Belgrade Reawakens After Six Years Of War Damage
Reporter Mary Heaton describes Belgrade slowly returning to life after six years of war. Shops reopen, cloth and handkerchiefs reappear, and the Red Cross expands aid while prisoners, refugees, and soldiers populate the streets. The city bears scars yet shows resilience as streets, hotels, and plumbing are rebuilt amidst widespread dislocation.
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Mary Heaton
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Fife
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Belgrade
Italta
Danube
Auatria
Paris
Frante
Germany
Rogda Bre
Serhia
Pariata
Serbia
Serbian Commission
Red Crown
Vaniton
Ned Cross
Hed Crows
Red Cross
Forests in the East Face Rapid Exhaustion Say Officials
U S forest service officials warn North Carolina Tennessee and Kentucky face rapid forest depletion if logging continues without preservation or replanting. The three states, key lumber producers in the East, show dwindling timber according to 1890s and 1917 production figures, with waterways and power dependents tied to forest health.
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North Carolina
Tennexwe
Kentucky
Danial Boone
Woodman
S &x
Tennessee
Offdala
Forest Services
United States Department of Agriculture
Forestry Service
Tennesses
Mobile guns on coast plan for Washington defense
War Department studies coastal defense for Washington with mobile railway artillery to augment fixed fortifications. Heavy howitzers and rifles on carriages are available or being prepared from stock and from France. Open discussions involve railroad officials in Baltimore Richmond and Wilmington regarding permanent batteries along Chesapeake Bay.
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War Department
Catanas
Washington
War. Department
Chesapeake Bay
Roanoke
Coast de Tennes
France
Coast Artillery
Otilcluls
Mpeg
Baltimore
Richmond
Winnington
N. C
Washington Tw
Bothe
Atlantic and
Pacific
French Fill Trenches Grow Food as War Blooms
French and Belgian front lines feed land with grain and vegetable crops. Mrs William Draper of the International Red Cross reports civilians in tents or camber rigs have planted gardens to supply meals for this summer and next winter.
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Belgium
France
Agason
William Draper
Internationaal Red Crom
Why Locks Have Clocks And Fashion Etiquette
A digitized passage discusses historical fashion quirks the use of clocklike seams on gloves and the clock on socks, noting how early garments hid seams. It mentions the shopping accessory details including the flat triangular ends of handkerchiefs and a 1785 royal decree for square pocket kerchiefs in Versailles.
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London
Marie Antolostte
Versailles
Louia XVI
Through the Gates of the Maghreb excerpt in Elste B Weil tale
In a vivid travelogue style the piece describes Moorish city lanes and water carriers passing through gates into secluded courtyards. It evokes ornate arches, marble fountains, and lush gardens framed by white walls while hinting at legendary dramas and forbidden harems in a dreamlike Marocco setting from Aala Magazine.
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Marocco
Elste B. Weil
Cockfighting in Haiti Draws Crowds and Controversy
In Colliers, William Atmon Wolff criticizes Haitian cockfighting and society. He claims Haitians lack education and scorn the phenomenon, noting Sunday is the peak for cock parades and betting in Port au Prince’s two rings. The sport is not brutal as roosters aren’t spurred, and losers’ owners cry out before damage.
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Haiti
William Atmon Wolff
Colliers
Mr. Wolf
Port Au Princes
Human nature and its darker desires in literature
The excerpt asserts that human traits such as ambition jealousy envy revenge and despair are inherent and recognizable even in animals. It argues these qualities are lodged in us and surfaced by a perverse pleasure in others' suffering, noting even compassion coexists with this unsettling reaction.
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t.—Montalgne
Kid Silences Pet Cat After Leaving It Home Alone
Jane tells her mother she would not let the cat in before she returned. Ten minutes later the cat sneaks back in on its own and Jane admits she did not intend to let it in. The mother arrives to find the pet inside.
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Mack
Jane
Shéatore
Boy Scout Troop 1 Camp At Salt Creek
Boy Scouts from Troop 1 enjoyed a Sunday camping trip from Garfield School with support from Commissioner Hann. They swam at the creek, had lunches, set up tents, and returned to Forest Park tired but happy. The troop thanks Hann and local citizens for their generosity and interest. Meeting nights at Garfield School.
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Ives
Gomigiasiober
Herman H. Jisnn
Suddey
Garfield
Hatun
Apa
Fuller
Salt Creek
Forest Park
Hann
Botton
Arthur Jarr
Bcribh
Looking Ahead Charles Arrival Stom Brother Boy Play
The text describes mixed reaction to a newborn boy as a future playmate. One speaker expresses hesitation, while the other remarks that by the time the child is capable of play, they are grown and married.
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Charles
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