Daring Deeds and Victoria Cross Tales of WWI Dispatch Riders
London. A Daily Express excerpt recounts William J. Robinson's rapid rise in the British Army after landing in England in 1914. He served as driver, dispatch rider, and machine gun operator, earning a Victoria Cross for delivering a crucial dispatch under heavy fire and tackling a sniper with his lieutenant. The account portrays trench life, risks of “trench pools,” and legendary officers like the “Mad Major” in vivid WWI detail.
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London
The
Daily Express
Willian J. Robinson
England
Fiere
Fifth Dragoon Guards
Aldershot
Ostend
Houlers
William J. Robinson
Yaer Canal
Vaen
Wen
Robinson
Leutenant
Iickebusch-Hollebeke
William J
Thorne
Aroma
Poperinghe
Ypres
Secand
Descriptive Verdun Wounded in a German Reporter’s Tale
A German correspondent near Verdun recounts a French village scene as wounded soldiers are brought in and treated. The account details wounded men on stretchers, doctors tending severe injuries, and a sense of expectancy as an ambulance readies to move to Germany. The piece ends with a note on a New York eggs presentation after September 1.
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Berlin
Verdun
Germany
Eremony
Quey
Tanny
Nearent Held Hospital
New York
Pruning Young Fruit Trees in Summer
Guide on shaping young fruit trees for open centers and balanced frames. Emphasizes early spring main framework, summer guidance, and species specific pruning rules for peaches pears plums apples cherries to encourage sun exposure, ease of care, and productive, low-hanging fruit.
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Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
Anthracnose Advice For Missouri Raspberry Growers
Missouri farmers are warned of anthracnose in raspberries with heavy damage in some counties. The article recommends pruning fruiting canes more severely and spraying with Bordeaux mixture before growth begins, plus sending samples to the Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station for identification and guidance.
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J. C. Whitten
Missouri Agricultural College
Department of Horticulture
Missouri Agricultural Experiment Station
Columbia, Mo
Careful Grading Guards Fruit Prices in Market
The article stresses careful grading of small fruits during picking and marketing. It urges separating varieties or beds with differences and pricing by value to avoid dragging overall prices down. It praises care and honesty in marketing as the best earnings.
Rockefeller Institute Reveals Infantile Paralysis Germ
Rockefeller Institute reports discovery of a brain and spinal cord germ in inoculated monkeys. The virus appears contagious through nasal or throat mucous membranes and can survive drying and dust. Monkeys developed paralytic disease. carriers may exist among healthy people.
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Physiciana
Rockefeller Natitute
Don’t Lose Hair With Cuticura Hair Care Ad
An old advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment as most effective for dandruff itching burning scalp and hair loss. It urges applying Cuticura Ointment to itchy spots then washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Free sample by mail through Cuticura Dept Le Boston with address postcard.
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Dept. le Boston
Ady
Eating Paper Feats Highlight Odd German Spy Tale
A London Observer note recounts Vos red Goltz the German spy eating two parcels of paper in Petrograd to avoid burning them, claiming a record for mastication. It mentions eating leather and cites a humorous anecdote about Fanny Murray with a £20 note crumbled between bread and butter.
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Vos Red Goltz
Petrograd
London Observer
van der Golts
Fanny Murray
Horace Walpole
Richard Atkins
Infant Shows Prose Style in Pocket Epictetus Remark
In a playful exchange Mrs Digan exclaims mercy as a baby chews a pocket edition of Epictetus. Professor Diggn, proud, says the child rarely displays such precocious taste for the classics and should be left to it.
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Mra. Digan
Professor Diggn
Prosevaces
Fragments Hint at Cold Reception on Late Return
Readable lines hint at a chilly greeting or cool reception upon a late return, with dialogue suggesting discomfort or sarcasm in the exchange. The text centers on a personal exchange rather than a formal event or clear incident.
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Singleton
Wedleigh
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Bix
Hellfire Corner
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Menin Road
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Lealie Cray
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Dinneis
Praisis
von der Goltz
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