U.S. Demands Action on Kidnapped American Jenkins
Senator Myers proposes a resolution to send armed forces to Mexico to secure the return of Wil im C Jenkins held by bandits. The state department reports Jenkins is with bandits commanded by Cordoba and Uberra and seeks a definite Mexican response.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Unitedates
Wilm C. Jenkins
Ren
State Department
Exico
Wilim C. Jenkins
Myers
Demomat
Montana
Poms
Colorado
U. S
Pnkins
Frederic Cordoba
Ian Uberra
Jenms
Cordoba
Mexico
Jenkins
Daniels seeks to make wartime anti vice law permanent
Secretary Daniels urged Congress to extend the five mile zone prohibition on immorality around navy yards and naval training stations as a permanent statute after the wartime law proved effective. He also ordered Ensign Erlanger discharged and his Commission canceled following an acquittal in a related navy s s investigation, citing he was not desirable as a naval officer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Congress
Daniel
Daniels
Arry Kirlanger
Langer
Tery
Newak
Erlanger
Dan II
Flag protest mars audience in Fiume theater
The U S flag was hissed as it unfurled in Phoenician theater in Blume Italy. The Star Spangled Banner drew hisses and anti American cries Down with America Down Wilson Long live greater Italy Fiume An English company staged an allied parade amid the unrest with Italians applauding only. Several American sailors present were jeered as the anthem played.
Terauchi Reported Alive After Death Confusion
Premier of Japan Hara Terauchi, once prime minister, was believed dead last week but doctors said he is alive. After slipping into a coma, he regained consciousness and was able to take milk and ice cream on Tuesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Pokyo
Hoi ‘Terauchi
Diplom
Terhi
Five Die in Grade Crossing Taxi Crash at Hastings
Four men and one woman were killed when a taxi collided with a train at a grade crossing in Hastings Nebraska. Two people were injured in the accident reported October 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Neb
Hastings, Neb
Rechabites tested and the loyalty contrasted with Israel
Lesson for November 2 outlines the Rechabites in Jeremiah 35 as a test of obedience to a human father versus Israel’s failure to obey God. It contrasts filial loyalty with disobedience, notes prophets warning, and ends with judgment on Israel and reward for the Rechabites for their faithfulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jehoiakim
Jeremiah
Israel
Jonadab
Matthew Henry
God
Wilson urges Red Cross Third Roll Call membership drive
President Wilson appeals in a pre illness message for broad support of the Third Red Cross Roll Call opening November two and running to November eleven. He emphasizes membership over money and urges democratic welfare action to aid peacetime relief and European reconstruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
Wilson
Red Cross
United States
American Red Cross
National Red Cross
Europe
Congress of the United States
Secretary of War
Woodrow Wilson
Labor Department urges builders to start home projects now
The Labor Department backs rapid home building for owner-occupied homes to boost employment during the postwar transition. Private groups and banks explore loans while federal home loan banks may rediscount mortgages, unlocking over 1.0 billion dollars for new lending. The drive aims at a national Own Your Home campaign with state and municipal cooperation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central West
Department of Labor
Chicago Evening Post
Improving the School Yard A Virginia Transformation
In Fairfax county a county home demonstration agent led residents to beautify the Red Hill school yard. Teachers pupils and patrons helped plant hemlock laurel holly and rose bushes with lilac and spice wood nearby. The yard was transformed ending with a picnic lunch at noon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fairfax County
Virginia
Red Hill
Look to the Yard in Full for Fall Home Beauty
The article urges fall as the best time to improve yards and lawns. It notes transplanting biennials and perennials, planting roses and shrubs, starting bulbs, and preparing for early spring blooms. A little autumn work enhances home appearance and utility next spring.
God Knows His Own and Calls for Pure Living
A sermon emphasizes God’s all seeing judgment over the church. It warns that false doctrine and false life cannot be hidden from the Lord. Believers who bear Christ’s name must depart from iniquity and pursue purity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
The Miracle of Divine Grace Sermon Note
Rev Reginald J Campbell reflects in the Churchman on divine grace and the lasting burden of sin. The piece underscores how sin’s weight lingers beyond forgiveness, shaping conscience and hope for redemption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reginald J. Campbell
The
Churchman
Unladylike Behavior Leads to A Comical Phone Call
A playful vignette recalls Bernice dialing her father and asking for a number. The operator says the line is busy and the girl exclaims to her mother that the lady chased her off the phone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernice
Watermelon confusion at the dinner table
Robert excuses himself after finishing dinner and realizes he left the watermelon behind. He returns to his chair and asks to be excused again, recalling the forgotten fruit during service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert
Power of Prayer Quote by Benjamin Jowett
A brief quotation defines prayer as the summing of the Christian life in a definite act that is both inward and outward. It notes the effect on character depends on the intensity of the act.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Benjamin Jowett
We Must Submit to Necessity Says L'Estrange
A short aphorism on liberty versus obligation. The speaker argues that one may freely act yet remains bound by what must be done. The quote emphasizes tenderness in censuring those who resist necessity and the tension between personal liberty and required duty.
A Mild Call From an Office Letterholder
A humorous note quotes an employer allowing love letters during office hours while the building management complains that the messages clog the mail chute with excessive affection.
Builders devise rapid timber frame plaster structure
Norwegian builders unveil a quick method for temporary buildings using wooden rod nets attached to uprights bound by wires and covered with plaster, creating fast erecting construction.
Fall garden prep with liming and soil turning tips
Advise heavy liming this fall to improve land for vegetables or flowers next spring. Turn soil with spade or plow, manure heavily in spring before planting, then disk harrow to finish. Use spade pulverizing and steel rake to work topsoil for a fine seedbed.
Victory Gardens in Manchester Continue City Gardening Plan
Last year 5 360 war gardens were conducted in Manchester New Hampshire as part of the campaign to raise food for the world. The system continues this year with plots cultivated within municipal boundaries called Victory Gardens. The piece argues gardening should become an established local custom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manchester
N. H
Pape's Cold Compound advertised as fast relief
An advertisement promotes Pape's Cold Compound claiming immediate relief from colds and congestion. The copy highlights quick action and easy dosing for temporary comfort.
Pape's Cold Compound Promises Quick Relief
An old drug ad touts Pape's Cold Compound to ease a cold or grippe. A dose every two hours for up to three doses supposedly clears nostrils, relieves headache fever sneezing and sore stiffness, with quick relief at little cost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pape
Did You Ever A Furrier Skewers Umbrella Question
A furrier assures a customer the coat is genuine skunk fur and will wear for years. When asked about rain, he replies with a pun, hinting at water damage by asking if a skunk ever carries an umbrella.
Anoint the Eyelids with Roman Eye Bal
Use Roman Eye Balm at night then observe refreshed and strengthened eye sensations in the morning.
Grandfather’s bounty fuels Brotherly Plot
In Indianapolis, three brothers aged seven nine and eleven fight constantly. Their mother reports to the grandfather who rewards John with a half-dollar for abstinence. The boys plot to force more fighting to share the money, aiming for fifteen cents each plus a nickel, revealing childish manipulation after a chain of gifts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Grandfather
Indianapolis News
Livestock Quip Sparks Question of Individuality
Catty remark leads to a humorous exchange about beauty naps and whether pedigree matters. Maud quips that no length of pedigree can atone for lack of individuality in men or other livestock.
California Fig Syrup Adverts Claims Harmless Laxative
An old advertisement urges mothers to choose California Fig Syrup of Figs for children claiming it safely cleanses the stomach liver and bowels. It stresses the fruity taste and suggests checking for the California name on the package and to give the product fearlessly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Plain people and lady voters comment provoke debate
A fragment quotes a conversation about who counts as plain people and questions whether the term applies to women voters, reflecting ongoing electoral discourse and gender considerations.
Cascarets Ad Promises Gentle Nightly Laxative Help
Advertisement touts Cascarets as a mild laxative cathartic that cleanses the liver and bowels without gripe or harsh effects. It claims the product works while you sleep and contrasts it with Salts, Oil, Calomel or harsh pills.
Clemenceau Questions Ministerial Talent In Terse Retort
In a 1906 anecdote reported by Le Chi de Paris, Georges Clemenceau defends his appointees with sharp jabs. When Charles Benoist challenges his severity, Clemenceau retorts that a minister’s competence matters more than a minister’s loyalty and asks if Benoist knows someone more stupid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Clemenceau
le Chi de Paris
Charles ‘Benoist
the Tiger
Clemenceau
Benoist
The Guard Here you What Are You Doing Around Here
A playful exchange aboard a ship during its christening shows Thaddeus asking about the sponge while a volunteer worker vows to mop the bow after the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaddeus
Also Mentioned on This Page
Ate Department
Carranza
Aniels
Scretary of
Navy
ISS
Fiume
Chestra
America
Terauchi
P. B. Fitzwater
D. D
Moody Bible Institute of Chicago
Western Newspaper Union
Labor Department
Catty
Mildred
Maud
Postrum Cereal
Battle Creek, Mich
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!