Military Significance of Zeppelin Raids
American papers exaggerate civilian harm from German airships and understate strategic value. The piece argues airship raids have damaged British battleships, disrupted shipyards along the coast, and exposed the true military impact beyond sensationalized reports. It cites Commander Breithaupt’s exploits and notes extensive shipyard facilities within range of raids.
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River Thames
England
New York
Percy Scott
Germany
Thames
Breithaupt
Orror
Portsmouth
Avonport
Keyham
Admiralty
Ee Royal Okk
Sovereign
North
Charinél
Trotts Abroad with Mr Baed a kin in England and Wales
A fragmentary humorous verse travel tale through Britain and Ireland with characters Trott Merry and Jerry. The scene shifts from England to Dublin and Edinburgh, mentioning Bobby police, bagpipes, and a character called Taffy with a suspicious pack as Mother Goose references appear.
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Taffy
Mr. Baed-a-kin
Jerry
Wales
Merry
Games for Your Party from Olden Times
A church social guide promotes lively party games for an evening. It advises starting with a Topsy-Turvy Concert and a lullaby curtain gag, then suggests Newspaper Reporter and How When and Where guessing games to spark laughter and interaction among guests.
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Newspaper Reporter
Northtown
Simple Remedies for Common Baby Ailments
Mothers with limited access to doctors can handle cradle cap, nasal blockages, earache, thrush, mouth care, and teething discomfort with simple home treatments. The guide recommends olive oil, resorcin ointment, boracic acid solutions, olive oil or albolene for nasal relief, warm compresses for ears, bicarbonate mouth washes, and avoiding harsh teething remedies while consulting a doctor if pain persists.
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Stich
Whiteville to Have Fine Chautauqua
Whiteville will host the Radcliffe Chautauqua for September 28 to 30 in the High School auditorium. Ticket sales are brisk and interest from locals and visitors remains high after last year’s success.
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Whiteville
N. C
Sam
Camp Glenn
Pioneer cattlemen reunion opens in Sweetwater
The second annual gathering of western Texas Oklahoma New Mexico and Arizona pioneer cattlemen began in Sweetwater on September 7 with several hundred cattlemen and numerous visitors in attendance. An elaborate entertainment program has been prepared and continues tomorrow.
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Sweetwater
Texas
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Arizona
North Carolina farmers urge medical inspection of all school children
At a Raleigh meeting farmers and farm women endorsed medical inspection for every pupil and pressed health education. The State Board of Health backs annual physical exams near opening day, arguing health is paramount and early detection saves lives.
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North Carolina
Raleigh
Shuedeiah
State Board ‘of Health
State Board of Health
Lawyers Open Montana Bar Association Meeting in Missoula
A large representation of lawyers and jurists gathered in Missoula on September 7 for the Montana Bar Association annual meeting. The three day program features addresses papers and discussions. Chief Justice James F Airshie of Idaho and other prominent jurists are scheduled to speak.
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Missoula
Mont
Montana Bar Association
James F. Airshie
Idaho Supreme Court
Bank of Pamlico to Open Oriental Branch This Fall
Special to The Dispatch New Bern N C September 7 1914 announcement states Bank of Pamlico will open a branch at Oriental around October. Oriental has lacked local banking since the bank there closed after cashier J Will Miller’s suicide and a funds shortage. A Craven County Superior Court session also saw Richard Parker acquitted of assaulting Clayton Lancaster and his wife Jane with a deadly weapon after a hogs dispute led to a confrontation.
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New Bern
N. C
Bank ‘of Pamatico
Parker
Lancaster
Shop boy misleads customer with bluing instead of greens
A Philadelphia Ledger note recounts a grocer teaching a new boy the art of suggesting a close substitute when an item is unavailable. A woman asks for fresh green stuff. the boy replies that they have bluing instead.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Not Hopeless. Jones in Prohibition Town
A clipped Puck cartoon line shows Jones asking where to get a drink in a Prohibition town, and a Native questions the request, with Jones replying he only must stay two hours.
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Puck
Jones
Reasonable Doubt in a Pittsburgh Dispatch Scene
A dialogue sketch shows a suitor telling his father about earnings of $4,000 a year and the father's doubt. A traffic cop reacts to a severe car smash as the autoist boasts it is his first wreck, underscoring humor in miscommunication and pride.
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The
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Puck
Judge by His Speeches
A Rochester Herald item questions whether Mr Hughes has conceived a notion of being nominated for constable and ponders the plausibility of such a candidacy based on his public addresses.
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Bank of Ned
London
Royal Gun Factory
Woolwich
Armstrong With Worth’ Co
Erith
Ieritec
Cashes Enénifesee
Terbrize
Gérmany
Trotts
By Allene Wilkes and
Tristam
Tupper
Bobby
Ireland
Go-go
Scotland
Edinburgh
Jerry Trott
Merry Trott
Helen Cary Allingham
Reunion of Cattlemen
Pamlico Bank
Jane
Stephen D. Lucas
Southern Bell Telephone
Rochester Herald
Constable
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