Wilson Calls No Limit on Army as Red Cross Drives Fund
President Wilson declares no limit on the number of troops and ships to win the war and urges generous support for the Red Cross second 100 million dollar fund. He says peace talks must honor wartime aims and praises global unity fostered by wartime sacrifice and mercy.
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Allies' Armies Win at Amiens From Paris Front
Paris reports a major German offensive plan depends on weather as 1.9 million men mass on the west front. British and French gains at Morlancourt Hangard show renewed pressure while Australians and Americans drive back German lines and seize prisoners and machine guns.
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Oise
Clermont
British Casualties 39 889 Official Lists
London May 20 British casualties total 39 889 compiled from official lists.
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London
Parable and Teachings in Mark Twelve
A devotional digest surveying Jesus authority, the tribute money, the resurrection, the Great Commandment and the widow’s mite from Mark twelve. It contrasts rabbinic doubt with Jesus’ teaching on love, divine power, and genuine devotion.
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Caesar
God
Jesus
Christ
Mint Julep Misadventure Teaches War Vet A Lesson
Lieutenant Hector MacQuarrie recounts his American mint julep mishap in a Philadelphia hotel. After ordering a large mint julep with orangeade, he experiences a dizzying, heady effect, confusing French and English, and a vision of Pickwick. He warns foreigners to avoid mint juleps, calling them potent and not a soft drink.
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Hector MacQuarrie
Philadelphia
Cambridge
New York
America
MacQuarrie
Something to Worry About
A Syracuse Journal item mocks astronomers who warn the sun may explode as it ages. It notes the sun’s contraction by 93,000,000 miles, leaving a crowded center of 186,000,000 miles less space as a humorous take on Popular Astronomy predictions.
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Syracuse
Different Species
A three year old plays outdoors alone and explains to his maid that the squirrel is not an inside bird. He notices the animal and says he is fixing nuts for the squirrel, distinguishing the wild creature from domestic company. The remark shows his imaginative language and awareness of the outdoors.
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Laura
Chicago Tribune
Fireman's Bravery Commended for Courage at Sea Fire
John Harvey Stacks a third class fireman in the United States Navy earned commendation for valor during a patrol boat fire. He attached a line to himself and descended a ventilator shaft with a hose to help quench the flames.
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John Harvey Stacks
United States Navy
Stacks
Nervous Prostration Recovery Reported in Philadelphia Wife
West Philadelphia woman describes thirty years of ill health and nervous prostration. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring health, enabling her to do housework and urging other women to try it. She signs as Mrs Frank Fitzgerald of 41st Street. The ad cites the company’s 40 years of experience.
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West Philadelphia
Ydia E
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Frank Fitzgerald
N. 41St Street
Lydia E. Pinkham Mendicine Co
Lynn, Mass
All Woman Pleads Dog Freedom in Indiana Letter
A southern Indiana woman writes Governor Goodrich begging him not to pass a law restricting dogs this summer. She laments that all she has is her dog and pleads for mercy, saying she would not want him locked up in hot weather. The piece hints at sheep owners fearing an offensive campaign against dogs.
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Indiana
Goodrich
Discrimination Miss Cayenne Exchange
A brief dialogue features Miss Cayenne noting that admiration for a good loser is common yet envy is not. The exchange contrasts public admiration with private envy in a pointed social remark.
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Miss Cayenne
No Farmer Can Plow a Field by Mind
A concise aphorism notes that mental effort alone cannot replace physical work. The saying emphasizes practicality and effort over thought, suggesting tangible action is needed to achieve results.
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