War Economy Advances Prompt Business Readiness
Noncombatants and corporations enter intensive wartime training as directors are named for 20 industrial zones and iron and steel production is nearly commandeered. Prices for key commodities may stay fixed while freight, coal, and textile sectors face uncertainty. Steel output soars, tax measures loom, and overall business shows resilience amid evolving war requirements.
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Pennsylvania
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Canada
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Italy
United States
Market Holds Steady Despite Submarine News
Speculation and investment have been quieter, yet the stock market withstood the news of submarine activities in our waters in a manner that was altogether reassuring.
Wary wage earners face war time thrift and future lay
Arthur Brisbane urges workers to save during the war and not waste earnings on nonessentials or loafing. He cites shipyard practices where workers earn more on Sunday and spend two weekdays, warning that after the war pay may shrink and stock up with Liberty Bonds. The piece blends war effort support with quips about leaders and current events.
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Arthur Brisbane
Washington Times
France
America
Viewpoints on War Era Quips and Critiques
A collage of satirical lines from multiple papers lampoons wartime attitudes. Topics include butter prices in Turkey, ministers' salaries, American soldiers, German criticism, and a German captain’s note on U boat risks, all reflecting public wit during the conflict and concluding with a quip about a hunter and a bear.
Kaiser William the Unserious Heir of Berlin
A 1888 World excerpt portrays Prince William as faulted and headstrong. It notes his alleged brain disease risk, arrogance, unfilial conduct, and tense dinner scene with his father. Born 1859, he is described as physically deformed yet militarily driven, a major general with four sons from a troubled marriage.
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Berlin
Crown Prince William the
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New York World
William
San Remo
Villa Zirio
Prince William
Hohenzollerns
Frederick
Frederick William II
Ziethen Hussars
Guard
Cassel
Bonn
Duke of Augestenburg
The Night Is Coming The Night of Labour
Arthur Brisbane urges US workers to labor hard during wartime prosperity. He warns of a postwar glut as soldiers return and Europe recovers, urging overtime, frequent Sundays, and full daily efforts. He argues the nation must save now to avoid hardship and to outpace workers in Europe, stressing patriotism and personal responsibility.
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Arthur Brisbane
The
Washington Times
Mother's Day Letter From France Fans Home Pride
Private Howard L. Duchaine of Company C, 10th Engineers Forestry, writes from somewhere in France to his mother in Tidioute. He describes rainy days then good weather, theater visits by Elsie Janis, and a strong wish to be home for Mother's Day as Pershing urges soldiers with living mothers to write.
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France
Qld Co
Elsie Janis
Elsie
Pershing
Co. C. 10Th Eng. Forestry
American Eng. Forestry
Sympathy and a deaf cobbler teach a quiet hard work lesson
An elderly benevolent man helps a deaf mute cobbler, boosting his business by patronizing him and showing sympathy. He leaves a pair of shoes for repair but delays returning, only to find the cobbler joyriding with a family. The tale closes with the moral that steady work earns less need for public sympathy.
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Wap
Universal Brothers of Man
Questioning motives behind marriage and career, Judge remarks
The judge questions the reasons for marriage and the means by which people gain status, asking who financed a new car, what caused spousal discord, who influenced a position, and how courage was mustered to enlist. The remarks probe underlying motivations and connections.
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