Africans in French War Fronts Seek Glory Beyond Britons
A Chicago Daily News correspondent profiles two main French African troops, the Turcos and Senegalese tirailleurs, detailing their roles, customs, and perceived contrasts with European allies amid World War I fighting in Champagne and near Reims.
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Paul Scott Mowrer
Chicago Daily News
Epernay
France
Channel
Moore
Mediterranean
Africa
Tommy Atkins
Champagne
David
Goliath of
Gath
Joshua
Jericho
Blood is washed from veins and returned after purification
Drs Urevitch and Rosenberg report experiments in which half the blood is removed, anticoagulated with citrate, washed in salt solution, and red cells returned. White cells need not be returned. The work, paired with organ transplantation and tissue culture, signals a new chapter in experimental medicine.
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New York Medical Journal
The Hydraulic Ram and the Bridge Noise
A Delaware country girl near Gaston visits Muncie with her escort to view a new bridge project. She hears a grinding noise she cannot locate and is told it comes from the hydraulic ram. The line ends with a humorous question about the ram’s whereabouts.
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Gaston
Muncie
Jim
Indianapolis News
German Colonel Laughs at French Town Burgomaster Jest
The London Standard publishes a Paria tale from a small town northeast of Paris where Germans were driven out by the English. General French stayed in a council member's house who almost became mayor, but later became a local burgomaster in occupation.
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Allah
Mohammed
Timbuctoo
Ivory Coast
Sahara
Reims
Prass
London
Standard
Paria
Paris
Alsace
I Know a Boy Who Will Get a Whipping Soon
A fragment recounts a three year old named Harvey who knows when he is misbehaving and anticipates punishment, while his mother notes his sly humor as he paints a chiffonier. The piece cites an Indianapolis News item about a child’s discipline. It also includes quips about eugenics and intelligence from the Detroit Free Press.
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Fez
Morocco
Harvey
Wrais
Blakre
Indianapolis News
Cure of Eczema in Baby with Cuticura Soap and Ointment
A Caldwell Ohio mother describes a two month old baby with severe body face and head eczema. After trying other medicine the family used Cuticura Soap and Ointment from a sample and the condition improved quickly and fully. They note global availability and offer free samples with a 32 page Skin Book from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
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Caldwell
Ohis
E. Smith
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Philadelphia Rat Patrol Keeps City Clean Amid War
Hundreds of Philadelphia longshoremen out of work due to wartime shipping declines are paid five cents per live rat and a smaller amount for dead ones while scavenging the riverfront. A city receiving station supports rodent extermination to guard against bubonic plague entering by sea.
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Philadelphia
Europe
New Orleans
Trans cript eyeing a lot of questions and answers
A cryptic note discusses eye design or gaze and a gentleman's response. The fragment hints at a dialogue or caption from a serialized piece, with an archaic phrasing and a possible reference to a character name or title.
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