French Troops Held in Contempt Halt at the Marne
An eyewitness account from a German pioneer officer describes the Battle of the Marne with brutal detail. German forces face French counterattacks, heavy losses, and chaotic retreat as they defend a battery position amid relentless shelling and hand to hand combat. The piece ends with disciplinary anger toward a wounded color sergeant and a captain’s censure.
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Marne
Pioneers’ Corps
Engineers’ Corps
United States Army
Belgium
Meuse
Paris
The
Sommepy
Vitry-le-Francois
Stragglers Join Fractured Company After Fierce Battle
In Chapter VIII the company is reduced to 12 men with 20 soon gathered. Curiosity and questioning spread as men seek news of comrades and acquaintances, yet few answers emerge, for many believed only in self during the fight.
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Enger
Germans Blow Bridges as Retreat Fights Rage
Germans withdrawing beyond the Marne blow up bridges and march into heavy combat where thousands of their soldiers perish in a brutal retreat. The article describes this as a major feature of the ensuing fierce fighting, highlighted in the upcoming installment.
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Marne
Perfectly Reasonable Landlord and Ward Up Author Exchange
A dialogue fragment shows a landlord demanding arrears and a ward up author replying he will pay once he receives money from a publisher who will consider his upcoming novel. The author claims to start work once a suitable subject and inspiration are found.
What the American Red Cross Is Doing
The Red Cross organized fifty base hospital units two in France with nineteen already serving there. It staffs ten more with nursing personnel and runs a rolling canteen service behind lines. It links Americans to the Navy for gifts and trains over a thousand volunteer nurses monthly for field work. It campaigns against trench fever, supplies nitro-oxide for surgeries, and provides food, clothing, sanitarian services, and recreation for troops, prisoners, and families, while building cantonment comforts and factory capacity.
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THE
RED Cross
France
Army
Utility Sweaters With Caps to Match
Utility sweaters and matching caps are shown in new machine knitted models. The collection features trim lines and careful finishing with bright color ranges like turquoise orchid rose citron gold emerald amethyst and more. A blue and white striped slipover with matching collar and cuffs presents a youthful, stylish option.
Gli Bitty Ultra Smart Room Furnishings Description
An ultra smart living room features an extra long davenport with long loose cushions and three back pillows in heavy brown satin. Lamps flank the ends while three chairs include a black lacquered piece with embroidery and a walnut framed armchair. Other items include a lacquered chest a window seat a framed portrait and voile curtains with fringed lambrequins.
Waxing Linoleum After Varnish Protects and Brightens Floor
After varnishing Nicoleum to preserve it, wax on top as with hardwood floors. Wipe with clear water weekly, and every two weeks apply floor wax, let dry twenty minutes, then polish with a soft cloth. The wax brightens linoleum and helps resist wear.
Women urged to help award pensions for disabled soldiers
British minister of pensions appeals to young women of good education to volunteer in the work of awarding pensions to disabled soldiers from the battlefields in France. The call stresses moral duty and orderly service.
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France
HOW THIS NERVOUS WOMAN GOT WELL
Mrs. Alice Heller of Christopher Illinois reports four years of weakness and nervousness ended after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with renewed health and regularity and urges others to seek guidance from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Christopher
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alice Heller
Metal helmets for women rise in London millinery shops
London shops display protective metal helmets for women as air raid gear. The headgear costs about twice the price of men’s helmets, is lined with soft material, and features a decorative knob on top shaping a distinctive line.
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London
A Scorcher in a Boston Transcript Moment
The passage shows a haughty girl dismissing reproach as she exits, declaring no claim to the suitor’s errant affection. A crestfallen young man lingers with his thoughts, noting the force of the exchange as a hot wave of emotion washes over him.
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Boston Evening Transcript
Hemlock Bark May Cut Roofing Felt Costs
Spent hemlock bark used mainly for fuel shows potential as a 30 percent substitute for rag stock in roofing felts. If adopted for the 200000 tons produced annually, savings around one million dollars yearly may follow. Fortune and fashion aside, the text notes a shift in attitude toward change.
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G. Elias & Bro., Inc
Buffalo
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Watson E. Coleman
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