The Forty Ninth in Champagne Frontline Tactics
The Forty-ninth company builds a map plan before a night assault toward Blanc Mont and Essen trenches. Veterans brace for hard fighting around Somme Py as French divisions press the line while guides arrive and shells strike nearby.
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Slover
Butte de Lovain
Foreign Legion
Mountain of
Rheims
Blans
Mont Ridge
Blanc Mont
Champagne
Marne
Alion
John
Gourard
Somme-Py
Blanc Montridge
Chasseurs
Verdun
Essen Trench
Essen Hook
Essen Line
Blane Mont
Somme Py
Elbe
Bois de Vipre
Blanc Mont Place
Tom
Marines Take Over Broken Front at Essen Trench
In Chapter VII the men advance through a ditch and jammed trench as shellfire erupts along the crossroads. Marines press forward with a French guide, relieving exhausted Bocie defenders and occupying a battered front from scattered French platoons amid heavy casualties.
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Francis
P. O
Essen
Forty-ninth
Leutenant
First Battalion Fifth Marines in World War I Advance
The First Battalion Fifth Marines are stationed near Marigny in early June 1918 and rushed north to relieve the First Division. They seize Hill 142, endure a brutal German offensive, fight near Champillon and Bois de Belleau, suffer heavy losses, and are eventually moved to the Soleson sector before a major July 18 advance with American Senegalese and French forces.
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Fifth Marines
Marigny
Champilion
Bois de Belleau
Solesons
French Foreign Legion
Many Pretty Legends Concerning the Poppy
The article recounts legends about the poppy symbolizing death from Tarquin's massacre to Persephone. It notes California's state flower as the bright yellow poppy and cites Saxon usage of poppy petals in testing fidelity with sensory outcomes.
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Tarquinius Superbun
Tarquin
Persephone
Pluto
Seres
California
Shut-Ins Still Heard In Sanatorium Porch Talk
A visiting woman sits with convalescents at a sanatorium and overhears three long-time wheelchair bound patients trading simple domestic tips. The scene highlights daily life and the lively chatter of convalescence.
Ancient Crete reveals early kissing on vase
Capper's Weekly notes a vase exhumed on Crete shows a young man kissing a shy maid, proving kissing was a popular pastime 15 centuries before Christ. New excavations reveal joys and loves of ancient inhabitants, buried perhaps by earthquake, with echoes of modern social life.
Cooks Stir Hopeful Reminiscence in New York Sun Tone
A woman recalls a group of cooks with mixed emotions and teary lashes while drifting through memories of a hopeful, reminiscent moment described in a New York Sun style.
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New York Sun
Birth and death of poet Samuel Woodworth noted in history
On January 13, 1785 Samuel Woodworth was born in Scituate Massachusetts. He became a prominent poet of his era and is best known for The Old Oaken Bucket. He died December 9, 1842.
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Samuel Woodworth
Scituate, Mass
Crop Yields Rise Across Four Main Crops Over Forty Years
A Department of Agriculture survey shows sustained growth in yields per acre for corn, wheat, oats, and potatoes across the United States since 1885. Corn up 18 percent, wheat 17, oats 14, potatoes 89, while total area rose 52 percent and production 77. Gains most pronounced in North Atlantic and northern South Atlantic states. weather and farming practices cited as factors shaping future yields.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
North Atlantic
South Atlantic States
East North Central States
West North Central States
North Atlantic States
East North Gentral Group
Iowa
Minnesota
Ohio
Ohio Valley
Missouri
Kansas
Ilinois
Plaina States
Europe
Department Bulletin
Washington, D. C
Make Garbage and Other Wastes Into Fertilizer
The Bureau of Soils of the U S Department of Agriculture reports a new municipal waste disposal method through composting and conversion of refuse into grease and fertilizer. Slaughterhouse and cannery waste are studied for fertilizer use. Rabbit industry wastes near Los Angeles yield oil grease and tankage potential.
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Bureau of Soils
United States
Department of Agriculture
Aview
Bureau
Bureau of Biological Survey
Los Angeles
Calif
Agricultural Facts and Farming Tips from the Era
This excerpt lists observations on larch cultivation for posts and poles, seed protection in winter, crop costs, and farming practices. It argues against relying on cheap seeds, notes credit costs versus dealers, and comments on pests like boll weevil and corn borer, finally emphasizing manure management to reduce nutrient losses.
Johnny Appleseed Remembered as Arbor Day Icon
A long tribute to Johnny Appleseed born 1775 and active in Ohio Valley and beyond. The article traces his orchard work from Marietta to Fort Wayne, his role in guiding settlers, and his legacy through monuments and archives. It links his ethos to modern tree planting advocate Charles Lathrop Pack and the nationwide Arbor Day spirit.
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America
Johnathan Chapman
Johnny Appleseed
Appleseed
Johnny
Chapman
Ohio
Springfield
Mass
Pittsburg Landing
Valley of the Potomac
Pennsylvania
Ohio River
City of
Steubenville
John Appleseed
Marietta
Indiana
Tilola
St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
Mansfield
Ashland
Salem
Delaware
Ohio Valley
Illinois
Mississippi
Missouri
Johanie
Richland County
Mount Vernon
Fort Wayne
Archer
Indiana and
Ohilo Horticultural Societies
Ohio Horticultural Society
John Chapman
Thilnots
Thatcher Woods
Cook County Forest Preserve
Chicago
Ada Chapman Atchison
Florence Ketchum Colbert
William Brewster
New England
Charles Lathrop Pack
American Tree Association
Pack
Coolidge
Beauty and Brains and the Puzzle of Success
An essay discusses women’s use of beauty versus brains, noting social pressure to appear dumb and the financial incentive to rely on beauty for marriage or status. It cites a surgeon hindered from private practice by tradition and ends with the line that today nothing succeeds like success.
London bishop comments on modern books in New York
The bishop of London speaks on current literature in New York expressing concern that many successful books convey odd themes. He emphasizes raising children to be good and urges readers to strive for virtue amid changing times.
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London
Yuneheon
New Yorks
Masquerading Datther I Portray Nature Exactly as I Kee Her
The fragment hints at a speaker addressing a boy about nature and deception, describing a vigilant, clever friend who has fooled him while maintaining a calm, observational tone. The piece reads like a cryptic dialogue fragment.
American humming birds and their flight feats
The humming bird is native to the American continent from Labrador to Patagonia. It is closely allied to the swift and there are several hundred species. The bird’s wing beats let it hover stationary and make rapid, darting movements that can appear to move backward.
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American
Labrador
Patagonia
Gag Writers Drive Vaudeville Laughs and Revenue
Vaudeville and legitimate stage rely on gag writers to supply material. In New York six young men sell short, punchy lines for minutes of laughter at high prices. Performers hire one to several minutes of material to boost acts and reach wow moments in the show.
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New York
Jakes
Forlorn Hope Term Defined in Military Usage
The phrase Forlorn Hope refers to a military detachment, either commissioned or voluntary, sent on a dangerous mission with little chance of success. It has come to denote any enterprise with slim prospects of achieving its aim.
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John W. Thomason
St. Michiel
Delx- Jeme
Bellew Woods
Jesus
Coxy
St. Mihiel
Chapter
Ceeeoa
Man Win
Elmo Scott Watson
Rebecca West
Liberty
Whintington-Ingram
Tim
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