War brief items the week in review
Reports from Berlin and Petrograd detail German capture of Volkovysk near Grodno and Russian advances in eastern Galicia with 150 officers and 7,000 men taken prisoner. Zeppelin raid over England kills twenty and injures eighty six. French merchant ship Bordeaux torpedoed off Gironde. Norwegian-flag ships losses total 41.
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Teutons
Strypa
War and world events blur in a long international roundup
In Baril Italy eight Albanians are sentenced for pigeon communications with Austria. Crown Prince Humbert marks his eleventh birthday en route to the front in Venice. At Honolulu the transport F-4 is returned home draped in flags. Canal traffic opens as a new slide deepens the Panama Channel. Carranza troops entrench near Brownsville while threats flare across the river. In sports, Gardner wins a U S amateur title. aviation records set at Rotthausen and a string of bouts and tennis titles highlight a busy world.
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Fr an Flannigan tragedy and other odds ends
A fragmentary clipping mixes Irish colloquialisms about Pat Hoogan shouting a suicide report to Mrs Flannigan with brief witticisms on wealth and appearance. It also notes a drop in Australian gold output 1993 to 1994 and a remark about surnames in England before the conquest.
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Flannigan
Mike
Mrs. Flannigan
Aisy
Pat
Botanist Seeks Name for Unknown Plant by Cottage Garden
A renowned botanist on a country road spots a pale pink plant in a cottage garden and asks a local boy for its family. The boy replies with a single garbled hint, mentioning Higginges as the cottage or area.
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Utica Herald-Dispatch
When Pat Scored A Joke About The Front
A humorous exchange between an Englishman and an Irishman unfolds as they debate volunteering for the front. The Irishman jokes that the Kaiser will seek peace upon seeing the British rise from the dead, highlighting wartime bravado.
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Pat
Eenglshman
Begob
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Promote Infant Skin Relief
Do not hesitate for a hot bath with Cuticura Soap and gentle Cuticura Ointment to relieve, permit rest, and speed healing of infant eczema rashes itchings and irritations. Sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere Advy.
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Adyv
Suitor Clears Worth of Daughters in Meeting
The young man arrives to see his father and the exchange reveals he values both daughters for their worth. He defends his request for the smaller daughter as proof he is not mercenary.
Dialogue Hints at Wedding After Factory Work Debate
A terse exchange hints at pressure for marriage tied to work. One speaker urges proving worth with employment. The other hesitates, noting a dynamite factory as a potential barrier to the union.
Waiting for an End to War Optimists Clash
An editorial quip contrasts two optimists on war’s duration. One concedes the war won’t last forever, while the other adds a pragmatic jab that even people cannot endure endless conflict.
Whimsical exchange at photographer’s prompts a kiss
In a playful dialogue Jack and Tom describe a sweet girl and her kiss after a joke about awaiting developments at the photographer. The quip notes a light mood and innocent teasing among friends.
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Jack
Tom
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