Boschee’s German Syrup Ad and Gaza Commentary
An advertisement touts Boschee’s German Syrup for coughs and lung troubles, promising restful sleep and easy morning expectoration. A London Star note and Joshua narrative discuss Gaza and chariots of iron, linking biblical imagery to modern military advances by Allenby and a hope for final Philistine clearance.
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Hoschee
United States
Gaza
London Star
Ajalon
Allenby
Leviathan
Judah
Catarrhal Deafness Cure Promoted by Constitutional Remedy
A period advertisement states local ear applications cannot reach the diseased area and only a constitutional remedy can cure catarrhal deafness. Halus Catarrh Medicine is said to affect the mucous lining and Eustachian tube inflammation. The ad promises a one hundred dollar reward for any case not helped and offers free circulars from J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
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Catareh
Berlin Advertisement Sparks Exchange Demand Across Poland
A Berlin Tages Zeitung notice offers to exchange 50 Polish laborers, 20 men and 30 girls, for an equal number of other workers. Polish laborers in Germany cannot freely move or change masters without government authorization, which masters can use to swap workers as in trading goods.
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Berlin
Germany
Berlin Tages Zeitung
Wantag
Red Cross
Evian
France
Belgium
Egisa
Lake Geneva
Switzerland
Cuticura heals sore hands with simple ritual
A brief advertising note promotes Cuticura products with a free mail sample and care routine. It is followed by a short excerpt on a controversial wartime craft concept from Popular Mechanics Magezine, describing an enormous water wheel vessel, amphibious potential, and two cylinder design with gun turrets and a stabilizing mast.
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Cutieura
Dept. L
Boston
Council of National Defense
Popular Mechanics
Mageezine
Ears In Sporting Terms From Puck Cartoon
In a Puck cartoon a captain recalls bringing back a regiment of boxers who were brave but wanted to name their referee and have a war staged with a large bet in New York or Milwaukee. The gag highlights the absurdity of war time boxing terms and mock battle stakes.
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Behr
New York
Milwaukee
Puck
Just an Extra Potato
Jones urged Smith to run over to dinner prompting a talk about an extra potato. Smith feared his wife would mind. The hospitable judge dismissed the worry calling it trouble and noting seventy five cents between friends as nothing.
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Jones
Smith
Judge
Why the Red Cross Needs Your Help
An American Red Cross report from France portrays civilian suffering from invasion and war. It describes repatriated Belgian children at Evian, housing for refugees, and medical care, with leaders White and Alden stressing winter relief, home service plans, and civilian morale as crucial to victory.
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France
United States
American Red Cross
Paris
Kaiser
Red Press
Evinn
Red Cross
Evian
William Allen White
Kansas
Henry J. Alden
Tion
White
America
Persting
Petain
M. P. Murphy
Mr. White
Wishand
Canifornia
Wilson
Werk
Amerian Red Cross
Wishard
General Pershing
Washington
Verdun
Night Raid Illustration by Boyd Cable in Cornhill Magazine
A vivid description of a dusk trench raid in France shows English and German trenches under bombardment. Infantry breach wire, push into trenches, and suffer casualties as forward officers coordinate signals and stretcher teams evacuate the wounded amid chaotic combat.
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France
Cornhill
Boyd Cable
New Writing Implement Uses Wax and Pumice Ink
William C Geer of Akron Ohio introduces a wax and pumice ink device as a universal writing implement. The waxy matrix carries ink and fibers that rub off onto paper, forming a uniform ink supply. The mix is heated then cooled to create a cellular solid with ink cells ready for use.
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William C Geer
Akron
Sriellcy Monthly
Nee &Riting Devine
Dulars
Soldier Scrapbooks and Forwards for a Serene Repository
A brief note suggests starting soldier scrapbooks to save jokes and pictures. The writer endorses collecting humor and images as a personal keepsake, proposing it as a good idea for preserving memories from service.
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Serphreok
Pompous New York artist faces tragedy after vogue shifts
A famed New York artist, once known for humor, now gravely silent as he acts on his own fate. Novelist Qwen Johnson observed him dining alone, expressing pity as he notes the artist has severed his docular vein, marking a somber turn in his career and life.
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New York
Qwen Johnson
Arthur
Pointed exchange over fortune and family limits
A contractor questions Mike about a brother who is a bishop and a poorer man bearing a load. Mike admits the unequal distribution of life, asserting he could not alter his fate, and shoulders his burden up the ladder with a rueful reply about sacrifice and fairness.
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Mike
Felly
Skinners Macaront Mystery Leaves Readers Rumored
A fragmented excerpt shows a child questioning why a teacher asks about a Bible scene. The erratic text hints at a classroom discussion involving a character named Atrehem and references to four fathers, suggesting a historical or fictional lesson.
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Becauss
Atrehem
Scystroes Marys Family Dispute Over Playmate Choice
Mary's mother objects to her dating a wild girl in the neighborhood and wants her to stay with her small brother Tommy. She accuses Mary of wanting to play with a girl considered too big and refuses to let her play with Tommy, calling him a baby.
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Mary
Tommy
Mors
Fractured Caption Sparks Language Oddity
A garbled clipping notes a quirky line about Russian phrases and “cold feet” in a science monitor quote, hinting at wartime ministerial resignations and a casual, homelike tone amid tense events. The text blends humorous translation fragments with references to ministers and cold feet.
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Rena
Warntttecrmais
Dhd
Carte Dlan Science Monitur
Conservation cuisine at breakfast joins a new cake
A curious guest inquires about an unfamiliar dish served at dinner. The hostess explains a single better cake from breakfast inspired the new recipe and hints at its origin and awakening in kitchen craft.
Local quarrel over pay sparks community dispute
Fragmentary dialogue shows neighbors arguing over wages and fairness. The Glithershys next door pay their girl 30 cents a week more than we pay ours, prompting a protest about community standards and treatment. A paltry half dollar is referenced as a point of contention.
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Henry
Neust
Howe
Dardigad
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Skinners
SSS
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