Seventeen Year Olds in Trenches and Refugees Speak
Extracts from Max Tannenbaum and Jacob Schurek, refugees from Germany via Holland, describe Germany near war’s end. They claim homes stripped, elderly and mothers at work, metals disappearing, and rationing so harsh that fat is a crime. They recount escape, harsh prison camps, starvation, and brutal treatment.
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New York
Germany
Max Tannenbaum
Jacob Schurek
Holland
Tannenbaum
Russia
Schurek
Halifax
Krupps
Anxious to do her bit Lucille Patterson paints war poster
Miss Lucille Patterson, a 23 year old artist, works on a 20 foot high National League for Women's Service poster atop a scaffold at Forty second Street and Fifth Avenue. The scene depicts a modern Joan of Arc leading American women in service as the billboard is donated for wartime messaging.
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Lucille Patterson
National League For Women’s Service
Joan of Arc
New York
Forty-second Street
Fifth Avenue
League
Land Beyond Yenisei: frontier Soyotes and border life
A vivid tour describes Minusinsk and the Soyote frontier in southern Siberia. It covers travel by river and wagon, describes the nomadic Soyotes and their customs, dress, and horse culture, and notes the disputed ownership with Mongolia, now settled by Russia. It also highlights elk herding, arctic trade, and future gold prospects as transport improves.
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Siberia
Asia
Krasnoiarsk
Trans-Siberian Railway
Yenisei
Minusinsk
Tallega
Tubdnulus
Russia
Mongolia
Kipling
Laplarn
Arabia
Bars Up To Gamblers At Army Cantons
Memphis Tenn reports that bars and card sharps are trying to work the army cantons by craps and other games as labor applicants are examined for jobs, with strict controls and scrutiny in place.
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Memphis
S Tenn
United States
Army
Return to the Front: War-Weary Civilians Question US Strength
In a drought of coffee and milk, locals drink black coffee and doubt America's war effectiveness. Returning soldiers from Germany report that the US has supplies but many believe American troops do not amount to much.
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United States
Germany
Germans Rival Turks in Cruelty Against Armenians
A British officer in Bombay reports to the Associated Press on Armenian suffering under Turkish rule. He recounts conversations with an educated Armenian interpreter who escaped, describing atrocities beyond Dante's Inferno and asserting the Armenian plight is far worse than commonly known.
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Armenia
Asadamard
Euphrates
Mesopotamia
Bombay
Associated Press
Bagdad
Constantinople
War Cross to Woman Mayor in French Village
In Quesmy, July 7, 1917, Mme. Pellequer, a schoolmistress and mayor, received the War Cross from a French general with war veterans present. She led during German occupation, refused to salute invaders, and later aided governance as the town’s leader, earning hero status in France.
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Paris
Quesmy
Oise
Mme
Pellequer
France
Mme. Pellequer
Maucourt
Steer breaks neck in alfalfa field near Ashland
Ashland Wisconsin reports a steer escaped its pen and charged toward an open alfalfa field. After being pursued by neighbors the animal entered three foot high vines and became entangled. Its neck broke in fall, a large scythe used to reach the carcass.
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Ashland
Wis
Otto Reg- Jein
Reghein
Love of the Profession Among Judges Noted
The piece notes that many judges cherish their work, citing Lord Wensleydale who enjoyed a demurrer and Mr. Justice Patteson who feared his deafness would end his bench career and asked a friend to alert him if hearing loss made retirement needed.
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Lord Wensleydale
Justice Patteson
London
To Renew One's Youth in Insects
Edward Lewis in the Atlantic discusses whether youth is a dream or promise. He traces insect life from egg to cocoon and butterfly, showing continuous development across birth, larval, pupal, and adult stages as a second youth.
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Edward Lewis
Justification and War Talk From a Berlin Correspondent
A former Berlin correspondent comments on Admiral Holweg's submarine war book and German rationalizations. He compares Germans to a wife defending costly pearls, used to illustrate moral ambiguity in wartime justification.
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Berlin
Holweg
The Tactful Writer Advice From a Distant Relative Card
A 1920s style note urges writers to craft letters that spark cheer and bring a reader a smile. It advises sharing happy news to make distant relatives long to be with you and share joys.
Western Canada crops and livestock show strong profits
Reports from Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta indicate good grain crops with wheat oats and barley harvest advancing about ten days earlier than last year. Wheat yields average around 30 bushels per acre with market prices near two dollars a bushel. Hog and dairy ventures are rising with favorable prices and large sales of hogs to St Paul Winnipeg and Toronto markets.
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Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
St.Paul
Delta
United States
Western Canada
Harley
Daysland
St. Paul
Winnipeg
North American
Western
Calgary
Edmonton
Toronto
Questioning Love and Marry: A Folk Test Scene
A dialogue frames a suitor testing love by imagining a future wife’s daily labor on a hot day. If the thought still moves him to marry, he should proceed. otherwise, not. The passage presents a blunt, humorous standard for enduring affection.
Cuticura Free Samples Offered For Skin Troubles
Advertisement asserts Cuticura Ointment soothes and heals skin troubles and Cuticura Soap aids baths. It promises free samples by mail with a book, requesting a postcard to Cuticura Dept. I, ideal for the home.
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Dept. I
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Dantes
Inferno
Wisconsin
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