Atrocities in Belgium Reported by Vernon Kellogg
Kellogg writes in the Atlantic about German advances into Belgium in August and September and the later consequences seen in November. He describes destroyed homes and towns, families separated, cemeteries full, and children crying Mon pere est mort ma mere est mort. He notes exaggerated stories amid genuine horrors from places like Dinant Wise Tamines An Denn e and others, while stressing some accounts are true.
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Belgium
Heloens
Tnva
Vernon Kellogg
Atlantic
Dinant
Wise
Tamines
Andenne
Suspicious Note From Pupil Triggers School Concern
A teacher read a note in a boyish hand requesting that Johnny be let out of school to attend a ball game. The message signed by Mrs Perkins prompts caution about possible mischief and reflects on reputations and rumors.
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Joe
Mix Jones
Johnny
War Tax Adds to Public Anger Over Kaiser Blame
The piece critiques the Kaiser and Prussian aims, arguing wartime taxes burden the common man. It details new levies on entertainment, transportation, telegraphs, insurance, and utilities, noting penalties for nonpayment and stressing taxes hit everyday Americans rather than rulers.
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Oman
United States
Ineunanee Poll Chem
Mutatanton
Feriern! Kovernmient
Rial Water
France
Island Shipwrecked Sailor Spies Cannibal Isle Camp
A lone mariner, wrecked at sea, drifts to a remote island. He hides as a campfire reveals ten voices arguing over a game. A dramatic clash ends with one man proclaiming play and another retorting you are a line. Shacknes’s companion cries out for civilisation and identifies them as Christians.
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Indianapette
Shacknes
Has a Job He Can't Quit
Garry believes that if he quits the job he will be punished by a higher power. He endures a 17 day confinement in a strange setting before returning home. The narrative shifts through fragmented lines about work, a domestic scene, and social comparisons involving Mrs Ringley and church status, reflecting everyday concerns and a sense of social pressure.
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Dim Garry
Jim
Talesin
Boschee's German Syrup Promises Cough and Throat Relief
Advertises Boschee's German Syrup as a powerful nationwide remedy for sour cough sore throat inflammation and bronchial irritation. Claims to aid sleep expectoration and overall health, with decades of American sales and usage in lung trouble asthma bronchitis and similar conditions. Ad runs in general circulation.
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America
Cryptic Note From a Jumbled Report
A garbled passage mentions a bus disappearance a blind person and questions about an ox. A felon uses the line Halen What’s leapened to the ox for the blind. The text references Porto Rican women and voting rights in a fragmented way.
Fragmentary historical note on a disoriented man
An incoherent OCR fragment mentions a man seeking help and a pickup situation. It hints at confusion, a vehicle, possible theft, and police involvement, with scattered phrases about lending a pocket and distant region. The text is garbled and lacks clear events or identities.
Prepare for War and Protect Kidneys with Anuric Drink
Warning to all men to prepare for war or life insurance tests. Emphasizes kidney health to prevent premature aging and death. Promotes Dr Pierce’s Anuric tablets as a remedy to dissolve uric acid, urges drinking water, avoiding excess meat, and sending 10 cents for a trial package.
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Deca Soya Dir
Pierce
Surle
Dr. Pierce
Halls Catar Remedial Claim Promises Cure For Disease
The notice extols a medicine called Halls Catarrem or similar, claiming it destroys disease and grants strength. It references testimonials and doctors Cheney & Co and asserts free tests and explanations. The text reads as an advert and testimonial fragment with uncertain claims.
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Tie Inn
Spomn Medial CO
Manate- Cohen
Ind
Catarth P
Hong Ha Werk
Cheney & Co
Tuieto
Oba
Dr Pierce's Pellets Promote Women Health
A vintage advertisement claims Dr Pierce's Pellets ease female complaints pains and ulcerations. It touts an early vegetable pellet made from Mas apple dried leaf juice and jalapy root, prepared about 50 years ago and sold in drug stores nationwide with the Dr Pierce stamp.
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Dr. Pierce
Almont
Dr. R. V. Pierce
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