Chemung Captain Recalls Sinking with Flag Flying
Captain John L. Duffy describes the torpedoing of the Chemung off the Spanish coast by an Austrian submarine. He and 34 crew members escaped in small boats with the flag still flying, the sub towed them for two hours before Salvadore Giner cut the tow and the submarine vanished.
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New York
John L. Duffy
Rochambeau
Chemung
Mediterranean
Spain
Archangel
West One Hundred and Sixty-third Street
Duffy
Jacobsen
Mner
Salvadore Giner
Widow Offers Land to Young Couple for Near-City Living
80 year old Paterson widow Drs. Wel Westervelt vows to donate a building site with a bungalow on land she builds near the city. She seeks a young couple to live there and favors religious work among youth.
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Paterson
N. T
EL Westervelt
Mia Waestervelt
Church Street
Ahabo
cVurch
Crete
Fifty Years Ago in Fashions Aprons and Caps Reign
The Christian Science Monitor recalls mid 19th century style with aprons and breakfast caps as symbols of a matron’s wardrobe. Godey’s Lady’s Book features black silk satin lace trimmed designs with ruffles and pockets while Queen Charlotte era influences resurface in ornate lace and costly fabrics.
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Godey
Charlotte
Beau Brummel
Bath
Christian Sefence
Turner and His Carthage Painting and Autobiography Snippets
Narrative recounts Turner's pride in The Building of Carthage with price shifts from 500 to 600 to 700 guineas and his plan to keep it as a winding sheet. It notes Sir Robert Peel and Turner's eventual decision to leave the work unsold and donate it to the nation. The autography fragment reflects a pupil's reminiscence of auto travel and early ambitions.
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Turner
Carthage
Robert Peel
Tom
Sir Robert
Mr. Turner
Musical Feat Attributed To Fastest Composer Trotere
A fragment notes Trotere as a remarkable composer who allegedly wrote the score of an Old Madrid piece and posted it within eight minutes. The passage emphasizes dexterity and rapid labor of composition.
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Trotere
Madrid
Cuckoo Seen as God by Romans Then Eaten as Delicacy
The middle arc belief portrayed the cuckoo as a god in bird form, a sacred figure not to kill. Romans, less superstitious, captured the bird, killed it, and ate it, claiming no bird could match its sweetness of flesh.
The Next Thing Sunset Run Commanding Officer Report
The excerpt shows a dialogue about a nightly report obligation and a failure scenario. It references a commanding officer and a report obligation, set within a Louisville Courier Journal context. This item highlights the duty to report every night and the consequence if a report is not made.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
He Was Scared, Wisweg I Can Tell A Married Man
Fragmentary quotation notes fear and social perception of marriage from a Philadelphia Record item.
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Wisweg
Paladelphia
Fragmentary Quote From Detroit Free Press Sparks Confusion
A garbled line from the Detroit Free Press appears in OCR form saying Mosey calks lin sorr and you’ll have to comnt me out of the delat. The text is unclear and lacks complete context or attribution.
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Lin
Delat
Detroit
Preéa
Daily Globedemocrat
Sunday Globe-Democrat
Mount Vernon History Recovered By Historic Study
A study of court and vestry records reveals Mount Vernon’s central mansion was built by General Washington’s father Major Lawrence Washington in 1742-3 and expanded by George Washington in 1785. The article notes roof shingles dating to 1743 and 1785, and explains efforts by the Mount Vernon Ladies’ Association led by Miss Ann Pamela Cunningham to restore original items and furnishings as inventories are found.
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George Washington
Lawrence Washington
Mount Vernon
Lawrence
Miss Fairfax
Colonel Fairfax of
Belvoir
Lord Vernon
Sarah
General Washington
Grant
Wheil
John Augustine Washington
Ladies’ Mount Vernon Association
Callahan
Virginia
General Waington
Mount Verne
Washington
Edward Vernon
South America
George
Mount Verpea
Ladies’ Association
Ann Pamela Cunningham
Indiana Goes Dry Senate Passes Prohibition Law
The Indiana state senate approved the prohibition act 38 to 16 and it takes effect April 2 1918. Officials expect the visible liquor supply in Terre Haute to exhaust soon and residents near the eastern Illinois border welcome the news. The piece contrasts national anthems to hint at rising confusion rather than a policy detail.
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Indiana State Senate
Terre Haute
Illinois
Witnesses in Marshall Endorse Dean's Kidney Pills
Thomas Riley of Marshall recounts a relief from back pain and kidney symptoms after using Noan's Kidney Pills, stating two to three boxes cured his condition and he has continued using the Dean Kidney Pills with consistent results. The ad urges readers to ask for Dean's Kidney Pills, the same brand Riley used.
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Marshall Herald
Mr Riley
Thomas Riley J. Baker
Nrth Third St
Marshall
Noan
Dean
Mr. Riley
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
Foley’s Honey and Tar Line Promises Quick Relief
Chas writes from Texas praising Foley’s Honey and Tar for easing coughs and colds in children and adults. He notes it calms croup, tickling throat, and hacking coughs, helping everyone sleep better during feverish nights.
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Foley
Texas
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Bashions
Teddy
Indianapolis News
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Columbia
Walier
Enterprise
M.k
Ifs
Niinoie
St Louie
St. Louis
Globe-Democrat
the Globe Printing CO
St. Louis, Mo
Keifer’s
the City Drug Store
North Side Square
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