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Because this Edison player features both 2- and 4-minute settings, it can be dated to sometime after 1909. Pre-recorded cylinder records were available beginning in the late 1880s but were at the height of their popularity from 1900 - 1915. After…

Clifford Berryman (1869 - 1949) began publishing political cartoons for the Washington Post in 1891.  While at the Post, he drew the famous "Remember the Maine" panel, during 1898's Spanish-American War.In 1907, Berryman went to the Washington Star,…

Total war meant that it was no longer sufficient for a nation to simply employ its military forces in a war—it also had to utilize the entire civilian population. Without the support from civilians, it would be impossible to keep a continuous supply…

Sheet music, at the height of its popularity during the first two decades of the 20th century, appeared in various formats, generally costing 10 - 15 cents per copy. Some of the country's greatest composers made names for themselves during these…

Emanual H. Prettyman served under G. P. Cather and was present in Cantigny when Cather was killed. Prettyman himself suffered significant injuries to his legs and endured numerous infections and operations. Throughout his long rehabilitation, he…

At the U.S.'s entry into the war, Americans were concerned over food scarcity. Food riots occurred in several cities during the winter of 1917. In a speech to the nation in April, President Woodrow Wilson emphasized agriculture's importance. "Upon…

"A garden for every child, every child in a garden."

Targeting urban and suburban children aged 9 to 15, several government agencies collaborated to distribute millions of United States School Garden Army guides, to teach children to raise food…

After the Bryce Report was issued, a number of propaganda pieces were published, encouraging the world to come to the aid of Belgium. Some simply reminded readers of the atrocities attributed to the Germans in the report; other pieces actively…

Zimmerman telegram and the translation