Saloon Closures Hit Chicago Amid Rising Costs
One hundred Chicago saloons shut their doors in the past week due to high rents poor trade and looming dry era fears. A brewery agent reports 25 percent drop in local beer sales for the first four months this year. Also notes optimistic banker Bird Coler’s plans for Greensboro and references The Fatherland anti allies sentiment.
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Bird S. Coler
Greensboro
Gate City
Hearts of the People With Wilson
Shailer Matthews of Chicago University spoke to the Sunday Evening Club saying the nation faces a grave crisis and the American heart goes to President Wilson. The message from coast to coast expresses trust in Wilson and offers love and sympathy for the burdens he bears as leader and man.
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Shailer Matthews
Chicago University
Sunday Evening Club
Washington
Dean Matthews
Woodrow Wilson
Milwaukee Journal
Probably Their Last Reunion in Richmond
Old soldiers foresee this reunion as possibly their final gathering with most attendees aiming to return to Richmond the Capital of the Confederacy. The event is described as possibly the most feature rich and largest in recent years.
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Richmond
Confederacy
Advertising Builds Trust and Visible Value for Merchants
The passage argues there are two kinds of merchants: those who advertise and those who do not. It claims the advertiser secures better deals by staying front and center with the public, presenting his goods and their quality and price, which keeps them top of mind and worth advertising.
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Goodyear
Germanys answer to US mirrors a truant boy in guilt evasion
The speaker argues Germany avoids admitting fault and notes that boosting a courthouse with an extra story would placate many, including local Greensboro boosters, who would overlook the conflict and the ensuing battles.
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United States
President vows to defend United States honor and justice
The speaker asserts the President’s determination to uphold national honor while noting there are limits to any effort. The remark emphasizes balance and restraint in the pursuit of justice.
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United States
Wilson
Pithy Paragraphs on War, Peace, and Social Views
A collection of sharp aphorisms and sketches on wartime attitudes and social ideas. It riffs on suffragettes, humor, and public figures, noting irony in peace aims, gender roles, and cultural stereotypes. It blends quips about Columbus, Pankhurst, Chicago, and neutrality with playful social commentary.
Rumors and ridicule in a muddled wartime mood
The excerpt mocks public belief in wartime atrocities, notes public reaction to a claimed kiss, and compares wishing to fishing in a rainwater barrel. It reflects skepticism toward sensational claims and gender judgments in a grim era.
Richmond Speech Defends Southern Cause and Slavery
Dr. Henry W. Battle spoke before a large crowd in Richmond on Tuesday defending the South’s cause. He rejected secession and claimed the South fought heroically to preserve the institution of African slavery, asserting northern incitement and loyalty to slavery underlie the conflict.
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Henry W. Battle
Richmond
Mr. Battle
Stage and Screen at the Point and Rose This Week
Paul A. Stamey lists upcoming showings at the Point and Rose theaters. Sidney Ayres and Doris Pawn star in What a Blind Man Saw, while Hank Mann appears in A Stool Pigeon's Revenge. Exploits of Elaine finishes Thursday at the Rose alongside Pauline Bush and Wm. Dowlan in An Idyll of the Hills. Runaway June shifts to Fridays, The Corsican Brothers stars King Baggot and Jane Gail Saturday, plus Who Pays? with Ruth Roland at the Rose on Saturdays.
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Sidney Ayres
Doris Pawn
Hank Mann
Craig
Elaine
Rose
Pauline Bush
Wm. Dowlan
the Rose
Corsican Brothers
King Baggot
Jane Gail
Point Theater
Ruth Roland
Henry King
Sister's Hair Burns Tale From Moral Quip
A terse dialogue presents a grim joke about a sister who will not see Mr Jones that night because she has had a terrible accident. The twist reveals her hair was burned but she was not present to experience it.
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Mr. Jones
Most Delicious Shortcake in the World
Wash and stem 3 pints of strawberries, mash, and dissolve 2 cups sugar. Make biscuit dough from flour salt baking powder milk and butter, bake 12 minutes, split, butter, layer with berries and whipped cream, and serve hot.
White Star Megantic Escapes Submarine Chase Off Ireland
The White Star liner Megantic carrying passengers from Liverpool to Montreal was chased by a submarine off the south coast of Ireland but escaped. An early S O S alarm from Queenstown prompted reports of sighting and successful evasion as the ship moved westward with all aboard safe.
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Megantic
Queenstown
Liverpool
Montreal
Ireland
Dixie department store to occupy Ingram building on Main
The L. J. Ingram building on North Main Street is undergoing a major overhaul. It is understood Dixie department store will occupy the space, with proprietor Will Sweitzer having leased it.
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L. J. Ingram
North Main Street
Dixie Department Store
Sweitzer
Proverb Page Ads Offer 21 Prizes for Quick Word Play
The paper invites readers to solve a Proverb Page puzzle using dropped letters from merchant ads. Twenty one prizes total include a $1000 carpet sweeper and various gold, jewelry, and dictionary prizes. An extra prize rewards those who use the most merchant offers and clip ads when shopping.
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Jeff
el Rico
Kodak
Everybody's Dictionary
Half Million to Education Announcement In New York
The Rockefeller party announced appropriations totaling $596,650 for education. Of this, $140,650 will support cooperation with State universities and departments of education in the South for secondary and rural schools for both white and negro races. The board also plans educational investigation research and experiments with researchers and independent investigators.
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New York
Rockfeller Parny
South
Odd Fellows Attend Special Sermon at First Baptist
Sunday night Reverend A W Calxon preached to the Odd Fellows at the First Baptist church. The lodge marched in a body from their lodge to the church.
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A. W. Calxon
Odd Fellows
First Baptist Church
Lodge
Toom
Ruth Wicher Passes State Board With Second Highest Honors
Miss Ruth Wicher graduates State Board with a high score of 96.25 earning the second highest honors in the state. The news notes her achievement as a notable scholastic milestone and quotes academic officials praising her performance.
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Ruth Wicher
Elk's Cotillion At Club Rooms Draws Attendees
Lewis Foster was struck by a freight train near the Washington street crossing last week. He sustained a head and back injury described as painful though not serious.
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Lewis Foster
Washington Street
Doan's Kidney Pills Help High Point resident
In High Point resident W C Herndon of 207 Willowbrook Ave reports severe back pain night discomfort and frequent kidney and bladder issues. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with immediate relief and ongoing kidney regulation. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY distributes the remedy at 50 cents a box.
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High Point
W. C. Herndon
Willowbrook Ave
Dean
Doan
Mr. Herndon
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