Asthmador Averts Relieves Hay Fever Battle
Officer praise and a motor of battlefield endurance appear amid garbled text. Lieutenant John Conroy of the Marines is hailed for bravery. A private letter from his mother in Brooklyn hints at a wartime farewell and a personal inquiry into marriage.
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John Conroy
Marines
Tomy
Peter i
Jenn
Joe Emery
Canrog
John Chiney
Lves
Livingston Street
Brooklyn
N. C
Descent into Varennes and the Battle of Vauquois
A deserter recalls marching to Varennes and an epic siege at Vauquois, where German troops held the ruined village while French forces battled from stone walls. The account describes shelling, stalling advances, heavy casualties, and the narrator’s injury and subsequent escape from orders to murder in war, leading to a resolve to desert Austria-Hungary’s alliance and oppose Prussian militarism.
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Sviders
Sen
Germany
Varennes
Viarrentes
Mike
Beulghis
Lawlers
Menche
Rene de Pe Ton
Vauquois
Tosti
Ben
Dusseldorf
Jana
Ant
Hohengollern Am
Hohenzollerns
Molland
Verdun Battle Report Describes Repeated Assaults
Report fragment notes initial belief of temporary condition, then recurring slaughter near Verdun. It describes French use of Verdun as base, bringing up new masses of troops and field railways to approach Verdun. Mentions 1915 and ongoing local action on both sides.
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Ambasse
Orien
Wien
Tess Wine Mill
Piasheer
Verdun
Tyre
Furlough Allows Escape Across Dutch Border
CHAPTER XVIII narrates a nine day escape after obtaining an eight day furlough from authorities. The narrator travels home under a pretense of visiting relatives, dons disguising clothing, and buys a railroad ticket to cross into the Netherlands.
Great War Refugee Journey From German Border Town
A traveler recounts crossing from Kale denkivohet near the Dutch border into Dutch territory and back to the United States. He notes German displacement, Allied relief, and reflects on American neutrality and the broader fight against Prussian militarism. The narrative links personal peril to diplomacy and the war’s democratic stakes.
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Edie
Asvell
Ghent
Kale
Renin
Venoo
Ergati T
Halser Arel
Washington
Mertiitily
Witten
Agath
America
Awake to Sense How a Simple Change Could Alter Vision
A fragment speaks to the idea that many people view the world as colored by failure and regret their actions, suggesting that simple acts like taking a vegetable pill or taking a brisk walk could transform their outlook and clear their minds.
Dodsons Liver Tone touted as safe calomel substitute
A dubious advertisement promotes Dodsons Liver Tone as a pleasant vegetable liquid that replaces calomel, claiming it starts the liver workers without causing sickness. It warns calomel is dangerous and mercury based, urging readers to choose Liver Tone to relieve constipation and biliousness.
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Dawtson
Tver
Dodson
Tide
Safe Gentle Remedy for Kidney Cleansing Claims
A historical note describes Safe Gentle Remedy as a stubborn household cure for kidney concerns. It touts seven lemon extracts and a claimed cleansing effect, promising life renewal and bladder relief through a refined, laboratory-verified preparation from Haarlem Netherlands.
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Haarlem
Holland
Poultry Shortage Reported By Pennsylvania Grocers
White clothes Hall Blue promotion appears in an ad style notice referencing white clothing and grocers. Pennsylvania reports a poultry shortage affecting supply and prices.
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Adv
Pennsylvania
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Berlin
Erie
Belgium
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Prisean
Helenia
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Bowes
Preverite
Ail Road
Draeer Spohn Medical Co
Goshen
Ind
U.S
Tadee
Affer Noman
Ninpse
Hadbeys
Dhawan
Gall Stone
Elms
Grove
Stold
Pye
Trey
Cornell
Cudcura
Dept. X
Mediation and Concileration Board
Eatonic
Soleo Wolfen T. Chamere
Kalonic Ac
Washley
Beene
Ratonio
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