt Felt Question
A fragment shows a puzzled exchange about hats and felt quality with uncertain wording and missing context. The readable portion hints at a discussion or mishearing involving material inquiry and a childlike response. The line structure suggests a colloquial, broken note rather than a full article.
Our Batting Average Card Recounts Limited Insight
A fragmented line notes confidence in maintaining a high batting standard though the text is garbled. It hints at peak performance metrics and the idea of achieving a strong personal batting average despite unclear context or details. The wording suggests sports reporting but offers no concrete facts or names.
August Flower for stomach ailments and digestion
Green's August Flower is promoted as a remedy for stomach disorders and nervous indigestion. It claims to ease headaches, constipation, sour stomach, and gas, acting as a gentle laxative that improves digestion and bile production. Sold in 30 and 90 cent bottles in many countries.
A Foolish Question Witey and Hubby Breakfast Query
A quirky dialogue notes a playful morning exchange about breakfast. Louisiana prohibits public fasts after next March, hinting at a legal or civic topic referenced in the casual text. The fragment preserves dialog and a state policy mention without further detail.
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Witey
Brekfush
Appreciation for Women Aid and British Gift Drive
Appreciative note highlights Women and gifts to the British nation. Distinguished British artists lead efforts to widen feeteries unmertel led.
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