West Wall and Maginot Line Put to Test in Early War
Analysis of France and Germany fortifications along their frontiers details the West Wall and Maginot line as underground forts with moats, barbed wire, and hidden turrets. The piece notes their incomplete state, construction speeds, and the challenges attackers face in breaching the defenses.
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Robert Thiers
Union
ARIS
West Wall
Maginot Line
France
Limes
Germany
Reich
Munich
Adolf Hitler
Robert Ley
Hermann Goering
Andre Maginot
Belgium
Rhine
Atlantic
Switzerland
Saarbruecken
Maginot
French aviator Pegoud first to loop the loop in 1913
Adolphe Pegoud became the first aviator to loop the loop on September 21, 1913. He flew a low powered plane with large wing surfaces at about 45 mph. Shortly after Lincoln Beachey completed a loop at 75 mph on November 19, 1913, in a Canis machine at Los Angeles California.
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Adolphe Pegoud
Pegoud
Lincoln Beachey
Canis
Los Angeles
Alif
Frances Willard Birth Centennial Observed by WCTU
The Women's Christian Temperance Union marks the birth centennial of Frances Willard, founder of temperance activism. The report highlights her Wisconsin roots, early education at a female college, and leading prayer bands in campaigns against saloons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
WCTU
Wisconsin
Churchville
N. Y
North-Western Female College
Evanston, Ill
Northwestern University
Memorial honors span across states for late figure
A fragmented obituary note recalls memorials honoring a woman who died in 1898. It mentions widespread honors and a statue in a free state’s hall, with a figure associated with January and a large audience memory.
White Streak in the Water and a Sailor’s Survival
Bill Mogge a Dutch seaman living in Nutley New Jersey recalls July 29 1915 when a white torpedo streak hit the Belgian steamer Princesse Marie in the North Sea. The ship sank. Mogge survived after leaping into a lifeboat amid wreckage and injuries. rescued by a British minesweeper and transported to Harwich then Holland for surgery. He later emigrated to America praising Belgian British and American care and says life is good.
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Bill Mogge
Bill
North Sea
Bill Magge
Nutley
N. J
Bel
Harwich
France
Holland
America
Union
Epitaph On Wilberforce Statue In Westminster Abbey
Epitaph on the statue of William Wilberforce in Westminster Abbey reads: In an age and ... The fragment reflects commemorative inscription on the monument.
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William
Wilberforce
Westmin- Abbey
Uses of Potato Starch in Textile Industries
Potato starch is used in the cotton and woolen textile industries as an additive and sizing agent. It serves as a stiffener and helps improve fiber handling during weaving and finishing processes.
Vintage sewing patterns advertise children outdoor outfits
The notice promotes Patterns No. 1798 and No. 1673 from The Sewing Circle Pattern Dept. in Chicago. It details sizes, yardage for various fabrics, and inclusions such as a bell hop jacket and hood. Priced at 15 cents each with order details and contact reference.
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Sewing Circle Pattern Dept
W. Wacker
Chicago
Bell Syndicate
WNU
Household Tips For Extra Juice And Rust Removal
Practical advice from a vintage guide covers squeezing a heated lemon to double juice yield, rust removal on metal porch lamps with sandpaper or steel wool plus oil, washing towels to avoid lint before polishing glassware, handling knitted suits to prevent fiber damage, and saving by buying a larger roast and portioning for multiple meals.
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Céintan Seine
Frances Willard
Wash- Ten Thousand
W.C
Ted
Streak
Garfield
Garfield Tea CO
Dept. 40
Brooklyn
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