Airmen of Three Nations On The Somme Front
Lincoln Eyre reports on the American escadrille sharing with French and British units on the Somme front. He contrasts American pragmatism with French artistry and British sport, detailing Lufbery and Guynemer, living conditions, morale, and the decline of early flamboyance as veterans lead a disciplined flying corps in Verdun to Picardy.
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Somme
Lincoln
Eyre
New York
Qscadrille
Escadrille
Big Odda
Givas Lufbery
Germany
Thenault
Bouchavesnes
Lufbery
Guynemer
Georges Guynemer
Boelke
Chenal
France
Verdun
Picardy
Allied
Bar-le-Duc
Luxeuil
Dudley Hill
Victor Chapman
Kiffin Rockwell
Norman Prince
Clyde Balsley
Elliot Cowdin
Paris
Thaw and
Chou
Tenu Johnson
America
Bert Hujl
Ting
Didier Masson
Dudley Hil
Paul Pavelka
Robert Rockwell
Frédérick Prine
Norman
Willis Haviland
Robert
Red Cross Nurse Miss Muriel Oakes Heads to France
Miss Muriel Oakes a popular New York society figure set to serve as a Red Cross nurse in France. The photo from a Russian bazaar at the Seventy first Regiment Armory shows her selling souvenirs to support the effort.
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Muriel Oakes
New York
France
Red Cross
Fox Trotted Appendix Sparks Opera Room Fad
Chicago doctors use Ragtime to ease anesthesia at Columbus Hospital. Dr. Thomas A. Carter and Dr. Martin Ritters played a talking machine with popular tunes to soothe resisting patients. Patient P. W. Coombs had his appendix fox trotted out.
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Chicago
Thomas A. Carter
Martin Ritters
Columbus Hospital
Doctor Ritter
P. W. Coombs
North
Winchester Avenue
Real estate veteran C Augustus Haviland marks 84th birthday
C Augustus Haviland a veteran real estate dealer reaches eighty four while working ten hours at his office. He credits regular habits and temperance as keys to long life. He recalls celebrating July 4 1855 when prohibition passed but was ruled unconstitutional later.
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C. A. Haviland
Mlain
New York
Mr. Haviland
Clarke
Clifford Thorne
John A. Guiher
Winterset
Ed Chassell
eMars
Guiher
Plan to Stop Auto Thefts in Georgia
Atlanta authorities consider license duplicate tags to curb auto thefts. Congressman William Schley’s proposal urges each city to deploy plain clothes officers to verify tag possession on demand, preventing thieves from fleeing with cars.
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Atlanta
Georgia
William Schley
Howard
Mr. Howard
Odorless Onion Promises Global Appeal
Delegates at the ninth annual convention of the Vegetable Growers' Association of America forecast a tearless odorless onion soon available worldwide. A local dealer predicts it will be a ubiquitous edible fruiting like strawberries and watermelons, enabling people to go abroad without odor.
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Chicago
Vegetable Growers’ Association of America
W. H. Harrison
Food and Dairy Department
Manly
New York City
Reaching the Ideal in Everyday Exchange
A reflective piece on personal and social perfection, urging readers to strive to be as virtuous as possible toward others while acknowledging human flaws and the pursuit of ideal conduct on earth.
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Earth
Departure for Son's Home Ends Day of Celebration
A brief note records that an individual left for the home of his son in the evening to celebrate with his family, marking the close of the day.
Tidal Wave of Turtles Hits Genesee Lumber Mill
About 1,000 snapping turtles washed into Genesee Lumber Company mill pond at Hammond Louisiana after a Gulf coast hurricane clogged the pond. Some turtles weighed as much as 100 pounds and nearly closed the mill’s soaking logs before the sawyer.
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Hammond
Genesee Lumber Company
Deposits Rise Across Iowa Banks and Trust Firms
Iowa banking reports show total deposits on December 1 at 384.48 million dollars, up from a year earlier led by high farm prices and thrift clubs. The average reserve sits near 19.8 percent while new banks and steady gold holdings bolster the sector amid broader fire losses and regulatory updates.
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Iowa
Des Moines
Banking Department of the Auditor's Office
Towa
State Department
Ole 0
Roe
Cedar Rapids
Oskaloosa
Creston
Osceola
Hedge culture along New Jersey coast inspires lavish landscaping
An article lauds evergreen hedges as a status symbol along New Jersey’s coast from Atlantic Highlands to Sea Bright. It details soil preparation mulch, spacing, pruning, and transplanting, praising hedge work as elegant, serviceable, and a democratic flowering example for homes from Newport to Long Island.
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New Jersey
Atlantic Highlands
Sea Lr
America
Pacific
Newport
Long Island
Democracy of Flowers at Long Island Society Event
A fragmented reflection on democracy and genius compares the country to flowers. President Wilson, at a Lincoln birth site log cabin, notes society forms by choice. A high society gathering on Long Island gathers wealthy women for an ornate social event among grand homes.
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Wilson
Abraham Lincoln
Long Island
Tulips in Pots Ideal for Household Gardens
The article outlines the Chu slunne vent tulip reaching 20 inches, with slender stems and two inch flowers. It notes bright lemon yellow blossoms, green or white shading, and strong fragrance. Tulips thrive in light, well drained soils, perform poorly in heavy black soil, and Virginia uplands reportedly resemble Holland soil for bulb growth.
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Virginia
Holland
Japanese Maples For Ornamental Color And Care
Japanese maples offer elegant rich coloring and strong decorative value for gardens. They need a sunny position, liberal watering in spring and summer, and loose soil at the base. Do not prune these trees.
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Jove
State Board of Parole
A. D. Storms
Fort Madison
Burlington
Storms
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The
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United States
Thorne
Harding
Railroad Commission
Henry EB. Sampson
Washington, D. C
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Congressman Dowell
Green
National Treasury
Kenyon
Vardarman
Mississippi
Vardaman
Senator Kenyon
Fght
Wii Stick
Logan
Iowa National Guard
J. J. Gibson
Gibson
Sioux City
Dubuque
Davenport
W. H. Williams
Auditor’s Office
General Assembly
State Board of Education
Greater
State Department of Agriculture
Greece
Idaho
Iown
United States Navy
Cosson
State Department of Justice
St. Louis
Omaha
Kansas City
San Francisco
Iowa City
Iowa Railroad Commission
Koontz
Iowa State University
Lima R. Rose
Elizabeth van Benthuysen
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