Lafayette and the French aid in American independence
The article recalls General Lafayette's pivotal role in securing French aid during the American Revolution. It notes France supplied troops, ships, and $50 million, allowing victory at Yorktown. Lafayette’s early vow for liberty, his service under Washington, and his enduring bond with both nations are highlighted, linking past alliance to present struggles.
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Abayetts
General Pershing
America
France
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United States
Lafayette
Prince
Yorktown
Thomas Nelson
General Washington
Lafayetté
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Wander Rochambeau
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York
da Grasse
England
Canada
New Republic
Sparik
Lberty
Spain
Charleston
Congress
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Paris
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Hone
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Atlantic
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Valley Forge
Great Britain
Nonbles
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Virginia
Cornwallis
Richmond
Carmigallis
Pennsylvania
Wasahington
Oonvid Attila
Marquis de Noailles
St. James
Brand
Hila
Nungland
Factoids From the Era: Rubber, Coal, and Automating Farm Work
A survey of early 20th century innovations notes vast coal use by artificial ice plants, Bahamas potential rubber cultivation from the Mexican vine, improved long-distance news via telegraph, a two-wheeled auto-loading corn stalk cart, and France batching 2,000,000 cast iron shells daily. It also mentions metallic sodium hardening lead and related metallurgical insights.
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Bahama Islands
Bpitzbergen
Newa
New Jersey
France
Gut Heil Tanker Raised After Five Years Under Mississippi
The German tanker Gut Heil was raised after five years sunk in the Mississippi River near Baton Rouge. It was floated and towed to a bank for examination revealing machinery in far better condition than expected.
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Mississippi
Baton Rouge
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Mixed-Up Geography Confusion At Local Indianoa School
A SB grade teacher faced a humorous geography mixup as a student misnamed capitals. The pupil answered Indianapolis for the U S capital and Jeffersonville for the state capital, then correctly identified the president by noting his image on stamps.
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United States
Indianapolis dairy lunchrooms ban the word Patrons
An Indianapolis News report describes dairy lunchrooms on Washington Street banning the term Patrons from the counter. Female staff admonish customers to avoid saying pretzel, claiming it is German and not allowed, a practice tied to anti German sentiment during wartime.
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Indianapolis
Washington Street
Indianapolis News
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Comfort for Workers
Farmers and theta workers rely on Allen's Foot Ease antiseptic powder to freshen feet, prevent odor and blisters, and improve efficiency. Women are frequent users. the advertisement claims it stops foot odor and aches, sold by dealers nationwide for 200.
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Theta
Allan
Allen
Tenant May Not Remove Lawn After Move, Court Rules
In Camden New Jersey Vice Chancellor Learing ruled against a tenant who created a lawn by laying top soil and then tried to carry it away after leaving the premises. The decision clarifies that tenants do not have the right toremove improvements they made on the property.
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Grasa
Learing
Camden
N. J
Truth Recognized and War Effort Prompts Preparedness
The Toronto Mail notes a shift toward recognizing food munitions and ships as key to victory. The piece suggests that civilian industries and military supply lines must align with wartime goals, underscoring a broader avartling theory that soldiers alone cannot win the war.
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Toronto Mail
Cutlcura Soap and Ointment Ad and Boll Worm Note
Cutlcura promotes daily use of Soap and Ointment for clear complexion scalp cleanliness and soft hands. Free samples offered by mail from Boston. Sold by druggists and mail order. Advertisement also highlights pink boll worm as a major cotton crop pest believed to have originated in India and spreading to Burma Ceylon Egypt and many cotton districts worldwide.
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Dept. X
Boa
India
Burma
Ceylon
Egypt
Hate and Ban on Straights in Chinese Streets
A controversial stance describes anti straight sentiment and a ban on certain practices in Chinese urban areas, claiming full avoidance in streets and buildings while noting restrictions in rural fields and pathways. The excerpt reflects social tension and policy rhetoric without detailing verifiable events or authorities.
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Patha
Not Feasible Hippo Meat Compared To Pork in Yards
A Marion Star item notes skepticism about hippopotamus meat being as good as pork while suggesting many hippos roaming could mess up backyards as chickens would. It mentions Mexico's first woman aviator, Mra. Buedina Monroy, joining the government lying corps.
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Marion Star
Mexico
Mra. Buedina Monroy
Corpa
Watch Your Stomachs In Hot Weather Farmers Beware
An old public health style notice warns laborers in hot weather to protect digestion. It promotes BATONIC as a quick relief stomach and bowel remedy after meals, claims easy use, safety, and nationwide guarantees, and lists Kramer as president of the Batonic Remedy Co in Chicago with a mail-order offer.
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H. L. Kramer
Batonio
Batonic
Eatonic
Kramer
Pres
Hatonic Remedy CO
Wabash Ave
Chicago
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
U. S
Ottawa
C. J. Broughton
Reoma
W. Adams
M. V. Macinnas
Detroit
Mick
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