Memorial address by Wilson at Suresnes cemetery
President Wilson’s memorial address honors American dead in Suresnes. He praises their sacrifice, links their legacies to the League of Nations, urges unity beyond national self interest, and calls all nations to uphold a common cause for mankind. He stresses courage, fidelity, and the duty to prevent future suffering by building a new world order.
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Lima
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Ocean Flight First Across Atlantic Marked By US SNC
Lisbon greets Albert Read and crew as NO-4 completes the first Atlantic crossing from Newfoundland via the Azores to Lisbon. Departure from Ponta Delgada at 6 18 a m central time and arrival at 3 01 central time after 26 hours 41 minutes in flight. Crowds cheer, ships blow whistles, and Portugal’s president welcomes the crew aboard the Rochester.
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Newfoundland
Azores
Windward
More Western Troops Home From War
In Boston the Montana docked with 41 officers and 1005 engineers of the Western unit, were moved to Camp Devens for discharge. In New York 3500 Pennsylvania units of the Seventy ninth division arrived aboard Princess Matoaka with 54 wounded and a bakery company totaling 3714 troops. La Touraine brought 485 more troops from Havre including several transport and motor groups with discharged or furlough cases.
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New York
Pennsylvania
St. Nazaire
la Touraine
Havre
Hawker Jeers U S Flyers At London Luncheon
At a Daily Mail luncheon in London Commander Grieves honor Harry G Hawker criticized the U S effort that won the first heavier-than-air Atlantic crossing. He warned that replacing engines with ships shows no fight in the motor. The audience, mostly British, fell silent after previously cheering American aviators.
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Harry G. Hawker
United States
Atlantic
Why You Should Hold a Medicine to the Best
A vintage advertisement-style claim argues medicines fail to meet promises unless they truly help. It cites Dr Kilner's Swamp Root as effective for kidney, liver, and bladder issues and offers sample bottles by mail, urging readers to request via the newspaper. It presents testimonials and mass endorsements as proof of value.
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Thosa
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Hatching Trouble in a Vinegar-Faced Exchange
A terse quarrel erupts over an insult as a character calls a vinegar-faced old maid a hen and the other confirms the jibe, noting that word has reached her and she plans retaliation. The exchange captures sharp wit and local social tension in a compact, slyly humorous moment.
Engine Explodes in Pennsylvania Railroad Fatality
One man is killed and two severely burned when a new engine exploded on the Pennsylva nia railroad at Sachem Ohio. J W Cratford of Williamsport Florida was killed. Engineer Samuel Todd of Conway Pa and his fireman were badly scalded.
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Interesting Advertisement Wording Sparks Curiosity
A terse note quotes unusual lines about an advertisement and a warning on age, with dialogue that hints at a humorous or cautious public message and raises questions about intent and audience.
Candle Flame Oxygen Levels Experiment Reported
SPOHN MEDICAL CO describes experiments showing a candle flame extinguishes when atmospheric oxygen falls to about 46 percent while sulfur stops burning at 18.6 percent oxygen. Charcoal burns until 9 percent oxygen remains. other stray notes mention digestion, wealthy heirs, urban uplift, and a country boy named Sam from Everybody's Magazine.
Fragmented Thought on Strength and Actors
A Goshen Indiana item notes that great strength can be built by breaking things apart like eggs. It compares actors to fragmentary individuals always in partial roles and split parts. The brief mentions Bulwar and includes a W N U Chicago dateline from 1919.
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Everybody's Magazine
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Bull Durham
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