A Visit From Mr. Gerard at Dulmen Prison Camp
In late night dash to Dulmen Westphalia the narrator recalls brutal prison conditions the cold ice streets and forced marches. He meets Americans in Dulmen including a Boston man and a Canadian service veteran and describes escapes and tortures while praising Ambassador Gerard for improving camp life.
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Gerard
Dulmen
Westphalia
Rhein
Tipperary
Fritz
Queenstown
Hull
Portsmouth
Dover
Toronto
Barracks 6-B
Gruppe 3
Boston
Atlantic
New York
Pauls
States
Brandenburg
Swinemunde
Neustrelitz
Fricz
California Syrup of Figs Promoted for Constipation
Advertisements urge parents to buy genuine California Syrup of Figs from druggists for babies and children with constipation fever tongue coating and cold symptoms. The label warns to look for California and avoid substitutes. A separate chatty exchange about bets and fashion hints appears in the text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Do Not Neglect Aches Grippy Cold May Turn Influenza
Advertisement urges early treatment with CAPACINE liquid for flu like symptoms. Claims quick relief with a trial bottle priced at 10 cents and mentions larger sizes. The tone is promotional for a patent remedy.
Keeping Fingers From Mouth The Habit And Its Risks
A Colorado Agricultural College note by George H. Glover discusses the lifelong habit of fingers to the mouth. It argues most bacterial diseases spread via the mouth and stresses daily hand washing to prevent self and others’ illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George H. Glover
Colorado Agricultural College
Fort Collins
Colorado
Band’s Little Joke Causes Tents to Collapse
A marching infantry company on a hot day began camping with tents partly raised when a regimental band struck up The Star Spangled Banner. Every man stood at attention causing the tents to collapse, much to the disgust of the tired soldiers. Some people talk to themselves when they cannot interest others.
The Hell Hole of Germany Camp Entry in Brandenburg
In Brandenburg we marched northwest to a camp and passed an Englishwoman prisoner who spoke with the boys. She claimed to be from Liverpool and said German papers misled her, her children separated and daily interrogations. We reached the camp and waited six days in barracks described as filthy with torn bunks used as fuel.
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Heinie
Dulmen
Fritz
Liffel Tower
Paris
Dixmude
Dardanelles
Georgie
Moene
Niekoum
America
Baltimore
New London
Mr. Gerard
Brandenburg
Havel
Germany
Osnabruck
Liverpool
Tetterine touted for clear complexion by Shuptrine Co
An advertisement urges Southern women to use Tetterine to clear blotches and itchy patches, claiming eczema and other skin diseases yield to the remedy. Sold by druggists or mailed for 50 cents by Shuptrine Co Savannah Ga.
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Shuptrine Co
Savannah
Ady
Glass and skull paving Around the World
The article notes Paris plans glass paving and cites Lyons Rue de la Republic with eight inch square glass blocks that are water tight. It also describes a skull paved street in Gwandu Africa with as many as 12 000 skulls at gates and pavements and mentions Philadelphia grass paving experiments with promising results.
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Paris
Lyons
Rue de la Republic
Gwandu
Africa
Philadelphia
The Mode of Conveyance Dream Test
A compact aphorism exchange contrasts dream travel with nightmares and search outcomes. It notes that aspiration shapes experience and that a bee transforms what it touches into sweetness while a wasp yields venom.
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Stimson
Ambassador Gerard
U.S. A
Us-Nav
Foreign Legion OF France
Cassard
Reilly and Britton Co
George Manhew Adams
Geaatan Barracks
Ioer Seadquarte
Mele Danier
neueHook
Gunner Depew
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