Depew Wounded in Frontline Battle and Hospitalized
Albert N. Depew recounts his navy service rising to chief petty officer first class gunner He reenlists for world war and joins the Foreign Legion before serving with the dreadnought Cassard Then he moves to the land forces and fights at the Flanders front including a bayonet encounter at Dixmude He experiences a Zeppelin raid during runner service.
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Albert N. Depew
United States Navy
Navy
France
Foreign Legion
Flanders Front
Dixmude
Depew
Chains of Courage Through French Lines and a Wounded Captain
A veteran recalls a brutal night assault at Dixmude and a retreat that left many dead or wounded. The captain is lost then returns severely wounded, while the narrator is later shot in the thigh and sent to Etaples hospital. He praises doctors, nurses, and the care received, and shares harrowing Belgian witnesses of atrocities in St Quentin and Namur.
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Dixtude
France
Seerion
Etaples
Lord Helpus
Dixmude
St. Quentin
Germany
Guillaume
Balbau
Legion
No Man’s Land
Depew Sees German Soldiers Frightfulness Scene
In hospital Depew witnesses a scene that convinces him German soldiers themselves share responsibility for wartime frightfulness beyond the Kaiser and his system. Read about this scene in the next installment.
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Depew
Experiments Prove Peat Fuel In Sweden Scale Up
Experiments with powdered peat as a fuel have shown strong results in Sweden leading to a large scale production plant now established. The project highlights peat as a potential alternative energy source and signals industrial expansion in renewable fuels.
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Sweden
Governor Hobby urges early submission of woman suffrage amendment
Austin Texas Governor Hobby sent a message to both houses urging the earliest possible submission of a constitutional amendment granting woman suffrage. He endorses a resolution extending the vote to women on equal terms with men while restricting participation to citizens, including those who have naturalized after meeting laws. The message stresses patriotism and Americanism as the basis for the expansion of suffrage.
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Austin
Tex
Hobby
Texas
America
Rural Schools Seek State Aid Pledges Held Firm
Austin Texas Miss Annie Webb Blanton state superintendent says rural schools have applied in large numbers but the million dollar rural aid appropriation was pledged by prior administration and must be kept. The present department cannot grant new aid to schools not already promised unless conditional pledges are fulfilled.
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Austin
Tex
Annie Webb Blanton
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
State Department of Education
Villa Denies Coalition Move Against Carranza
El Paso Texas reports that a Francisco Villa agent denied any agreement with Mexican leaders including Felix Diaz to overthrow the Carranza government. The plan allegedly sought a provisional government led by Francisco Leon de la Barra until a civilian president could be elected.
Two Killed In Plane Crash At Carruthers Field
Two aviators from Carruthers field died Monday when their craft went into a tall spin and plunged five thousand feet. The dead are Lieutenant John H. Garbut of Sheridan Wyoming and Mechanic R. L. Quinn of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Carruthers Field
John 2H. Garbut
Sheridan
Wyo
R. L. Quinn
Pittsburg
Vorwaerts Plant Recaptured in Berlin Street Fighting
Government troops recaptured the Vorwaerts plant in Berlin after days of heavy street fighting on Saturday. The clash involved intense bombardment and affected surrounding areas, with authorities announcing control restored over the site.
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Berlin
Vorwaerts
How This Nervous Woman Got Well
A woman from Christopher Illinois recounts four years of weakness and nervousness ending in improved health after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits it with stopping her nervousness and restoring regularity. The ad urges others with female ailments to contact Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. for guidance.
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Christopher
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alice Heuser
Generally in Vain Retribution Guards Life’s Highway
A reflective meditation on life’s path where many attempt to slip past moral scrutiny. The piece portrays vigilant conscience as a constant watchman guiding choices and consequences.
Boschee's Syrup Promises Restful Nights and Quick Recovery
Advertises Boschee's Syrup as a long trusted remedy used for fifty one years across the United States. Claims it eases coughing at night, loosens phlegm, and supports recovery from coughs bronchitis colds and lung troubles. Notes it is made in America and has sold for over half a century.
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Boschee
United States
Nature
America
Adv
France’s Christmas Creches Shape Warm Village Faith
In old France Christmas traditions center on church creches with the Virgin and Child, Joseph, shepherds, wise men, and animals. Families crowd churches at dusk to honor la Sainte Vierge et le petit Jesus with candles and quiet reverence, as children in black aprons watch and sleep.
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France
Joseph
Anh
Palestine
Comic Strip Prompt Sparks Family Spoof
A Louisville Courier-Journal blurb recalls a comic gag where a father pretends to lick his child as a joke. The caption notes the uncle ends the scene with a firm whack, reflecting the era's humor style.
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Lan
U.S. Navy
Foreign Legion of France
Cassard
George Matthew Adam- Bertea
Namur
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TOBH
Department For Aid
Boschee’s Syrup
Louisville Courier-Journal
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