Favors Universal Army Service Plan
Washington debated universal military service before the house military committee. Major General Scott said the nation would need about 2,000,000 troops in war, with 4,000,000 eligible ages 18-21 and 700,000 turning 18 yearly. He argued compulsory service would cost little more than the current establishment and echoed European practice.
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Washington
United States
House Military Committee
Scott
Europe
England
Anthony
War College Division
General Staff
Austria-Hungary
France
Germany
Defenses of Suez Canal Ready
Cairo dispatch reports defenses near Suez Canal completed and ready for attack. Turks and Germans face formidable obstacles, with Austro-German support estimated but no precise plan. Enemy desert rally progresses, water shortages afflict invaders as they near the canal.
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Rene Arcon
Cairo
Egypt
Paris
Suez Canal
Times
Turkey
British Fortifications Grow as Egypt Watchers Wait
British forces push heavy earthwork construction along the canal zone in Egypt with 30 000 workers on fortifications and 10 000 more on railway expansion. Armored trains and destroyers guard the line while Sikhs and Gurkhas stand vigilant. The Germans dig for water without success at depth of fifty five yards while delaying the assault. The desert winds hinder progress as the British readiness grows and a tough reception is promised.
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Egypt
Britain
W. C. T. U. in Williston (February Meetings)
Word reaches Williston newcomers asking about the local Woman's Christian Temperance Union. No meetings recently due to illness. sessions resume the first Tuesday in February with the topic Physical Education Health and Heredity. Acting president invites women to send name and address to 815 First Ave West for contact.
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Williston
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
First Ave. West
How To Win In War Through Sobriety Say Critics
The passage cites Vance Thompson in his book Drink and Be Sober arguing liquor posed the immediate global evil during war. He claims sobriety could curb violence and improve life prospects.
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Vance Thompson
Saloon Tax Rate Progression and Liquor Debate
In Cherille the three year tax rate on liquor rose from 11.20 to 11.80 and now stands at 11.90 per thousand. With 1915 arrests valued near 10 billion dollars, the piece argues against hunger and liquor traffic, claiming only the underworld favors alcohol. It quotes Mary Harriss Armor asserting broad opposition from business, sport, military, and religious circles.
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pCherille
Pera
Mary Harriss
What It Cost Me To Become a Prominent Man
A February American Magazine piece features a U S Congressman who compares life on a private salary with public celebrity status in Washington. It outlines practical business lessons from early successes and notes new arrivals of war era Americans.
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U. S
Washington
Hugh S. Fullerton
Albert W. Atwood
Ray Stannard Baker
Thousand Dollar Check and Other Stories Spotlight
Dana Burnet leads a timely collection of stories. Bertha A Rich Marion Sherrard and Cullen A Cain contribute. Olive Higgins Prouty continues The Fifth Wheel serial about a girl trained for marriage and her choices. Dr Arthur R Reynolds discusses badness and its causes in health articles. Senator John Sharp Williams explains Mississippi’s state virtues. Walter Prichard Eaton notes declining great acting. The Family's Money and Habits sections offer engaging material. overall the magazine is excellent.
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Dana Burnet
The February Woman's Home Companion Highlights
The February issue features fiction by Mary Wilkins Freeman Mary Heaton Vorse and Sophie Kerr with serials The Rising Tide Chloe Malone by Deland and Lea The Geranium Lady concluded The Housework Boycott by Ida Tarbell analyzes why girls avoid domestic service and how to secure good help The Man Across the Aisle warns of risks to traveling girls noting fifty thousand disappear annually in the US An article on Russia by Laura Porter health tips for businesswomen a new Woman Motorist department car problems for women drivers and photo pages on dancers skating Real Homes Worth Copying and other features Fashions by Grace Gould deemed high quality and engaging.
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Woman's Home Companion
Mary E. Wilkins Freeman
Mary Heaton Vorse
Sophie Kerr
Chloe Malone
Margaret Deland
Fannie Heaslip Lea
Sylvia Chatfield Bates
Ida Tarbell
Grace Margaret Gould
Library notes on plays and stories in contemporary volumes
The item reviews several works including Moody's The Great Divide in Chief Contemporary Dramatists and Howells Jeroines of Fiction. It highlights Roast Beef Medium by Edna Ferber, Paradise by Alice Brown, What Happened to Barbara by Olive Thorne Miller, The Swordmaker's Son by W C Stoddard, and 4 Stories of the Rhine Country, noting their appeal to readers and the availability in library collections.
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William Vaughn Moody
William Dean Howells
Mr. Howells
Edna Ferrer
Emma’ McChesney
Paradise
Alice Brown
New England
Palmist
Barbara
Olive Thorne Miller
Kristy
W. C. Stoddard
Rhine
Health Commissioner Endorses Home Cold Cure Plan
New York City Health Commissioner Haven Emerson backs a preventive influenza remedy from the New York Tribune interview. The plan includes a cathartic, a hot bath, hot lemonade, nine hours of sleep, thorough warmth, and throat protection with a wet rag under a woolen wrap. The guidance emphasizes dressing warmly and avoiding morning chills.
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New York City
Haseen
The
New York Tribune
Haven Emerson
O. K
Hot Lemonade and Warm Sleep Touted Against Dread Disease
The piece warns against action unless one can stay perfectly warm through night and morning. It notes hot lemonade and a cathartic as official preventive measures, while warm sleep and baths cited as part of the remedy amid rising weekly death counts across regions.
Street Corner Sage Sufficient Reason
A tavern-sounding exchange shows The Sage lamenting rising farm prices and the difficulty of obtaining milk and cream. He muses about keeping a cow and poultry for personal use to save money, but he balks at the chores and his wife’s opposition. The poultry dealer notes the money and effort involved.
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Chad
Nc Farm
Stafeller
New Year Call to Beautify Our Town
An editorial urges residents to view the town as a reflection of its people and efforts. It envisions a cleaner, more attractive community rivaling the best in the region, requiring collective resolve to transform business districts and public spaces into a garden spot of health and prosperity.
Let Us Make Our Town A Front Rank Community
G J Harding urges local business leaders to lead an spring town overhaul. He calls for painting neglected houses, better fences, and a rest and reading room for travelers and farmers families. He proposes a temporary business holiday to mobilize volunteers and improve town appearance and facilities.
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