Sailor Man’s War Tale Reveals Dunraven Shipwreck
Carolyn May visits a wounded sailor recovering with Miss Amanda and learns of his wartime voyage. He recalls crossing from New York to Naples on the Cross and Crescent line aboard the Dunraven, after a sinking and near-misses between lifeboats.
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Mr.Parlow
Cross and Crescent Line
Alisa Amannda
Amanda
Carolyn May
Prince
Miss Parlow
Joe
Carolyn
Uncle Joe
Mme and Princey
Miss Mundy
Jon
Carlyn
A Salt-Sea Flavor Swiftly From Chapter X
Joseph Stagg brings Carolyn May home after a snow discovery and tale of an old sailor asleep on the Farlow couch. Carolyn May exults as Uncle Joe listens, and the story is retold to Aunty Rose Kennedy.
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Joseph Stagg
Carolyn May
Uncle Joe
Farlow
Rose Kennedy
Miss Amanda Breaks Silence With Sailor Revelations
Miss Amanda insists on a private conversation with Joseph Stagg about the Dunraven tragedy. Benjamin Hardy testifies to the consul regarding the sinking and the fate of Stagg's sister and her husband. Stagg leaves with questions, while Amanda's visit unsettles him and hints at unmatched feelings.
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Mr. Stagg
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All Men
Parlow
Avitch
Amanda
Mr. Stage
Prince
Joseph Stagg
Ben- Janin
Dunraven
Staio
Hannah
Apanda Parlow
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Carolyn
Ife
Benjamin Wwardy
Annalt
Mr. Stags
Benjamin
Miss Amanda
Aftica
Benjamin Hardy
Americans Learn French Money Aboard in France
The New York Evening Sun reports American soldiers in France dislike French cash calling it pauper money. They prefer old dollars coins and coins while French notice paper francs as easily crumpled. Americans are paid mostly in francs and gradually adapting to the currency.
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France
New York Evening Sun
Lingerie Painted as Art Gallery in Fashion Barrage
The New York Times envisions painted lingerie turning garments into art, with designs ranging from mosquito nets to scenes like Washington Crossing the Delaware. It notes bold viability despite tax debates and praises the fad for reviving fatigued markets in fashion.
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Steel
Washington
Delaware
Joan of
Waterloo
California
New York Times
Assorted Briefs on Postwar Trade and Daily Life
Holland plans to boost foreign trade after the war. Japanese doors are sliding not hinged. Demand rises for meat and swordfish in Boston markets. An inventor sells a door fitting machine. In England one in 12 households now gardens allotments. A California rancher patents a portable irrigation gate. Birmingham recovers grease via sewer plant by-products. Amianthus asbestos mines in Savoy produce fine samples. London has jewel and clothing pawners serving discreet customers. Over 5,000 young women work as elevator conductors in New York City.
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Faneuil Hall
Boston
England
California
Firmingham
Guarding at Camp Dodge Inspires a Laughing Refrain
A new Swede sentry on guard at Camp Dodge misreads a relief officer by saying Halt then asks who is there. The officer answers Officer with relief. After a long pause the sentry orders Dismiss yourselfs and be reconciled, triggering a roar of laughter among the guards.
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Camp Dodge
Llamas Used as Transport in Peru Report
In Peru llamas are used for transport with herds near a hundred. Each animal carries nine land equivalents to two hundred were lit. After two weeks of work, each llama earns a week's rest.
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Péru
Netherlands Indies Engineering Control Meeting in Batavia
The article notes a planned engineering control event in Batavia next year under the Netherlands Indies interests. It mentions British labor protests, empty access pools for German prisoners, and the British ministry of munitions allocating over $50,000 to day nurseries and related institutions since the war began.
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Netherlands
Iust Indies
Batavia
Ton
England
Riches and the true kind of wealth in life
The piece argues that material wealth is hollow without lasting values. It asserts character, love, truth, and beauty as true riches that endure beyond money. It warns that prosperity tied to sensual pleasures fades, while enduring friendships and high virtues elevate a person beyond wealth.
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Job
Turkey
Philadelphia Ledger
Rieh
Earth
Heaven
Civilian merit primary in dem ocratic postwar policy
The London Daily News argues for treating discharged soldiers by civilian merit rather than military rank. It urges matching men to jobs suited to their abilities after war, noting the waste of fit with square pegs in round holes.
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London Daily News
Democracy in the Tuileries: baseball in Paris grounds
A World War era caption notes three American ball players in Paris gardens once owned by an emperor. One soldier, one Y M C A secretary, and one stevedore’s descendant share a moment highlighting democracy in action.
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Tuileries Gardens
Paris
C. A
Darky
Red Cross
New Kind of Candy Delights Texas Administrator
Administrator Peden of Texas recalls a confectionery anecdote about bonbons with a mysterious interior listed as p potafoes. The piece links the candy's filling to coconut and notes it as part of wartime food revelations described in the War-Dallus News.
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Peden
Texas
Thrifty Fighter Sent Home Funds From Camp
Knights of Columbus general secretary at an embarkation camp reports that over two days he sent express money orders totaling 12 000 to soldiers' relatives. The funds were entrusted to him by American fighting men as a part of home front support.
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Knights of Columbus
Woman Saved From Operation By Vegetable Compound
Mrs. A. W. Binzer of Black River Falls Wisconsin credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing her organic troubles and removing the need for surgery. She says doctors in Eau Claire urged an operation but the remedy kept her in bed at first and finally restored health, prompting her to spread the word. She urges other women with inflammation ulcers displacements backache nervousness irregularities or blues to try the product and write for advice to Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts.
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Black River Falls
Wis
Lydia E Pinkham
Eau Claire
Lydia E. Pinkham
A. W. Binzer
Aerial Bombing Precision Edges Forward
Reports discuss progress in aerial bombing accuracy since early war days. Advances include improved bomb sights and guidance though human factors and calibration errors can still impact results at long ranges.
Fragmentary Memoir Note On Grief And Remembrance
A fragmentary line reflects on shared grief among men and the fading of past ties near a lonely hill after the authorities. The text hints at memory, loss, and mortality without clear names or dates.
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