Shipping Home 200000 Men A Month A Monumental Task
Bordeaux reports the army is returning to the U.S. in large numbers. About 200000 men monthly depart from ports including Bordeaux Saint Nazaire and Brest, with demobilization proceeds amid careful handling of wounded and healthy soldiers. The process includes hospital transfers, embarkation queues, and a multi-stage mill where men shed uniforms, undergo medical checks, delousing, and receive Red Cross comfort items before boarding.
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William D. Hines
Bordeaux
Red Cross
Il’rance
Saint- Nazaire
Brest
America
Ormea
Atlantic Seaboard
France
Dora
New Fate for Dog Hair to Become Cloth
Columbus reports a dog hair association formed to promote production and quality of dog fleece for industrial use. The hair of breeds like Spaniel and Pekingese is stated to be commercially valuable and can be combined with wool to create fine fabric. Dog hair is already present in some commerce.
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Columbus
O.—Dere
Long search ends as man reunites with estranged children
John Corcoran wanders the United States for 22 years seeking his three children after his wife’s death. In Buffalo he meets a friend who reveals the family is in Chicago. He reunites with daughter Ella Loretta and Miss Minny Corcoran, with joy and pride easing years of separation.
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John Corcoman
United States
Hepkins
Canada
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John Corcerin
Dunnville
Ella Loretta
Mary
John Frederick
Corcoran
Cuninda
Pop
Buffalo
John Corcoran
Corcora
Rand
Funn Corcoran
Bette
Ella
Mes
J. A. Bieden
Minny Corcoran
Osadd
Seven Appointments to Spelling Board Reported
New York announces the selection of seven new members to the Spelling Board. Named are Beak Wo Taisshs chert from New York University, Dr William H Tams Keen of Philadelphia, Edwarda Sisson of the University of Montana, Tatlock of Stanford, Geary Mode den of Missouri, James Cob Hts of Johns Hopkins, and Carnegie as an original member.
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Andrew DD. White
Benjamin Andrewe
Otters
Kimer BE
Brown
New York University
Willian
Tams Keen
Philadelphia
Edwarda Sisson
University of Montani
Dotaso Tatlock
Mandaly Philtatoey
Stanford University
Geary Modeden
Uiversity of Missouri
Jami Cob Hts
Germnante Philaatory
Johns Blooking University
Attetraewn Carnegie
Boar
Xo Hezorn
Fire chief suspends firefighter over hour long soap yell
The city fire director Spresty announces Richard Benjamin was placed on ten days' vacation after an evening in the station when he yelled for soap for a full hour. The report does not state if Benjamin obtained soap or went without.
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Ovehune
Spresty
Richard Benjaemin
Ben- Juin
Benjamin
Fish Day He by Jove Betty you look nice enough to eat
Betty compliments a Friday appearance in a light banter on a Boston Transcript page. The dialogue hints at social wit and weekly humor.
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Betty
Boston Transcript
Proving It Catastrophe Quip Brightens Debate
In a witty exchange, speakers joke that pussyfooting is a calamity and compare it to a cat astrophe. The quip highlights a light moment amid a broader discussion. The remark plays on wordplay around cats and missteps.
Fragmentary Humor and Opinion Snippets
The passage mixes remarks about free tuition and singing lessons with opinions on social venues and a jab at a pretty girl’s smile. It notes authorities differ on how to classify a poker room and contains unrelated quips about money and social expectations.
When a man begins to discuss matrimony with a widow
A brief quip notes that negotiating marriage with a widow often ends in a stalemate, suggesting caution in pursuing such unions. The remark reflects light humor on romance view within social norms.
Bayer Aspirin Safety Rules and Curious Local Notes
A long local column warns buyers to insist on Bayer packaging with the Bayer Cross and to beware of counterfeits. It also includes anecdotes about a Brooklyn maker jailed for fake talcum tablets and a nurse’s misread card causing a student to cry poor nutrition.
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Bayer
Brooklyn
Von Tirpitz a Pauper in Swiss Guest Stay
The Tribune de Geneve reports Grand Admiral von Tirpitz, staying in Wildege Switzerland as a guest of Lieut Colonel Wille, has lost his fortune. His son works as a bank clerk in Zurich and his daughter is a governess there. He avoided a 191 percent German war tax by investing in Hallan securities, leaving him penniless. What a patriot.
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von Tirpitz
Tribune de Geneve
Granod
Admiral von Tirpitz
Wildege
Switzerland
Wille
Tirpitz
Zurich
Glossing Over the Facts About Euphemisms
The Birmingham Age Herald quotes a society reporter describing a widow who has married several times as being led to the altar by a wealthy older man who only planned to marry after facing the preacher. The piece defines euphemism as a gentler substitute for a more exact expression.
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Getts
Birmingham Age-Herald
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