Wilson Declares No Limit to U S War Effort and Red Cross Drive
In New York on May 20 President Wilson opened the Red Cross war fund drive asking Congress to name no limit on man and material mobilization. He vowed the nation will not be diverted by peace talks and urged generous support to the $100 million fund and Red Cross relief efforts.
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New York
Red Cross
Secon
Wilson
United States
Congress
Davison
Congress of the United States
Russia
France
Germany
The
Italy
America
San Francisco
American Red Cross
Allies Armies Win at Amiens
German effort to strike at Amiens hinges on weather as 1.9 million troops mass on the western front. Australians press Morlancourt and Ville-sur-Ancre gains. Americans and French advance at Hangard while air battles surge.
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Amiens
London
Morlancourt
Hangard
Ville-sur- Ancre
France
Flanders
Paris
Petit Parisien
Oise
Clermont
The Call to Liberty and the Heart of a Global Cause
Passage extols unity and service to soldiers and civilians in a shared liberty. An Indian story is told to illustrate a misunderstanding of the noble aim to make the world democratic. The speaker urges readers to feel the humanity in official dispatches and join in a worldwide enterprise of liberty.
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Democratic Party
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Republic
Liberty
British Casualties 39 889 Reported
London reports British casualties totaling 39 889 from official lists with figures compiled to date. Local officials release updated tallies showing regional breakdowns and affected units across the armed forces.
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London
Lesson on Mark 12 and the Widow's Gift
The study outlines Mark 12 themes including the Parable of the Husbandman the Tribute Money the Resurrection the Great Commandment and the Widow's Mite. It contrasts rabbinic questions with Jesus authority and emphasizes love to God and neighbor as central duties.
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Caesar
God
Jesus
Christ
Mint julep misadventure across the Atlantic tale
Lieutenant Hector MacQuarrie recalls a Philadelphia cafe mint julep that induced vivid visions and a near train-missed night. He warns foreigners arriving in America to avoid mint juleps as a potent after meal soft drink with icy, intoxicating effects.
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Hector MacQuarrie
Philadelphia
Cambridge
New York
America
MacQuarrie
Something to Worry About
A Syracuse Journal item mocks Popular Astronomy warnings that the sun may explode due to its aging state. It notes a claimed solar contraction of 93 million miles from each side, leaving 186 million miles less space for the sun’s hot center and likens it to crowded apartment life during summer visits.
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Syracuse
Different Species
A Chicago Tribune quotation describes a three year old who spends mornings outdoors playing alone and explains that his squirrel friends are treated as outside creatures. The child tells the maid he is preparing nuts for the squirrel and objects to feeding it spin ach or beans.
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Laura
Chicago Tribune
Fireman's Bravery Commended for Rescue on Patrol Boat
John Harvey Stacks a third class United States Navy fireman received commendation for courage during a onboard fire. He attached a line to himself and entered the port ventilator with a fire hose to aid in quenching the blaze aboard the patrol boat.
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John Harvey Stacks
United States Navy
Stacks
Nervous Prostration Woman Credits Pinkham Remedy
West Philadelphia housewife Mrs Frank Fitzgerald says thirty years of ill health and nervous prostration ended after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She urges other women with nervousness backache and headaches to try the tonic and promises benefit. Suggestions given to write to Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Mass.
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West Philadelphia
Ydia EE. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
Letter from Indiana woman pleads against dog curfew
A southern Indiana woman writes Gov Goodrich begging him not to pass a law prohibiting dogs outdoors this summer. She laments all she has is her dog and asks mercy, pledging taxes and a blessing. A report hints an offensive campaign against dogs may be planned this year.
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Indiana
Goodrich
A Discrimination in a Witty Exchange
A short dialogue shows Miss Cayenne and another character debating who earns admiration in defeat. The exchange humorously contrasts public praise for a good loser with envy.
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Miss Cayenne
No farmer can plow a field by turning it over in his mind
A pithy proverb notes that thinking alone cannot replace action. Practical effort remains essential to achieve tangible results and progress.
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