Escape from capture Through Luxembourg to Belgium
A wartime refugee details a perilous eight to nine day trek across Germany Luxembourg and into Belgium. He recounts hunger thirst and constant risk as he crawled swam and hid moving by night through forests canals and fields pursued by German forces while noting patchy landmarks and human encounters along the way.
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Feying
Regal
Matilda
Briers
Tad Hansell
Courtnal
Germany
Holland
Strassburg
Howe
Manley
Teven
Treedon
Luxembours
Luxembourg
Helgiin
T Conta
Tiny
North Star
Belgium
Alice
Groupe
Mandalay 450 Temples of the Law Awe In Burma
A Wide World Magaine writer praises Mandalay's 450 Temples of the Law or Ruthol daw. Central pagoda with hundreds of white shrines were built by Alshay min after his brother's death in 1867. Each marble slab bears Buddhist scripture. canopies with gilded bell frameworks crown the stones amid a wooded valley view.
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Far East
Mandalay
Upper Burma
Alshay-min
Filipinos Play Flute With Nose Spectacle
An unusual sight notes Filipinos playing a flute with the nose while ragtime proves too complex for them. The article contrasts this with the common sight of African musicians using a harmonica with the nostrils and remarks on cultural musical practices.
O Brien Faces Starvation Boldly At Home For Aid
An unnamed narrator describes O Brien’s desperate bid for food using an improvised weapon. He intends to take extreme steps to obtain sustenance and promises further details in the next installment.
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O'Brien
Starvatior Ture
Primitive Ways in Arabia Revealed in Descriptive Sketch
A historical sketch describes life in parts of the Arabian desert, noting archaic practices and names still common among Arabs. It cites vows tied to tents, divorce formulas, superstition about the evil eye, and cautions foreigners not to point at people or animals. It also observes illiteracy among the lower class, yet quick wit and allegorical speech in Arabs.
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Luxembourg
Abraham
Ike Joseph
Moses
Alexander
Yusuf
Musa
Skandar
Advertisement seeks umbrella returned for reward
A dated advertisement asks the owner of a boat shop with a red head to return a young lady's umbrella with whalebone and iron handle to the slate roofed grocer shop. It promises news of advantage as the umbrella was a gift from a late mother and bears her name.
Highway strain grows as trucks chew Lincoln highway
Wartime use of motor trucks speeds war materiel across the nation, breaking up main trunk roads. Authorities urge federal aid and equitable cost sharing, warning that the Lincoln highway from Pennsylvania to New Jersey is deteriorating under constant heavy traffic.
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Highway Transport Committee
Council of National Defense
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Congress
House Committee On Ways and Means
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Ain
Pandegy Hosperitio
Penee
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Vlaat
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Flying Corps Uniferia
Courtral
Matshee
Geran
Wes
O’brien
Misa
Arabia
Federal Fuel Administration
Kentucky
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