Terraced Rice Fields And Social Tensions In The Philippines
The article contrasts primitive flooded fields with irrigated terraces on Ilague mountains near rivers, noting terraces rise up to a thousand feet with walls as high as fifty feet. It mentions rough social hierarchies between Tagalogs and Ilague “wild men” and stresses dependence on rice with export limits. It also advertises Miller's Worm Powders as a remedy for intestinal parasites, claiming easy taste and safety for children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Islands
Germany colonial rule and Herero genocide recounted
The piece recalls Germany’s vast colonial empire in Africa and the Pacific, its brutal labor practices in South West Africa, and the 1904 Herero genocide. It notes exports before WWI and warns that Zimmermann’s colonial demands would not be welcomed at peace talks, while Anzac allies resist surrender.
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Mar
South-West Africa
von Frotha
Kulture
Germany
Manitoba Ranch Ships Cattle to Great Britain
Minard's Liniment is cited in connection with cattle movements from Manitoba as the ranch begins its annual export, starting with thirty cars en route to Great Britain. The full shipment is expected to reach 150 cars about 2700 head, a large increase from last year's 1500 head, with previous shipments typically going to Chicago.
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Manitoba
Union
Winnipeg
Great Britain
Chicago
A Diagnosis Kaiser's Nerves Praised Over Shell Shock Doubt
A Kansas City Star quip questions the Kaiser's nerves and denies shell shock, offering a wry take on wartime psychology with a sharp, period voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Star
Rumanians Endured German Pillage in Wartime Occupation
A dramatic account describes Romanian villages under German exploitation. Civilians face seizure of goods from bells to kitchen utensils while forests and parquetry vanish. A General Directorate, led by Dr. Antipa, controls imports exports and land use for ten years. A rural labor decree compels all ages of peasants to work and enforces regional displacement.
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Rumania
Germany
Romania
Antipa
Ut Psi
Callypee
Makes Corns Lift Without Any Pain
An old advertisement copy claims a painless corn removal method. It mentions druggists and a general rush to use the remedy, suggesting a quick land or regionwide sale. The text is fragmented and lacks clear dates or names.
Hats Off to the Swiss Men and Women Give Food Out of Their Own Short Supplies
Swiss civilians endure shortages to aid wounded and exiles as the nation channels aid through a Red Cross clearing house. Describing Swiss mothers giving bread apples and chocolate, the piece laments personal sacrifice in wartime.
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Switzerland
Switzer
Impedimenta battalion learns convoy drill with stalled wagon
A classroom drill shows a horse and wagon escort moving through open country. One man refuses to advance arguing he is a wagon with a wheel off. The incident highlights delays during the exercise as the convoy proceeds with one crippled vehicle.
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Ot Budge
Boston Transcript
Eighty Thousand Grocers and Market Structure
An article notes England has over eighty thousand retail grocers and five thousand city stores serving ten million customers, detailing distribution and rationing impacts. It also advertises Parmelee's Vegetable Pills as the best liver remedy, claiming top efficacy and leadership among liver products.
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England
Sma
Ministry of Food
Honey Industry Develops In Western Canada
Farmers in Western Canada show optimism as alfalfa and clover crops promise expansion for honey production. Leaders Terrill and Kerr influence tomato irrigation, while Week by Week notes bee pollination aiding yields. A plan to create a 100 hive apiary is discussed amid wartime manpower notes from the Shetland Isles.
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Canada
Messrs
Terrill
Kerr
Thankful mother praises Baby's Own Tablets for baby health
Mrs Willie Theriault of Pacquetville New Brunswick reports strong benefits from Baby's Own Tablets. The ad claims the product breaks up colds fevers cures constipation colic indigestion teething pains and minor ailments in babies. Sold by medicine dealers or by mail 25 cents a box from The Dr Williams Medicine Co Brockville Ontario.
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Willie Theriault
Pacquetville
N. B
Spelling It Backwards In A Quirky Home Tale
A quirky Boston Transcript item notes Mrs. Stebbins-Tom as a bustling home figure. She claims to have fixed a cuckoo clock, calling it again fully functional though it now sounds odd. The anecdote highlights a humorous domestic moment.
Black soldier marches with German major’s gear
In World War I style humor a Red Cross captain encounters an American Negro soldier marching toward Chateau Thierry. The soldier, after swapping packs and the German major’s monocle, parades proudly and quips about what he has received. The scene is described with light, comic flair from the New York Evening Journal.
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Chateau Thierry
Red Cross
New York
Iguah
Mud Homes in Mesopotamia Shaped Like Bee Hives
The article notes "desirable residences" in Mesopotamia built of sun dried mud bricks in bee hive shapes. Villages and towers form such structures near Mecca and Medina, with walls around clusters of hives serving living quarters animals granaries and other uses.
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Mesopotamia
Mecca
Médina
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted in Local Ad
An old advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy. It states it has produced results in catarrhal conditions and urges readers to send for details, noting place and price.
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Jiall
Te Bess
Cheney & CO
Props
Toleda
Uruggista
Soldier at Twelve Enlists and Faces Absence Charge
A youth named George Dorrrington appeared at the Guildhall London charged as an absentee from the 5th South Lancashire regiment. He claimed 19 but witnesses said he was older. His injuries and medals were noted from Mons retreat and Ypres. He admitted overstaying leave and was handed over to an authority.
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Guildhall
London
George Dorrington
Mth South Lancasshire Regiment
Mons
Ypres
Plant vs animal traits taught amid classroom chatter
A teacher explains a difference between plants and animals noting plants lack susceptibility to human attachment. A student asks about burrs as a counterexample, prompting a brief exchange observed in a Boston setting.
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Small
Boston
Vaccination Sermon Sparks Parish Parade Report
A church parade featured a padre addressing unconfirmed members. He asked for a show of hands, directing confirmed on the right and unconfirmed on the left. The moment drew audience chatter and a joking remark about marks yet to come.
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Bill
Back to Berlin May 1 Moving Day in Cans and October Peers
Fragmentary OCR notes mention Berlin and moving day with references to German soldiers and weekly routines. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events, dates, or specified organizations to form a cohesive news card.
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Pete
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Astralia
Fu Hase
Viola Hubley
Upper Goshen
N.B
Zam-Buk
A Sai
Wat
COOK
Cook Medicine CO
Toronto
Ont
Windeer J
Therapion
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Wase
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Www
N. U
Philippines
France
Italy
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Pacific
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Ieee
Beecham
Alfred F
Invanab
Rush
Shetland Isles
Manard
Danna
Lisinet
Terese
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N.quick
St. Men
Wood, Weiller & McCarth
Edmonton
Berlin
Dodds
Kinney
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