Florence Brooks Marries Dream of Cumberland Tales
Florence Brooks, known writer of Wag, travels with husband and son in Cumberland area seeking material for new romances. She has sketched Florida scenes and mountain impressions for future illustrations and hopes to stay in Cumberland while compiling stories from the South and Ore.
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Meerland
Jake
Ittla
Vaordid
Florence Brooks
John Ma- Mota
New Pforkia
Maone
New York
Orous
Ma- Rous
Alisntes
Shaye
Titi
Pisihanda
Henin
Hiasper
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Cumberland
Marone
Washington Street
Florence Brooks Hingson
Cumberland Girl
Allehey Mountains
Tax
Apples For Soldiers From New York Growers
Apple growers and dealers in New York plan to ship a large cargo of apples to the trenches and hospitals in Europe under Red Cross auspices. A steamship would transport the fruit, with President Wilson and Secretary of State Lansing urged to seek safe passage. The humane effort aims to aid fighting men suffering from scurvy and weak fruit intake, funded by industry contributions, possibly via a dedicated apple ship.
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Martinsburg
New York
Europe
Red Cross
Wilson
Lansing
Delligerens
Nous
One Life Member in Senate as Last Surviving Life Seat
Paris reports a historic shift as the last life senator is phased out. The 1875 constitution set 75 life senators to be elected, but a revision transformed life seats into elective ones, ending the era after Marcere, elected February 28, 1884, finally expired.
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Paris
Rene Berenger i
Senate
Bite
Mongler Marcere
German flower growers seek protection from imports
Berlin reports war costs and opportunities for cut flower growers. Italian and French markets dominate, with German duties failing to shield natives. Associations urge government to bar winter imports via Switzerland, and Belgium’s large production prompts a duty to curb competition. Members vow to decorate soldiers' graves with volunteer flower donations.
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Berlin
Germany
Italy
France
Switzerland
Belgium
Apple Cider to A Problem in This State
West Virginia debates cider quality to fit strict prohibition. A Morgan County cold storage company outlines a process to produce “100 per cent cider” with no alcohol using selected apples washed in Berkeley Springs waters, ground, pressed under 3000 psi to extract juice.
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Mountain
West Virginia
Morgan County
Mountain State
Berkeley Springs
Pearl Hunting Boom Across Concho River Prospers Many
The Concho river pearl rush yields big profits for months as high value mussels appear. Henry Serford sold his pearl collection for 23000 to a New York buyer after relocating from Arkansas. Sebel Teblow parlayed 100 pearls into a 15000 payout and bought a stock farm near the Colorado headwaters. The season’s total value exceeds 500000 with American buyers dominating amid river camps spanning over 100 miles.
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Paint Rock
Ter
Ryart
Dadho
Arong
Henry Serford
New York
Serford
Arkansas
Niand
Sebel Teblow
Bar K Ranch
Teblow
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Boston
Colorado River
Concho
British Bird and Cider Processing Tidbits
The text notes cider stored at thirty degrees for two weeks then kept in a cellar without further fermentation. It adds the red grouse is uniquely British. It also states about 4,000,000 steel pens are consumed daily worldwide and mentions women shining shoes in Green Village Ni J. with Welch Fulerton referenced.
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Green Village
Ni J
Ted Horne
Greece recall to hit West Virginia coal mines and railroads
The Greek government orders reservists to return home amid strained Balkan relations. In West Virginia the recall threatens 8000 Greek workers, disrupting mine output and rail shipments as operators struggle to replace labor lost to conscription. Officials warn some mines may close.
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Bulgaria
Virginia
Tess Mien
West Virginia
Baltimore and
Ohio
Transformed Hobo D. Soucedo in Mexico War Roles
A report profiles D. Soucedo the Villa government figure and tax collector in northern Mexico, detailing his meteoric rise from hobo to financial secretary and his control over confiscated goods and army supplies. He recounts adopting the name Damon Soucedo and shares a tale of misdirected travel that led to El Paso and California.
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Pass
Tex
San Anatalo
New York
St. Louis
New Olean
D. Souesdo
Yarlong
Villa
Mexico
Soucedo
Bean Meteorio
Eagle Pass
Hej
Itag
Sousa
Euglisti
Damon
California
Texas
Little Way
Sierra Blanca
I Am Aided By Villa In A Mexican Venture
An American traveler recounts joining Villa’s circle, posing as a financial man to market crude guayule rubber and other Mexican products. He details meetings, bond joking, and a rapid rise through a web of contacts in Torreon, Torreon, San Antonio, and New York, credited with aiding Villa’s revolutionary effort.
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Tear
Met
Villa
Cime
Wan
Torreon
Bey
Guayule
San’ Anatnio
New York
Ito Villa
Soucedo
Tirat
Mexico
Red Cross and TB Seals Print and Sell Nationwide
Two hundred million Red Cross Christmas seals are printed and distributed by the American Red Cross and the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. Proceeds will fund tuberculosis fight efforts in communities nationwide, with sale planned in all states and territories including Hawaii and Puerto Rico by December.
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Red Grova
National Assocuion
Ebgan
Feation
Hewaii
Porto. Rico
Quiet Brussels Under German Surveillance and Hardship
Visitors recall prewar life in Brussels as fear and suspicion grow under occupation. Citizens whisper rumors of military action while German agents monitor all words. many avoid conversation, change seats on trams, and face fines or imprisonment for disloyal remarks. Poverty rises as unemployment soars, with 734,000 workless in Belgium and relief scarce, as authorities threaten punishment for refusal to work and aid to strikers.
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SV Alebtiaree Emeau
Brussels
Arenes
Ita
Ite
Ettésany
Germany
Max
Ace
Wiiten
Neutes
Welsium
Tn Brissela
Inet
Relasian’ National Bank
Holland
Bankers Forecast Major US Loan To Allied War Effort
Money from American Bankers Association day in San Diego signals a billion-dollar loan to aid allies. A thousand bankers at the Seattle convention era expect most funds stay in the United States and fund munitions, motor cars, and supplies, totaling over six million dollars in recorded seals. After expenses, about nine hundred thousand dollars remains for tuberculosis work, with over two thousand agencies benefiting from the sale nets. The Red Cross notes continuing cautious wartime funding policy with constrained per cent allocations.
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San ‘Diego
Nome
American Bankers Association
San Diego
Ex- Coaltion
Association
Seattle
Peta
United States
Saig
Croda
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Sly Brussels
New Mexico
Arizona
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Viquesney
J. A. Viquesney
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Piet
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