German People Pull Down Blinds as Allies Occupy
The piece describes Allied troops entering western Germany and then Germany proper, met with indifference and avoidance by residents who pulled blinds and stayed indoors. It portrays German humiliation, the Kaiser’s failed pledge, and shifting territorial control including Alsace and Lorraine.
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Germany
Luxemburg
United States of America
Bill the Bluffer
Alsace
Lorraine
Nce
Rhineland
Doctors compare roads and Christmas shopping tips
A witty exchange notes physicians differing on road conditions and mocks delaying Christmas shopping. One doctor left his Ford in a country yesterday and is now driving a team, illustrating misadventure language and playful humor.
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Dottor
ABE MARTIN Reflects on Haste and Humble Salaried Laughs
The speaker jokes that the salaried man always laughs last after near-starvation for success. He hints at a wistful longing for good sleighing and laments the changing fortunes of a character who once pursued rough humor.
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Allus
Not the Soldier I Am Yet A War Poem
A wartime voice laments unproven valor and absence of battle scars while imagining soldiers returning and recounting feats. The speaker contemplates sacrifice and envy of fighters, fearing mockery for lacking personal battlefield experiences and heroic displays.
War Ends Signifies Wrist Watch Sale At Oskaloosa Store
An Oskaloosa store promotes a wrist watch sale as a sign that the war is over. A Washington auto speedster set a record for the Washington to Dublin nine miles run, completing the distance in forty-five minutes this morning.
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Washington
Dublin
Quarantine Talks Roil Washington Theaters Managers Remain Unmoved
Clyde Pratt and George Bickford, managers of Washington's two theaters, say they do not mind when the quarantine ends. They admit life is irksome yet they are catching up on correspondence. President Wilson is reported to have a cold with others afflicted as well.
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Clyde Pratt
George Bickford
Washington
Cribbed quips from region papers on war morale
A collage of brief, opinion style lines from Iowa and neighboring papers. Items tease political hopes for senators, soldier reintegration, nurse pay, Russian attitudes, and wartime food rations, reflecting public mood and humor.
When did you die, John a minister asks about faith
A minister and John Weldon debate spiritual rest versus growth. The minister argues faith should be tested and journeying toward light, warning that arriving at a fixed haven risks stagnation and death for the soul. They reflect on ongoing quest over final sanctuary.
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John Weldon
John
Stevenson
Christ
Kingdom of Heaven
Quest and Pilgrimage Beyond the City of God
A speaker rejects settling in a permanent city as atheistic, urging continual travel and quest for a heavenly city. He asserts that God leads toward a higher goal and prefers ongoing pilgrimage over eternity fixed in place. If no quest exists after death, he questions his own life.
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John
the Sphinx
Heaven
British Officer Frees Impaled German Under Fire
A British officer climbs from a trench under heavy fire to release a German officer trapped on barbed wire. The German commander then awards the British officer the Iron Cross, and the two sides cease fire as awe spreads.
Silent Return Leaves Front Lines in Quiet Tension
A British officer withdraws to his trench and the troops fall into a silence of deeper significance, signaling a moment of grave gravity along the contested front.
Don t-motto for garage door promotes gas savings
In a brief note from the Chicaro Evening Post and Sidney Bulletin a humorous public appeal urges motorists to avoid idling and conserve fuel. The Real Progress item shows a conversation about community support for soldiers with a respondent boasting of prior newspaper mentions.
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Chicaro Evening Post
Sidney Bulletin
Worn Conscientious Objector and Kingston Trial Quips
A tribunal hears a conscientious objector who refuses to kill a worm. A Kingston case reports a husband describing his wife’s alleged abuse including being thrown downstairs and struck with a rake, noting the era’s rough humor.
War Babies and Letters from the Front
A wife presents her newborn to her active service husband with a request for leave and news on when the war ends. He replies he does not know and asks the parcel be brought to him if the child is called up. The piece includes brief humor about postcards and a telling from President Wilson about an old teamster.
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America
Lucy
Bill
Canelt
Mary
Boston Transcript
Wilson
Treasurers Exchange On Horse Care In Company Tale
In a clipped exchange the treasurer notes seventeen years of service by the rider and a teamster, both saying they were treated well after illness last month and a doctor was sent for the horse. The dialogue hints at company culture and care.
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FB. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Winterbottom
Black haired student drains eight hotels in St Paul raid
A young woman with silky brown hair, posing as a Ward-Belmont student, cashed forged $100 money orders stolen from a Ratcliffe Arkansas post office in eight St Paul and Minneapolis hotels. She registered, claimed mail, and left empty bags as she exited with about $800 total.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Minneapolis
Ratcliffe
Ark
August Flower touted as global remedy for digestive ills
Green's August Flower praised as a long used household remedy for constipation, indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, and low spirits. The advertisement notes gentle laxative effects and claims relief after a few doses, sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
Advt
Railway Time Table Summary from Historic Schedule
A dense historical timetable lists departures and arrivals for multiple trains. It notes No 12 Express No 30 Local Pass and No 50 Local Pass among departures, with lines for Westbound and Eastbound service, freight trains, and daily frequency caveats, including Sundays.
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Jawehe
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