The Minister Seismic Confrontation in a Webb of Letters
Hilda confesses to the minister about Ellington and Tressingham, triggering Otto von Roon’s fury. He vows to flee as he and Hilda scramble to destroy papers and plan escape while Metz reports on police links to the case. The pair fear capture and prison walls.
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van Roon
von Roon
Hilda
Tressingham
Roon
Hartsdale
Ellington
Otto
Von
von Koon
Mets
Metz
Lon
Noted attendee stirs further protest at Ellington scene
A fragment states a man who is always present at the minister's outside scene has left Ellington's area amid a rising hue and cry. The scene ends with a warning to depart, and the story continues.
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Ellington
Motor Transport in War and the Rise of Tanks at Gaza
The article notes how motor vehicles and taxis aided Allied efforts in early battles, with Paris and Marne victories aided by swift transport. It highlights the Gaza victory where tanks and monitors broke enemy lines, likening modern iron chariots to biblical chariots of iron.
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Battlematte
Paris
Marne
Verdun
Gaza
Judah
Pub drink riddle echoes a wry English man
A conservation man visits a public house and asks which was added first whisky or water. The reply is whisky, prompting the quip that he may come to it later. A Chicago Herald cartoon shows a hen cackling as a neighbor jokes about laying a corner stone for a new workingmen's club nearby.
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England
Jenkins
Workingman’s Club
Chicago Herald
Say John Did You Feed the Furnace Light Lunch Quip
A brief Louisville Courier-Journal quip contrasts a light lunch for a furnace with a joking exchange. The exchange captures a domestic humor moment as two speakers discuss fueling the stove.
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Louisville Courier-Jour
Demand for Safety Razors Shows War-Time Expansion Plans
At a Boston convention the Gillette Safety Razor Co. announced plans to expand production to meet wartime demand. An $800000 Boston plant expansion will push daily output to 15000 razors and 1200000 blades, with 1918 projections of 1400000 razors and 96000000 blades.
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Gillette Safety Razor Co
Boston
Gillette
A. A. Bittnes
Gillette Safety Co
Canada
Cremabens T
Montreal
South Africa
Australia
Fiji Islands
Frank Fahey
Lay i
Boston Company
Mas W. Pelham
Y.M.C.A
Loverseas
France
Paris
Sach
W. FE. . Nickerson
Gillette Organization
Gillette razor boosts morale at the front lines
In a wartime report officers observers and writers affirm that daily shaving supplies exceed 22 miles of edge per day with each particle tested to split a hair. The Gillette razor is described as a boon to allied troops, delivering comfort to trenches and aiding morale and near term victory.
Minnesota Governor Seeks United States of the World 1918
Governor J A A Burns of Minnesota imagines a United States of the world by 1918 end. He calls for a peaceful postwar order with a supreme court to settle state disputes and an international court to resolve global disagreements.
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United States of World
United States
J.A.A. Burns
Minnesota
America
Supreme Court
Union
Bassano Dam Dimensions and Construction Details
The Bassano Dam spans over seven feet in total length with a base thickness of 450 feet at the highest point. About one million cubic yards of material were used in construction. The reinforced concrete spillway is 720 feet long between abutments and contains about forty thousand cubic yards of concrete and 2 500 000 pounds of reinforcing steel.
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Bassano Dam
Great
Wary Financier Faces Budget Woes and Bank Drama
Dialogue shows a couple debating a ruined summer trip and an overdrawn bank account. The man admits financial strain while the woman mocks his finances and suggests choosing a wealthier bank.
Unclear Quote from Punch Bowl Appears in Conversation
Fragmentary line asks about a persistent problem since earlier times. The remark quotes a Punch Bowl style remark and hints at ongoing difficulties without names or concrete context.
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J. & Fletcher
WAPD
Lenina
Safety Razor Company
John
Boston Transcript
Appleford’ S Saniwrarbers
Appletora
Appleford
Appleford Counter Check Book Co., Limited
Hamilton, Canada
Toronto
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