American account of German prison camps from Moewe prize
An American escapee Willet C. Smith describes life in German prison camps Brandenburg Duelmen and Luebeck after capture on Moewe. He notes poor food turnip soup scant rations, brutal guards, and better conditions at Luebeck with Red Cross and YMC A aid. He details separations by nationality and a daring escape attempt to Sweden.
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New York
General Pershing
France
Moewe
Willet C. Smith
South Norwalk
Conn
Sweden
Laebeck
Germany
Smith
Duelmen
Brandenburg
Luebeck
Red Cross
Prussia
Berlin
Duelinen
Westphalia
Newport News
Liverpool
Kiel
Westpha Hn
Holand
Duel
Aptives
Anvel
Magdeburg
Duelman
Prandenburg
Hamburg-Amercan
International
American Red Cross
Copenhagen
Lund
Ttga
Ondine
Luebeek
Norrkoping
Tostead
Stockholm
Christian
Norway
Bergensjord
Howe
Best educated Private in southern U S Army identified
Private George B L Thornton is described as the best educated man in the U S Army's southern department. Born in England and now a citizen, he served in the quartermaster's corps with studies at College St Servais Liege, College St Michael Fribourg, St Bede College Manchester, and Oxford University, earning $30 monthly.
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San Antonio
Tex
Southern Department
Army
George B. L. Thornton
England
Quartermaster's Service
St. Servais
Lieze
Belgium
Purvis Couple Adopts Fifth Children on Visit to Vineland
William J. Purvis of Rosenhayn marked his forty second wedding anniversary by visiting Vineland. The next morning he and his wife Mulville adopted five more needy children. Their family now totals 22 foster children, all cared for with the Purvis spirit of America. The foster father is a Civil War survivor and expressed strong patriotic views.
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Vineland
N. J
William J. Purvis
Rosenhayn
Outrong
Purvis
Mulville
Thi
Spirit of America
Thought Him Dead Came Home Alive
Bernard Junge returned home in Fort Wayne Indiana hours before his son was to be buried after being believed killed in a Poseyville train wreck. Descriptions matched and a funeral was arranged before the boy reappeared, having escaped an insane hospital and wandered home for weeks. The father faces paying for another burial for the unidentified man.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne
Ind
Bernard Junge
August Junge
Junge
Poseyville
Boys Locked in Box Car Near East St. Louis
Theodore Jennings nine and Carl Ferguson seven were found near starved in a stalled box car after being trapped 60 hours by a tramp. The Arkansan schoolmates from Rector said they were locked inside for meals and drink denied as the train moved. They pounded on the door when the car stopped, hoping for release.
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East St. Louis
Theodore Jennings
Carl Ferguson
Rector, Ark
Persistent Love From Child to Bride Ends in Marriage
Harry Gorham Farnum of New York city married Viola Evelyn Trueman of Boston after a 12 year courtship that began when she was five and he a Cornell freshman. He wrote from college to her mother and pursued her through three more years of study and travels before the union.
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Boston
Harry Gorham Farnum
New York City
Viola Evelyn Trueman
Farnum
Cornell University
Providence
R. I
Trueman
Viola
Sultor
Cornell
New York
Columbia University
South America
Daughter Gives Blood to Father in Saving Transfusion
In Marlboro Edith Cadell of Lowell donated a pint of blood to her father Robert Cadell after he suffered a hemorrhage at work. Doctors deemed the transfusion essential and successful, with both father and daughter recovering and set for a reunion soon.
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Marlboro
Mass
Edith Cadell
Lowell
Robert Cadell
Viola and Farnum Wed After Family Warm Reception
After Farnum returned from South America his ardent proposals persisted. Viola, now seventeen, secured family consent and the couple obtained a marriage license. They were married at the Congregational church following a city hall ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Papa Trueman
Viola
Farnum
South America
Papa
Get Rich Quick Swindle Ends in Prison Term
Ida Levine, convicted in New York for a get rich quick scheme, swindled East Side Jewish women by buying jewelry for a fraction of value and selling it for profit. A judge sentenced her to six months to three years in the penitentiary after a notice of $30,000 involved and a specific count swindling Lena Krieger out of $1,200.
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New York
East Side
Ida Fevine
Crain
Levine
Wall Street
Donahue
Lena Krieger
Auction Proceeds Reveal Hidden Wealth in Recluse’s Trunk
In Ord Nebraska an auctioneer selling the effects of Mrs Elizabeth Currie, a recluse who died recently, opened a trunk and uncovered an expensive toilet set and silverware wrapped in silk. While lifting quilts, three packages of cash totaling eight thousand dollars fell to the floor.
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Ord
Neb
Elizabeth Currie
Bida
Boy Captures Fox by Grabbing Tail in Vermont Hole
Sixteen year old Charles Norman in Brattleboro, Vermont, spotted a fox tail protruding from a hole, grabbed the tail, pulled the fox out and struck it with a club. The incident ends with the animal subdued by a boy in the field.
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Brattleboro
Charles Norman
Medical testimonials praise Dr. Pierce remedies for cough and lung pain
Mrs. Alice Watson of Springfield credits Favorite Prescription and Lotion Tablets with saving her life after doctors advised fatal operation. Her daughter also benefits from the medicines. Mars. C. S. W1180N reports Golden Medical Discovery helped her cough and health. The ads promote Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery, offered in liquid and tablet forms, with trial packages available by mail from Dr. Pierce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sr. Fermand
Pierce
Suagster
Alice Watson
Cleveland Avenue
Springfield
Gato
Golden Medical Discovery
Mars
Broadway
Speedy Love Note Sparks Restaurant Gossip
A Kansas City Star passage recounts diners and waitresses trading rumors about Spike and Goldie amid talk of romance. The exchange includes declarations of lasting love and past confessions overheard at a rapid fire restaurant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spike
Nieé
Rapid Fire
Goldie
Sue
Kansas City Star
He Is Mistaken About Nights Down Town Fun
A husband reflecting after eight years of marriage finds that nights out with friends are not as exciting as expected once his wife leaves for a visit. The remark suggests a shift in perception about leisure and marriage.
Watch Your Skin Improve With Cuticura Regimen
On rising and retiring gently smear the face with Cuticura Ointment. Wash off Ointment in five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Continue this treatment for ten days and note the change in your skin. Free sample by mail with Book and Address postcard. Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Dept. L
Boston
Fragmentary 1900s Ads and Civic Snippets Collected
Disjointed OCR reads show a mix of satire about taxes and patriotism, drug ad lines for Bromo Quinine Laxative, civic talk by W Grove signatures, a comment on Kiggins wanting self employment, a remark on a harsh boss and a Washington Liberty loan bond purchase. The fragment also notes a nickname use in casual speech and a crude dig at manners.
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U. S. Army
Indiana
Tramp
Parent
Wallingford
W. Grove
Kiggins
Buggins
Washington Federal Department
Dean
Kentucky
B. Redd
Cadiz
Izzy
Doan
Coca Box
8Rus
Fposter-Milburn CO
Buffalo, N
West Virginia
Bala Wee Rae
Theg & Gold Rud Nursery Company
Maren County
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