Women and the War Work Council at Camp Funston
A Kansas prairie widow helps her son serving abroad and is aided by the Young Women’s Christian Association War Work Council. The story recounts a mother’s hardship, the soldier’s letters, and the council’s relief efforts in training, shelter, and emotional support for homesick service families during wartime.
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Ilinois Prairie Town
Har
Funston
Karawa
Woldlee
Fennien
Camp Punoton
Fort Riley
Junction
Theo
Latur
Raonp
Coyneil
Teon Biog
Wenn Win
Uomatron
War Work Council
W. CA
Unio Bay
Olibnan Cabo Aid
Burmese Ear Ornaments Mark Coming Out Rite
The Burmese girls wear ear plugs as a rite of passage when approaching adolescence. A professional earborer enlarges the pierced hole with gold or silver needles, followed by a feast. The ceremony involves family, witnesses, and a formal blessing as the girl enters womanhood.
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Ninidea
Cleveland
Bigger Prize Than Tiger Igore Tale From Java
A Java tale describes smugglers and tigers in a river trap. Two smugglers attempt to flee with contraband opium while guards pursue them in a bowlike trap. The tiger misleads the pursuers, and dawn reveals the real prize is the smugglers, not a tiger.
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Llege
Java
Sgorx
Loum
Torent
Optum
Clemenceau Compromise Echoes in Parkes Debate
In Parkes a murky exchange centers on Clemenceau and a traitor charge. Local figures discuss political leverage, with one influential man quoting a taunting line about a potential reversal. The dialogue hints at swift political maneuvering and evolving loyalties amid a tense public mood.
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Glemenceau
Clemencenu
Parkes
Clemenceau
First Champlain St Lawrence locomotive from Europe
The first locomotive owned on the Champlain St. Lawrence line arrived from Europe with an engineer who disappeared briefly. The moonlit trial drew a small crowd, but the engine proved unruly and needed substitutes. A U S official then sent a practical engineer who declared the engine controllable with fuel and water, soon reaching high speed in practice.
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T. Johns
United States
Prout
Casadu
Elusive Happiness and the Path to Joy
A reflection on happiness noting it cannot be pursued by force. Faith sustains through sorrow, weariness, and disillusion. Small acts like reading, dressing, and doing work offer real cures as one continues to work well and avoid false dreams.
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Drewma
Woo Che
It Came To A Standstill In Germany Exchange
The dialogue centers on a family estimating costs for a car and gear, projecting depreciation, repairs, and upkeep. A Bavarian economic note mentions an exchange halt under a German institute and reports trade tensions. The piece blends domestic finance confusion with a brief war news snippet from commerce reports.
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Mabel
Kashline
Anlidelal
Germany
Why She Became Christian From East to Bible Faith
In a compact exchange, Mino argues that Oriental religions condemn women as inferior, blocking education and agency. She explains discovering Christianity through biblical teachings on equality, noting Peter’s wife and Jesus’s statement that all are children of God as the path to women’s true status.
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Mino
Hirook
Tyler Donnett
Asia
Orient
Confur
St. Paul
Peter
One Man Coliery and a Lone Rail Car in News
A London Anvers report describes a one man coal mine at Hether Henge Athergate yielding about 1000 tons yearly, noting surface smut use and wartime value. It compares a Idaho Southern railroad road run by one man, featuring a self contained lightweight train with timetable, carrying 10 passengers and freight on a restored irrigation track.
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London
Atlantic
Dance at Quantico Before Marines Depart for France
At Quantico a dance for Curtis company men bound for France featured a popular dancer Jim and a well‑liked girl with a full program. A late arrival soldier asked for one dance, insisting he take the last remaining slot before shipping out, sparking a brief tension as he grabbed the dancer’s shoulder.
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Quantico
Curtisn
France
Jim
Bofry
Ton
Irritated man meets old acquaintance in street tale
Royncor shows irritation after a street collision until recognising an old friend. He asks about Borem and whether he married, learning that Borem visits a girl and plays phonograph music late, while Miss Gindeye adjusts the lock handles. Sun lifts water from Lake Inigo with record evaporation. estimates of water and power flow described.
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Royncor
Patti
Gata Inigo
Ennut Zone
Rawched
Burch
Sy Poppler Mechanics Anguaine
Sidaym
Eun
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Hwartaiek
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Omar
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High House
Howdy
Rocky Moun
Goodyear
Watts & Rogers
WSS
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Federal Reserve Banks
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Tum-a-Lum Lumber Co
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