Sinking of Lusitania Haunts Readers With Medieval Cruelty
Sidney Dark argues in a London piece that modern warfare echoes ancient brutality, with mass cruelty resurging during World War I. He contrasts Crecy and Somme battlefields, laments civilians burned and flooded by weapons, and condemns mass killings as a Turkish holiday comparison.
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Sidney Dark
Lusitania
London
Andra
Saya Sidney Durk
Mr. Dark
Europe
Kidd
Ti Bath Remedies for Tiz Foot Pain Ad 25c Tin
An old advertisement extols Ti foot remedy in a bath for tired feet. It promises relief from corns callouses and bunions and claims shoes will feel looser after use. The copy urges readers to buy a 25 cent box of Tiz at any store and enjoy comfortable footwear.
British Monument For A G Vanderbilt On Brighton Road
A monument on the Brighton road honors Alfred Vanderbilt as a gallant gentleman and a fine sportsman. British coaching friends and admirers erected the stone on his favorite coaching route to celebrate his memory and coaching triumphs between London and Brighton.
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A. G. Vanderbilt
Alfred Wwn
England
Brighton Road
Vanderbilt
London
Brighton
Winter hardships of front line troops in bitter British winter
An Irish officer writes of severe cold and mud facing soldiers on the front. He recalls frost of 25 degrees, snow, and constant watch from dusk to dawn. Trenches offer little shelter and many men new to hardship endure brutal conditions to hold the line.
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London
Rocal
Homs
Indian Maharajah pledges aid to Britain in war effort
Gwalior ruler says India will pour resources into the war until Germany is crushed. He notes unity between princes and government, and details his personal funding of the Loyalty hospital ship and a Nairobi convalescent home, while predicting a long war and a possible council of princes.
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Maharajah of
Gwalior
India
Sindhia
Associated Press
Germany
Maharajfah
China
France
East Africa
Egypt
Quetta
Bannu
Nairobi
Africa
London
Teutons
Great Britain
America
New York
Delhi
House of Lords
British India
Errth
War Indemnity Stressed by Reichsbank President
Amsterdam report cites President Ravgenstein of the Reichsbank at a Berlin rally urging support for a new war loan. He declares victory is necessary to secure peace and the burden of the war will be a great indemnity.
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Amsterdam
Ravgenstein
Reichsbank
Berlin
Acland Family Lease Exmoor To National Trust For 500 Years
Francis Dyke Acland reports that the Exmoor estate in Devon Somerset will be leased to the National Trust for five centuries. Sir Thomas Dyke Acland, Arthur Acland, and Francis Dyke Acland, former agriculture minister, transfer rents rights and powers while forbidding sale or development.
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London
Exmoor
Acland
Devon-Somerset
Ganting Exmoor
National Trust
Thomas Dyke Acland
Arthur Acland
Francis Dyke Acland
Sant Asquith
America
U-Boat Raids on the Atlantic Coast Likely in Case of War With Germany
London reports German destroyers and submarines have conducted raids on the English coast since autumn. If war with Germany erupts, similar attacks could target the American seaboard. The piece notes four raids this year, including February 25 near Margate and Broadstairs, with naval policy leaning toward attacking raiders at their bases rather than merely defending coastlines.
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Atlantic
Germany
London
Mat
Kentish
North Sea
United States
Thames
Holland
Oldambt
caHad
Ramsgate
Doventoft
Narval
Mmore
Suffolk
Southold
Adour
Bayonne
Zame
England
Mergate
Broadstairns
Spain
Admiral Schley
Mahan Hag
Mr. Balfour
Admiralty
Belgium
California Syrup of Figs Advises Gentle Child Health
An old advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe taxative for cross or feverish children. It claims to cleanse the stomach, liver, and bowels without griping, advising mothers to use a teaspoonful when the tongue is coated and noting its appeal to children. The copy warns against counterfeits and promotes the genuine product made by California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
Caliifornia
C Fornia Fig Syrup Company
Adv
St Jacobs Oil Claims Quick Rheumatism Relief
An OCR fragment promotes St Jacobs Oil for rheumatism pain with quick relief claims and warnings against internal treatment. It urges immediate topical application on tender spots and features spelling errors from the scanned ad copy.
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St. Jacobs
Reyne
War Now in Its Last Phase, British Observer Asserts
London reports Sir Mark Sykes MP describing a new final phase of World War I. He argues the German effort blends peace rhetoric with force, aims to break Allied resolve, and relies on Prussian militarism and Turkic alliance. He cites Russia as bulwark and Italy, Japan as allies, urging democracy’s victory to end militarism.
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London
Manly
Great Britain
Lisut
Mark Sykes
Mark
Ypres
Russia
Asia
Europe
Italy
Germany
Japan
Hussia
England
France
Junker
Militari Fem
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