Lafayette Morale and Marne Echo in Lafayette-Marne Day
By Elmo Scott Watson Lafayette Marne Day marks the Lafayette birthday and World War I battle. The Marne, a decisive early WWI battle, halted German summer offensives and shifted American sympathy toward France. The speech notes enduring Franco American friendship rooted in Lafayette’s aid and long standing shared ideals.
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Elmo Scott Watson
Eptember
United States
Marquis de Lafayette
The
Marne
C. B. Robbins
Washington
France
Germany
America
Paris
Lafayette
Republic of France
Congress
General Pershing
Lafayette the Great Gentleman in a New Biography
The essay lauds Henry Dwight Sedgwick’s biography Lafayette as a portrait of a noble figure who shaped both American and French history. It notes Lafayette’s courage, loyalty, and generosity, his friendships with Washington, his leadership in France, and his enduring legacy as a true hero celebrated on his 172nd birth anniversary.
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Lafayette
Stanton
Pershing
Henry Dwight Sedgwick
Bobbs-Merrill Company
America
France
Auvergne
Washington
Assembly of Notables
States-General
National Guard
Paris
Versailles
Marie Antoinette
Insects Carried by Wind Travel Great Distances
An insect trap on a Department of Agriculture airplane shows stronger flyers steer at low altitudes with some control, while weaker species drift with the wind. The study reveals winds carry insects to high elevations and some species never before suspected wind borne appear at great heights, aiding their survival against control efforts.
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Department of Agriculture
Borax Whitewash Boosts Laundry Brightness
A White Wash 20 Mule Team Borax makes clothes really white. It's an aid to soap a mild antiseptic and a deodorant yet safe for any fabric. Next wash day use Borax along with your favorite soap and notice the difference.
Princess Joachim Albrecht to sail from New York on Leviathan
A reporter quotes Princess Joachim Albrecht praising America as wonderful for high wages and cheap goods. She compares it to a German clerk's landlady who served a 12-pound ham in thin slices, joking that the ham weighed 14% pounds after serving.
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Joachim Albrecht
New York
America
Millions Use Russ Ball Blue For Snowy White Clothes
The advertisement claims millions are using Russ Ball Blue to whiten fabrics, promising genuine quality and superior whitening power for garments. It presents a straightforward sales pitch without additional details or endorsements.
Suburbanite Jones Proves Faithful After Morning Train
A neighbor recalls Prevention Said Suburbanite Jones hurrying to the morning train. He confirms he went to the play with his wife, choosing to avoid her telling him about it at home.
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Jones
Gave Him Credit for One Mr. Bore
A terse exchange unfolds as Miss Yawn questions the speaker about a second name or attribution, prompting a brief back and forth. The lines hint at irony over credit and recognition in a social setting.
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Mr. Bore
Giant cofferdam in use at St John harbor project
The largest cofferdam ever built is now in use for the St John harbor development in New Brunswick. It measures about 4300 feet long and 300 feet wide and closes one of the two new piers projected, marking a major phase in the harbor construction.
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St. John Harbor
New Brunswick
Eyebrow Ballad Sparks Whimsical Verse Request
A playful exchange imagines composing a woeful ballad to a lady's eyebrow. The narrator asks for an eyebrow pen to craft verses, turning a mundane grooming item into a muse for lament and lyric charm.
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