Photographers Rush to Capture British Troops Behind Front
Behind the front in France photographers thrive in small towns as British soldiers rush to have portraits taken. Soldiers polish kit and dress uniforms for mounted corps or infantry, while group photos with sections become cheaper keepsakes. Censorship weary of letters bearing the hero’s image and a flood of romance blooms as photographers churn out thousands for home audiences.
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France
Tommy
England
Atkins
Tom
Grimms Pioneers of German Language Study
On January 4, dates mark 178 and 1793 events. Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm defined early German philology and historical linguistics with Deutsche Grammatik and cultural study. The note recalls Polish partitions and Gen Tom Thumb birth in 1838, highlighting 19th century history.
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Jacob Ludwig Grheni
Hanne
Hesse-Cassel
Grimm
Iaid
Jacob Grimm
Wilhelm
Germany
Charles Stratton
Gen
Tom Thumb
Barnum
Feeling Better After Foley Kidney Pills Says Buckner
Louis Buckner of Somerset Virginia writes he felt run down with back pain and aches and after using Foley Kidney Pills he felt revitalized. He reports relief from backache rheumatic pains stiff joints sore muscles swollen ankles and sleep disturbing bladder problems, crediting the remedy to Mann Drug Co.
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Louis Buckner
Somerset
Foley
Mann Drug Co
Southern to Relieve Spencer Coal Shortage
Spencer residents and especially South ern railway workers welcome relief from a prolonged coal shortage. At Mayor W H Burton's request, Vice President B H Coapman directed General Manager Foreacre in Charlotte to secure necessary coal. Local dealers report scarce supplies. when a car arrives, it is shared among needy families.
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Spencer, Dan
Spencer
Southern Railway
W.H. Burton
B. H. Coapman
Washington
Foreacre
Charlotte
Dramatic June 4 1642 King William Attack on Parliament
In 1642 Charles I led armed men into Parliament trying to seize five members linked to the grand remonstrance. A warning allowed their escape, the king raged, fled Whitehall, and the civil war began, culminating in his execution seven years later.
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Commonwealth
England
M. P
Charles 1
Parliament House
Pym
Hollis
Strode
Haselrig
Hempden
Charles
Whitehall
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Kultur
Prussia
Russia
Poland
Austria
Citizens Red Pstate and Insurance Company
Bank of Commerce Building
C. B. Overman
High Point
N. C
Southern
Tanenhaus Bros
Liberal Credit
Fee F
I Pe Bloc A
the Sample Specialty Store
Gilmer Bros. Company
Cogats
Tion
Gilmer Bros
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