Carrier Pigeons Save Allied War Efforts in World War I
A detailed tribute to carrier pigeons for battlefield communications across France and the Western Front. It recounts messages from the Marne to Verdun, Ypres, and the Aisne, noting high reliability, rescues at sea, and incidents of pigeons aiding rescues, evacuations, and artillery coordination amid shellfire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Ternes
Barthold
Channel
Alps
Adriatic Gulf
Marne
Marshal Joffre
The
Yser
Flanders
Ypres
Sure Chapelle
Champagne
Verdun
Hindenburg
Arras
Soissons
Cantign
Chateau-Thierry
Torcy
Bourescnes
Belleau Wood
Conde-en- Brie
Buccucy
Jaulgonne
Fere-en-Tardenois
Hligne
Clerges
Villers-Argron
Fismes
Frapelle
Bazoches
Juvigny
St. Michiel
Argonne Forest
Hta
Orkney Islands
Scotland
von Raun
Stein
Brecht
Aisne
Chateau de la Motte
Allemant
Malmaison
Piateau
Vaudesson
Mont Parnasse
Chavignon
Fort Vaux
Thiuumont
Thinumont
J'roidterre
Red Cross Workers Aid Exiled Greeks
In the Greek islands the American Red Cross works with the United States Navy to transport people and supplies using six submarine chasers. About 52,000 refugees on the island of Tsinad Mythene fled Asia Minor five years ago, with clothing for about 20,000 given. At the war’s outbreak 8,000,000 were in Asia Minor. over 500,000 escaped to Aegean islands as Turkish bands looted and harmed Greeks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Greek Islands
American Red Cross
United States Navy
Tsinad
Mythene
Asia Minor
Red Cross
Aegean
Mytilene
Fts
Crias
Ishids
Lemnos
Tinbros
Tanedos
Refugees in Aegean Islands Seek Asia Minor Return
Refugees from Greece and the Aegean seek return to Asia Minor as soon as possible. The Greek government provides 50 cents daily per refugee. Red Cross fights typhus epidemics and supplies short hospital medicines. Wood, blankets, canned meat, and clothing are scarce on Mytilene Chios and nearby islands. American Red Cross and US relief workers arrive with supplies amid cheers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aegean Islands
Asia Minor
Red Cross
Mythlone
Amerie
Mytilene
Chios
Saines
Corsetless fashion debate seen in Senson styles
The article discusses the corsetless figure trend in fashion depictions, noting how artists and designers portray slender lines while acknowledging comfort and flattering fit of corsets. It describes two Corsetless suit examples with details on fabrics, girdles, and coat cuts, highlighting elegance and practicality for summer wear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senson
Old Friends in Fabrics Thought To Be Best
The article extols gingham and organdie as familiar fabrics that lend beauty and restraint to summer frocks. It notes designs using gingham, organdie, dotted Swiss, and cottons, with edges finished in lace or rick rack. Sports skirts revive old fashion with velvet bindings, matching coat contrasts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pigandle
The New Modesty and a Palm Beach Moment
A Detroit Free Press excerpt quotes Clarence Underwood on a changing modesty tied to athletic beauty. A white bathing dress at Palm Beach provokes a remark from a mother about sheer fabric, while the girl defends her confidence and claims. An advertisement touts Dr Peery’s Dead Shot as expelling worms cleansing mucus and boosting digestion with one dose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarence Underwood
Ilustrator
Palm Beach
Detroit Free Press
Ancient Precautions Monument Promises Public Reading
Two ancient kings discuss a durable pact to be carved in stone for public visibility and permanence. They vow the agreement will endure beyond mere scraps of paper, ensuring the oath stands for generations. The moment underscores a quest for lasting legitimacy and ceremonial gravity.
The Undoing of Setar Work for Idte Hands
The undoing of the work that Setar finds for idte hands to do furnishes employment for other people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Setar
Idte
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Rachel M’millan
England
Mrs. Gibbert
Dean
Lucy Gibbert
Columbia Ave
Harvey, Tl. S
Doan
Doan’s
Samuel Danick
Notary Public
Milburn CO
Buffalo. N
Mothera
Fletcher
Mary McGinnis
Mayme McGinnies
Gan Corps
Fortayne
Plattaburg
Allen
Banner Lye
Penn Chemical Works Philade
USA
Sopus Actos Ine
W.N. Uy Ginginnati
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