Five Generations Serve in United States Wars
G I O U X City PTG no 50 1917 notes five generations of Bennett family have served in U S wars. Bennett the young recruit in Los Angeles completes the chain. Civil War veterans include Bennett Brook over Daniel Bennett Asa Bennett and two great great grandfathers Harris and Bennett from 1812 to the Revolution. Harry Brookover also served in the Spanish-American War.
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Los Angeles
Bennett
Brookover
Daniel Bennett
Asa Bennett
Harris
Young Bennett
Harry Brookover
Boschee's German Syrup Ad Claims Broad Cough Relief
An old advertisement touts Boschee's German Syrup as effective for coughs bronchitis colds and throat and lung troubles across the United States It promises restful nights and restored health and is sold in 60 and 100 cent bottles.
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Boschee
United
Girlie Bell Ringers Keep Longstock Bells Afloat
In Longstock Ireland a group of three or four girls ring the village bells during wartime as young men join the army. The regular chiming, weekday and Sunday, boosts local morale and serves as a valued home effort amid many odd jobs left to women at home.
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Longstock
Ireland
Spared to Art Exemption Sparks Military Play Plan
A conversation reveals a movie star claims exemption due to dependents and is granted relief. The group then plans a new war play featuring a small unit leading a bold charge in a dramatic military spectacle to be staged on the screen.
Youngest British Soldier Serves as Mascot Interpreter
A remarkable eleven year old lad serves at the front as the youngest British soldier and acts as an interpreter for Maglah and French. He has been made a sergeant and is regarded by comrades as a mascot in the A. O. C. unit.
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Felow
The Smart Retort Reflects on Pride and Refusal
A witty exchange about borrowing and lending exposes a blunt view of pride and request refusal. The speaker notes that military vigor makes fear of powder unlikely, while pride remains costly in social exchanges.
Causes for Thankfulness Amid War Medical Advances
The text reviews wartime medical progress from antiseptics to tetanus anti-toxin, vaccines, and serum therapies, noting reduced gangrene and typhus risks, improved wound care, pneumonia treatment, and meningitis progress. It also mentions venereal disease attention and a political profile of Herr von Valentini, with biographical notes on his career.
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Lockaw
Germany Seized War Munitions Stocks In United States
During the war era before U S entry Germany and Austria bought war materials in the United States to block Entente access. They cached cotton copper and steel assets valued well over 160000.05 and now the U S government plans to confiscate these alien goods, turning their own plan against them.
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Germany
United States
Central Empire
American Republic
Austria
Who Is Von Valentini The Kaiser's Confidential Man
The New York Times discusses Rudolf von Valentini, briefly cited as the Kaiser's confidential man at the peak of German political maneuvering. The piece explores his unclear role and repeated mentions as a possible catalyst in the fall of a chancellor, noting his rare official appearances and status as the Kaiser's personal representative in government matters.
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von Valentini
Cichstag
Michaelis
Herr von Valentini
Crussow
Hameln
Lucanus
New York Times
Rudolf von Valentini
Eines
Eee
Mae
Rudolph von Valentini
Sera
Mercury in Popular Astronomy Describes Its Harsh Day Night
Vincent Francis outlines Mercury as the Sun closest planet with a 3000 mile diameter and a 36 million mile orbit. It always shows the same face to the Sun, has no atmosphere, extreme day and night temperatures, and would be a world of perpetual heat and cold with no life possible.
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Mercury
Vincent Francis
Earth
Airman Moon Survival on Raft After Escape in German East Africa
Flight Commander Edwin Moon of South Hampton endured a perilous escape after his seaplane failed in the Rufigi Delta. He and Bridgman burned the craft, swam crocodile-infested waters, built a raft, and drifted at sea. Bridgman died. Moon survived and later recovered.
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London Chronicle
Royal Naval Air Service
Edwin Rowland Moon
South Hampton
Reed
German East Africa
Bridgmap
Moon
Bridgman
Gaving Teeth and Eyes From Answers London
The piece argues national decline predates war with a toothless, baldheaded, bespectacled populace. It cites vision loss from street lighting and strain, but notes health gains from gardening, exercise, and drill training. It laments diet and suggests potato shortages affect adults and children.
Matrimony is Natural Woes in Harper's Weekly
Fragmentary OCR discusses views on marriage as natural and the life of those who marry. It references emotional and intellectual aspects, noting that few individuals find pure peace within marriage and indicating broader concerns about societal norms.
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Harper's Weekly
Caupien
The Peculiar Warmth of Companionship in Family Ties
The passage reflects on family bonds and companionship beyond birth. It argues that as people age, living with parents or siblings becomes strained due to long familiarity, lack of frankness, and changing needs. The piece suggests affection shifts as independence grows, rendering traditional parent child roles tenuous.
Siberia's Resources Booming As Railways Open Vast Treasures
Hassett Digby reports Siberia's unexploited wealth rising with railways and capital. He notes 27,000,000 tons of iron ore near Kouznetsk, high grade coal deposits, asbestos, graphite, and potential for a great metal industry along the Trans-Siberian route. Local merchants fund prospectors, while Tigers and gold mining spur growth despite war.
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Siberia
Hassett Digby
Angeles Morning Tribune
Chivago Daily News
Stockholm
Sweden
Joe
Enow
Europe
Alaska
Canada
Kousnetsk
Donetz
Russia
Kemerov
Koltchougin
Kouznetsk
Uru
Minnisinsk
Tourougan
Pacific Coast
Osuril
Amur
Goast
Baikal
Jondike
Hare Akins
Russia Ls
Lincoln and War Echoes From a Turbulent Era
Fragmentary wartime note discusses ending the terrible conflict and belief that a divine plan will guide a postwar world. Mentions Dut Gol and a hoped for great good following the convulsion. Text is garbled with stray letters and incomplete thoughts.
Swordless soldiers and modern battlefield notes
The piece argues the sword is banished from the American army as useless and dangerous to officers. It highlights modern infantry tactics using watches and automatic pistols, with artillery coordinate timing. It includes Peruna testimonial letters and a Cupid statue note, plus a school anecdote about geography questions.
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America
Skin Improvement Ad for Cuticura Ointment and Soap
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment for daily facial care followed by Cuticura Soap. It instructs applying ointment then washing off after five minutes, continuing ten days to notice skin changes. Free samples offered by mail with a booklet from Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Titanic Memorial in Belfast Honors Ulster Heroes
A Titanic memorial is being erected in Belfast as a marble group on a granite pedestal. It will stand on the carriageway opposite City Hall facing the Royal Academy and will bear the names of Ulster heroes who perished with the ill fated vessel.
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Belfast
City Hall
Royal Academieal Institution
Ulster
Quarantine Not Observed in Brooklyn Report
Report notes quarantine ignored in Brooklyn and surrounding area with push to drop cord bones for mowles and stop whooping cough precautions amid debate on quarantine usefulness.
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Brooklyn
Weather Blues Prompt Laughs and Mild Irony
The speaker quips about bad weather and luck, framing a lighthearted urban mood. A casual aside highlights weather as a small daily preoccupation rather than a major event.
Red Cross Ball Blue Ad Promises White Clothes
An advertisement extols Red Cross Ball Blue asserting it makes clothes white without yellowing. The copy notes a conscientious borrower motif and briefly mentions Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for liver and bowel regulation. It also claims Persia has no distilleries or drinking places.
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Aire
Bob
Dr. Pierce
Persia
Fragmentary dialogue hints at alligator skin purse
Short OCR lines show a fragmentary exchange about a purse made of alligator skin and a snapping sound. The garbled text references a budding genius and possibly a misheard phrase. No clear persons, organizations, or events are identifiable.
Material Shortage Sparks Senatorial Jibe
Fragmentary remarks mock political promises as lawmakers discuss treaties and material supply. A speaker notes excess chatter but doubts actual delivery, referencing ongoing debates in government circles.
Paradoxical view on Jaggert inter theory
The remark suggests skepticism about Jaggert inter theory with the claim that it won’t work. No further context or evidence is provided to assess the validity or implications of the statement.
Gave Eve a Raw Deal in a Garden Card Quip
A playful exchange jokes that card games derive from ancient origins with a wink at Adam and Eve. The dialogue imagines Satan dealing cards in Eden and turning the Garden into a playful battlefield of luck and mischief.
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Eve
Garden of Eden
Untitled fragment on wartime exemptions and a friend
A fragmented wartime item notes a friend who avoided enlistment by claiming exemption. The text hints at a fallen or embedded man identified with German events and the era’s military draft context.
Some Exceptions Does like always produce Uke
The text shows dialogue about outcomes with uncertain results. One speaker asks if a habit always yields the same, while the other notes that EHieh food often leads to poor health, suggesting mixed effects and health concerns.
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