Hung Start Drive on 50 Mile Front
The article reports the July 14 offensive on a fifty mile front by German forces facing American French and British troops near Chateau Thierry Meaux and along the Marne. It notes heavy shelling gas attacks and stiff resistance with Americans using gas masks while holding positions amid advancing German lines and naval bombardments behind the front.
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Paris
Chateau Thierry
Vaux
Meaux
Marne
Paria
Arras
la Fere
Hateau Thierry
Rheins
Massiges
Aisne
Lamps Are Hot and Other Notable Facts
A French electrician states carbon filament lamps reach around 2000 degrees. A fireproof varnish aids airplane fabrication. Tasmania claims the world’s richest tin mine. A French scientist notes one in 17 billion chance of fingerprint error.
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Island of
Tasmania
Naval Discipline at Home Story in East New York
Two brothers from East New York, Archie a Junior Lieutenant and Bill a second class seaman, meet at the home table. Archie commands Bill with formal naval drill as their amused yet impressed parents look on. The scene ends with no smiles from the family.
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New York
Orchard Street
Delancey
Houston Streets
New York Tribune
East New York
Archie
Bill
Brooklyn Eagle
He Missed Something FourYearOld Question Stuns Household
The Chicago Examiner reports a four year old visitor asking revealing questions at a home. He inquired about the “other part” and the “man part” after noting the husband was not there. The exchange raises concern over precocious comments and family privacy.
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George
Chicago Examiner
Signaling Pedestrians Milestones
A garulous pedestrian outlines a signaling system for walkers and drivers. The quip imagines a sequence of honks that dictate actions like stand still dodge right dive left and a risky handspring maneuver, signaling the frustrations of urban crossings.
Anxious to Please Isolate Patient In Medical Dilemma
A tense exchange shows concern to isolate a patient while a voice asks where to place the “fice” with the doctor directing the plan. The fragment hints at a clinical setting and urgent care decisions without full context.
Five Packers Unite To Support Government War Effort
The five packing firms Armour Company Cudahy Packing Co Morris & Company Swift & Company Wilson & Company jointly present a public statement. They praise meeting wartime demands promptly and trust the American people with the facts in this time of need.
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Federal Trade Commission
Thm
Commission
Packers
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Flower
Hune
Verdun
St. Mihiel
Rheims
Ste Mihiel
Chalona
Hich
Lansing
Watertown
Jate
Robert Lansing
Mra
Lansing Sved
Henderson Harbor
Washington Spokane
Manana
Spain
le Matin
Saniahed
Dusty
Willie
Maistake
The
Addi
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