The Telegraph is doing something cool to mark the centenary of World War I. They are republishing every issue of the Telegraph that came out between January 1, 1914 and December 31, 1918.
I highly recommend checking it out, even if you’re not a WWI buff. There’s a wealth of fascinating material in the January 1 issue alone, from coverage of Archduchess Isabella of Austria’s unprecedented decision to become a nurse[note]Her marriage ended in divorce (which was rather scandalous at the time), and custom dictated that she should retire to a convent.[/note] to the continued fallout from the Kikuyu Controversy[note]Two Anglican bishops in Africa attended an ecumenical conference, and the Bishop of Zanzibar (who was a staunch Anglo-Catholic) denounced them as heretics for cozying up to nonconformists.[/note]
However, hindsight has made the editorial rather poignant:
Happily, our foreign relations are such as to cause no sort of uneasiness, and there has been a steady improvement in the tone and temper of our intercourse with Germany. Everyone will hope that the New Year may pass without the outbreak of further trouble in the Near East.
Codex Lochianus 