General Schrieber and Fritz Oelrich Die Fighting Side by Side
In Flanders during World War I, General Carl Schrieber, promoted from captain, defies discipline to comfort Private Fritz Oelrich. His bond with the private leads to brave acts and a fatal Verdun shell strike. They die together on the field and are buried side by side in a shared grave, marked by a headstone honoring Carl Schrieber and Gretchen, his wife.
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Flanders
Hans Schrieber
Westphalia
Fritz Oelrich
Oelrich
Schrieber
Quelrich
Fritz Oelrleh
Hechler
Red Cross
Goldier
Fritz
Jender
Meade
Fritz Qelrich
Schriehber
Oclrich
Wenz
Verdun
Redross
General Schrieber
Carl Schrieber
Gretchen
New York's curb brokers wear rainbow colored hats
The New York Sun describes curb brokers on Broad street signaling trades with animated gestures from street level. Brokers wear bright hats in pink blue white red purple orange green and more while others use colorful caps to aid identification and signaling to watchmen in nearby building windows.
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Broad Street
New -York Sun
Perfecting a Fishing Outfit for Season Readiness
Practical tips from the New York Sun on refurbishing fishing gear. Varnish a rod in stages, allow drying, and polish for a like new look. Prepare leaders, splices, and reels with careful cleaning, repairing torn parts, and storing gear properly. Includes Walton-era reverie and emphasis on patience and readiness.
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Walton
New York Sun
Beware Of Food Fads And The Health Of The Overfed
A US Public Health Service Bulletin cautions against dieting fads and starvation. It recalls John Abernethy’s advice to eat moderately and mockingly notes overeating as a greater risk in a land of plenty. The piece emphasizes consulting a physician for diet plans and avoiding self prescription.
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Abernethy
Duke of
United States Public Health Service
Hours of Labor Challenge the Eight Hour Standard
The article argues eight hours of daily work is not a hard physiological limit and cites scientific opinion that leaders are not bound by fixed hours. It condemns both greedy employers and slackers and urges workers to use free hours for personal and social benefit. It notes physicians see little harm from hard work alone.
War expert compares machine gun to infantry firepower
An English expert states that a single machine gun, without a crew of four, equals forty infantry with modern magazine rifles and can deliver hotter, more concentrated fire on a target.
They Come Back Friend Why Do You Wear Those Collars
Gouley says he wears fearfully old fashioned collars because when the laundry manager sends them to the wrong people they get returned to him.
Heartbreak Germs Doomed by Two, Not One
Washington Herald notes a grim quip about love's cost, calling a deadly metaphor a “heart that two can live as cheaply as one” linked to a wry remark on kissing and danger. The piece treats the idea with satirical tone rather than reporting a factual event.
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Washington Herald
Trustees Sale Of Valuable Real Estate In Caroline County
Trustees will sell at public auction in Denton Maryland between 1 and 3 PM the Mills Hope Gambrill Lot in the Fourth Election District. The property, about 20 acres with later mill and pond, was described in a 1915 deed from William H Lane to Nora Fishell. Terms: one third cash day of sale, balance in six months with secured note and interest.
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Smithson
Harmony
Caroline County
Nora (Schwaninger) Fishell
Marylane
Hog Creek Mill Branch
Mills Hope
Gambrill
Amie H. Downes
Hog Creek Branch
Hog Creek
County Road
William H. Lane
Nora Fishell
Assignee’s Sale Under 1905 Sewell Mortgage
Assignee will offer at public sale to the highest bidder in front of the Denton Court House door Maryland, the 1917 assignment of a mortgage from Hulda R Sewell and William T Sewell to William J Neal dated February 24 1905. The mortgage and assignment are recorded in Liber T L D No 8 folio 282 Caro line county.
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Circuit Court
Caroline County
Clarence Edward Schwaninger
Alonzo Rufus Schwaninger
Leonard Taylor
Alonzo Rufus Schwanger
Denton
Maryland
Hulda R. Sewell
William T. Sewell
William J. Neal
Harvey L. Cooper
Liber T. L.D
Court House
Building costs rise prompt one cent block advance
Telephone No. 91 states due to higher labor and cement costs, all building blocks will be advanced by one cent. The notice cites increased material expenses driving price adjustments.
Federalsburg store seeks lady clerks for dry goods
Holt Construction Co announces openings for experienced lady clerks in our Federalsburg store. Also an ad from Denton Md references reeducations to LONG & BEALL. For Sale lists farming implements including a Dearborn 1-horse, a 2-horse Oliver No 19 plow, and a 1-horse plow in good shape with a right price. Money to loan in sums to suit, through Oscar Clark, Atty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federalsburg
Long & Beall
Denton, Md
Dearborn
Oliver
W. T. Thawley
Hobbs, Md
Oscar Clark
Atty
Benefit Film Evening at Parker's Theatre Denton
A screening to aid St Elizabeths Catholic Church will be shown at Parker's Theatre in Denton on Tuesday evening April 10. Admission 16 cents.
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Parker’s Theatre
Denton
St. Elizabeth's Catholic Church
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Curb Brokers
The
Public Health Service
Charles B. Harrison
WM. Brewster Deen
James Temple
Trustees
West
State of
Denton Bridge
Denton Cemetery
James H. Nichols
Harvey E. Sewell
Holt Construction Co
Denton, Maryland
Maxwell Motor Company
Maxwell Company
Maxwell
Den-Mar Mobile Company
Detroit
B. Colgain
Enton
Ws. S. Crouse
Talbot County
Orphans’ Court
John Baynard
E. T.a
Mrs
Sophie K. Underwood
Ford
Delvery
Ford Motor Company
Denton Auto CO
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