Italy Inspired City Pawnshops Spread Across Europe
The article traces how municipal pawnshops began in Italy and spread to Europe, noting Madrid 1705 as an early example, Avignon 1577, and Paris 1777 when the mont de plete shifted from church to private hands. It discusses government reestablishment under Napoleon, 7 percent interest, and the centralized Paris department versus provincial municipal monopolies.
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France
Italy
Europe
Madrid
Avignon
Paris
National Assembly
Napoleon
Wrist Watches Afloat and the Deck Dazzle
A Century Magazine note by Nelson Collins humorously extols wrist watches at sea. Luminous dials aid navigation and safety on deck while risking the privacy of night sailors. The piece satirically recalls a patrolman’s admonition about how far the watch should be worn along the rail.
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Abmarine
Nelson Collins
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Century Magazine
The Fool Hath Said
A trench letter from France by Coningsby Dawson, as published by Red Cross Magazine, urges readers to choose a path of martyrdom or personal salvation over mercenary comfort, warning that those who preach unity may falter when tragedy ends.
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Khows
Coningsby Dawson
France
Weiter
Red Cross Magazine
Height of Ignorance
A fond parent noted his youngest boy among several youngsters and a young woman in an animated conference. That evening the boy asked what the fuss was about and said they were explaining a ball game to her. she could not understand a darned thing and the parent questioned how she became a school teacher.
Worst Fighting of War in 1918
A London overview notes that fighting since March 21, 1918 dwarfs 1917 battles. It cites major actions on the Western Front from Ypres, Cambrai, and Menin Road to Passchendaele, with Canadian and French gains, prisoner tallies, and advances in Mesopotamia and Palestine.
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London
Cambrai
Ypres
Menin Road
Broodseinde
Passchendaele
Germany
Russia
Yser
Langemarck
Lens
Verdun
Crown Prince
Hollebeke
Cana
Dians
Soissons
Aisne
Vauxillon
la Royere
Poelcappelle
Paeschendaele Ridge
Julian Byng
Hindenburg
Hune
Byng
Mesopotamia
Palestine
Jerusalem
Adriatic
Egenan
Mediterranean
Tigris
Euphrates
Bagdad
Hit
First Fight Told by a Chicago Marine at Chateau Thierry
A Chicago native, age about 22, recalls his first major battle with the United States Marines at Chateau Thierry. He describes fear, the loss of officers, the noise of war, bayonet charges, and a moment of near death as he dug in a grassy trench and watched a flower be torn away by danger.
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Paris
United States
Chicago
Chateau Thierry
Iike—nait
Ift
Kameraad
Kamernad
Berlin
Excel Enemy in Air British Air Force Headquarters in France
Article notes German anxiety over Allied air superiority on the western front. It cites German wireless reports claiming success while British leaders acknowledge robust Allied losses and victories. May report cited shows British downed 808 German planes and 128 British aircraft failed to return.
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France
Germany
Lie
Wbeir
Fun in Poolroom Round-Up in Knoxville
In Knoxville Tennessee a round up of over 400 youths took place across twelve poolrooms. A deputy sheriff demanded a patrolman's flag card but he lacked his final card and was loaned one from a loan board. A youth expressing navy interest was taken to the naval recruiting office and joked about fearing the navy.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Navy
Tle
Vacationing Riveter and Wife Stay in Luxury Suites
New York sees a wave of postwar vacationing workers moving into upscale hotels. Dennis Horgan, a Seattle riveter, arrives with his wife in a royal Fifth Avenue suite, affirming the creed that the well earned rest should be enjoyed in style despite the bill.
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New York
Fifth Avenue
Dennis Horgan
Seattle
Wash
Horgan
Independent household of servants amazes interviewer
Mr Cumrox explains his large family and a house full of servants. He says they are the most independent group of people he has ever encountered, dismissing any notion of dependency.
Uncle Eben Reflects on War and Human Nature
The fragment records a line about belief in victory and a skeptical remark on war ethics. Vince Phen comments that winning does not guarantee skill, suggesting a cautionary view of martial prowess and propaganda.
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Vince Phen
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