Famine Foods of Paris in the 1870 Siege
A Labouchere letter quoted by A L Thor recounts Paris during the 1870 siege. Food shortages forced extreme meals including half a horse salted for consumption and a fattened cat as Christmas fare. Elephants Castor and Pollux were killed for meat, while donkey was praised as better eating than beef or mutton.
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Paris
Henry Labouchere
A. L. Thorold
Avenue de l'Imperatrice
Labouchere
Pollux
Castor
Food Adulteration Through the Ages
The article traces adulteration as a persistent vice from antiquity to medieval England, noting ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Chaldean, and Assyrian records. It cites John’s reign in 1203 as an example of early English efforts to regulate bread and cakes, with parallel European laws on wine and baked goods.
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Rome
Egypt
Chaldea
Assyria
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You Are Your Neighbor’s Keeper, Brother
A call to cultivate neighborly duty. The speaker urges embracing higher morals, offering friendly words and support to uplift others and set a guiding example. Your conduct shapes how neighbors view you and may lift them toward better living.
There Are Some Things Money Won’t Buy
A witty exchange unfolds with a high brow man noting some things money cannot buy, paired with a retort about not using money to obtain an extension of credit. The dialogue captures a sharp contrast in perspectives on value and leverage.
Submarine F-4 Refloated After Honolulu Sinking
The U S Navy submarine F-4 with a 21 man crew sank off Honolulu on March 25 1915 during maneuvers. Divers reached depths exceeding 228 feet as attempts to surface the vessel damaged the stern, and pontoons were awaited to complete refloating operations.
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Honolulu
Naval
Alfred L. Ede
John Agraz
Navy
C. T. Moore
Honolulu Naval Station
Daniels
San Francisco
Maryland
Frank Crilly
William Loughman
Twenty Million Dollars Sent by Great Britain
New York receives nearly 20 million in gold and securities worth 25 million shipped from London to support British credit in the United States. The cargo, brought by rail from Halifax on a British warship, was guarded by 38 men and moved in a convoy of 22 trucks with three armed guards each to the U S sub treasury in Wall Street.
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New York
London
Halifax
Lower West Thirtyfourth Street
Lower West Side
Wall Street
Bulgaria Warned by Allies Delays Treaty With Turkey
The Overseas News Agency reports Bulgaria has postponed ratification of its treaty with Turkey after a sharp warning from the entente powers. Sofia allegedly delayed signing for several days, though both nations remain in agreement. In Texas, two Negro brothers, Joe and King Richmond, were attacked during a posse pursuit after a deputy sheriff was killed. Joe died and King was wounded as a mob later burned the dead man’s body and threatened to burn the wounded brother.
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Berlin
Germany
Bulgaria
Turkey
Sofia
Texas
Sulphur Springs
Joe Richmond
King Richmond
Buford Park
Nathan A. Flippen
J. B. Butler
Explosion Halts War Orders at Acton Powder Mill
A blast at the American Powder Company glazing mill in Acton Massachusetts shook the area for miles. No fatalities reported though property damage and shattered windows caused losses in nearby towns. European orders Face delays estimated in weeks.
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Acton
Mass
American Powder Company
Mira
Germany Hints At Amicable Settlement Over Arabic Sinking
Berlin signals it will provide full satisfaction to the United States if the submarine commander exceeded orders in sinking the Arabic. Chancellor von Bethmann-Hollweg says full clarification is needed on whether the sinking stemmed from a mine or a torpedo and whether the ship’s actions warranted submarine measures.
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Berlin
United States
von Liethmann-Hollweg
Germany
Troop Landings and Dardanelles Action Reported
A French war office summary covers August 20 to 25 at the Dardanelles noting British left wing gains of 800 yards in the northern trenches. A French aviator sank a large Turkish transport on August 20 and Turkish efforts to retake a listening position were repulsed on August 25 as operations focused on artillery and patrol clashes.
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Dardanelles
Paris
War Office
Back Taxes Tussle Over Georgia Railroad Tax Shares
Atlanta attorney Samuel H. Sibley leads Atlanta City Council efforts to collect back taxes from Georgia railroad owners. He cites 440 shares taxed to counties along the line and six years of Atlanta property taxes due on road ownership. Road passes Fulton DeKalb Newton Morgan Greene Taliferro Warren McDuffie Columbia Richmond. Georgia rail taxes previously paid in Augusta. Taxes to be paid to municipalities served by the road. اشاره
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Georgia Road
Atlanta
Samuel H. Sibley
Union Point
Georgia Railroad
Sibley
Fulton
DeKalb
Newton
Morgan
Greene
Taliaferra
Warren
McDuffie
Columbia
Richmond
Augusta
Russians Retire Before Germans In Baltic Offensives
report notes German forces in full possession of the Brest Litovsk line pressing Russians southeast of Mitau and east of Kovno. The aim is to reach the main railway through Vilna and Petrograd as Russia retires from the line in the Baltic region.
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Petrograd
London
Baltic
Mitau
Kovno
Vilna
Dv Petrograd
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