Allies Evacuate Boulogne and German Paris Bombing Rumors
Dispatches report Boulogne evacuated by Allies though official word remains unconfirmed. Paris reports five bombs dropped by a German aviator with warnings to surrender. London reports French and British forces gathering to halt the German advance toward Paris amid extensive withdrawals and calls for volunteers.
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Central News Company
London
Boulogne
English Channel
Paris
Calais
la Fere
Guise
Lord Roberts
France
Joffre
Eld Marstal
John French
British
War Office
Cucumber Dishes And War Reports Mix In News
A long English style digest includes cucumber recipes such as cucumber salad and cucumber jelly alongside war dispatches. It notes German casualties, hospital ship movements, Pola and Galicia troop positions, and British and German naval activity near Ostend with remarks on Russian plans toward Prussia and anticipated moves on Berlin.
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East Prussia
Berlin
Allenstein
Koenigsberg
St. Petersburg
Copenhagen
Germany
Austria
Washington
Lemberg
Princess Patricia Canadian Light Infantry
Montreal
France
Helgoland
North Sea
Paris
Prussia
Great Britain
London
Lille
Pont-Amarcq
Marchiennes
Department du Nord
Henry
Breckinridge
Vienna
Doctor Wu as Matchmaker in Diplomat’s Reminiscence
In a reminiscence from his book, Wu Ting Fang recalls arranging a marriage for the daughter of a Supreme Court chief justice. He notes meeting the couple at an official event, proposing the match, and later attending their wedding, where he learns the bride and groom had mutually accepted his role. The anecdote appears in Youth’s Companion.
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Wu Ting Fang
America
Washington
Supreme Court
Live Greatly In Purpose And Sympathy
A reflective exhortation urging readers to live boldly and sincerely, embracing courage and wide sympathy. The speaker calls for vision to see strong, fine things around us and to reflect them in our deeds.
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K. C. Thurston
Good Things for the Table New Carrots With Peas and Olives
Vintage recipe roundup lists prepared dishes including New Carrots With Peas Rich Graham Muffins Walnut Tea Cakes Roasted Chicken With Olives and olive stuffing. Instructions cover slicing carrots simmering with onion cooking peas evaporating water seasoning and serving hot with butter and sugar.
Summertime Reflections On Marital Strain And Social Pace
Dr George Cust Clayton, Pittsburgh sociologist, notes that married men show a pale seedy look in summer. He recalls a man at a luncheon crying for steadiness as the pace and neighbors wear on him, wife away until next week. The remark appears in the Chicago Herald.
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George Cust Clayton
Pittsburgh
Chicago Herald
German and French Forces Damaging Seille River in Lorraine
Report notes German efforts to damage the Seille river in Lorraine while French troops engage nearby. The exchange highlights simultaneous actions on both sides amid ongoing fighting along the front.
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Russia
Krasnik
Galician
Lublin
Bug
Wieprz
Vistula
Warsaw
Lemberg
Galicia
Dniester River
Austria
Zamose
Russian Poland
Paris
War Department
Department
Somme
France
Vosges
Seille
Lorraine
Brainy men appealing to would-be brides in survey
A survey finds that many young women would marry a brainy man if no better option exists. The study highlights attitudes toward education and marriage prospects among single women.
Sister’s Trick Brings Health After Coffee Addiction
A distraught coffee addict learns from her sister that Postum can replace morning coffee. After secretly swapping in Postum for ten days, the woman gains strength, color, and energy, becoming a devoted user. The ad promotes Regular and Instant Postum sold by grocers with prices and preparation notes.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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