Vauquois Mountain and the Sentinel of Verdun
In the Verdun region a Hogback Vauquois peak stood as a fortress and symbol of American courage. On September 26 1918 a Missouri Tiger and Kansas Jayhawker division stormed the mountain driving back German lines and restoring towns to France.
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Verdun
Vauquéis
Vauquois
Dauntless
Heaven
Hugo
Vauquois Mountain
Victor Hugo
Gibraltar
Atta
Emipre
Man
Caesar
Hannibal
Alexander
Attila
Genghizhan
Omar
Tamerlane
Louis Viv
Napoleon
Rhine
Texas
Varis
Champs Elysees
Arc de Triomphe
Arctic
Sahara
Germania
Belfort
Hindenburg
Vauquels Mountain
Montfaucon
Hawk Mountain
Eagle Mountain
Hagen Stellung
Krimhelde
Argonne Forest
Earth
Volker Stellung
France
Missouri Tiger
Kansas Jayhawker
Fewer Hens Yet More Eggs Reported by USDA
The United States Department of Agriculture notes higher egg production per farm flock in the first quarter of the year despite fewer hens of laying age. On March 1, flocks averaged 83.6 hens per farm, up from 83 a year earlier, with layings per flock at 35.7 eggs, up from 33.6 last March.
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United States Department of Agriculture
WNU
Bureau of Agricultural Economics
Bureau
Chopped Alfalfa Promoted as Protein Source for Pigs and Hens
A South Dakota experiment shows chopped alfalfa as a desirable protein supplement for pork production and a fine feed for laying hens when high hatchability is needed. Ohio and Missouri stations caution against replacing green seeds. Chopped hay can be fed in wire racks or troughs and used in 15 percent mash to correct vitamin gaps. Egg producers with legume hay can cut costs to maintain flock profits.
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South Dakota
Ohio
Missouri
Poultry Feeding and Molting Advice for Laying Hens
Guidance on managing early molters, feed needs, and culling to maintain egg production. Emphasizes liberal mash, mineral additions like calcium carbonate and sodium chloride, use of clean shavings as litter, and removing late pullets to boost remaining flock performance. Promotes infertile eggs as a quality factor and stresses cost-efficient feeding for profits.
Castoria Praised for Quick Comfort in Children
Castoria corrects children's ailments and brings relief from teething colic and upset. It provides quick comfort and restful sleep for babies and, if needed, can be dosed more liberally for growing children to restore condition with a mild vegetable preparation.
London school tests talkies in classroom learning
An elementary school in London experiments with sound cinema for children eleven and under. Four one reelers include a Cyprus travelogue with narration a coal mine journey frog development and John Masefield reading The West Wind. A portable projector replaces shade adjustments.
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London
Cyprus
John Masefield
Old Fashioned Virtues Return in New Style
A Watman’s Home Companion note champions simple virtues such as cleanliness frugality and modest bulk as a fashionable standard for women this year emphasizing traditional values in everyday life.
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Watman
Japs Strict With Auto Rules In Yokohama Stopovers
Mrs J W Hoffeker of El Paso recalls a motor trip in Japan. She learned gas without a manifest was illegal and could lead to smuggling charges. Locals helped push her car to the street and advised a trip to the police for inspection. Her tail light had to be detached from the main switch to prevent theft in an accident.
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J. W. Hoffeker
el Paso
Japan
Yokohama
Los Angeles Times
Do-as-You-Like Home Opens at Holland Park
A children's clinic at Holland Park, England, adopts a motto about letting children express destruction. Dr Margaret Lownfeld, honorary director, explains the approach as giving children an outlet by modeling a face on a wall for them to throw things at.
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Holland Park
England
Margaret Lowenfeld
Quarrel Over Glass Leads to Satirical Exchange
The passage from London Tit-Bits records a row where Smith mocks women as happy before a glass, and his wife retorts that men are only happy after one. The exchange captures gendered humor of the period in crisp dialogue.
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Thash Ri
Smith
London
Teacher’s Lesson Turns Personal In Jerome Tale
Mrs. C. C. Coleman recounts an Arizona teaching moment in Jerome where a fourth grade class learned the meaning of glorious. A pupil named Rudolpho later answered a sentence prompt with My glorious mother died last week illustrating the lesson’s unintended poignancy.
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C. C. Coleman Wotites
Ventura
Arizona
Jerome
Ariz
Little Rudolpho
Liverpool Echo Brings Forshaw Quip to Car Ban Warning
Briggs admonishes Forshaw about taking his wife in the car with him. Forshaw replies he cannot contend with both of them together. The dialogue appears in Liverpool Beha style coverage.
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Liverpool
Echo Briggs
Forshaw
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John J. Pershing
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Doughboys
Germany
Thomas J. Dickson
Society of Washington
Military Order of the World War
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Kansas City Star
Chas. H. Fletcher
Salt Lake City
Ciusmon & Niciols
Omce and Laboratory
Weat Temple St
Sast Lake City
Utah
W. Tod So. St. Salt Lake City, Utah
Cullen Garage
Lettie Hotel
Main St
Depot Street
Monsey Iron and Metal Co
Jed West
Offco
Edison-Diele
Utan-Idaio School Supply Coo
State Street
Nelson Lal
Dept
Pasadena
Beall Pipe & Fare Corporation
Portland
Conoco
Oll
Conoco Panports
Onoco Travel Bureau
Denver
Colorado
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