Prince of Wales Wins Hearts at Front Lines
London reports the Prince of Wales is well liked by soldiers and officers alike for his democracy and humility. He longs to join front trenches, often defying danger, and quickly admits mistakes and corrects them. Aiding his image, he saved a saluting incident in Egypt and charms Anzacs with humor.
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London
England
Prince of Wales
Flanders
Grenadier Guards
Egypt
Tommy
Jutland
Warspite
Stoker
Missing Link Found Ape Brought To New York Harbor
The so called missing link ape arrived at the port of New York aboard the Dutch steamer Medon from Pedang Java. The three foot tall anthropoid ape walks on hind legs and sports an eight inch coat of bristly hair. It is described as cheerful and nimble able to swing an 18 foot flight from a trapeze. The ape, captured in Java jungles, eats bananas eggs and rice as its staple diet.
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New York
Marshh
Pedang
Java
Candy theft leads to man freed by steel trap
In Nampa Idaho a steel trap freed an innocent man jailed for stealing candy from a confectionery. The candy vanished nightly while a clerk remained in jail for days on the accusation.
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Nampa
Idaho
Bull chases driver as he flees in speeding car
In Maryland near Frederick, farmer Williams bolts from a field when a enraged bull charges his car. He accelerates to 50 mph but cannot turn at the gate, the bull corners him until the animal tires and Williams escapes. In Wichita, Kansas, a fisherman finds a 10 cent piece inside a channel catfish weighing about 1.5 pounds.
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Federickburg
Williams
Wichita
Kan
Little Arkansas River
W. E. Smith
West
Douglas Avenue
Central Street
Aviators Play Jokes on the Enemy in Public Square
Wartime humor from British aviators includes dropping a water soaked football on a German destroyer deck and tossing a woolly sheep onto its rails. Other tales recount a German airman sneaking fuel, a French-speaking pilot, and a feint by Commander Sampson that repelled German machine gun fire with a surprise air attack.
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Paris
Will Halt Paper Shoes in Germany
London reports Germany acts to curb compressed paper shoes. Authorities limit paper content and require clear labeling to show leather portions only. officials warn paper soles wear out quickly harming public and manufacturers.
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London
Germany
Mule Kicks Train Off Tracks Near Sunbury
General Carranza a bucking mule owned by James K. H. Drumm of Upper Augusta township kicked the locomotive’s cowcatcher as it crossed the tracks. The engine derailed and required a derrick to replace it, while the mule and the Drumms escaped unharmed.
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Sunbury
Carranza
James HK. Drumm
Upper Augusta Township
Northumberland County
Nine French Soldiers Capture 113 at Somme Fort
Nine French soldiers led by a second lieutenant infiltrated through long grass to a breach at the Biaches field fortification. They opened a bayonet charge while three officers crawled in, bombs exploded, and the German garrison of 113 surrendered. The six accompanying men safeguarded the approach, and the entire force was marched to the French rear with no losses.
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Somme
Biaches
Poilus
Red Cross Bag Blue advertised for white clothes
An old grocer advertisement promotes Red Cross Bag Blue as a product that makes beautiful white clothes and directs shoppers to buy it at all good grocers.
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Red Cross
Slavery in the English Colonies and Early United States
The article traces the prevalence of slavery from colonial times through the Revolutionary era, noting numbers in 1756 and census figures for 1810 and 1850. It highlights regional shifts, with gradual abolition in the North and lingering enslaved populations in states like New Jersey and Rhode Island as of mid 19th century.
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New England
Georgia
Massachusetts
Vermont
United States
Connecticut
New Jersey
New York
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Banish Pimples With Cuticura Ointment and Soap
Tips on using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap to treat pimples with a five minute application followed by hot water washing. A free sample by mail with a book is offered by Cuticura at Boston.
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Dept. L
Boston
Harvest Work for 30000 Men Across Western Canada
Government job notices advertise 30 000 harvest workers for Western Canada with wages of 3.00 per day and board. Employment bureaus listed in Winnipeg Regina North Portal Saskatoon Fort Frances Kingsgate B C Coutts Calgary and Omaha contact W W Bennett Omaha Neb. Also features a naval anecdote about stokers on the battle of Jutland and a casual Red Cross bag blue ad.
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Winnipeg
Regina
North Portal
Saskatoon
Fort Frances
Kingsgate
B. C
Coutts
Calgary
Alberta
Unlucky Thirteen Mortgage Mortals and Myths
Comical exchange about the number thirteen with Egbert noting its sacred status among ancient Mexicans and Yucatan people and Bacon lamenting the long thirteen day wait for payday. The quip contrasts superstition with practical woes.
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Egbert
Yucatan
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Scotland Yard
France
Rat Frees
Bull
Auto
Fusiliers
Sampson
British Flying Corps
General Carranza
Redd
Greene
Fockelle
Drnals
yBears
Western
Canada
W. W. Bennett
Bee Bidg
Omaha
Nebr
the Stoker
Church
Texas
Gotham
Jersey
Jomot
McPhee & McGinnity
Denver, Colo
Montreal
Ottawa
W. V. Bennett
Bee Bldg
Omaha,Neb
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