Wartime hospital tales from Cologne and a Zeppelin sighting
A wounded Canadian in Fourth Canadian Mounted Rifles recalls hospital life in Cologne. Beer runs, German war maps, Zeppelins over the city, escapes with a British officer named Wilson, signals with a girl across the way, and parcel deliveries mark a tense home front within the war zone.
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Konelnische Zeitung
Cologne
Volkszeitung
Koelnische Zeitung
Ludwig
Man’s Land
England
Wilson
Hospital
Altho
The Bridge of Spirit Between the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries
On the threshold of the twentieth century the speaker muses on humanity's midsea of questions and seeks a unifying answer. The era is praised for energy and invention yet haunted by the puzzle of universal happiness and shared prosperity. It highlights Zionist revival, Jewish endurance, and the promise of peace, learning from history to shape a hopeful future.
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Adam
Garden of Eden
Jerusalem
Holy Temple
Palestine
Reclamation plan urged to rebuild Army ready men
An article argues for a national program to restore physically and mentally unfit youths aged 21 to 40 through training, medical care, and disciplined cantonment life. It cites Surgeon General data on 2,506,000 men classified as to accept or reject for military service and suggests a broad rehabilitation to supply 6,000,000 eligibles for war or civilian life, with emphasis on diet, exercise, surgery, and reduced birth of weak traits.
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Sam
Army
Hien
Wells
Urief
Wilson
Baker
Ral Gorgas
Pomerene
United States
Congress
Uncle Sam
Pling
Ara
Marne
Ee Dehillty
Psychologies Value Emphasized by War Testing
Dr. Carl E. Seashore, dean at Town State University, says psychological tests prove valuable in selecting workers for war jobs and could steer postwar industry. He notes 504 students at the university are undergoing seven motor control tests, with results guiding future vocational placements and specialized occupations. Industrial use of such tests could expand as war demand drives new applications.
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Carl E. Seashore
Town State University
State University
Dean Seashore
Ulypto Ointment Promises Quick Muscle Relief
An old advertisement touts Ulypto Ointment as a fast acting line for sore muscles and joints. It claims soothing, non irritant relief from pain, stiffness, and congestion with eucalyptus properties. Sold in 21 25¢ and 60c jars by Macmillan Chem Co Falls City Neb and via druggists.
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All Drugeists
Macmillan Chem. Co
Falls City
Nebr
Vaccination inquiry at major Indianapolis plant shocks workers
A large Indianapolis employer required 600 workers to fill vaccination questionnaires. Entries reveal humorous and odd responses from staff including misread prompts, misaddressed answers, and mistaken dates. Responses hint at varied vaccination beliefs and chaotic record-keeping.
Lincoln hold of stovepipe aids Douglas in duel of stature
The piece recalls Abraham Lincoln’s 1861 inaugural moment when Stephen A. Douglas, seated nearby, steadied Lincoln’s tall hat and thereby projected himself toward the title of Little Giant. The anecdote appears amid an article noting shifting political heat and a dentist’s upcoming talk at Hotel Russell.
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Linden
Christian Science Monitor
United States
Stephen A. Douglas
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Capitol
Douglas
New Studies For Women In U S Colleges
Indianapolis News notes a nationwide shift in girls education with 150 college deans reporting radical changes. New offerings include land line and wireless telegraphy, automobile mercantile studies, nautical astronomy, nursing, first aid, war relief, drafting, medical lab methods, map drawing, home economics, food conservation, cafeteria training, industrial chemistry, farm management, surgical dressings, office routines, and occupational therapy courses, moving beyond traditional expectations.
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Indianapolis
United States
Marcels
Halfway to the Drawing Room Ideal for Girls of That Era
The passage laments the social trap for women after graduation, describing expectations to marry or risk being an old maid. It critiques taught politeness and letters as tools for social control, praises practical energy over idle femininity, and notes how dutiful, sensible girls challenge the old mold while remaining quietly relegated to the rear parlor.
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Helle Tora Sea
Speeding Up Ships: Ford Plan for Nationwide Shipbuilding
Henry Ford proposes a national shipbuilding system with plants inland to manufacture ship parts. Parts would be produced in specialized factories and ships assembled at central points. Ford argues this would speed construction, claiming ten ships could be built faster than a single current method.
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Dayton
Henry Ford
Ford
Indianapolis
Operaton
Caution on Alkali in Soap For Hair Care
An old advertisement warns against alkali in soaps and shampoos as it dries the scalp and brittles hair. It recommends pure refined coconut oil, used in small amounts, to cleanse hair and scalp, produce rich lather, rinse easily, and leave hair lustrous and manageable. It notes coconut oil is cheap and widely available at pharmacies for family use.
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Farelly
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Automobile Trade Ass'n
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