Letters From Our Lads Report France Duty and Fancy French Welcome
A wartime letter from Corporal Ed Sebnaky in Bordeaux prints details of unit movements 146 Field Artillery stationed in France. He describes Memorial Day rest, a humorous encounter with a French family including a kiss from a Madame, and plans to return to the front. He notes mail arrives through Bordeaux and mentions tobacco orders, training, and longing to go into combat.
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Field Artillery
Bordeaux
France
Ed Sebnaky
O. K
Harry Keller
Rother
Mademoiselle
Monsieur
Mademoiselly
Tever
Maname Steppull
Harry
Marie Lou
Madame
U.S
Marie Louive
Corp. E
Sebasky
Bat
Fragmentary note on nitroglycerin energy yields in explosives
A fragmented discussion outlines the energy output of nitroglycerin about 1680 calories per kilogram due to incomplete reactions. It contrasts liquids like liquid oxygen with hydrocarbons yielding up to 2200 calories. The text mentions oxytiquite and various oxides and benzine compounds in a speculative context.
Monster fish dominates contest as 65 pound catch
Report notes fishermen crowding to watch the event praising the monster catch described as a yellow or Mississippi variety. The fish scaled at sixty five pounds on uptown scales, as recorded by the New York Tribune.
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Mississippi
New York Tribune
Index Finger Nut Cracker Lesson in Perpendicular Force
A fragment describes opening nuts without tools by placing a nut on a surface and pressing with the index finger, held perpendicularly, then delivering a hard strike to crack it. It emphasizes precise alignment, left-hand grip, and the nut’s pointed end toward the chest for success.
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Ivers
How Birds Save Farmers Crops From Wire Worms
A farmer learned via a bird life student that robins pull up dead cabbages to access root wire worms, which threaten crops. In another case, a farmer spared meadow larks on his land, urged by an ornithologist, to protect the birds. The birds then fed on insects harming other crops, aiding overall yield.
Message From Former Athena Boy En Route To France
Clarence Gay, a former Athena boy now in the U S Army, writes June 5 from Toppeniah Wash noting rapid deployment toward France. Oregon artillery recently passed through with guns, and Gay expects service in six months. Ben Walden returns from Pendleton after hospitalization for prostate removal. he is slowly improving but still weak.
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W. E. Dobson
Clarence Gay
Athena
Toppenieh
Wash
France
Oregon Artillery
Clarence
U.S
Athens
Weston Leader
Ben Walden
Pendleton
Wealth of Forestry in Alaska National Forests
The Tongass and Chugach national forests in southern and northeastern Alaska cover about 26 million acres with extensive timber. Sitka spruce makes up around 20 percent and western hemlock about 16 percent. Interior forests in the Yukon and Kushokwin river basins hold about 40 million acres bearing trees suitable for cordwood and other uses.
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Alaska
Chugach
Yukon
Kushokwin
All Harmonious Court Dialogue Quip in Louisville Journal
A Louisville Journal excerpt records a witty exchange about juries of ladies. The judge notes their lenience toward men, saying they do not want men to threaten a peaceful peacetime trial, reflecting 19th century courtroom humor.
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Louisville Journal
Not All Notice When He Calls on My Daughter
A fragment from a 19th or early 20th century dialogue recalls social scrutiny as a young man calls on a woman. The lines imply parental caution and judgment about acceptable courtship while preserving a regional voice and period tone.
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Smith
Ito
Wheat price and wheat market notes amid war time measures
The notice discusses wheat prices to 2.20 per bushel on the Pacific Coast with a 2.17 net possible after freight and loading costs. It cites officials Houser and Ayer on price bas is, freight shifts, and expected crop sizes. It notes varied Eastern prices, possible rate changes, and forecasts of impact on farmers’ income, plus a local street collapse incident and political moves on price guarantees.
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Porteland
Food Administration
Houser
Second
The
Grain Corporation
Forth
W. B. Ayer
Oregon
Portland
Pacific Coast
New York
Atlantic
Middle West
Activ
Mr. Houser
Shipping Board
Idaho
Weetell
Montana
Orson
Washington
Houwer
Type of Eagle Known and Imperial Symbols
A Thinnian grand duke, guest of a German prince Thwan, witnessed imperial double headed eagles across Tegaala. The edocation of grind dukes was limited, and a hunt led to a misidentification when a duke, puzzled by a two headed emblem, asked if the bird was an eagle despite having only one head.
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Thwan
Tegaala
Empire
Chatter Reminds Of Surf In Busy Eatery
A New York Bin item recalls a crowded restaurant where conversation creates a steady surf of voices. The piece compares the din to ocean breakers and notes rare moments when all chatter stops and the room becomes almost still like calm shorelines.
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Yeataurant
Mr. Fulckerton
Yall
New York
Wrens Valuable In the Garden
A People’s Home Journal note states the elimination of 88 stomachs of house wrens shows 98 percent of their contents are insects and allies, with 2 percent plant matter. Wrens raise 12 to 16 young each season, and pairs are durable tenants in gardens or orchards.
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People's Home Journal
Mysterious Message From the Front Postwar Scrap
Fragmented text presents garbled wartime references. Mentions June, Civil War echoes, auctions at the front, lines of communication, materiel, and Pershing engine. Lacks clear events, dates, or identifiable people beyond generic war terms.
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Pershing
Inglon
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Ord
Carload
McCormick Combines
Watts & Rogers
WSS
First National Bank ofAthena
Athena Bakery
Hohhbach
Worthington Building
Ore
Read & Logsdon
Datex
M. R. Chessman
Sec. Pendleton
Martin
Senate
Winuil
A. J. Walker
Luco Bo
Mrs. Royall C. Johnson
Royall C. Johnson
South Dakota
Gabbie
J.C. Penney CO
Penney
J. C. Penney Company
Golden Rim
Penney Company
C.pennney Cor
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