Lifeboat to Liberty on the Run Through War Tides
A World War I escape tale chronicles Gynopein O'Brien of Momence Illinois marching from Mesie to Belgium after leaping from a prisoner train. He endures hunger, cold, rivers, forests, and constant pursuit through Luxembourg, Belgium, and into Belgium, aided by stubborn grit and fleeting alliances while recounting the brutal choice between capture and liberty.
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Hat O'Brien
Momence
Dole
Uberty
Yar
Mme Nehveno
Lsembourg
Soeney
Rand
Talo
Crete
Tabacco
Luxembourg
Belgium
Germany
O Brien Reaches Belgium Faces Starvation For Aid
In a bold trek into occupied Belgium, O’Brien travels to a local home seeking food while clutching an improvised weapon. He braces for capture and ready to take extreme measures to survive. The next installment promises further exploits.
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O’brien
Belgium
Wonders of Mandalay Temples Stir Burman Valley Glory
A Wide World Magazine piece extols the 450 Thuthol daw temples at Mandalay Upper Burma built by Aiushayonin after 1867. The marble slabs contain Buddhist chapters, each sheltered by canopied shrines. The scene is a forested valley view with a striking array of white sanctuaries.
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Far East
Siys A Serler
Wide Work Magazine
Lroy
Mandalay
Upper Burma
Prgoda
Aiushayonin
Wille
Primitive Ways In Arabia And Early Language Origins
Primitive life in Arabia is described with vows and superstitions, while ancient names persist in use as Yusuf Musa and Skandar. The article discusses a proposed Firth of Forth tunnel linked to coal mining, and surveys early languages with Sumerian Babylonian and Aramaic roots, ending with Hungarian origins as Finno Ugric kin.
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Abraham
Ike Joseph
Moses
Alexander
Yusuf
Musa
Aras
Firth of Forth
Sentland
Firth
Belshanzar
Aram
Canaan
Egypt
Haran Wam
Potato Harvest by Digger Sort in Field Workmanlike Method
United States Department of Agriculture describes early and late potato harvest timing and methods. Potatoes are typically dug with an elevator digger drawn by horses, then sorted and sacked in the field. Three pickers per sorter work rows, using belt or shaker graders to separate by size, with one digger and crew harvesting three to four acres daily.
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United States Department of Agriculture
War-time Food Work and Allies Honored in Agriculture Claim
Loyal plea to honor allies France Britain Italy and to support food security led by the United States Department of Agriculture. The report details farm club work reaching over 2.4 million children and adults, with producers valued at about 10 million dollars, plus guidance on cattle care, fruit thinning, weed control, and sanitation for wartime food production.
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Linx
Men Tebck
Bundia
Aouth
Lusembourg
Belgium
Germany
France
Britain
Italy
United States Department of Agriculture
State Agricultural College
Ann
Clarence Owsley
Department of Agriculture
Food Administration
Treasury Department
War Department
Navy Department
Department of Justice
Department of Iabor
Council of National Defense
Committee On Public Information
County Agents Increase Farm Guidance in Wartime South
Wartime program expands county agent work across the South with 308,723 farmers reached in 1917 through demonstrations in crop production livestock feeding and marketing. About 1.65 million farms allegedly touched directly or indirectly, covering 28,057,485 acres for crop demonstrations.
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United States Department of Agriculture
States’ Relations Service
Easy to Translate An Trishtuin in County Mayo
In Mayo a guest asks for a translation as rain pelts the inn. A brougham with its owner’s arms arrives. Pat translates a motto and notes faith endures while a London tale reveals a missing will. An old bureau hidden in an air raid yields papers that affect current property holders.
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Trishtuin
Antann
Mayo
Pat
London
Propping For Fruit Trees In Orchard Care
Growers seek economy by propping heavily loaded trees to support crops for future seasons. Proper supporting keeps weight from breaking branches, while avoiding costly, inefficient spraying outfits. Deep cultivation harms roots and can invite rodent and rabbit damage, with three inches cited as a risky depth.
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Lieutenant Pat O’brien
Pat Alva O'Brien
O'Brien
Courtral
Aerce
Adam
Sourtral
Setia
Tor
Will
Tring
Andes
Oberny
Sveiway
Aloe
Belglum
Steaseburg
Lowes
Anil
Tees
Asia
Trish
Ming
Holland
Hoggard
Zack
Belzitum
Heim
Ste Q Negro
Arabia
Finland
Hungary
Siberia
Horge
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