Noted Belgian Praises America in Paris Visit
Paris dispatch recalls a Belgian official praising President Wilson as the world’s pivotal leader. He lauded American war proclamations as eternal, declared Belgians’ debt to the U.S. unpayable, and urged Western resolve against Germany. The interview highlighted Belgian admiration for Lincoln and Bryce works, with a note on his request for American institution guides.
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Wilson
Lord Charnwood
Lincoln
Bryce
Censors Rule Letters From Front Line Soldiers
Prolonged censorship tightens as officers say letters home reveal frontline life from the ground up. Captains note soldiers seek heroic brag and affection in multiple missives, while civilian correspondents in England still soften words. Young female censors handle much of the postal screening, with private jokes about Old Scout and the Keen-eyed Censor circulating among soldiers.
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George T. Bye
United States Intelligence Department
Jute
France
Europe
War Department
Military Post Office
Jersey
Jane
Biddy
England
Bards
Harvard
Kansas
Nick
America
Science has lessened war toll, says doctor
London December 11 The doctor told the Royal Society of Medicine that modern medicine has made war less deadly relative to those engaged. Dr Woods Hutchison, an American, cited wound infection control and antiseptics and anaesthetics as reducing pain and amputations. He asserted most survivors recover by six hours, field hospital, or base hospital, with a death rate around five percent despite greater slaughter machinery.
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London
Woods Hutchison
Royal Society of Medicine
Chinese Troops Arrive at Harbin to Guard Interests
Copenhagen dispatches quote Berlingske Tidende that Petrograd reports Chinese troops have arrived at Harbin in Manchuria to protect Chinese interests. The same source notes a London Lancet issue describing experiments that produced blisters on subjects’ bodies through hypnotic suggestion.
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Copenhagen
London Lancet
Sinn Feiners Ready to Fight for Freedom in Flanders
London dispatch reports rumors of Sinn Fein leaders shifting toward a show of force. Da Valera signals willingness to fight in Flanders if Ireland can win freedom, with several thousand Irishmen reportedly seeking to join the French foreign legion. German music remains on London programs as German salmon appears in London stores.
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K. Walter
London
Italy
Ruesse
Roumania
Ambrai
Ireland
Sinn
Ulypto Ointment Promises Fast Muscle Pain Relief
A vintage advertisement touts Ulypto Ointment for sore muscles and inflammation. It claims rapid soothing relief without irritation, listing uses from neuralgia to rheumatic pain and various throat and chest ailments, and notes eucalyptus properties. Available at druggists for 24 and 60 cents, via MacMillan Chem Co. in Paris City, Nebraska. Local retailers Moore Drug Co and Henderson Drug Co advertise.
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Srugeisia
MacMillan Chem. Co
Parls City
Nebr
Waterloo
Moore Drug Co
Henderson Drug Co
Schuneman Drug Co
Wangler Brox. Co
C. L. McDermott
Hansen & Hansen
Norway Overrun by an Army of German Spies
Christiania Norway reports a year end surge of espionage activity under German agents in neighboring Sweden and Denmark. The city highlights arrests and expulsions as fires threaten major industrial plants, prompting nationwide vigilance and crackdowns on suspected German spies.
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Norway
Christiania
Ded
United States
Splea
Sweden
Denmark
Nollev
Gets It corn remedy promises painless removal
An advertisement extols Gets It corn remedy, claiming instant pain relief and clean corn shedding without irritation. It touts wide usage, safety, and universal availability from BE. Lawrence & Co. in Chicago with distributors in Waterloo and several local drug firms endorsing it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
BE. Lawrence & Co
Chicago
Waterloo
Wangler Bros
H. W. Taggart
C.J. Miller
Hansen
Hansen & Wansen, B. W. Schuneman & Co
Horns Drug Co
Henderson Drug Co
Siewers Drug Co
Parliament Passes Two Week Stay Limit for Foreigners
A short bill to curb influx of lower quality aliens. It forbids foreigners who arrived after August 1904 to stay in Norway more than two weeks without a special permit. The measure aims to reduce drift and protect national interests.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norway
Parvilament
Taraignars
AggUst
Pipeline to Bring Roumania Oil to Austro Hungary
A German automobile journal reports a 760 minute long pipeline to be laid between Proestl Roumania and Oderberg on the Austro German frontier. The line will carry all Roumanian well oil across the Austro Hungarian monarchy to Silesia. Currently, railroad traffic handles the supply.
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Amsterdam
Dee
Proestl
Roumania
Oderberg
German Silesia
Pipeline Cost Estimates In Marks For German Frontier Route
The document discusses freight price increases to 900 marks and a reduction to ten loads, with 60 marks for the name and quantity. It estimates a projected pipeline cost of 15,000,000 marks to construct the line at the German frontier.
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West
Wen
Saylor
Albert
Paris
Vila
Hej
East
Tews
Union
Congress
Mexico
E. W. Grove
Coen
John
Leath’s
Fourtie Street
OTL Roumania
Austtoa
California
Dal Monte
Gibson & Williams
Warwick
Fulper
Christ
Mis
Viarles
Fross Black
Earnest Gabler
Waverly
Strohber
Warfield
Compton-Price
Chase & Baker
Behr Bros
Steinway
Mason & Hamlin
A. B. Chaseh
Ivers & Pond
Steinway — Berning — Lauter— Schaff Bros
Julius Bauer
Iowa
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