Unknown Hero Wins Citation for French Unknown Soldier
The unknown soldier of the Seventy-ninth French infantry earned the Croix de Guerre for life saving sacrifice. He died in the early war days and is buried on the heights of Saint Epvre. The citation remains unclaimed by his relatives at Paris. The account reflects common fate of many early French heroes who received recognition while others did not. On August 26, 1914, the Seven ty-ninth regiment reformed near Morhange from reserves rushed up to the front.
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Ministry of War
Paris
Saint Epvre
Fife
Seventy-ninth Regiment of Infantry
Morhange
Reslecres-Aux-Satines
Seventy Ninth
Seventy-ninth
Minstry of War
Unknown Soldier Earns Posthumous War Honor
Dr Kally Dunning Burringer leads a fundraising drive to establish hospitals for war torn allied nations. In France and Greece, women physicians will STAFF the new facilities aiding women and children. A brave unknown Allied soldier, amid heavy shelling near Saint Hypre, single handedly defended positions, firing calmly for five minutes before falling, his identity never confirmed, yet his valor recorded as an Unknown Soldier.
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Kally Dunning Burringer
France
Aar Service Committee
Medieal Women's National Association
Tinetor Barrington
We Must Draft the Exempted for an Agricultural Army
In a wartime editorial tone the piece urges awakening to a looming food shortage. It argues Americans sleep through crises and must draft nonmilitary youths and idle men into farming, placing a million workers at the farmer’s disposal to plant, cultivate, and harvest. It warns of future hunger if action is delayed.
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Old Mother Hubbard
Rip van Winkle
Nat
Long Island
Russia
Hindenburg
Iabor
Ume
George
Black Watch Sergeant Captures Seventeen Germans at Sanctuary Wood
Sergeant Francis T. Fraser of The Black Watch, severely damaged in battle, single handedly routed and captured seventeen German soldiers during the Sanctuary Wood fight. He held his ground after losing his rifle, used about thirty bombs, and forced the prisoners to surrender with hands up shouting Kamerad. The Duke of Devonshire presented him the Distinguished Conduct Medal and urged a higher honor.
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Sanctuary Wood
Chicago
Francis. T. Fraser
MacDonald
The
Black Watch
Fraser
D.C. M
Hell
Milsglen
Fiermans
Duke of Devonshire
War garden planned for Bartlesville jail personnel
The jailer, under sheriff, and deputy sheriff in Bartlesville Oklahoma organize a war garden. They will take turns tending the plot to provide peas onions and other vegetables for the prison table.
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Jalil
Bartlesville
Oklai
Bartlesville County
House Stands 300 Years in Dedham Fairbanks Home
Boston reports the Fairbanks house in Dedham Massachusetts built in 1636 as the United States oldest frame house still standing The oak timbers were shipped from England around 1685 and bricks arrived as ballast The Fairbanks family reunion drew members from across the country The old house is now a historic museum More mentions motor cycles bicycles gaining popularity in Siam
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Boston
Fairbanks
Dedham
Mass
United States
England
Jonathan Fairbanks
Sowerby
Yorkshire
Neckline Fashion Shifts In May Reveals New Silhouettes
A May fashion assessment notes a major shift in necklines. White collars vanish from many outfits as square and delta decolletes emerge, along with a new emphasis on Italian necklines and high collars on coats. The era of the V and hidden necklines recedes as daywear favors deeper cuts and practical collar solutions.
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Cate
Dresden
Dolly Varden
Janice Meredith
McClure
Fashion fads shift from bustle trims to peplums and buckles
The piece notes winter fashion trends moving away from bustle and draped back dresses to practical summer styles. It predicts double and triple peplums and hip effects as replacements, with narrow skirts and small harmonizing buckles echoing military fashion.
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Thia
Sumptuous Weaven among French imports praised
The article notes French fashion leaders favor lavish fabrics over cheap materials. It observes that some textures appear more sumptuous than in the recent past, though the writer cautions that the styles remain refined rather than ostentatious.
Hidden Elegance Behind the Bush El or Veil
A fragment reflects on fashion with cloth of gold attire for evening and day, noting repeated appearances yet allowing only peeks through fine fabrics to reveal the sumptuous weave. It hints at travel in chiffon or tulle while maintaining modest display.
Ginghams Favored Showed Off in Check Blouses and Accessories
Those who support the cause by knitting and wearing ginghams were shown the most attractive checked gingham blouses and matching or contrasting hats and bags. The accessories featured materials from satin and organdie to crepe, straw, and fiber.
Lingerie Yokes Aid Wear and Laundering
Instructions describe creating tatting lingerie yokes sewn onto a net foundation and then eaten to match the yoke shape. The technique purportedly extends wear time and simplifies laundering.
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Saint-Hypre
Luneville
America
Mark Swan
Ilo
Mother Hubbard
Siam
New York
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