Two French Kings in Missouri History and Longwood House
The article recalls Longwood on St Helena Napoleon's prison home near Jamestown and its decay since his time. It notes Queen Victoria gifting Longwood to Napoleon III and details the Franco American linkage through Missouri's histories with Louis XIV and Louis XV and the founding of St Louis and New Orleans.
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Longwood
Napoleon
Jamestown
St. Helena
Versailles
France
Geranium Valley
Queen Victoria
Napoleon III
Missouri
Kansas City Star
Louis XIV
la Salle
Mississippi River
Louisiana
New France
Aml Frontenac
Gulf
Frontennac
Louis XV
St. Louis
Louis IX
New Orleans
Duke of Orleans
The Expert and the Skeptical Worker
A discussion on distrust of experts who criticize established methods as costly or foolish. The piece notes resentment from experienced workers when outside advice questions long proven practices and mocks theorists who claim practicality only in theory. The tone stresses practical experience over abstract expertise.
Peculiarities of Electric Ray on Pacific coast
The electric ray, common along central California to Santa Barbara and plentiful in Monterey Bay, possesses a hexagonal electric organ from skin to skin near the head and gill chambers. Its discharge can magnetize iron, decompose chemicals, and spark. even small rays cause pain. After several shocks the fish rests while its organs recharge.
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Pacific Coast
California
Santa Barbara Channel
Monterey Bay
Channel Tunnel Missed By Wartime Demands
Scientific American notes the heavy load on British merchant shipping during the first two and a quarter years of war. It cites 8,000,000 men transported, 1,006,000 horses and mules, 9,420,000 tons of supplies and explosives, and 47.5 million gallons of petrol, arguing a tunnel would have freed tonnage for trade.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Channel
Scientific American
Saving the Pink Cup
Three year old Buddie loved a pink cup for milk. His aunt bought it and he used it daily until one morning he woke late for breakfast and cried for the pink cup. Later, while his mother did dishes, he whispered to place the pink cup on the top shelf.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buddie
Budik
Jes
Women Prefer Men as Bosses Say Critics
A source notes an essay in Woman's Home Companion arguing women in business favor male leadership. It cites a department head who values feminine instinct but prefers a man as president, and a stenographer who quit after refusing to take dictation from a woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woman’s Home Companion
Warmth Not in Surface in Wartime Tale
Herbert Corey in Every body compares Britisher kindness with wartime grit. A young officer learns his brother in law is located in a ruined village, knee deep in mud, and greets him with a jovial, heroic exchange.
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Herbert Corey
Old Top
Watches on trim ankles shock Newark crowds
In Newark Delaware two well known young women appeared on Main street wearing ankle watches. Drivers forgot their wheels in the excitement causing several near misses. Crowds gathered at doors and windows as onlookers asked time while the well dressed pair drew attention with their strapped watches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Del
Argentine Meat-Packing Plant Opens in Tierra del Fuego
A group of Patagonian capitalists secured a government concession to build a packing plant in Rio Grande, Tierra del Fuego. The project aims to create a market for local sheep and cattle, spur industry growth, and began operations on February 20 with the slaughter of 10,000 animals.
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Rio Grande
Tierra del Fuego
Republic
Pudding With Bugs Recalled In Fractured Tale
A fragment describes a child asking for more pudding with bugs in it and a motherly response. The scene centers on Ruth and a plate of rice pudding with raisins and bugs, conveying a quirky, humorous moment.
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Ruth
Need of Early Coal Buying Urges Suppliers to Act Now
The piece warns that coal shortages could recur if winter weather is severe and buys for next year are delayed. It notes enough cars exist only if coal is moved steadily and stored, but not enough to handle a year’s supply in a few months. Retail dealers need spring and summer deliveries to stockyard space and be paid for coal sold.
Buckner pushes federal dog tax for war funding
Ashville Chamber of Commerce secretary N Buckner argues for a canine levy to finance the war. He notes dogs consume much food and suggests government electrocution as a service, while acknowledging owners who regret keeping pets and cannot easily part with them.
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N. Buckner
Ashville
The Woman Spy Bill Becomes Law Amid Debate
The law is praised as right and just but viewed as a wrench to American chivalry. Advocates say alien women enemies must learn they have no immunity when they threaten state security, ending undue leniency.
Johnnie Prepares Remarks on Running the Country
The passage notes that upon returning home Johnnie will have much to say about governing the nation and judging those who seek office or favor. It offers food for thought to those tepid in political, financial, and moral support of the war for democracy.
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Johnnie
Saving fuel and fodder through varied transport
The text notes Queen Mary of England riding a horse to save gasoline along with examples of a man buying an automobile to save corn and oats and hay and another man walking to save gasoline and horse feed while a third rides a street car to save shoe leather.
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England
Manly Footwear Folklore Sparks Street Observation
A local quip notes men cannot fake small feet by slipping the heel under the arch, since paved streets reveal no trace. The remark underscores a playful domain of fashion and gender norms in public spaces.
Army Needs Ball Players Quote Sparks Amateur Game Debate
A newspaper item quotes a view that if the army needs players, the government should recruit them. It praises amateur games as enjoyable and notes many older clubs and rheumatic players could benefit from daily baseball, arguing for widespread participation.
German anger at Wilson and American press over German propaganda
German newspapers charge President Wilson and the American press have used every possible tactic to hinder the German government and to spread propaganda in Germany. They ask if their indignation is surprising given these actions.
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Wilson
Germany
French Admiration Sparks Yankee Gas Mask Chatter
A Paris cable notes French admiration for American troops and jokes that if the Paris audience loves the soldiers as much as Americans love the French, Yankees may need gas masks to dodge sanitary masculine kisses.
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Paris
Prussian Deputy predicts huge American indemnity
A Prussian Reichstag member claims the United States will be compelled to pay 100,000,000,000 marks in indemnity. The speaker warns against premature spending while suggesting patience in collecting such funds. The text also notes widespread newspaper advice on health and questions how conscription dodgers would wish to stay well.
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Reichstag
America
Yankee Ingenuity: Man in France Masks Onion Peels
A Massachusetts man in France uses his gas mask to peel onions for the mess, showing Yankee ingenuity in wartime life. He adapts gear to aid daily food preparation amid the war effort.
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Massachusetts
France
Wheat substitute diet note sparks mixed reactions
A brief 100 percent wheat substitute pread earns mixed reactions from readers. Some see it as a convenient dietary option while others question its taste and nutrition.
How Your Money Is Worth Around the World
An explainer from the Columbus Dispatch on foreign exchange, listing values of marks, thalers, francs, rubles, pesos, yen, and other currencies in U S dollars. It notes that exchange rates vary daily and highlights that even small coins like the British penny and East India pie have notable values relative to the dollar.
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Columbus Dispatch
France
England
Russia
Germany
European
United States
Belgium
Switzerland
Spain
Italy
Greece
Sea of Roumania
Divar
Serbia
Venezuela
Turkey
China
British East India
Irishwoman Flora Sandes Fights With Serbian Army
Sergt Maj Flora Sandes, an Irish nurse turned Serbian volunteer, recounts two years in combat near Hill 1212. She earned the Kara George and three other decorations after being wounded and surviving brutal rear-guard actions.
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Flora Sandes
London
Serbia
Macedonian Front
Kara- George
The Line in Lorraine and Godfrey of Bouillon
The piece highlights Lorraine’s meaning and its famed duke Godfrey of Bouillon as a hero of legends. It reflects on American expeditionary aims and the need to defend more front lines as months pass, urging resolve and broader war effort.
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Lorraine
Lothair
Godfrey of
Bouillon
Jerusalem
Godfrey
Playtime Uses for Clothespins and Simple Toys
Clothespins serve as a versatile toy for babies and even soldiers, aiding in building fences trees and log houses. Simple take apart and reassemble playthings along with push engines bouncing balls and doll carriages enrich early learning and motor skills.
Tommy's Curious Callings Novelty of Romance Traits
A repatriated Welsh regiment soldier recalls his Gutrow camp experience where German authorities sought prisoners occupations to use as labor. He notes unusual inquiry targets including treacle bender, watchmakers, striker, gummestone inspector. The piece hints at the British Tommy famed for romance and the evasiveness of questions from those without rights.
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Tommy
Gutrow
Treacle Bender
Watchmakers
Gmmlestone
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