Holding the Line and the Race of Endurance
Sergeant Dorold Baldwin describes a 25 mile trek by exhausted troops near Yser front as they helped French and British units. Amid heat and shellfire officers stage a grueling race to lift spirits, revealing discipline strained yet courage intact. Italy's Methodist ministers show 50 percent in active military service.
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Sergt. Dorold Baldwinr
Baldwin
The
Yser
Tommies
Fritz
Bailleul
Norwegian leather hardening method claims stronger sole leather
A Norwegian engineer from Arendal, Norway, reports a process to harden leather so it gains two to three times its strength. The treatment can be varied to reach firm, wood like stiffness while preserving elasticity. It allegedly improves moisture and heat resistance and may yield a viable sole leather for insoles, with patenting underway for market release in Norway.
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Arendal
Norway
Sugar Ration Proposals Abroad Show Changes Discussed
Fragmentary text indicates discussions of sugar rationing in multiple countries. Mentions include America England France Italy with varying pound allocations. The readable portion suggests proposals or considerations for adjusting household sugar allowances.
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America
Italy
Why are you beating Johnny It was the dog that broke the jardiniere
Boston eventing transcript notes a quip about a dog breaking a jardiniere and a sly remark about belonging to the S P CG A. The exchange reads as a humorous aside amid tense actions.
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Johnny
Jardiniere
Boston Eventing Transcript
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Offer Free Samples
Pimply rashy skin soothed and healed by Cuticura soap to cleanse and purify and ointment to soothe and heal. For free samples address Cuticura Dept X Boston. At druggists and by mail Soap 25 cents Ointment 25 and 50 cents.
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Dept. X
Boston
Dept. E
Not What He Was Looking For
A short dialogue between Billy and a postman ends with the postman offering a gift for Billy’s mother. Billy notes his birthday yesterday and says he had many people visit but received no presents.
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Billy
Seattle
Electric Pencil Etches Steel Surfaces with Heat Enforced
A new electric pencil marks polished steel or iron surfaces as a normal pencil. It uses a stepdown transformer to a lighting socket. Current heat erodes the surface at the contact point while a rheostat controls etch depth.
New Sentry Joke Shows Camp Grant Guard Confusion
A Camp Grant lieutenant riding past a guard did not halt after the command. The guard stayed silent and the officer complained about standing all night. The guard admitted inexperience, saying he had only been there a week.
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Camp Grant
Leutenant
Haarlem Oil Capsules Promoted as Century-Old Remedy
An advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a proven Holland remedy for kidney and bladder issues and general aches. It claims quick relief for back pain, rheumatism, and urinary complaints, urges purchase from drug stores, and offers a money back guarantee if ineffective.
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Haarlem
Holland
Holland Laboratories
Memory and Mayhem at a War-Era Dinner
A Seattle lumberman visits New York on business and attends a Marine Corps officer's dinner. After a raucous night and a toast to going to the front, he sends a telegram asking when to report for enlistment. Broncho Bob muses on Germany regulation with a Western analogy and a sheriff’s gun ordinance.
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Seattle
New York
United States Marine Corps
Marines
Popular
Germany
Broncho Bob
Cactus Joe
No Trouble With Steering Gear Story
A boy enjoys a pony ride and proudly claims he can steer it too. Laird, familiar with cars and devices, learns about horse riding from a helpful neighbor child. The simple tale highlights a child's pride in mastering steering on a pony.
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Laird
Repartee In France Nods To Paris Hat Styles
Flotsam and Jetsam comment on Nap wearers with unusual hats in Plano Newa style. One quips about Paris hat trends while the other replies in quick wit. The line ends with a Latin aphorism about self-worth and conduct.
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France
Flotsam
Jetsam
Paris
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claim Against Deafness
Sales circular touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a blood-borne cure for catarrhal deafness caused by Eustachian tube inflammation. It warns deafness can result if inflammation remains and promises up to one hundred dollars for any cured case, with free circulars from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Duty Elevates Small Tasks With Its Holiness
A reflective line on how duty shapes ordinary work, giving sacred meaning to daily chores through disciplined effort. It emphasizes that duty’s value lies in the character it builds while tending to every practical duty.
Dr Peery's Dead Shot Promises One Dose Worm Cure
An advertisement touts Dr Peery's Dead Shot as a genuine old fashioned medicine that cleanly removes worms or tapeworms with a single dose. It presents a scene of dialogue about a bargain and assures efficacy.
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Dr. Peery
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