President Wilson Defines No Compromise With Foe at NYC
President Wilson spoke at the Metropolitan Opera House in New York warning there can be no peace without victory. He argued the war's issues include protecting weak nations and enforcing equal rights, and urged a league of nations to guarantee lasting peace and impartial justice for all peoples.
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New York
Wilson
Metropolitan Opera House
America
Tam
Brest-Litovsk
Bucharest
Germany
League of Nations
Russia
Roumania
League
Hellam
Lydia EH
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Brb
Onvaxore
BR. No. 1
Eee
Mich
Exist Herm
Lowell, Mich
Poor Material for Warmth on Washington Street
An Indianapolis News item recalls a mother and daughter arguing over warmth after theater night. While crossing Meridian, the daughter, in a sheer white silk skirt, hurried to shelter as wind slicked her skirt. The mother lagged, insisting on bundling up despite the daring attire.
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Washington Street
Meridian
Mother
Daughter
Merchants’ Bank
Indianapolis News
Gold Medal Oil Pills Brand Voice Returns As Remedy
An old time advertisement touts Gold Medal brand Haarlem Oil as a universal cure for kidney problems, backache, rheumatism, and other pains. It claims centuries of use, imports from Holland labs, and easy access at drug stores with a money refund if not effective.
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Haarlem
Hellil
Holland Laboratories
Three Aives
Ady
Cheaper Than He Thought After Quick Marriage
A carefree single man marries and faces friends’ worries about fees coal costs food charges rent and bills. Green, however, declares marriage cheaper than expected, saying he cannot see it as expensive just twelve hours after the ceremony.
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Green
Rich Heiress Rumor Sparks Ballroom Confusion
Askem questions the engagement as Tellum points to a fancied match. The man reveals the alluring woman is not whom he thought. Instead a grand old ruin in yellow sits beside her, altering the target of the inquiry.
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Askem
Tellum
Private Soldier Wishes Boxing Promoters Never Rise
In Camp Custer a young private with a discolored eye and a nosebleed told a friend he fervently wished those promoting boxing would never reach general status, a comment reflecting wartime tensions about boxing activities among troops.
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Camp
Custer
Improved Tastes and Fragments From the Lousville Courier Journal
A collage of quotes and witticisms from the Louisville Courier Journal includes playful banter about engagement and saving a soul, remarks on mahogany and ebony densities, self conquest as a virtue, quips about Squibbs and bathing beach girls, chestnut crop forecasts, and humorous fish stories.
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Eddie
Leslie Elliott
John Elliott
Clarence
Elrod
Jesse E. Erickson
John T. Fields
Arthur Fields
Esley Firebaugh
John P. Frantz
James F. Fuller
Amos G. Fuller
Russell
Mneas, Joseph
Sarah Purdum
Red Cross
U. S
Wrigleys
Aare
Carter
Arter L
Iver
Min
Loulaville Courier-Journal
Platt
Lydia E. Pinkhams
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