Easter Festivities Dazzle Athens With Processions And Games
In Athens the streets brim with church stands and colored candles as Holy Week unfolds. A Russian church service precedes a candlelit tomb procession, then royal observances in the palace square. Greek peasants dance in Megara while pan Hellenic games culminate in the Marathon race amid royal spectators.
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Athens
Europe
Nery
Christ
Church of St. George
Lykabettos
Greece
Thessaly
Cony
Constantine
George
Bonaparte
Corsica
Napoleon
France
Thessalonians
Alexandria
Men and Matters From a Chicago Era
Oscar Hammerstein, impresario and cigar maker, patented devices to improve cigar production earning over 200000. Elbert H. Gary before leading United States Steel reportedly drew the largest yearly legal retainer in the nation. Chicago had 46000 income tax filers last year. If Roumania enters the war its army will be led by the crown prince. Interior Secretary Lane once worked as a newspaper reporter to fund law studies. Argentina starts a rabbit canning plant to curb pests profitably. A California inventor patenting an alarm clock powered poultry feeder opens doors at a set time and drops grain into a trough.
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United States Steel Corporation
Elbert H. Gary
United States
Chicago
Lane
Argentina
Mennonites in Canada and farming gains noted
A Western Canada letter discusses Mennonites facing oppression in wartime Canada, their creeds guiding daily life, and the author’s migration from Russia via the United States. It details Crowfoot Alberta farming operations with 1800 acres, showing rising costs, revenue, and yields, plus commentary on business leaders and church links.
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Western Canada
Crowfoot Farming Co
Crowfoot
Alberta
Salts for Kidney Relief Promises From Meat Diet
A newspaper blurb advises that backache and kidney discomfort stem from eating too much meat. It recommends four ounces of Rad Salts nightly to cleanse sluggish kidneys, claiming it cleans and stimulates kidney action, neutralizes urine irritants, and ends bladder weakness. The note touts its safety, affordability, and pleasant effervescence as a remedy.
War fronts and disasters in late dispatches of 1916
Reports from the Greek front near Salonika note heavy artillery fighting as six British ships one Spanish and one Norwegian are sunk by mines or torpedoes. Verdun sees French evacuations at Bethincourt and German drives in the Doramont-Vaux sector while Turkish resistance halts British attempts to relieve Kut al Amara. Canadian and British units inflict heavy losses on German forces near St Eloi. German and French offensives falter amid artillery fire. Reports claim 7,000 British killed at Sannyant and German losses totaling around 206,000 in Verdun with French losses around 26,000. Pershing’s headquarters receive unconfirmed death reports of Francisco Villa as hunt for Villistas intensifies. A German note suggests Sussex submarine damage, while Americans suffer bandit and accident casualties in the region. A Villista raid sacks Sierra Mojada. Bob Burman and crew are buried in Michigan after the Corona race tragedy. Carranza moves to establish Mexico City as capital. Lincoln birthplace site in Kentucky gains federal approval.
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Potsdam
Rome
William
Berlin
Columbus
N. M
J. H. Locke
Minaca
Blaneburg
Donald McGregor
Locke
Gen. Pershing
Poor Coffee in Java Sparks Novel Beverage Claim
The piece notes that Java allegedly offers the world’s worst coffee while still claiming its bean is at peak quality. It mentions a Japanese practice of distilling coffee essence into a bottle labeled strength and adding drops to hot water for refreshment.
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Java
Daughter Named for Singing Education Choice
A parent favors artistic education for their daughter and intends to let her pursue singing studies, reflecting a personal choice about creative training and future talents.
War news and shipping shifts from global fronts
Reports from Europe and the Americas cover Germany Romania trade shifts, Mexican executions, and a British naval note. British and German actions are linked to submarine activity, clashes in Cantons, and a recall of troops from Shanghai while revolts and peace talks loom in the Orient.
Mrs Neighbor and Mrs Highbrow Debate Art and Literature
A dialogue quoted from the New York Times shows Mrs Neighbor challenging art and literature while Mrs Highbrow argues art spoils canvases and literature wastes paper. The exchange mocks artistic pursuits as merely transient disturbances.
Explorer Claims Lions Favor Left Paw in Striking
A famous explorer states that when lions intend a forceful strike they almost always use their left paw. The comment notes a belief that all lions are left handed in such action, suggesting a common behavior pattern among felines.
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Les
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound advertised
A Taunton Massachusetts woman recites painful period symptoms and says Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her, urging others to consult a physician and seek free confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co.
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Tam
Clanice Monix
Russell Street
Lydia FE
Lynn
Poor Substitute and Little Pets Disharmony
A dialogue shows a child pleading for a puppy while a kitten from Aunt Mary is rejected and scratched during a bath. The family laments finances and jokes about their piano purchase being funded through an insolvent plan.
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Ethel
Mary
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