Homecoming in France and the Alsace Lorraine reprise
A vivid editorial celebrates France’s return of Alsace Lorraine as a homecoming day for the republic. It draws parallels to American victory, notes the Kaiser’s downfall, and credits Allied efforts, including Pershing’s forces, for France’s restored provinces and broader war achievements.
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France
Metz
Strassburg
America
United States
Canada
Michigan
Detroit
Lansing
Grand Rapids
Alsace- Lorraine
Germany
Alsace-Lorraine
Italy’s Important Role in War Averting Austrian Defeat
Italy’s break with Germany and Austria-Hungary forestalled a wider conquest war. By joining the Entente, Italy diverted Austro-Hungarian forces to the Trentino and Trieste fronts, delaying German offensives and helping to prevent Russia’s early collapse.
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England
Italy
Piave
Venice
Austria
Germany
Trentino
Trieste
Russia
Don t Rock the Boat Patriotism and patience urged after war
Iowa readers urged to act with steadiness as prices adjust after wartime. Emphasizes patience over agitation as munition workers transition to new jobs and wages shift. Warns demagogues and newspapers may spread unrest. calls for calm, level heads in official and business life while prices and costs settle.
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Des Moines
Lfe
Understanding Oedema and its Lung Impact
An explanatory piece on edema, detailing how fluid escapes blood vessels, fills lung air spaces, and causes cough and breathing difficulty. It covers causes from pneumonia to heart disease, symptoms, emergency signs, and immediate relief measures including positioning, oxygen, and morphine use, with a note on medical help and context for readers about health awareness.
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Bright
A. BH. C
Ihey
Navy
Bad Examples Provoke and Shape Our Habits
A collection of observations on how bad examples prod us more than good, with anecdotes about self pity and whines. The writer notes a relative trapped by grievance, a spouse mishap over a missing spoon, and a neighbor who swears she will stop whining, arguing that shockingly negative models often trigger stronger self-correction.
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Junius
Duke of Grafton
Jonson
Nis
Germany’s War Debacle and Reforms Aftermath
A dialogue in a newspaper column discusses Germany’s collapse, the Kaiser’s abdication, and the likely path to a peaceful, reform-driven future. It notes the war’s heavy debt burden approaching eight billion dollars and the hope that Germany will rebuild under responsible leadership to earn a respectful standing among nations.
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Ceruany
Kaiser
Russia
Guardiullis
Joe
Caele
Gamany
Eric Geddes
Germany
Jimmy
Uncle Harry
Uncle Harry Talks About the Kaiser's Ace Ton and Problems
In a room full of family chatter, Uncle Harry canvasses Germany’s challenges as the Kaiser’s reign wanes. Jimmy, Helen, and Warrr join in, noting shifting expressions about kings and empire amid rising nerves and new sobriquets for rulers.
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Harry
Germany
Europe
Jimmy
Uncle Harry
Helen
Warrr
Hohenzollern
Aner
Germany After War Ends Reflect On Fate Of Hohenzollerns
Fragment from a 1918 or postwar column discusses German national turmoil, blame on the Hohenzollern dynasty forWorld War I outcomes, the Kaiser, and the consequences of the conflict on Germany’s literature and economy, noting public reactions and civil distress.
Indian Trappers Fight 1875 Pryor Mountains Battle
A long, rugged account recalls a 1875 clash in the Pryor Mountains where three prospectors Led by Taze Well Woody Lew Hubbell and Charles Cocke faced 1500 Sioux. The three, knocked from a Yellowstone Valley trek, engaged in a brutal defense as they fought toward the Old Mission outpost.
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Montana
Mont
Pryor Mountains
Big Horn County
Nez Perces
Custer
Tazewell Woody
Lew Hubbell
Charles Cocke
Yellowstone Valley
Livingston
Ean
Woody
Pryor's Gap
Beanvats Creek
Bic Horn River
Old Fort
Clep
Smith
Hirchell
Cocke
Enian
Hubbell
Hin
Teeets
Mebhell
Jilan
Drke Linarn
The Brown Leaf's Quiet Winter Work
A short tale by Mrs. F A Walker about Little Brown Leaf who stays on a lone apple tree through fall. Mr Crow mocks her, a farmer nearly shoots him, and the leaf quietly saves the crow by dropping into the gunshot path. The sparrow explains the leaf's unseen work and value.
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Lea
Crow
Mr. Grow
Hull
Mr. Crow
Little Brown Leaf
Little Brown Lew
Three Prospectors Hold Off Sioux at Montana Camp
Hubbell Woody and Cocke battled a Sioux attack near a rocky camp, firing fast behind a barricade as Indians flooded the hills. The trio killed several attackers, then breached perimeters at night for a 100 mile endurance trek back to the Old Mission while avoiding further confrontations. Woody, the last survivor, later died in Missouri. Hubbell’s later life remains largely undocumented.
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Hubbell
Woody
Cocke
Cockeans
Missouri
Montana
Theodore Roosevelt
Husband Saves Wife Pittsburgh Woman Recommends Remedy
A Pittsburgh man credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing his wife's backache and headaches after months of weakness. The letter urges other women to try the product for ailments from displacements to nervous issues and offers free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Massachusetts.
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Pittsburgh
Dewnpaper
Lydia E. Pinkham
Hirs
Jas
Rowrsees
Knapp St
N. S
Robrhere
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Mother’s Friend Promises Easier Childbirth Experience
Anciently trusted remedy for expectant mothers is advertised as relaxing and strengthening the muscles to ease labor. The Bradfield Regulator Company promotes Mother’s Friend as reducing nausea, nervousness, and pain, claiming quicker, safer delivery and calmer nights.
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Tery Lees
Bradfield Regulator Company
Pept. P. Lamar
Ausata
Georgia
Heal Skin Diseases With Zemo Remedy
Advert describes Zemo, a 35 cent bottle or 100 cent large bottle, as a quick relief for eczema blotches ringworm and rashes. It claims to cleanse soothe and heal most skin diseases without greasiness. Advertisement from The E. W. Rose Co Cleveland Ohio.
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E. W. Rose Co
Cleveland
Blood Poisoning and Wizard Oil Ad
An old advertisement touts Wizard Oil as a safe antiseptic for wounds sprains burns and infections claiming it prevents blood poisoning and lockjaw. It also promotes Wizard Liver Whips pink pills for constipation or headaches with a money back guarantee.
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Hamlin
Tonic for Stomach Ailments Boosts Digestion
A vintage ad pitches Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure for stomach trouble and indigestion. It shares a testimonial from Albert J. Snell of Bemus Point New York who healed his gnawing pain and weakness after using the pills and credits improved digestion to the tonic. The ad notes the pills build red blood and include a free booklet What to Eat and How to Eat plus a 50 cent price per box.
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Albert J. Snell
Dr. Wiliams
Olive Tablets offer gentle relief from foul breath
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets, a vegetable oil based substitute for calomel, stimulate bowels and liver to natural action, purify the system, and remove bad breath without harsh effects. Sold 0c and 25c per box at all druggists.
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Dr. Edwards
Edwards
M. Edwards
Hing
Dr. King
Drumrists
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Ana Jolm C. Hartman
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Waterloo
Iowa
Eee
Washington, D. C
Munsey Ride
G. Dougherty
BEE
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Story
Brooks & Finley
Rep
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Lafayette
Spain
Panama Canal
Sydney
Andrew F. Currier, M. D
Currier
Dr. Currier
Uurmuty
Enzen
Welen
Wapry
William
Hohenzollerns
Ts Chaner
Sandman
Mrs. F. A. Walker
Husband
Hosphate
Waterloo Evening Conriet
War Industries Board
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