When Johnny Comes Marching Home in War Time Notes
A band belts patriotic tunes as audiences with kin in service cheer, while reflections question if Johnny will return. The Red Cross is urged to save wounded soldiers to send them back to battle or home, and a moral appeal asks readers to fulfill duty. Discussion shifts to Turkey’s war aims in a Berlin-printed Turkish newspaper, predicting upheaval as Austria falters and noting allied pressure and possible American involvement.
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Palestine
Irak
Persia
Egypt
Black Sea
Crimea
Georgia
Armenia
Austria
Italy
Tripoli
Dodecunense
Cyrenaica
Mesopotamia
Greece
United States
The Voice of Lincoln on War Aims and Human Rights
President Wilson’s Mount Vernon speech frames the war as a binary choice with no compromise and final settlement. It condemns enemy actions such as sinking hospital ships and harming civilians, asserting that such nations have forfeited human rights and deserve severe justice.
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Wilson
Mount Vernon
America
Peace, power, and ships mark Fourth of July war words
A patriotic message urges crushing German militarism and forming a league of nations to enforce peace. It notes major shipyard launches on the Fourth, including fourteen destroyers and ninety-three cargo vessels, underscoring America’s wartime shipbuilding surge and resolve to sustain aid to France.
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Germany
Berlin
League of Nations
United States Navy
United States Shipping Board
William Penn
Gloucester
N. J
San Francisco Bay
France
Phases of Deportation Under German Rule in Belgium
A Belgian government report filed in Washington details deportation and forced labor under the German occupation. Belgians are sent to work behind the front in France and Belgium, including children as young as 14, in camps with brutal conditions, disease, and mortality.
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Belgium
Washington, D. C
Harve
France
Flanders
Hainaut
Hamat
Luxemburg
Germany
Lfe
Gooseberry preservation ideas and humorous quip
Food department instructions describe canning gooseberries without sugar with steps for sterilizing jars and making a thickened pie filling or jelly. Also shares a method for gooseberry raspberry jam with juice mixing and sun thickening. A light humor excerpt follows about a spouse and doctor.
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Linn Keller
Linn’ Keller
Remembering President Wilson's Address in the House Gallery
The writer recalls attending Wilson's congressional address, contrasting American simplicity with British ceremony. He notes the human touch of two children in the chamber, the Vice President’s entrance, and the President's modest bearing alongside vast power. The rhetoric evokes Lincoln and biblical cadence, ending with a reflection on sowing and reaping.
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Wilson
Congress
Edward
Supreme Court
Senate of the
United States
de Quincey
Rome
Fishing For a Pint Shen I Come Around Again
In Casseil's Journal an Anahie Seaman recalls a sea tale where a surgeon jokes about a missing sponge and a gullible old gentleman. The piece blends nautical slang, humor, and a drink craving confession, ending with a humorous note on thirst.
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Anahie Seaman
Casseil
Possible Reason No Roberta Bridge Card Game Name
A humorous note from the Boston Transcript questions the origin of the card game bridge. It ponders whether the name stems from the idea of players “come across” and crossing paths in play.
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Roberta
Boston Transcript
Loser Married Quite Unexpectedly in Boston Transcript
A brief note from the Boston Transcript records an unexpected marriage. The report quotes a remark about everyone being obliged to work or fight, emphasizing the unconventional match and social mood of the time.
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Boston Transcript
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