Audubon on the Great Wild Pigeons of Kentucky
The article recounts Audubon in Henderson Kentucky in 1813 detailing the vast flocks of wild pigeons. It describes their flight patterns roosting behavior and the immense numbers that could devastate fields and forests and attract large gatherings of people and farmers preparing for pigeon meat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Audubon
Henderson
Green River
Kentucky
Russellville
Indiana
Jefferson
Night of Destruction Among Pigeons and Predators
A night of havoc describes a sudden catastrophe scattering pigeons and drawing wolves, foxes, lynx, bears and birds of prey to feed. The narrator notes gunfire, devastation, and the mass movement of wildlife as dawn reveals the extent of the night’s ruin.
I’d Like to Be a Soldier Poem Fragment
A reader’s verse expresses desire to be a soldier or sailor but cites exemption through a mole on the hand goose flesh cold feet and farming duties as reasons to avoid military service in a light humorous tone. The speaker alternates between longing for combat and avoiding conscription.
Mirrored resolve urged by wartime commander speech
Col. Sir Walter Roper Lawrence cautions critics not to expect miracles as the U S and Allied forces mobilize. He cites massive wartime logistics including explosives, manpower, horses, fuel, and food, arguing unity of English speaking nations and France is essential to curb the Prussian spirit and secure world safety.
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United States
Sir Walter Roper Lawrence
Douglas
Haig
France
Sir Walter
England
Ragland
Germany
Train fire and vandalism disrupts Robinson group journey
Last week a group from Robinson traveled northward and on Friday a newbound formed between Chicago and Kankakee. Trains were stalled as heat shut off and several on the trains suffered minor injuries. A disturbance erupted Saturday night when people attacked the train crew after keys were used to access a fuel area.
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Robinson
Chicago
Kankakee
Arm chair knitters tie war aid in Peoria family
A Peoria clan led by E N Armstrong knits for the Sammies,three generations plus kin, with wristlets and mufflers made by Armstrong and relatives in Denver Bloomington and Peoria. Dr Clara MacNaughton discusses war marriages as France views them.
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Peoria
E. N Armstrong
Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad
Sammies
Mr. Armstrong
W. A. Boettger
Denver
Colo
L. EB. Sale
Bloomington
Muriel Sale
Red Grass
Wilson Circle
Ladies of the
Grand Army
War isolates Falkland Islands disrupting trade and travel
Port Stanley reports complete commercial isolation since March 10 with no ships calling and mail routed via Punta Arenas. Passage to Buenos Aires or Montevideo requires Pacific routes via Valparaiso and the Andes. Government buys all wool at a 55 percent premium, some wool selling high, while rats plague the islands with a penny bounty per head for kills.
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Port Stanley
Falkland Islands
South Atlantic
South Pacific
Falklands
England
Buenos Aires
Montevideo
Punta Arenas
Valparaiso
Andes
Island
Enlist or Go Home In Paris Ambulance Unit Case
The Paris Herald says over 200 young Americans in ambulance driver uniforms were rounded up by U S authorities in Paris. Passports seized, they were ordered to report to headquarters and most showed up, leaving five unseen. The five face potential harsh measures if found.
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Paris
France
Paris Herald
America
The
Herald
One Legged Man Seeks Service At Fort McPherson
Fort McPherson Georgia reports C B Wink a thirty six year old man with one leg petitioning Major G W Heidt to enlist as a freman due to his box making toll and poor health. He claims he can still operate a boiler and asked for release as a fireman. Matter has been taken up with Washington.
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Fort McPherson
Wink
G. W. Heidt
Washington
Cures Shattered Nerves With Electric Treatment
German army doctors report a nerve cure method using a gentle electric current at the Roderbirken nerve hospital. Dr Knat Bayer says a full recovery can occur in days to weeks, with relapses possible from stress, but easily treated.
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Knat Bayer
Roderbirken
Old Civil War claim paid heirs in Arkansas
Mrs Z M Morton and other heirs of Thomas L Hicks of Mountain Home Ark received a treasury warrant for 861 58 long after the Civil War for money due Hicks who had mail contracts and served in the Home Guards. The claim was filed decades ago and paid after Congressman Tilman secured a special bill.
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Z. M. Morton
John Hicks
Gertrude
Annie Simpson
Thomas L Hicks
Mountain Home
Ark
Treasury
Mr. Hicks
Middleburg
Bolivar
Z. M Horton
J. N. Tilman
Congress
Spies in National Army Suspected Numbers Reach Thousands
Major General McCain reports he holds lists naming between 1,600 and 3,200 National Army men suspected of German links or disloyalty. Commanders and Intelligence Bureau heads compiled reports on each man. Many suspects are said to be of German birth and internment is reportedly recommended for some.
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McCain
United States Army
National Army
Intellience Bureau
Saving of Wool and Cotton During War Time
An editorial urges conserving textiles amid wool shortages and fabric scarcities. It advises mending clothes rather than discarding them, or hiring others to mend, to save wool and cotton and support charitable work if needed.
Useful Little Wrist Purse Demonstrated For Sewing
A compact wrist purse pattern is illustrated and described. It uses silk with a sateen lining, two shapes cut from diagram A sewn wrong sides, and turned right side out. The opening is bound with narrow ribbon and fitted with a brigue steel key ring for access.
Silk purse with loops for carrying and securing
A fashion note describes a small silk purse with a loop sewn on the right side to prevent loss when empty and a larger loop for carrying. The bottom features a tiny silk tassel. Colors may match the costume or suit everyday use in dark tones.
Jacob Jones Survivo Lieut. Bagley Returns After U-Boat Sinking
Lieut Commander David Worth Bagley of the destroyer Jacob Jones arrived in the country with several survivors after the ship was torpedoed thirty miles from land. He described the long 23 mile row to shore in heavy seas aided by a passing patrol boat, and noted two firemen rescued from the engine room in only trousers.
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David Worth Bagley
United States
Jacob Jones
Atlantic
Jones
Bagley
Scott
Fritz
Scilly Islands
C. T. Hutchins
Clean Fine Sage. fed cape ae nit ae out of paper
Unable to determine a clear news item from the supplied fragment. Summary focuses on a brief note about cleaning or covering a sage colored cape, but lacks coherent event, names, or locations.
You can't kill an old proverb by proving it is iuldse
The sentence plays with proverb ideas, but the text provides no clear event, people, or organization to anchor a news style summary. It reads as a quirky remark rather than a reportable item. No verifiable facts, dates, or locations are present.
Texas Werster Ramaneelti Tale Surfaces in Archive
A fragmentary local notice from Texas hints at a name Ramaneelti tied to an ACM event and related entities Ot ants appear in unreadable OCR text. Further readable details suggest a historic connection between individuals and a regional technical association.
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Permer
Ulinda
Clara MacNaughton
National League of American Penwomen
Sailore
Texas Werster
Ramaneelti
Acm
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