First Month of War and Grand Strategy Debate
The piece argues Germany aimed to crush France early and then turn to Russia, but the war has stalled. French and British forces hold entrenched positions along a long line from Belfort to the Belgian frontier, inflicting heavy German losses. It credits Belgian resistance and English aid for preventing a quick German breach and questions the feasibility of a Paris siege, noting modern aerial reconnaissance alters past breakthrough tactics.
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Germany
Paris
Russia
France
Belgium
Count von Bernstorff
England
Belfort
Great Britain
Metz
Sedan
South
United States
Who Boosts Your Town and Builds the Community
A call for local boosters who invest in cities and support growth. It argues that the hopeful investor, often the fortune maker, sustains progress, while cynics pull back. The piece links faith in the community to lasting wealth and notes wartime shifts boosting U.S. industry, shipping, and a potential southern manufacturing surge. It laments indifferent subscribers as useless to publishers and advertisers.
Good Results From Weight Gain For Sick Folks
The remark notes that gaining 10 to 12 pounds weekly is good for the ill, a claim framed as a question about the adequacy of such rapid weight gain for sick individuals. It implies a discussion of whether this pace equates to beneficial recovery.
Weight Gains Mark Tuberculosis Battle At State Sanatorium
A state health bulletin notes 80 to 90 tuberculosis patients weekly gain weight at the State Sanatorium, even in hot weather. Weigh-ins every Saturday reveal that weight gain signals disease control and rapid bodily improvement, with some patients gaining four or five pounds weekly while others vary.
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State Board of Health
Europe buys less, America braces for brisk business
In the face of European war fears, U.S. securities dropped by 696,967,261 dollars as European holders swapped for cash. The shift reduces Europe’s imports, prompts U.S. merchants to prepare for higher demand, and signals a rebound in American commerce with recruiters and new workers likely needed.
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America
Europe
Wade
Made in America Why NotMoved by a Merchants Sign
A farsighted merchant displays Made in America signage claiming exclusive handling of American made goods. The note argues that if every merchant stocked homemade products there would be fewer unemployed, urging merchants to buy American and boost employment.
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America
Trifles that Changed the World and Great Feats
A meditation on small events shaping history from spider repairs to Newton’s gravity, Franklin’s lightning rod, and a rain before Waterloo. It muses on how tiny incidents can alter nations and moments, ending with a faith-filled question about little things.
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Robert Bruce
Scotland
Isaac Newton
Franklin
Waterloo
Europe
Balkans
Austria
God
Two Fine Lots for Sale in Carrick Grove Neighborhood
Offer to sell two 50 by 150 foot lots on a knoll facing High Point in Carrick Grove. Located four blocks nearer the city than Roland Park, these parcels are advertised at half the price of similar Roland Park plots. Interested buyers should apply at this office or Box 333, city.
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Carrick Grove
High Point
Roland Park
City
Adler-i-ka Urges One Dose for Stomach Relief
Local druggist promotes Adler-i-ka as a simple mixture of buckern bark glycerine and other ingredients. Advertises it as a thorough bowel cleanser that relieves sour stomach gas and constipation almost immediately with just one dose. Matton Drug Co.
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Adler-i-ka
Matton Drug Co
Review Ad Reach Proof of Citywide Advertising Power
The Review asserts strong pulling power of its advertisements, claiming absolute proof that its ads reach all city sections and surrounding territory each week.
Asthmador Guarantee Ad by Hart Drug Company
Dr Rudes Asthmador promises instant relief for asthma bronchial asthma and hay fever attacks within ten seconds to fifteen minutes with a money back guarantee if relief is not instant or if it is not the best remedy used. Local druggists and Dr R Schiffmann St Paul Minn authorize sales under guarantee. Hart Drug Company sells here.
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Rudes
R. Schiffmann
St. Paul
Minn
Hart Drug Company
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Internat's Sugar Feed Co
Memphis
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High Point, N.C
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Charlotte
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MrRar
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Eay
Hart Drug CO
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N.C
Gowson
Gowan Medical Co
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Ford
Detroit
United States of America
Ford Motor Company
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