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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 04, 1917
Page
3
Sergeant Alexander McClintock of Lexington Kentucky and the Canadian Army shares a gripping personal narrative. He describes wounds and invalidation home yet vows to go back to France to fight for Uncle Sam and allies. The piece captures trench life spirit and atmosphere in vivid terms.
Sergeant Alexander McClintock of the 87th Overseas Battalion recalls a raid into German trenches in No Man's Land. He details drill, equipment, and a mine blast that decimated his party, the casualty roll, and the impact on survivors as they were evacuated, with reflection on courage and combat drills.
In No Man's Land Canadian raids used bombs with instant fuses meant to imitate standard ordnance. Germans lit the fuses and triggered immediate explosions, causing heavy casualties. The story notes the eerie efficiency and a remark about misaligned wartime calculations the next day.
The Mayflower carrying French commissioners to the United States salutes Mount Vernon as it passes. A ship’s crew forms along the gun-facing side, the bell tolls twenty one times, and the retreat signals. Washington’s memory is honored by naval regulation.
The article from Electrical Experimenter lists protective rules for outdoor and indoor lightning safety. It warns to avoid wire fences hedges ponds and trees, especially oaks, stay in open fields, dismount from horses, avoid metal tools, and indoors keep away from stoves chimneys water pipes radiators chandeliers and wet floors. It notes an iron bed can form a safe metal cage and advises against using the telephone during a storm.
The inspector of Ottawa public schools notes 83 percent of boys leaving schools move into low skill, little advancement roles. Similar findings likely in large Canadian cities or US communities where vocational training is underemphasized.
Velvet originated in China and spread to India and Italy by the fourteenth century where velvet making peaked. The fabric was said to be inspired by fur and created to imitate fine fur with a silken texture.
An exchange cited by the Boston Transcript quips about poultry farming. Weill asks about expenses, and the reply notes hens eating their own eggs, hoping the birds will soon become self supporting.
Quote variation contrasts Spanish bullfights with Wall Street turbulence. Exchange notes that evil arises from lack of thought as well as lack of heart, echoing Hood.
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