Best Kind of Sentinels Canine War Heroes Across Fronts
Remarkable incidents describe war dogs as sentries, scouts, and messengers in French, British, Belgian, Russian, and Italian forces. Tales cover Marquis the French dispatch dog, Red Cross Dog League progress, and dogs aiding at Ypres Verdun and Gallipoli, with mascots aboard regiments worldwide.
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London
Theodore Marples
Our Dogs
Continental Mail
France
Rene Haas
Alaska
Near
Arctte
Megnin
L’eleveur
Marquis
Saretourg
Tie
Margulis
Pell
Podge
North
Bac
Ruff
Boesinghe Woods
Ypres
Prusco
Dymnane
Lutz
Verdun
Ines
Death God Figurine Found by Dutch Explorer in Cave
Captain de Booy, a young Dutch explorer, brought a rare pottery water bottle shaped like a fearsome death god to the United States after a four month West Indies expedition. He says it was hidden in a cave feared by natives, with one other known piece, a female version, said to exist.
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United States
de Booy
West Indies
Iron Rod Causes Death In White Plains Tank Yard
White Plains New York Guy Walker forty years old was killed by electric shock while measuring oil in a tank car at the New York Westchester and Boston railroad yards. An iron rod touched by him contacted a live wire delivering about 11 000 volts through his body. He died almost instantly leaving a wife and five children who live at Silver Lake. The minister Rev BY S Teter of a Dunkard church helps the family.
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White Plains
N. Y
Guy Walker
New York, Westchester
Boston
Walker
Sliver Lake
Prophet Debates Snakes in Elm Grove Near Flintstone
Cumberland resident Mr John Nash known as the white robed prophet and the divine healer debated in a grove near Flintstone amid claims of healing powers. Relatives say Nash has attracted followers from Elk Garden and surrounding area as supporters watched in the open air.
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Cumberland
John Nash
Elk Garden
Flintstone
Best Bomb Throwers in Washington D C Marine Corps View
An officer in the Marine Corps says American youths, slow to throw baseball accurately, are best fitted for trench warfare and would become the world’s best bomb throwers. The remark reflects wartime training and perceptions of youth aptitude in weapon handling.
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Washington, D. C
The
Marine
Carpe
Fought Shark and Swordfish Off Catalon Inland Cruise
Captain Tad Gray and two companions aboard the Bwatike U1 battled a large kosher shark aided by Edward Deh for over an hour during a three day Heblog cruise off Catalion Inland.
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Los Angeles
Catalion
Tad Gray
Eward Deh
Burlingame to curb barking with new city ordinance
Burlingame California plans a noise control ordinance limiting dogs and other noises to quiet hours. The measure targets loud, prolonged sounds that may cause discomfort to sensitive residents. Expect protest from kennel owners with valued purebred dogs.
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Burlingame
Cal
Wolf Hunters Kill Three on Gilliam Farm
Gilliam, northeast of Gilain, hires Brightwell and his two sons to trap wolves preying on chickens calves and pigs. Brightwell and son kill one each, his other son secures a third, the mother and remaining pup escape. two hounds were used.
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Gilliam
Mod
D. Brightwell
Clarence
Huncilton
Gus Gilliam
Gilain
Brightwell
Brave mother saves baby from wildcat at Feather River
In Marysville California a mother named Mrs Eben Fanning fought off a wildcat threatening her six month old along the Feather River. She struck the animal with a club after the cat clutched the baby from a riverbank basket. The wildcat dropped the child and fled into the woods. the infant suffered facial and body bites but is expected to recover.
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Marysville
Cal
Feather River
Eben Funoning
Mra
Manning
Fanning
Vittafeld to Hire Women Police Officer
Vittafeld Massachusetts announces plans to appoint a female police officer, marking a milestone in local law enforcement. The move signals broadening gender representation in the town's public safety ranks and may affect duties and community outreach efforts.
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Vittafeld
Mass
Feeding Dairy Cows For Profit In Pasture Systems
The bulletin outlines economical dairy feeding with pasture as base, noting cows should receive liberal feed beyond maintenance for peak milk. It covers pasture costs, alternative summer feeding, grain mixes, and silo sizing to support 20 to 40 cows during drought or peak pasture.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bulletin
Trust growers seek bigger profit from fine fruit
The article notes that a trust grower earns more for attractive, well kept fruit with good flavor than for damaged, tasteless, or spotted produce, underscoring quality as a driver of price.
Fight Common Red Mite Control for Poultry Houses
The common red mite thrives in warm weather at roosts nests brooders and coops. Kerosene provides quick evaporation while coal tar mixtures like Carbolenium from the Connecticut station offer long lasting control. Apply sparingly to avoid eye irritation and allow two days to dry before reuse. in heavily infested houses a second application may be needed.
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Connecticut
Negligent With Hoe In Garden Progress
A concise note observes how easy negligence can occur with hoe use as the garden nears completion while weeds seem to take an idle respite, suggesting care in tool handling and weed control despite advancing garden work.
Rest for Work Team Before Noon Feeding
A team arriving at noon receives a half hour rest followed by water and judgment before the noon feeding.
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Etienne
Bellan
Verein Fur Deutsche Schaferbund
Russia
Belgium
GOD OF Death
BY. S. Teter
Dunkard
Nash
Jacob
California
Baby
Wildcat
Jersey
Ayrshire
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