The Wisconsin Primary And Wisconsin Loyalty Debate
The editorial roundup discusses Lenroot’s Wisconsin victory as insufficient for patriotism, urging reform of disloyal elements and loyalty to guide the state. It questions congressional candidacy in the Second district, notes party dynamics, and cites literacy concerns raised by Secretary Lane. It also satirizes cheese rationing and war-time regulations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Lenroot
Berger
Wissonsin
Sun
Germany seeks to win India for world domination
An analysis argues Germany’s plan targets India as the doorway to Asia and the world, detailing how control of India would enable global dominance. It notes Japan and China’s wary stance toward Russia, Turkey’s alliance with Berlin, and Germany’s use of propaganda, agitators, and backdoor routes via Romania and the Caucasus to undermine British rule in India.
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India
Germany
Asia
Japan
China
Russia
Ton
Rusela
Rabindranath ‘Tagore
United States
Kaiser’s Company
Kaiser
Berlin
Paris
London
Hamburg
Persian Gulf
Turkey
Helper
Suez Canal
Great Peninsula
Rouoania
Roumania
Black Sea
Constanza
Caucasus
Odessa
Iadia
Enoa
Lord Morley
Segar
Waterloo
Federal Game Law Imperative Calls for Sanctuary Steps
The Nation urges stronger game protection as parrotkeets, heath hens, and other species vanish or become rare. It cites uneven state laws, enforcement failures, and calls for federal action to establish game sanctuaries on public or private lands, urging a broader open seasons debate and a guaranteed price provision during wartime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Martha's Vineyard
National Game Protective Association
Yhoere Wes
Daylight Saving Then and Now in Roman Practice
A Nation article notes Congress leans on Roman precedent for daylight saving. A Pittsburgh professor explains Romans split day into twelve hours with summer days at 4:15 a.m. sunrise and 7:50 p.m. sunset, totaling an hour and a quarter saved. Clergy and wife quotes underscore aging authority.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fathers of the Republic
Aga
Pittsburgh
Tes| Daints
Peacock
Kaiser War Time Food Fads and Meatless Plans
A fragmented wartime text praises meatless measures and cornmeal recipes as a way to aid the war effort. It touts cornmeal in bread and cookies, claims no meatless or wheatless days, and vows to support the Kaiser’s defeat while praising Hoover and American food programs.
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France
William
Anne
Escoa
Diphtheria advisory and patient question dialogue
Health guidance explains diphtheria signs contagion and prevention plus a reader question about nerve and rheumatism symptoms. The column cites exposure risks, personal hygiene like shared items, and stresses cautious diagnosis while noting a physician’s view on the reader’s nervous system issues.
Side Talks on Learning from Bad Examples
A reflective piece on how bad examples reveal small faults and manners worth correcting. It argues that observing others’ missteps, when paired with self analysis, can improve behavior more than flawless conduct, though excess self scrutiny can itself be a fault.
The Land Without Work
A boy named Bobby longs for a world with no work. A mystic guides him by airship through towns where everyone toils, from blacksmiths to farmers, ministers, and children, and finally shows a king presiding over a busy realm. Bobby returns and decides to work, carrying seeds home with his mother.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bolby
Hob
Bob
Bobby
Robby
Rob
Vie
Atip
Nan's Letter Home From London War Rations
London march 10 1918 Nan writes home about surviving the first week of food rationing with humor and detail. she notes soldiers and sailors getting priority and describes ration cards prices and shortages. she mentions lord rhondda's role in managing the food supply and the ongoing postal strain.
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London
Sis
Thes Boy
England
Rhondda
Lord Rhondda
Beige
Bernard Shay
Waterloo Boys in Service Letter From France Date Feb 25 1918
A Waterloo Area letter from Harry Marson of Company G 168th Infantry in France describes snow and rain, a nightly class learning English and French, a house where they scrub a room for Sunday, and a French general review. He recounts an air battle witnessed, a French ally with a husband in the French army, and expresses hope of pressing Germans back.
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Harry
B. T. Marson
Jefferson Street
France
Co. G
One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Infantry
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Iowa
Cedar Rapids
Gsman Haugan
Hall
Percy Chief
Democratic Party
la Follette
Boone News-Republican
Sioux City Journal
New York World
Liane
Wilson
Congress Committees of Education
White House
Lane
Congress
Bureau of Education
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
United States Foot Administration
Portia
Hoover
Jokm B. Huber
M.D
John B. Huber
McClure Newspaper
Courier
Senate
Ogidiot
Met
Burt
Ciszox
Mee
Tye
Adtlaire
The
Tribune Association
New York-Tribune
Henry
Nan
America
Womaun
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