Disquiet at Penywern Estate as Stranger Seeks Help
The Penywern household confronts a visiting woman demanding help about a former servant Benjamin Rathbone who vanished after stealing twenty five pounds and an heirloom. Daphne fears scandal while Lady Acrise dismisses rumors and hints at hidden truths, as the butler reports a visitor and Penywern weighs blackmail risks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daphne
Acrise
Rosenkavalier
Vienna
Penywern
Sir Penywern
Sirenywern
Benjamin Rathbone
Servara
Penywera
Lyapline
Pen
Aviator Decorated After Surviving German Flight Capture
A young British aviator was decorated after escaping a German officer who forced him to pilot a flight over Allied lines. The officer, strapped in beside him, flew the aircraft and executed maneuvers before the prisoner-master took control and returned to British soil for praise and recognition. The report notes bold wartime ploys and a dramatic return to duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warre
Aermer
The Turk in War Time Character and Contrasts
The Manchester Guardian notes the Turk shows chivalry to British troops at Kut while his people commit massacres. It contrasts Knightly conduct toward enemies with the Armenians’ tragedy and cites Townshend in Constantinople. It decries double standards in war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kut
Mesopotamia
Nur-ed-Din-Pacha
Aylmer
Saladin
Coeur de Lion
Townshend
Constantinople
Sea
Marmora
Gallipoli
Red Crosse
Europe
Jekyll
Manchester Guardian
Harvest of Lies Reflects German Self Deception Since 1914
An editorial warns that German leaders misled the nation from the start of the war, citing blunders and false claims about Allied victories. It argues the public will soon face hard truths about the consequences of trusting incorrect statements from Kaiser and ministers and the price paid for those miscalculations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Front
New York UN
Belgians Drive German East Africa Conquest Forward
Belgian forces, allied with British troops, have advanced in German East Africa since May, seizing Lake Victoria Nyanza and Lake Tanganyika shores and driving German defenses east and north across four million natives under a new government. Final pushes rely on General Smuts and Portuguese forces with a destroyer and light cruiser fleet prepared to seal German defeat as Dutch and British forces approach the coast.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
East Africa
Great Lakes
Victoria Nyanza
Lake Tanganikui
Belgium
German East Africa
Smuts
A Cry for Discipline
A Washington Star excerpt features Farmer Corntessel lamenting his son Josh's absence and criticizing the hired man. He praises Josh as the only local who can outplay the hired man at checkers, underscoring family dynamics and farm life tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Josh
Corntessel
Washington Star
Altered Tone Reflected in Cologne Gazette War Outlook
The Cologne Gazette publishes an analytical page arguing war outcomes hinge on moral qualities and the mental makeup of leaders and soldiers rather than weapons or numbers. It emphasizes conditional thinking with many IF statements about victory and perseverance shaping Germany's future.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cologne
Germany
Margarine Gains Ground in Europe Amid Butter Shortage
With butter prices rising after the war, margarine has become common in Europe. Once beef-fat based, it now uses nut and seed oils, cottonseed, soya bean, and skim milk. physicians deem it wholesome. Canada bans artificial butter to protect dairymen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Canada
Two Ears of Corn and Grass as Civic Ideals
The Montreal Herald urges Americans to emulate Swift and oppose tyranny. It praises the idea that producing two ears of corn or two blades of grass on land once bare benefits mankind, contrasting it with the Kaiser’s war-driven ruin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean Swift
Attila
Arever
Europe
Montreal
Senator Sorghum Seeks Constituents First in Aid Plan
A Washington Star quote highlights Senator Sorghum asserting preference for giving constituents the first helping in national aid, reflecting a populist stance on distribution of aid and patriotic duty. The exchange frames a debate on priority in relief and government assistance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sorghum
Washington Star
Netting enemy submarines and the grim rescue details
An English doctor describes the deadly fate of submarines snagged in wire nets around the British Isles. Destroyers wait above trapped subs as death bubbles rise, with gruesome scenes of warfare and the harrowing experiences of sailors and rescue crews.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fraglehmen
Europe
Ftelle
British Isles
Malestrom
Skager Rac
Worcester
Deutschland And the Lusitania Critique of Press Glee Over Submarine Crew
Charles S. Bryan of Newburgh argues the Baltimore reception of the submarine and its crew shows a lack of national unity and spirit. He condemns celebrating a weapon tied to the Lusitania deaths and calls for American self-respect and accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles S. Bryan
Newburgh
N.Y
New York Sun
Baltimore
Lusitania
United States
Prize Day Recitation Sparks Friendly Teasing at School
At the annual prize day the head boy delivered his recitation with passion. A mother watching, Mrs Jones, muttered that her son would borrow anything, prompting a wry comment about his being his mother's son.
The Potato in History and Its Varied Uses
The article traces the potato from its dubious reputation in medieval times to its rise as a staple food. It covers its spread from the Americas to Europe, royal reception, and early opposition, then details its uses in food, drink, animal feed, and industry, noting varieties and ongoing evolution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Rateieh
Walter
America
Colorado
de Andes
Peru
Mexico
Britain
Sir Thomas Herriot
Raleigh
Ireland
Cork
Niagara Falls
Elizabeth
Decorations for the Wounded Honor War Efforts with Gold Braid
The article sets out wear for wounded personnel since the war began. Officers and men alike will display gold braid on the left sleeve to denote each wound occasion. Strips measure two inches and are arranged with precise placement relative to sleeve features.
Belgium’s Triumph in Charlotte Street Shows Occupation Shift
In Soho London, Charlotte Street reflects a change from German to Belgian presence during the war era. Cafes once bearing German signs are renamed after Belgian towns as Belgian soldiers on leave are seen drinking coffee, underscoring a shift in occupation sentiment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soho
London
Charlotte Street
Also Mentioned on This Page
Florence Warden
Wer Ee
Torgats
Comtewert
Daphes
Cass
Mrs. Groves
Stine
Manwave Ulnes
Joe
Wolseley
Sask
B.M.W
Jekyll-and-Hyde
Africa
The
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!