Hero of Army Was Let Down in War’s Early Days
Burlington Vermont native De Vere Harden, long military servant, earned the Croix de Guerre after serving in France with the First Division. He fought at Cantigny and Soissons, became a captain, then a sergeant, detailing how a career of ups and downs shaped his life after a near return to duty.
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New York
Tie
Waluton
H. Harden
Burlington
New
Army
Atynol Vcorpa School
Little Allvor
Long Branch
J. Harden
France
Cantigny
Soisdons
Dalons
Rtoll
Kore
Theodore Roosevelt
Marden
Roosevelt
Tim
Tlarden
Stamma
Alaska
Mexican
Firat
Har Fen
Firat Division
Toul
Hanlon
Twenty-eighth
Harden
Sixteenth
Solesons
Sixteenth Infantry
Hell
Honolulu
Hoe
George BE. Kumpe
Washington
Western Department
San Francisco
Cavalry of comradeship in war mules and mascots remembered
Scrap Book recalls war animals and mascots tied to US forces in World War I. A noted Army mule from the Twenty seventh division is saluted for loyalty after surviving frontline service and a casualty. Loyal dogs, pigeons, a monkey and other animals linked to units such as the Hundred and Seventeenth artillery appear in anecdotes from St. Mihiel to France.
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Dombantmuld
United States
J. W. Rixey Smith
Minny
Halson
Sventyaeventh
Mombherk Af
France
St. Piecre Des Corps
Mira Denny Hohenzollern
Wuction
Wonder of Plant Kingdom and the Mandrake Tale
The article surveys wonders of the plant world noting creepers that cling to walls and a mysterious mandrake. It describes the mandrake root as human shaped with a screeching cry when unearthed and recalls myths of madness, death, and fertility rites connected to mandrake lore and biblical references.
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Sli Nlunta
Italy
Roctery Indies
Genesia
Reuben
Leah
Rachel
Corn Record Breaks Yield Believed Greatest in Pennsylvania
A farm in East Donegal township produced what is believed to be the largest Revenge corn yield in Pennsylvania. Samuel Tearler’s plot of 27 acres yielded about 11.5 bushels per acre, with 5 bushels noted as a notable measure on the field.
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Pennsylvania
Samuel
Tearler
Donegal Township
Wyoming Oil Royalties Hear Big Tax Free Promise
Wyoming earns more than four million dollars annually in oil royalties and projections show strong growth. Officials say the revenue could cover state expenses and allow tax elimination within three years, signaling a dramatic shift in fiscal policy.
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Wyoming
Quizzing a Rich Girl on Love and Money Motives
A Poser presents a dialogue in which a character questions why a rich girl cannot be as lovable as a poor one and asks to be told why she pursues money. The exchange themes include envy social status and romantic expectations from a dated literary voice.
Woman as a chattel sparks divorce court debate
In a London divorce court case Justice McCardie hears arguments on whether a wife can be treated as a chattel and whether such classification affects damages sought by a husband against his wife’s co respondent. The dialogue probes the legal status of a wife and the possibility of a wife bringing action against her husband, alongside incidental notes on the St Johns School muscular movement writing program and student achievements.
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London
Justee McCardie
Damagen
Witman
Uwige
Xone
Lew McCardie
Counse
Eyntatulus
St. John's
A. N. Palmer
Elna
A. N. Palmer Company
Mary Roehike
Olga Sieh
Gertrude Windrey
Glenvos Sehuetz
Amanda Hodengonter
Dorothy Almmerman
Hareld ¢Iresenn
Japan Holds On To Cotton Export Ban Amid Price Rise
The Japanese government plans to prohibit export of cotton yarns and cotton goods to curb price increases. Shortages drive Vin cotton up sharply while speculative yarn trading compounds the rise. A duty exemption for imported cotton yarns is ordered, with Osaka spinners ordering yarns from the United States and China to expand capacity.
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Tokyo
Osaka
United States
China
United
Rum Hidden in Cornerstone Tradition at Montgomery Church
Montgomery village historian William Sivnin, former schoolmaster, claims a quart of liquor was entombed in the cornerstone of the Universalist church built in 1837. He recalls liquor was once as respectable as water and priced at three cents a drink, a habit among preachers and townsfolk.
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Cincinnati
Inn
Universalist
Montgomery
Ohio
William Sivnin
Swalm
Rattlesnakes Threaten Gulf Coast Stock in Texas
Two men report large numbers of rattlesnakes swimming near Holf Moon lighthouse seven miles offshore in Portamouth Texas. rattlers on the lighthouse platform were killed by keepers. Tenants on Rancho Grande land say a rattlesnake pestilence endangers local stock yet some fat cattle survive bites, though venom may harm others.
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Portamouth
Gulf of Mexico
Holf Moon
Rancho Grande
Itva
Buck Had Revenge in Tomah Wis Buck Attack
Timothy Donovan an attorney in Tomah Wisconsin saved Ed Page of Minocqua from a fatal buck attack. Page had shot a large buck and laid down his rifle. The deer charged, throwing Page into the air, but Donovan, a returning soldier, shot the buck and aided Page to safety.
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Buck
Tomah
Wis
Timothy Donovan
Page
Minogua
Donovan
Accidente Kill More Than War in 1919 Casualties
The United States saw a higher wartime casualty toll from accidents in 1919 than from nineteen months of war. About 90,000 people, including men women and children, were killed and over 250,000 seriously injured, per Sidney J. Wi Mars secretary of the National Gaiety Council.
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United States
Sidney J. Wi Mars
National Gaiety Council
Announcement on re election candidacy at Mount of Bawention
A garbled artful notice describes a local political bid for re election at a community school board. Names and addresses are partially obscured but indicate a one year service and taxpayers interest. A second fragment asks a question about a baby and an elephant related joke, with stray dialogue and weather remark.
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Tux Tigers
Travii ‘ Ventiie
Ate Notuelng
Miller
Tone
Monroe Street
Forest Park
Thanksgiving Circle of the King Observance Notice
Thanksgiving circle of the King details a Thursday April 6 gathering at 2 pm. Visitors are welcome with roles listed as Mee, Gleave, and Necrey in the Min. Murray Township context.
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Wmogeer Drestyieriin Ehuretl
Murray Tieeling
Alwnaya Welding
Dictionary Derivation Leads to Curious Wordplay
A reader describes a playful dialogue about dictionary use and odd cookery phrases. Amad boss questions guidance, with examples including ice water, an egg dish, and moon eggs. The fragment evokes quirky, invented definitions and childlike curiosity.
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