The French Orphans and the Lafayette Tribute Fund
A report on the French Heroes Fund purchasing Chateau de Chavaniac to house and train Lafayette's war orphans, with the chateau becoming a Lafayette relic museum. Boys losing fathers will study in America before returning to France to pursue careers, strengthening Franco American friendship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
America
French Heroes Fund
Red Cross
Chateau de Chavaniae
France
Madigan Avenue
New York
A Brief For Boys On Dogs And Humanity
A Indianapolis News item muses on dogs and humans, noting two classes of people and two kinds of dogs. It compares honesty and crime in dogs to that in men, praising dogs that protect sheep and sacrifice for the flock, while acknowledging criminal acts in both species.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Humanity
Iowa Editors Wait for Warmer Weather Mount Pleasant Free
A compilation of Iowa editorials discusses Democratic governor nomination, temperance and political stances, and railroads. Washington and Des Moines papers debate temperance, government ownership, and wartime policy as winter tightens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pleasant
Amone
Ute Siste
War and politics echo across wartime editorials
The Minneapolis Journal cites Sir George Reid on inevitability of war and the need to curb militarism. Chicago Herald defends the draft ruling as constitutional for wartime mobilization. Other papers critique censorship, praise duty, and note public sentiment shaping total war policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
George Reid
Commonwealth of Australia
Europe
Chicago
Supreme Court
Smile a Little
A brief quip from the St Paul Pioneer Press mocks economics and frugality, suggesting if one can afford a smile, there may be a flaw in their financial system or digestion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Paul Pioneer Press
Health and Happiness Excerpt From Huber Almanac Notes
A health column by JOHN 3B HUBER A M outlines baby development by age in months from second to sixth month, noting reflexes, eye coordination, laughter, imitation, and sleeping patterns. A separate Q and A discusses elongated palate and sleep apnea risks, with medical advice and the author’s contact for replies through Courier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Culrvar
Huber
Side Talks on Inaccurate Statements and Inference
A narrator critiques careless over statements that spread misinformation. They cite examples from a boarding house owner and others debating costs, rents, and family living, highlighting how misstatements mask true financial hardship. The piece condemns the futility and slovenliness of such falsehoods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pais
The Sandman Story Lafayette Pact Tale Continues
Fay the gutter wandering dog meets a stranger who guides him to a bone pile guarded by a fighter. A confrontation ensues as Fay, fearless, faces the owner and defends his new quarry. The scene ends with Fay inviting the ally to take bones, promising safety tomorrow.
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Fay
Prophet Alle enters Jerusalem as friendly conqueror
The Jerusalem prophecy of a bloodless capture by a foot-entering ally has come true. Gen Altenby entered via the Joppa gate unharmed, his name hinting at divine signification. The Atchison Globe notes that some succeed in business despite overall failures in life.
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Babylon
Zion
Jerusalem
Philadelphia
Gallipoli
Jyne
Ian Hamilton
Dardanelles
Great Britain
Al-yab
Altenby
Joppa
Allah
Atchison Globe
Vigilantes Demand La Follette's Head
Forty American authors protest La Follette's continued Senate membership urging action and warning against sedition. The open letter to Vice President Marshall supports immediate investigation while criticizing his views as harmful to national unity during war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
Senator la Follette
Marshall
Vigiantes
la Follette
George W. Cable
la Follette Haa
Wallace Irwin
Rugala
Potsdam
United States
Meredith Nicholson
Berlin
Ethel Watts Mumford
Porter Emerson Browne
Washington
Robert M. la Follette
Gelett Burgess
Amelia Josephine Burr
Theodosia Garrison
Rupert Hughes
Ua Follette
Augustus Thomas
Vallandigham
Lincoln
Harrison Rhodes
Boies as Democratic gubernatorial hopeful in Iowa
The Marshalltown Republican notes Democrats may pursue Boies for the Iowa governorship. It argues Boies embodies past party success and an issue that could unite the base, suggesting his leadership could avert defections seen in the last election while highlighting historical appeal.
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Marshalltown
Norties
Boies
Marsh
Boles
Iowa
Foucet
War Time Rhetoric and Public Dissent Across Papers
The Yankton Herald urges meatless and wheatless days to support the war effort, urging calm if shortages require sacrifice. The Marion Register warns that Russia’s peace dream may collide with harsh realities under czarist and Kaiser control. The Kansas City Star jokes about borrowing guns if Russians stop fighting, highlighting wartime sentiment and humor.
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Yankton Herald
Kansas City Star
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Cure for All Stages
Read ers learn a $100 reward and $106 promise from F. J. Cheney of Toledo. The advertisement asserts catarrh cures through constitutional treatment, claiming internal action via the blood to mucous surfaces. Testimonials promised. druggists to sell.
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Hall
Bend
F. J. Cheney
Toledo
Ohio
Adl
Uncle Harry Explains Army Job Assignments
Uncle Harry tells how soldiers are sorted into specialized roles through Army camps and a personnel officer who uses skill cards to place men as engineers machinists electricians or railroad workers. The system aims to match ability with needed tasks across hundreds of positions.
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Seruha
Purethermore
Uncle Harry
Helen
Jimmy
Joe
Sam
Harry
Uncle Sam
Orea
Hachman
Altho
Uncle Brarry
Hair Care Ad Warns Against Soap and Shampoos
An advertisement advises using ordinary refined coconut oil for hair washing, warning soaps and shampoos strip moisture. It claims coconut oil cleanses thoroughly, rinses easily, and leaves hair soft, lustrous, and manageable. It promotes coconut oil as cheap, widely available at pharmacies, and long lasting for the entire family.
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Waterloo Evening Courier
Daily Reporter
Associated Press
Associated Presare
Burea Audio Bureau of Circulations
Fabilahed Eee
Vives Saez Pate
John ©. Hartman
A. W. Paterson
Treas
Mgr
Waterloo
Laws
Mensey Bide
G. Dougherty
the New Zion
Holy Land
Palestine
Syria
New England
Disraeli
Britain
League of Nations
Canaan
Asia Minor
Russia
Germany
Austria
Ar. McAdoo
William
Washington Democrat
Deal
Charles City Press
Tes Moines Register
Sioux City Journal
Chicago Post
Topeka
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Joan
John 3B. Huber, A. M
Deve
Ries
Father
Questione
Axl
Joan B. Huber
Courier
Cisrox
Bessiamarion Register
Mote
Buddscriber
Waterlog Conning Courier
MATL
Udaliversities
Rome Dictionary
TXATL
Woaterlog Evining Courier
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