Six Million Soldiers Ready For War Across Europe Crisis
An analysis of mobilization shows six million soldiers available for duty if the Servia Austria conflict widens. It estimates Austrian, Russian, German, French, Italian, and Balkan forces, with potential alliances, strength, reserves, and mobilization timelines affecting a potential general European war.
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Servia
Austria-Hungary
Europe
Austria
Russia
Germany
Italy
Great Britain
France
Britain
Rumania
Balkan
Turkey
Haly
Estimated Daily Cost of a General European War
Dr Charles Richet of the University of Paris calculates that a broad European war could cost about 54 million dollars per day. Assuming 20 million mobilized and half on the front, his figures cover the seven powers and total war outlay could exceed 5 billion dollars, per his detailed estimates.
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Austria
Servia
Germany
England
France
Russia
Italy
Romania
Charles Richet
University of Paris
Paign
Richet
Military rule in Austria places soldiers in charge
Vienna reports a government communication detailing a bold shift in Austro-Hungarian policy. It proclaims ordinances for the empire, including transfer of civil administration in Bosnia, Herzegovina and Dalmatia to the commander-in-chief, suspension of constitutional liberties, press and juries, and the harsh expansion of military jurisdiction across the empire.
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Vienna
Hungary
Bosnia
Herzegovina
Dalmatia
Reichsrath
Women in Sherborn prison perform Pirates of Penzance
The Sherborn Massachusetts prison women staged Gilbert and Sullivan’s Pirates of Penzance for several hundred graduates of a local girls’ school. Rebecca Clark of Wood Green England marked her 109th birthday as the king’s oldest subject. A note on voice shows women can talk more efficiently than men due to smaller throats. The wife of boxer Gunboat Smith handles all cooking during his training.
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Sherborn
Mass
Philadelphia Normal School For
Rebecca Clark
Wood Green
Eeng
Wousa
Smith
Resourceful Epicure in a Quirky Diner Exchange
A waiter offers an egg to Mr Growcher who declines and suggests pouring oil and vinegar over it to transform the dish into a chicken salad. The moment captures inventive dining banter and thrift in a casual setting.
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Mr. Growcher
Rub No More Washing Powder advert ends many claims
An early 1900s newspaper fragment advertises Rub-No-More Washing Powder a sudsless dirt remover for clothes sinks toilets and crocks claiming germ kill without hot water. Mentions five cent price and Ft Wayne Indiana company. Also brief notes on births in Philadelphia 1913 and malaria remedy prescription and a boarding house quip.
Resinol Ointment Promises Quick Relief From Itching
An advertisement extols Resinol ointment and soap for rapid relief from eczema prickly heat poison ivy and other skin troubles. The ad notes doctors prescribe Resinol for 19 years and claims itching and burning stop at once. It cites a Savannah doctor with two children and a humorous Bible history exchange from the Saturday Evening Post as a side note.
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Savannah
Gin
Truth Emerges from Well in Mock Alarm Tale
A dramatic scene unfolds as Truth rises from a well with a merciless gaze causing rumors of world domination. Gentlemen rush to plead for advance notices of their books and money. Truth responds with cool resolve, promising to see what can be done.
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Truth
New Idea Helps Wisconsin Couple Improve Health
A Wisconsin couple tried Postum after coffee caused sleeplessness and irritability. They reported clearer skin, steadier nerves, better temper, and reduced coffee cravings as they continued drinking Postum, noting others improved when prepared correctly. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum with prices and origins in Battle Creek, Michigan.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Grocer
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Landwehr
Crown Prince
Franz of
Alexander
Prince George
Count von Moltke
Lipton
Sir Thomas Lipton
Rub-No-More Co
Ft. Wayne, Ind
Philadelphia
Hanford
Smarty
Edem
Saturday Evening Post
Wisconsin
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