Prisoners of War Endure Onboard Yarrowdale After Mutinous Stress
The diary recounts a brutal voyage aboard the Yarrowdale where German guards kept prisoners in dark coal bunkers, limited meals, and mounting madness. Harrington and others clash with sentries while Badewitz orders beatings and hostage-like control. After weeks at sea a coast is sighted, then capture and transfer to Swinemunde as the group endures ongoing abuse and fear.
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Algo
Limey
Badewitz
Oneifists
Eather
Harrington
Harington
Budewitz
Floraus
Niin
Iceland
Norway
Bergen Sure
Beluga
Sxager Rack
Cattegat
Baliile
Danish
Baltic
Badewitaz
Trelawney
Barney Hailit
Joyce
Mount Temple
Geeman
Barney
Ynarrowdale
Badewicz
Garley
H. M. SS. Lion
Nomad
Jutland
Swinemunde
Yarrowdale
Swinemarne
Hill
West Bank
Burglar Turned War Hero Supports War Effort in Illinois
Chicago readers learn of Ike Kaminsky a former burglar who became a soldier in France earning sergeant stripes before being listed missing. Illinois parolees now work in Rock Island munitions plants boosting war production and earning daily wages from 4.50 to 9 dollars while planning Liberty bond investments.
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Chicago
Illinois
Ike Kaminsky
Uncle Sam
France
Pershing
Germany
Kaminsky
Milwaukee Avenue
Youngstown
America
Oman
Kaminsky O
Kaminskys
Fifty Cents to Run House in Chicago
A fragment from a Chicago report notes a household budget where fifty cents a week was paid for domestic management, with occasional variation to a quarter. The wording suggests a social detail about allowances and living cost.
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Chicago
Capita
Abe
Man Dies Waiting for Dinner in Birmingham Restaurant
A Birmingham Age-Herald snippet reports a man collapsed and died while waiting to be served. The cause is given as apoplexy, with no further details on timing or identity.
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Birmingham Age-Herald
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Claims Internal Cure
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications, says this ad. It asserts the disease is constitutional and that Hall's Catarrh Medicine, taken internally, cleanses the blood and acts on mucous surfaces. The product combines tonics and blood purifiers, with testimonials available from F J Cheney Co in Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Poledo
Tinks In Poor Health Tied To Rich Diet
The Reason notes Tinks remains in poor health, linking his condition to consuming large amounts of rich foods. Medical experts advise dietary adjustments to improve wellbeing.
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Tinks
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Abroad and Local
An advertisement urges use of Cuticura Soap daily with occasional Cuticura Ointment for skin care and healing. It offers free samples by mail from Boston. The note mentions coal fields in the United Kingdom and Wright's Indian Vegetable Pill’s vegetable ingredients. It also mentions faster hair growth in warmer seasons and a St Paul Minnesota union of female workers.
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Cuticura
Dept. XK
Boston
Mall Soap
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Salbert Ndepensz É' A
Albert
Ssearh
Badewiltz
Ilinois
Rock Island
Walter Baker & CO
Unites
Dorchester
Mass
United Kingdom
Wright
Ady
Sume Mer
St. Paul, Minn
Far
Willis Cascara
Quinine
Hnea
Mr. Hill
ASN Eta
Limate
Chas. H. Bartow
Heutcene
Columbus
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