War Dogs of France and Their Valor in WWI
The article celebrates French war dogs whose loyalty and skill aided the army from Argonne to the Vosges. It notes their rescue work, sentry duties, and dispatch roles, highlighting named canines like Pic Toby Kaiser Kronprinz Prancois Joseph Pax and Fox, plus the S A P A and related honors and monuments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argonne
Somme
Vosges
Palace of the Trocadero
Societe Protectrice Des Animaux
S. P. Cc. Av
Societe Nationale du Chien Sanitaire
Longchamp
Pic
Toby
Crapouillot
Vie-sur-Tourbe
Kaiser
Kronprinz
Prancois-Joseph
Anti-Vivisection League
Sanitary Department
Nieuport
Alsace
Vauquois
Pax
Platinum Deposits Found in Spain After Three-Year Search
Two Spanish mining engineers have located platinum deposits across a wide area in Spain after nearly three years of exploration. Economic prospects rise as steel costs climb from sixty dollars a ton, more than doubling from two years prior.
Amusing airman coup at London engineers strike site
The London Telegraph notes a bizarre headline about strikers at a London engineers dispute. An airman circled overhead, then nose-dived toward the crowd to disrupt an open-air meeting. The crowd fled, the meeting paused, and the airman performed the stunt again each time it resumed. The strikers finally left in disgust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
London ‘Telegraph
Italian Peasants Hold Steady Life Amid War Frontlines
A Country Life correspondent describes Northern Italy near the front as calm yet active with hospital trains and Red Cross convoys passing by. Peasants toil hard to cultivate every acre, while women take over many men’s tasks. The extended family shares work and food, and markets in Verona and Florence display abundant produce despite wartime strains.
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Italy
Country Life
Veneto
Austria
Red Cross
France
Il Capo 41 Famiglia
Verona
Piagza Delle Erbe
Florence
Strozzi
Riccardi
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised by Women
A testimonial from Mrs Gaorck R Naylor of Marysville Pennsylvania describes twelve years of monthly cramps improving after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad appeals to young and older women with symptoms of irregularity backache headaches and indigestion and invites letters for free advice to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.
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Lydia B. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
R. Naylor
Marysville
Lydia
Pinkham
Mexican sniper felled by marine rifle fire
Sea soldiers show sharp marksmanship as a sniper hiding behind a newspaper on a balcony fires at marines in Vera Cruz. Colonel Neville spots the gunflash through field glasses and orders his orderly to take the shot, ensuring the hidden sniper is killed.
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Battlefeld
Vera Cruz
Henry Reuterdahl
Neville
Hay Praises American Elan Against Submarine Danger
Captain Ian Hay, English soldier and lecturer, extolled America's promptness and energy in tackling the submarine danger in New York. He said, In your country ability will out. In the old country ability will out, too at the elbows.
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Hay
Ian Hay
New York
America
One Exception There Is No Sense Of Humor Among Animals
A witty remark about animal humor contrasts a joke on laughing hyenas with the idea that animals lack humor. The quip plays on the sound of hyenas and highlights a playful exchange on nature and wit.
English as She s Spoke Send-off Remark
A brief exchange notes a strong farewell with mutual nods to a possible comeback. The dialogue reflects informal sports or social tone, emphasizing the impact of a notable send-off and anticipation of future return.
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Des
Saviors of the
Ciete Nationale du Chien Sanitaire
la Benuce
Pyrenees
Fidele
Yser
Truschendael
Belgium
Dog Fox
Th Regiment of Infantry
Fox
Loustie
Red
Papillon
Paptillon
Nestor
China
Puebla
Colo
Russia
European
Asiatic
Asamli
Tely
Tyrol
SEA Soldiers
Uncle Sam
Marines
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