No Atrocities in Belgium Says Newspaper Correspondent
Veteran correspondent Jacques Obels reports from Antwerp and on the Belgian front, noting difficulty in verifying atrocity claims and describing German occupation, frontier patrols, and efforts to aid civilians. He recounts travel to Holland, interactions with Dutch and German guards, and impressions of civilian hardships and limited looting evidence.
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Belgium
Jacques Obels
Mary Pally News
Antwerp
Teutonic
Europe
London
Holland
Rondulde
Germany
Helgium
Malines
Thity News
Monte
Plii
Girl Spies Die as Bravely as Do Men in War News
In the North of France reports say spies are shot daily and women near the front share the danger. A veteran handler notes many are young women conscripted for country service, sometimes posing as refined during perilous missions.
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France
Thie
Pasaporta
Fragmentary notice from a derailed text page
garbled lines describe a scene with a couple and a crowd the wording hints at a social gathering or arrival but the text is largely unintelligible and lacks coherent facts or identifiable names or places making a precise summary impossible
First Trooper in Ostend Decorated with Uetrom
A German soldier known as the bravest cavalryman, who crossed into Ostend during early raids, reached the heart of the city. He was honored for nearly entering Rogg land and being among the elite in the kalaar’s forces.
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Roggland
Ghlan
Kalaar
Ublang
Ostend
Maxims for German Soldiers from a Chicago News correspondent
The piece cites Harry Hansen as Chicago News correspondent and lists maxims for German soldiers. It stresses obedience, discipline, and feeding as essential to strength, claiming courage and resourcefulness outweigh sheer numbers and criticizing presumption and pride as enemy traits.
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Harry Hansen
Chicago News
Mrs Thomson Praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Philadelphia woman recalls six year Change of Life ordeal and relief from Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She says the remedy let her return to normal duties and recommends the product to others. The letter invites others to seek confidential advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Philadelphia
Lydia EK
Lydia I. Pinkham
Mia. Thomson
W. Russell St
Lydia E. Pincham
Measles Mistaken for Cold Delays Doctor Visit
Dr Briggs visits a farmer's sick child and discovers the child has measles not a cold. The mother admits she did not know how to spell measles, delaying care. The exchange reveals the miscommunication between parent and doctor and highlights ignorance of the illness.
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Briggs
National Monthly
Not Particular Prisoner Quips About His Occupation
A prisoner in an Irish police court answered a lawyer’s question about his work by listing several trades he followed. When asked if he picked pockets he replied he did not but rather liked them as they come. The exchange ends with a wry note on fate and a quip about deriding misery.
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Teletan
Crue
Loneain
Elenwheare
Antwerp
Nheletan
Vive
Helchum
Bertin
Cirla
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