Medal Hero of France Returns Home Amid Public Awe
A French battlefield hero, Michael Donaldson, saved six wounded soldiers during a brutal hill assault and earned the Congressional Medal. The War Department confirms the honor as a parade plans unfold at Governor's Island while he faces personal anxieties and a disrupted life after war.
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Michael Donaldson
Haverstraw
Michael
Donaldson
France
Hell
War Department
Governor’s Island
Answers and Questions From The Athens Messenger
Reader queries answered on topics from bells for soldiers to Pike’s Peak distance. Includes questions on Dresden Amen origin, phonograph record alteration, seal fur dyeing, moss agates, and Atlantic cable thickness with concise expert responses.
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Washington
EL. A
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Colorado Springs
Pike’s Peak
D. A
O'C
Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
The New Simplification Across Stores and Choices
Washington readers hear economists argue that the wide assortment of typewriter paper and picture frames signals waste and added costs. They propose simplification as a remedy to reduce producer and consumer burdens while preserving essential options.
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Washington, D. C
Ihey
Athens Day by Day As Seen by the Messenger Watch Dog
A reader letter critiques reporting on a man named Harvey who took ten dollars from Justice of Peace Helwig to buy whiskey. The writer jokes about changing Hamley Run’s name to Harvey Run or McKinley Beach, noting Officer McKinley’s presence and recalling the old rhyme Katy Did.
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Mississippi
Mississippi Valley
Aree
Port Jervis
New York
Delaware
Rose Pastor Stokes
William Foster
Beddler
St. Joseph, Mich
Stokes
Poincare
Theunis
Essen
Berlin
Buer
Paris
Brussels
Tehunis
Russels
Ruhr
Department of Commerce
Athens Messenger Information Bureau
Frederic J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
The
Inquirer
Athens
Harvey
Justice of Peace
Helwig
Hamley Run
Harvey Run
McKinley Beach
McKinley Rot
Cady
Katy
Harveys and moonshine tale from the village tavern
A rustic verse segment recounts Harvey seeking whiskey during a revival and friends chasing moonshine. It mixes political jests about McKinley and Cady with local gossip of stolen cash, moonshine routes, and a public notice tone about law enforcement and honesty. The piece closes with tongue twisters about stills and Silently.
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Offer Gentle Breath Relief
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets are promoted as a natural bowel and liver purifier that eliminates bad breath. The sugar coated tablets are described as a vegetable formula with olive oil, claimed to stimulate natural body action without the griping of calomel. Priced at 15 and 30 cents.
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Dr. Edwards
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Herbert Kaufman
Tennessee
Satan
Peru
Columja
United States
Gompers
National Chamber of Commerce
MY Pretty Maid
OLD Guard
N.S
San Bernardino County
California
Fac Ney
McKinley
Mont Ruth
Ruth
Mel Winley
Bayham
Nash
Mariner
Hill
Howe
Kuppenheimer
Be of Good Clothes
JS Farey Co
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