A True Children's Story of Belgium and Food Relief
The piece recounts Belgium under German occupation and Belgian children starving while mothers read to their kids. It praises American aid, the CRP relief commission, and President Wilson's 1917 call to feed war-stricken Europe, detailing food ships, fundraising, and leadership by the food administrator in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane A. Chilcote
United States Food Commission
Library Commission For
Town
Germany
America
Commission For Telief
Belgium
Ring of Steel
London
United States
Mr. Hoover
Europe
Food and Christmas Charity Spirit Across Nations
The piece recalls Americans aiding Belgium by sharing food under Hoover’s food administration, urging children to eat simply to save scarce rations for hungry champion nations. It notes Christmas banquet invitations, a Salvation Army fund drive, and antique tables with historic value as light of October sunshine warms mood.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belgium
Monlu
Nurse dies in influenza ward at British hospital
The report details a nurse who fell ill after caring for influenza patients and died Monday night. Her funeral service featured flowers and a chaplain, with tributes from nurses doctors and wounded soldiers. Two other nurses who died that day were honored at Tottenham cemetery before burial in England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Margaret Walter
London
France
America
Baneau
Tottenham
England
Quarantine Halts Dressings Quota at Crawfordville and West Chester
The surgical dressings department remains active with workers wearing masks. Quarantine rules halted 600 pads from the Crawfordville branch and West Chester auxiliary, prompting local workers to complete the shortfall. Washington city workroom also faces remaining work to finish the 600 pads. Mrs. McLaughlin issues call for volunteers.
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Crawfordeville
West Chester
Washington City
McLaughlin
Scotland’s Loyal Dogs Honored In Edinburgh and St Giles
A Scottish essay notes dog devotion with graves of soldiers’ dogs at a castle plot in Edinburgh and a St Giles monument for a Skye Terrier Tobble who stayed by his master’s grave. The piece celebrates canine reverence in death and townspeople’s memory.
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Scotland
Edinburgh
Tobble
Nemesis and the myth of divine retribution
Nemesis is a goddess of justice and retribution in Greek myth. The term derives from a verb meaning to deal out or dispense. Her role is to ensure each person receives their exact share of fortune, punishing excesses of prosperity to maintain balance.
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Nemesis
Oiling the Wheels of Politeness
A short piece advocates daily courtesy as social oil. It urges everyone to practice old fashioned manners, even if occasionally slipping into outdated terms, to ease social friction and refresh elder generations among youth.
A Want Ad in The Journal Seeks Itself
A terse note in the Journal advertises a want ad need, seeking a reader with preferences and a vendor to supply a service or item. The snippet hints at a local classifieds need and an ongoing exchange within the community marketplace.
Prompt Reply Etiquette in Business and Social Notes
A historical note emphasizes prompt responses to letters in business and social life. It stresses timely replies to invitations wedding notices and death notices and advises acknowledgment within a week of receipt for courteous correspondence.
Alligators Feed and Hibernate Seasonal Diet
Alligators must be fed only during certain months as they enter a hibernating season from September to May when they do not eat. Their skins are used to make bags purses belts and cushions while teeth and bones become cuff links knives whistles and cheap jewelry. Florida earns over a million dollars yearly from this trade.
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Florida
Practice Cheerfulness as Life’s Bright Path
The passage argues cheerfulness should guide life from youth to old age, likening it to sunless winter’s hope and urging its cultivation. It emphasizes a steadfast, generous spirit, noting temperance in early experiences shapes later well being and resilience.
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Lapland
Life's Deep Emotions Through Transition Periods
Quote reflects Thackeray on how certain life periods pack years of emotion into weeks. It contrasts the gaps between old and new phases, highlighting intense internal change.
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Thackeray
Wool of the Llama Described in Andean Life
The wool of the llama is widely used in Bolivia where Taedian women spin and weave while tending flocks. They craft blankets and garments from the fibers, a common sight near huts and marketplaces.
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Bolivia
Lanai
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