Goodyear Tires Promise No War Price Amid Rubber Shortage
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co announces no war prices on tires. President F A Lieberling explains they preemptively raised prices during the rubber panic, secured 1,500,000 pounds of top rubber from London, and will keep production at full tilt to supply customers at prewar prices as long as rubber lasts.
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Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co
Goodyear Tires
F. A. Lieberling
Goodyear
New York
London
Akron
War Spirit in the Nursery in Berlin Prewar Tale
Berlin dispatch notes children of the Prussian royalty playing soldiers in a toy war. Prince Wilhelm asks to go to the front, crown princess foresees a delay. Six year old County Zichy imitates generals with a tin sword and pistol, but is captured by a nurse.
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Berlin
France
Kaiser Wilhelm
Prince Wilhelm
Prince Imperial
Grandpapa
Zchichy
Austria
Rash on Child Head Prompts Cure Claim at 2127 Division St
A Baltimore reader describes a severe scalp rash on a child with swelling sores and hair loss. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, the child showed rapid improvement and healed completely. The ad promotes Cuticura products and a free sample offer.
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Division St
Baltimore
Lillie Owens
Cuticura
Dept. L. Boston
Castoria and Ferriline Quin ine Ad Spread
A vintage advertisement urges careful use of Castoria for infants and children and promotes Ferriline as a tasteless quinine syrup for all ages. It touts safety, stomach comfort, and lack of nausea, with a playful exchange about a composing professor. The ad highlights in use for over 30 years and a price note of 9g cents.
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Fletcher
Will Russian Army Be Efficient In War
The piece analyzes whether Russia’s immense yet diverse army can translate size into effectiveness. It weighs Slav temperament, multiethnic loyalties, staff and railway challenges, and the contrast between material strength and leadership. Finns reportedly remain loyal, easing relations with Russian authority.
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International News Service
London
Europe
Vladivostok
Manchuria
Russia
Germany
Austria
Far East
Galicia
East Prussia
Austria's Tisza Vexed by War as Hungary's Premier
International News Service profiles Count Stephen Tisza, Hungary's premier and dueling leader, credited with shaping Austria Hungary's push toward war with Serbia. Born son of Koloman Tisza, he rose from resistance to Magyar prerogatives to crushing parliamentary obstruction, returning as premier in 1912 and dominating politics with force, including duels and armed ejection of opponents.
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Budapest
Austria- Hungary
Stephen Tisza
Hungary
Count Tisza
Austria-Hungary
Servia
Europe
Koloman Tisza
Francis Joseph
Liberal Party
Szell
Count Khuen-Hedervary
Adventure of Brave Band at Liege and Namur
Antwerp Morning Post reports 500 Belgian soldiers arriving at Namur after 20 days of fighting. Isolated near Liege forts Chaudfontaine and Embourg, they held eight days against German attacks, entrenching with strong flanks. Cut off by broken orders, they broke through, reaching Seraing after many brushes with the foe and several wounded.
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London
Antwerp
Morning Post
Liege
Namur
Chaudfontaine
Embourg
Seraing
Were Betrayed in Lorraine
Paris dispatch from Bourges recounts a French officer wounded in Lorraine describing German aid from local inhabitants. Officials welcomed French troops as saviors, then signaled the enemy by hanging white flags and sheets. A mayor tapped a field telephone line for the enemy and a schoolmaster altered the church clock hands to adjust German gun ranges.
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Paris
Bourges
Lorraine
Kaisers Bust Saves Life in World War I Tale
A French wounded soldier arriving from Lorraine credits a small bust of Emperor William found in a village school with saving his life. He kept the bust in his haversack, a German bullet shattered the bust but the deflected shot caused only a non fatal wound.
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Kaisers
Marseilles
Lorraine
William
British Army Calms Charges of Turcos at Charleroi
London reports from Paris describe British troops at Mons and Valenciennes and a brutal French stand at Charleroi where Turcos from Algeria led a bayonet charge against German batteries. The tale notes heavy losses, grim carnage, and German advances as troops rallied to defend the railway area near Charleroi. Cardinal Bourne and Cardinal Gasquet blessed British troops near Boulogne Paris, eliciting a kneeling reception from Irish Catholic soldiers.
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London
The
Times
Paris
Mons
Tournai
Valenciennes
Charleroi
Algeria
Balaclava
Central News
Boulogne
Cardinal Bourne
Westminster
Cardinal Gasquet
Rome
War Booms Tobacco Trade
A cigar company representative stated that in the four weeks after the war began the firm’s business was the largest in its history. He said nervous wartime excitement boosted tobacco use and the high unemployment gave people more time to smoke.
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New York
How the Amphion Went Down
Survivors recount the sinking of the Amphion after striking a mine in the North Sea Bay. The ship lurched twice before a massive explosion ripped the forepart and snatched up her funnels and guns, leaving sailors badly burned with acid-like scalds on their faces and bodies.
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Harwich
England
North Sea
German Navy Claims Allied Plots and Allied Cruelty
The German navy press bureau in New York accuses England of prewar binding agreements with France and Russia, while asserting Germany fights for civilization against Russia. It alleges Polish and Slavic revolutions in Poland Finland the Caucasus and Ukraine, and claims German civilians in France and Belgium faced extreme mob violence including looting, personal assault, and abuses by Belgian mobs. It also cites atrocities against German women and the beating of the German consul in Marseille.
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New York
German Navy Department
Boyed
England
France
Russia
Germany
Poland
Finnand
Caucasus
Ukraine
Belgium
Paris
Antwerp
Marseilles
Golf Courses as Gardens in Wartime
London reports proposals to plow golf courses cricket pitches and football fields for crops during the war. Walton Heath Golf Club at Epsom has begun a twelve acre trial while many courses lie unused. Golf clubs may offer clubhouses to military authorities to serve as hospitals if wartime needs require it.
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London
War Office
A. J. Sherwood
Walton-Heath Golf Club
Epsom
Walton- Heath
L. B. Gullich
Golfers’ Club
War levies justified by Cologne Gazette on Belgian actions
The Cologne Gazette via London’s Daily Mail insists Brussels and Liege face war levies as punishment for alleged German mistreatment. It argues Germans were wronged and that Belgian civilians must endure burdens until resources are exhausted, including troop quartering and supply duties.
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London
Daily Mail
Rotterdam
Cologne Gazette
Brussels
Liege
Belgium
Four Sons Dead Mother Hears Safe in France
Paris reports a mother learning all four of her sons in the French army are safe after officials informed relatives of soldiers. She remains pale yet declares she is proud to give all for the cause, while a friend rushes to share Jean’s safety.
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Paris
France
Jean
Roelandt Bell Cracks Prevents Ghent Alarm Toll
A famed Ghent bell Roelandt, tolling as Belgium mobilized for invasion, cracked about twenty two inches long due to heat after restoration. The bell, recast in 1659, remains a celebrated icon alongside Bruges, with historical inscriptions and prior damage from an 1789 cannonball not affecting its tone.
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Belgium
Ghent
Roelandt
Bruges
Longfellow
Flanders
Uncle's Criticism of Youth Pleasures at Newport
An elderly guest, Uncle Dan, criticizes the social whirl of his grandniece's Newport visit. He recalls a French wit remarking that life would be bearable without its pleasures, a wry reflection on aging and amusement.
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Mr. Blank
Newport
Dan
A Matter of Duty in Courtroom Plea
A judge questions a vow of love and obedience as a woman admits a mental reservation to provide discipline if her husband ever needs it. The exchange highlights constraints of marriage vows and the hearer's interpretation of duty within a domestic dispute.
Grape-Nuts Proves Restorative, Doctor Testimony Published
A prominent Georgia physician recounts his recovery after adopting Grape-Nuts, stating it rebuilt nerve and brain tissue, improved digestion, and restored strength enough to resume practice. He notes a two week pace to walk a mile and five weeks to return home to hard work, urging trial if regular food fails. The letter, from Postum Co., invites readers to seek The Road to Wellville and claims ongoing authentic letters appear periodically.
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Georgia
Elven
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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