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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1917
Page
3
Sergeant Alexander McClintock of Lexington Kentucky, a Canadian Army veteran awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal, was invalided home but vows to return to the front. His gripping personal narrative details the fall of spirit and atmosphere in the trenches in France, promising an inspiring tale for American readers.
Sergeant AcClintocks of Lexington Kentucky, wounded in France, is decorated for bravery and returning to accept a commission. The article recalls the Somme relief, Poperinghe training and the brutal advance, the lack of trenches, and a dramatic burial by a Canadian chaplain. The narrator reflects on Australian and Canadian troops, the grim conditions, and the resolve of Allied forces.
A Century essay argues newspapers rarely lie due to keen competition and distrust of unreliable sources. It credits editors for exposing over imaginative correspondents and notes that reporters, as a class, are honest and principled, with deliberate mendacity unacceptable in their code.
A French captain atop a tree was blown from his perch by an eight inch shell, losing his breeches and tunic while remaining conscious. A trooper found an overcoat stripped of buttons by a nearby blast, and another shell near two horses killed the animals but spared the man.
The London Graphic recalls a dramatic Westminster trial during Henry VII's reign when 480 men and 11 women faced the king and nobles with ropes about their necks for involvement in a May Day apprentice uprising. Three queens Katherine Mary of France and Margaret of Scotland begged for pardon, Henry yielded, and prisoners shouted for joy, throwing their alters toward the hall's top.
A printer warning notes 988 workers in the United States were killed last year by clothing caught in machinery. It calls for immediate avoidance of loose sleeves and neckties. Plus a curious court anecdote about the phrase a pint of bees and apiculture figures.
In a terse exchange from Michigan Gargoyle, the scene centers on a blacksmith shop where papers are sought. The banter mocks the filing and forging process as a ruse by the villains.
A brief Kansan item notes a horse named Hence the Name being questioned for its title. A trainer or owner jokes that the animal is “a trifle slow,” prompting locals in Kansas City to discuss the creature’s nickname and racing prospects.
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