Tuberculosis Hospital Expansion Sought by National Group
The National Tuberculosis association warns more than a million Americans suffer from TB and calls for increased hospital facilities. It cites war time limits on capital and urges economical, temporary or permanent structures funded by bonds, pledging to present plans and estimates to the capital issues committee.
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United States
National Tuberculosis Association
Capital Issues Committee
Vaughn Matches Alexander With Varied Curves and Puzzles Hitters
Bill Killefer, former battery mate of Alex the Great, says Jim Vaughn is the equal of Alexander overall. He notes Vaughn’s varied curves and a great hook that confounds hitters, while Alexander is aside arm pitcher. Vaughn averages about five strikeouts per game and is highly regarded on Mitchell's staff.
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Jim Vaughn
Vaughn
Alexander
Bill Killefer
Bill
Alex the Great
Hippo
Mitchell
Killefer
Alex
Bones of Napoleon’s Heroes Honored by French Troops
In Rivoli Italy a ceremony marked the interment of eight Bonaparte era grenadiers found during artillery school preparations for the 1918 French expeditionary force. The bones were identified by buttons and laid to rest at the Rivoli monument.
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Rivoli
Verona
Italy
Bonaparte
Battle of
Public Schools to Teach English Only in New Hampshire
Philadelphia reports factories ready to employ crippled soldiers. Peru counts 800 000 residents of Japanese and Chinese half blood. Pennsylvania notes a severe rural teacher shortage. In Saratov Russia an anarchist decree makes women aged seventeen to thirty two community property.
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New Hampshire
Philadelphia
Peru
Pennsylvania
Saratov
Russia
Cherry Tree Remains Fruitful After 84 Years at Grant Farm
A cherry tree planted during General Ulysses S. Grant's era while a lieutenant at Fort Vancouver on Grant Farm in Ford Prairie Washington still bears fruit at eighty four. The tree spans 65 feet with a trunk circumference of 10 feet 12 inches. The note adds that experiments show good paper can be made from grapevine.
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Grant
Fort Vancouver
Ford
Prairie
Wash
Favorite Dishes From a Mother's Cook Book
A vintage home recipe feature presents dishes like Flank Steak with curry, Creole sauce, and Orange and Lemon Sherbet. It describes preparation steps for flank steak, a creole flavored sauce, sherbet with citrus and honey, a cream torte with dates and walnuts, pineapple fluff, and codfish a la mode blending cod, potatoes, milk and eggs.
Erie Canal stretches 340 miles across New York State
Vere Maret describes the Erie canal extending from Troy to Buffalo a total of 340 miles. The route traces the Hudson from Troy to Waterford then Mohawk to Little Falls, bypasses Utica north of Rome, and proceeds via Oneida and Seneca rivers to Tonawanda before joining the Genesee and Niagara rivers to Buffalo.
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New York State
Troy
Buffalo
Waterford
Little Falls
Utica
Rome
Oneida Lake
Oneida River
Seneca River
Three River Point
Clyde River
Lyons
Pittsford
Genesee River
Rochester
Tonawanda Creek
Tonawanda
Niagara
Erie
Signs Forbidding Peasants From Taking Potatoes
The article recounts Parmentier’s 17th century effort to introduce potatoes in France and a psychology driven plan that forbade eating them. Signs stating penalties drew peasants to raid and eat ripe tubers, proving prohibition sparked the very hunger it aimed to curb.
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Europe
Virginia
France
Parmentier
Popular Science Monthly
Paris
Automatic Soldier of Steel Fires 400 Shots in Any Direction
A Danish inventor patents an underground steel cylinder system. An inner cylinder rises to fire an automatic rifle 400 rounds toward a target, controlled from miles behind the front. Trials claim hundreds of units defend a position against infantry without retreat.
Smiles For All Abh and For
A collection of compact witticisms and social quips about marriage money ego and love. Characters like Kitty, Mr Chuggins and a rotund clubgoer appear in quick exchanges revealing attitudes toward age wealth and relationships. The piece uses humorous wordplay and social satire through short dialogue snippets.
Dad’s Patriotism Questioned by War Efforts
Ellis Parker Butler, author in Flushing, supports war work and thrift stamps campaigns. At home his twin sons compare stamps and challenge him to show more patriotic action in a light domestic vignette. An unrelated Cuticura ad follows promoting soap and ointment samples.
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Ellis Parker Butler
Flushing
Mr. Butler
Red Cross
Mrs. Butler
More Milk at Less Cost for Dairy Farms
USDA specialists advise removing unprofitable cows and replacing them with well bred high producers. Cow testing associations show that balanced feeding can cut feed costs by one third while increasing milk production.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Poor Comparigor 7 Caroline Defends Family Dog Claim
Caroline answers her mother with wit saying their dog is the wellest in the family. The playful exchange centers on an apple and a humorous family moment.
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Comparigor
Caroline
Soldier’s Return Goes on About Gas and Books
A returned soldier recalls his wartime gas experiences and reflects on his ten years as a book agent, noting how the gas never harmed him in the trenches. The quip underlines the humor and resilience of veterans in postwar life.
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Etting
Queen Victoria Chides Mascagni Over Opera Melodies
The tale says Queen Victoria hosted Mascagni at Windsor Castle and misidentified several pieces from Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci. She hummed the Prologue to I Pagliacci, leaving the composer puzzled and unsure which melody she meant. Le Gaulois is cited.
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Victoria
Mascagni
Windsor Castle
Leoncavallo
Fewer German Socialists in Saxony as War Years Cut Group
A Dresden dispatch to Berliner Tageblatt reports Saxony's Socialist Party membership fell from 1,477,000 in 1914 to 23,000 paying members now. Deput y Gradnauer blamed army service and a party split. he noted socialist newspaper circulation rose from 618,000 on April 1, 1917 to 792,000 on April 1, 1918.
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Socialist Party
Saxony
Dresden
Appropriate Decoration in Aviator Room Joke
A cartoon dialogue jokes about decorating an aviator's room with a quip that it should be with fly paper. The exchange highlights light humor and aviation era wit.
Editor and Soldier Clash Over War Map Tale
An old soldier recalls Arab positions and a division drawn on a pocket map. He describes deployment, a left wing attack on a knoll, wounds to his left shoulder and an arm shattered by friendly fire as the editor interrupts seeking where brains were blown out.
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Zareba
London
Punch Line Exchanges on Pedestrians and Motorists
A playful exchange contrasts two grand human classes as a Bright Pupil asks a teacher about the human race. The pupil responds with motorists and pedestrians, sparking a humorous reflection on modern street life.
Pink of condition query on drug stores and home life
A reader asks about a phrase describing a state of wellbeing and questions if it can be bought at drug stores. The note comments that often parents are blamed when children prefer being away from home.
Haarlem Oil Capsules for back aches and urinary distress
Ad touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a remedy for back pain dizziness and urinary symptoms tied to kidney infections. It promises rapid relief within 24 hours and urges ongoing use to prevent future attacks with a money refund claim for non help.
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Mae
Haarlem
Delighted fruit fans hear the statesman’s call
A playful note recalls a famous line about enjoying fruit and watertime, mentioning a distinguished statesman whose name the speaker forgets, inviting others to join in the scene with a lighthearted flourish.
Gossip Fragments Hint At Peggy's Marriage Rumor
Brief scraps suggest Peggy’s marriage question to a literary man and a magazine writer as discussed in a light social note. The lines imply curiosity without confirming any names or details.
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Peggy
Life
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