Debs and God in a World of Conflict and Change
The piece reflects on Eugene V. Debs’s ten year prison sentence for sedition and his line Itll all come out right in Gods good time while contrasting socialist atheism with Christian social teaching. It also notes Kaiser Wilhelm and Hindenburg, war discourse, newspaper policy on subscriptions and print paper shortages, and a wary jab at Germany and Austria amid World War I era tensions.
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Debs
God
Kaiser
Hindenburg
Ludendorff
Germany
Yanks
Journal
United States
War Board
Berlin
Elysian Fields
Copyright notice from a McClure Syndicate publication
The fragment states a 1918 copyright owned by the McClure Newspaper Syndicate. It appears as a credit line or front matter in a historical newspaper, indicating the work is protected under American copyright law of that era.
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Treas
McClure Newspaper
Ad Club critiques dishonest ads and costly campaigns
Heard at the Ad Club R.8 S. Cook cites three grades of dishonest advertising exaggeration implied misrepresentation and gross dishonesty. Rothschild notes a $1500 ad scare for coal burners failing in southern California likening it to trying to sell ice in Greenland.
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Ad Club
S. Cook
Echor Rothschild
California
Greenland
Abou Ben Bad Man and the War Profiteer's Nightmare
A satirical verse depicts a profiteer awaking from a nightmare of peace and mortality, the Devil writing on asbestos foil the names of those paid for unjust toil. Exceeding wealth emboldens Ben Bad Man in a dark fable about war profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ben
Profiteer named first in St Paul News expose
In a theatrical episode the Devil lists cheaters and corrupt figures, culminating with Carl Andreas Hansen as the Profiteer. The piece links greed to political bluffing and crime, framing Hansen as the initial subject of a public condemnation in the St Paul News.
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Abou
Hades
Carl Andreas Hansen
St. Paul
Food and breading methods cited in wartime notes
The article discusses the share of rail freight used for food and feed in the United States and Britain. It notes the dominance of plant over animal derived food tonnage, U S and German price comparisons, and describes a French double baking process to preserve bread for long shipments, including to prisoners.
Rippling Rhymes on War Bonds and Home Front Duty
A poem from a home front voice urges patience and sacrifice for victory. The speaker rejects flashy combat in favor of buying war bonds to support Allied troops. The verse links thrift, patriotism, and national pride, promising a brighter day when soldiers return and towns prosper.
Kaiser in exile mocks England and praises autocracy
The kaiser ridicules England’s socialist leadership under Lloyd George and argues England is a republic while he vows loyalty to his people. He claims German meetings show support for him and predicts socialism’s defeat with victory in war. He refuses to embrace democracy and clings to royal pomp amid upheaval.
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England
Lloyd George
France
Germany
Empire
Socialist Party
Reichstag
Socialistic Party
Berlin
Russia
Kaiser's bitter view of England and republics in Europe
The kaiser laments England’s actions in Greece and Belgium, blasts democratic reform, and claims treaties are scraps of paper. He argues he must win to keep his throne and predicts Allied concessions would not force his abdication. He critiques lawyers’ influence in France and Italy and foresees a Republican trend.
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England
Constantine
Greece
Belgium
Serbia
Germany
Poland
Romania
Russia
France
Italy
American
Votes for air ministry bill reported favorably by committee
Washington reports amendments removing a new cabinet post and limiting the department’s life to one year after the war. The New of Tadiana bill to create a separate aeronautics department would place aircraft production under a president appointed head with control over army navy and marine operations. The day’s ads offer more.
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Washington
Witth
New of Tadiana
Department of Aeronautics
Army
Navy
Marine
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Evening Journal
City Editor
Post Office
East Main Street
Mutual
America
Eugene V. Debs
Missouri Pacific
Austria
Paris
Abe Martin
the Kaiser
Arthur N. Davis
Abou Ben
Abou Ben Adhem
Satan
Great Britain
Ministry of Food
Kansas
Self Dental
Carl
Old Red Bill
Hoover
James
C. C. Wilson
Wilson & Wilson Lawyers
Washington, Iowa
Morrison & Morrison
Charles A, Dewey
Eicher, Livingston & Belcher: Law
Abstract Department
W. M. Keeley
W. H. Butterfield
Special Collection Department
Crail
Iowa
Frank Rogers
AIR Ministry
Senator New
Physicians and Surgeons
A. John Droz, M. D
Farmers & Mer. Bank
Irvin E. Huston
Lemley
Washington, IA
Blue
DR. S. Tl. Bateman Blair
General Practice of Medicine
Chiropractors
M. H. Sartor
Sartor & Sartor Chiropractors
Square
Klein Klothing Ko
Red Washington
J.D. Dayton
Westchester, Iowa
Washington County
Austin Sutherland Auctioneer
R. R
Washington Lodge
A. F
A. M
Ralph L. Bunce
W. M
B. C
J. W. Morton
Recorder
R. H. Walker
Rose Reid
Sec
L. O. O. F.—Covenant Lodge
Iowa Ave
J. G. Moriaty
Noble Grand
Keller
RL & P
Teeee
M. Washington
H. W. Russel
J. E. Kun
Lo’west Lim
W. E. Lindsay
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