Over the Top and Across No Man's Land
A World War I frontline survivor recalls the bombardment and the charge. He describes trench conditions, the blinding flare of shells, the lift of the barrage, and stepping over the parapet into No Man's Land. He details hand to hand combat with a Prussian and being wounded before reaching a base hospital.
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Fritz
Bilmost
B& Man
Tommy
Politeat
Cthess
Jonah
Jong
Lalong
No’Man's Land
No Man’s Land
Jeff
No Man's Land
Une
American Troops Hold Line in Toul battle victory hailed
The report lauds American troops for an early war battle near Toul, noting raw recruits against a highly trained German army. It praises Allied cooperation with France, reports heavy German fire, and says the Americans, though inexperienced, held the line and achieved a victory upholding the flag and national triumph.
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America
Toul
Germany
German Atrocities War Book Told By An American Soldier
An American gunner recalls German war crimes and the brutal treatment of a nurse and a French officer in a hospital. He describes Belgian and French suffering, Red Cross violations, and the swift vengeance he and fellow soldiers took on the German.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gunner Depew
Gerard
Bocie
Red Cross
Public Sale Near Marshall Of Livestock And Farm Machinery
Waiter Machian conducts a public sale of livestock and farm implements and mill machinery. The event is advertised to take place on his farm about 12 miles east of Marshall on the Terre Jpiete and Darwin road in March.
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Waiter Machian
Marshall
Terre
Darwin Road
Administrator's Sale of Real Estate in Clark County
The Clark County Illinois court orders the sale of the real estate of William Deitrick deceased. The sale will take place April 5, 1918, at the east door of the Marshall courthouse. The undivided half of Lot 1 in Block 27 in Archer's First Addition is offered for cash.
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Clark County
Minois
William Deitrick
Court House
Marshall
Said
Archer
Towm
Illinois
Why the setting sun looks oval at horizon
W F Badgley explains in Popular Astronomy that the sun appears larger and oval near the horizon due to optical illusion and atmospheric magnification. The disk seems stretched as the sun sits behind a thicker, dusty layer of air, acting like a lens that enlarges and reshapes the image.
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W. F. Badgley
Mr. Badgley
Cattle Die From Nuts Fed During Dutch Fodder Shortage
United States consul in Amsterdam reports cattle deaths and serious illness as farmers feed livestock unshelled nuts. Acorns, chestnuts and beechnuts prove poisonous in raw form. experts advise limited amounts, shelled and boiled, water discarded. Pigs tolerate nuts better but they remain fattening.
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Holland
Frank W. Mahin
United States
Amsterdam
Doors Placed Near Corners Reflect Room Design Rules
In houses the doors open toward the longest wall to allow furniture space and avoid cramped entry. They are not placed exactly in corners to prevent a squeezed feel, and hinges face the longer wall to break drafts. This arrangement results from long experience in building and design.
How Dogs Track Masters And Escapees
Stories claim dogs find their masters by scent and can locate lost people or escaped convicts. By letting a dog sniff a familiar shoe or slipper, the odor guides the animal home or to the quarry. The worn leather carries a peculiar scent that dogs recognize reliably.
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Sol
How a Drop Falls in Milk and Coffee
A readable old piece explains the science of a falling drop, describing the crater formed as milk drops into coffee, the rim and airfield droplets, a liquid sphere rising above, and the ripple center as the column descends.
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Wate
scHeest Aea
Watt
Verdun Shrine for Allies and Their Gratitude
Verdun has become a shrine for the Allies marking France’s nine months of heroic resistance. Allied rulers and nations honored Verdun with decorations and pilgrimages, including King Albert of Belgium and King Victor Emmanuel, in ceremonies amid ongoing shelling and aerial conflict.
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Verdun
Germany
France
House of Hohenzollern
Legion of Honor
Portugal
Japan
Albert
Belgium
Rimeelf
Victor Emmanuel
Tirlian
Italy
Verden
Arthur
George
Ordnance Production in World War I United States
The secretary of war authorized a statement noting rapid growth in rifle and cartridge output. Over ten months of war the government has spent or pledged 3400 million dollars and mobilized 80,000 men 10,000 women and 200 officers exclusively on rifle and ammunition manufacture. Two government and three private plants make rifles while one government plant and nine private plants produce cartridges. Experts in the US and Europe agree the Army is equipped with two of the world’s best three rifles.
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United States
Secretary of War
Europe
United States Army
War Gardens Imperative in Wartime Food Drive
War Gardens imperative. The war garden will be more important this year. Wholesale grocers report no canned beans peas corn or tomatoes for public after stock is gone. All have been commandeered for government use. It will be necessary to raise a war garden and learn how to can vegetables.
A Texas Wonder Cures Kidney and Bladder Ailments
Claims Texas Wonder helps kidney and bladder troubles including diabetes and rheumatism. Advertises mail order for 1 bottle at $1 with two months treatment and testimonials available. Lists Dr. E W Hall address in St. Louis and says druggists everywhere carry it.
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Texas
E. W. Hall
Olives Street
St. Louis
Large sheets of carbon paper for embroidery patterns
A notice from the Herald Office advertising large sheets of carbon paper suitable for transferring embroidery and other patterns.
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Herald Office
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A. D
F. R. Black
William Deltrick
Nanan
Uuceansu
Everett. Connelly
Atty
Verdun Shrine
England
Bernardine Machado
Order of the Tower
Ordnance Production
East West
Cairo
Centennial Commission
Springfield
Dunols
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