Ex perience Supports Report of Aviator 100 Shots in Five Minutes
Paris correspondents diary notes from the front describe a five minute artillery and aerial bombardment near Reims with more than a hundred shells, a French aviator returning unharmed, and a wire signaling method used by observers aboard planes. The entries mix battlefield detail with small wartime anecdotes and promotions within the French forces.
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Aviator
Paris
New York Sun
The
Foreign Legion
Joseph Collett
Reims
Hartmannsweiler Kopf
Wbouligny
Dare Devil John Reynolds Performs Narrow Roof Balance Act
Dare Devil John Reynolds ascended a five story New York building roof and balanced on a two foot cornice to thrill thousands below. He stacked three kitchen tables with insecure legs and used chairs to perform precarious stunts while juggling. Spectators feared suicide, yet Reynolds descended unharmed and untouched.
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Dare Devil
Johnny Reynolds
New York City
General Maunoury Receives St Michael and St George
Paris honors General Maunoury for his leadership at Verdun and in the Marne defense. The veteran, sixty seven, rose from retirement to command the army that protected Paris, inspiring troops with his quiet vigor and daily front-line visits. A bullet wounded him at a front peephole during a later push at the Ourcq.
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Paris
Maunoury
The
Marne
George
Loir Et Cher
Verdun
Ouregg
Aisne
Loir
Et Cher
France
Legless Boy Wins Pony In Farm Journal Contest
Glenwood City Wisconsin reports Little Louie von Ruden, a ten year old born without lower limbs, has won a pony for securing the most votes in a farm journal subscription contest. He moves with a roller skate strapped to a stump and attends school with notable cheer and health.
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Glenwood City
Wis
Louie von Ruden
Farm Journal
Russian Women in the War Rally for Defense
A Warsaw dispatch notes the war growing like Alexander I’s Napoleonic campaign with civilians including women and children taking up sentry and outpost duties. They capture German prisoners who are tied down for safety, as Grodno district volunteers provide valiantly in defense.
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London
Warsaw
Alexander I
Napoleon
Grodno
137-Pound Catfish Caught In Ohio River Near Lawrenceburg
Samuel H. Bowman and Richard D. Grimsley hauled a 137 pound catfish from a net near the mouth of the Great Miami river in the Ohio. The giant endangered them as Grimsley fired to subdue it and land the fish while Bowman was knocked into deep water but swam back to the boat.
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Craonelle
Blanc Sablon Wood
Lawrenceburg
Ind
Samuel HH. Bowman
Richard D. Grimsley
Ohio River
Great Miami River
Grimsley
Bowman
Woman Tug Master Named on Seattle Hero
Mrs. Nellie L. Spearman has earned a pilot's license for Puget Sound British Columbia and Alaska and has been appointed master of the steam tug Hero, her husband serves as mate.
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Seattle
Nellie L. Spearman
Puget Sound
British Columbia
Alaska
Hero
Must Shed Whiskers As Steel Firms Enforce Clean Cups
Sharon, Pa. steel plants order workers to shave to prevent microbes from whiskers contaminating drinking cups. Company officials cite health rules and aim to reduce contamination risk.
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Sharon
Cinderella Clara Carrick Tells a Florist's Rise to Success
Clara Carrick, once unpaid helper in her uncle’s New England florist, teaches herself lessons, overcomes poverty, and turns a counter job into a thriving floral business after buying a pink satin gown for a college dance. She learns by serving customers, handling accounts, and selecting flowers, earning wide local recognition.
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McClure
Clara Carrick
Ella
Clara
Carrick
New England
Moth
Clara Carrick Makes Her Own Way as Florist
A story of Clara Carrick leaving her uncle and starting a florist shop in a growing town. She leverages her business training, hard work, and frugal living to seize a promising location. Her bold move follows a quarrel, and she uses anger as fuel to pursue independence and success.
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Clara
Mr. Carrick
Clara Carrick
Carrick
Carricks
Proper Care of Brood Sows for Strong Pig Crops
The article urges separating brood sows from fattening hogs and giving them space to exercise. It recommends a bulky diet with corn, alfalfa hay, mill feeds, and oil meal, plus closer care as farrowing approaches to improve pig crop outcomes.
Rogue Elephants Rampage Across Assam With Rewards
The Calcutta Mail reports rogue elephants active in Assam. A big tusker in Bandura Kampur killed a boy and injured a man, another man was killed in Guimari, and a gunda elephant damaged crops in North Lakhimpur and Sibsagar. Rewards: Rs 100 for tuskers and Rs 50 for gunda elephants.
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Assam
Bandura
Kampur
Guimari
Lakhimpur
Gunda
Sibsagar
Ghiladhari
Doyang
Nowgong
Situpur
Calcutta Mail
Estates Open Their Gates to Filmmakers Across the Nation
Wealthy homeowners invite film crews to use their stately houses and grounds, valuing the mood and atmosphere provided by manicured lawns, private lakes, swans, and marble terraces. Producers seek these settings for authentic, camera friendly exteriors.
Greenwich Pronunciation Fix Reaches Public Consensus
The article notes the British public now commonly pronounces Greenwich as Gren-ich, asserting the pronunciation has been fixed by popular custom.
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Greenwich
Sheep and Soil Fertility and Flock Management
The piece argues aging soils require better sheep, praising early maturity and purebred rams. It stresses medium sized sheep can be strong, urges vigorous ewes at mating, and notes sheep as farm cleaners and weed killers. Proper management boosts profits from the flock.
Breeding Crate for Swine Described in Historic Text
A historical excerpt outlines a stout crate built from two by four lumber. It explains a front closed, rear open design with paw rails for the boar to rest weight off the sow. Typical crate measures five and a half to six feet long by two feet four inches wide and three feet high with cross cleats for grip.
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America
Coburn
Pigs Treated for Rheumatism With Care and Remedies
For rheumatic pigs, move to dry, clean quarters away from straw piles and manure. Provide good lighting and ventilation. Feed salicylate of soda 20 to 30 grains or drench three times daily. quinine and bitter tonics may help. Apply blistering ointments and liniments to inflamed joints.
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SKODA
Carpathians
King George
Indiana
Osborn Marshall
Miss Carrick
Dr. Johnson
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