American Ambulance Drivers Earn Medal At Verdun
About 250 young Americans serve with the American Ambulance hospital in Paris. William M. Barber, 21, of Toledo, earned the Militaire Medal at Verdun after driving with wounded soldiers under shellfire. He describes nearfatal moments, medical aid, and gratitude to France, noting ongoing duties and a pension.
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New York
American Ambulance Hospital
Paris
William M. Barber
J. A. Barber
Toledo
Ohio
Barber
Verdun
Meditaille Militaire
France
Lovering Gill
Wheeler
General Petain
Joffre
Neuilly
Goodby
William
Neuilly-sur-Seine
Balsley
New York Stock Exchange
Poste de Secours
Waldo
Dawson
Johnson
Prices of ships rise again in postwar market
London reports a sharp rise in merchant ship prices, with rates up about 8 percent. Four vessels sold this week illustrate massive postwar gains from earlier values, despite high freight costs boosting shipping profits. The Voxhurhia Iona DUK in LOU led the surge, with multiple sales showing dramatic inflation.
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Els
Iona
Lou
Wich
Onli
Wil
Mule Kicks Locomotive From Tracks Near Sunbury
General Carranza a bucking mule owned by James and Drumm of Upper Augusta township, Northumberland county, kicked a locomotive off the tracks as a wagon carrying Mr and Mrs Crumm approached. The engineer could not stop the train in time. the wagon was struck and the locomotive derailed, a derrick needed to replace the engine, while the mule retired unhurt.
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Sunbury
Carranza
James &. Drumm
Upper Augusta Township
Northumberland County
Crumm
Unrvanga
Clocks in Kiel Ordered to Show Correct Time
In Kiel Germany Admiral von Tapken, governor of Kiel, issues a decree requiring all publicly exposed clocks to display correct time. The measure aims to synchronize timepieces across church towers, shop windows, and outside business houses following reports of varied readings in the city.
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Kiel
London
Kieler Zeitung
von Tapken
Capture of Rat Frees Clerk In Nampa Idaho
A steel trap that caught a large rat with a taste for candy freed a clerk in a local confectionery store who was held in jail as the mystery of vanished candy unfolded. The incident occurred in Nampa Idaho as investigators pursued the missing sweet stash and the motive behind the framed arrest.
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Nampa
Notes on Blooming Things in the Garden
Garden guidance on extending bloomers: cut roses at bud junction, water-glass gladiolus, and preserve vase life of cut blooms. Poppies fade, wax plants should not be overcut, sweet peas need daily stripping, and strong water keeps flowers flowing. Mulch, thin plantings, and guano application aid vigor and season-long display.
Phlox For Greenhouse Pot Plants From Outdoor Shoots
Perennial phlox makes splendid greenhouse pot plants when treated like chrysanthemums. Take cuttings at two inches, root in small pots, progress to six inch pots, and feed with liquid manure. Use loam two parts to one part well rotted manure, grow pots outside plunged to the rim, water liberally in summer, then shift to greenhouse for forcing.
Plants That Grow in Sandy Soil
Good plants for sandy soil include yerbenas asters and phlox all annuals thriving in this soil. Latrix blazing star or gay feather is a hardy perennial with long spikes of purple flowers blooming July to September and reaching three to four feet tall.
Modern guaranties build trust in service based business
The article explains how modern business relies on guaranties to reduce buyer risk. It notes guarantees offering satisfaction refunds free repairs and free trials to ensure customers get value and feel safe purchasing unfamiliar products. This approach aims to maximize perceived value and encourage informed decisions.
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Jackson
Clark
Verdue
Tom
England
Sokoto
General Carranza
Elizabeth van Benthuysen
PHLOX
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