Unknown Soldier chooser recalls October 1921 ceremony
Sergeant Edward S Younger selected the Unknown Soldier in Chalons sur Marne on October 1921. He later lived in Chicago and recalled the honor, noting the Unknown's tomb would be a legend. Four identical coffins concealed the identities, and no name would ever be known.
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America
Chalons-sur
Marne
France
Edward S. Younger
Arlington
Sergeant Younger
Chicago
Alan MacDonald
Philadelphia Record
Bingham Street
Younger
Wisconsin
Veterans’ Bureau
Chalons-sur-Marne
Chicago Stock Yard
Laredo
Texas
Neufchateau
Arzonne
Dubois
Rogers
Henry ‘T. Allen
Army of Occupation
Saul
Havre
Elmpel
Armistice Memories From World War Front Scenes
Soldiers at the front recall Armistice Day joy and sorrow twelve years after the Meuse Argonne guns fell silent. Col Ruby Garrett describes stunned relief, celebrations with grenades and wine, wounded men and hopeful reunions as the American flag is seen. A Kansas City Star recollection preserves wartime nostalgia.
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The
Meuse
Argonne
Col
Ruby D. Garrett
One Hundred and Seventeenth Signal Corps
Henry J. Reilly
One Hundred
Twenty-ninth Field Artillery
Kansas City Star
Americans Repulse German Attack Aboard WWI Road Crew
A July 1917 scene depicts Eleventh Engineers, an early American unit in France, defending a forward roadwork crew from a German raid. The unarmed laborers rallied, seized enemy rifles, drove off attackers, and routed the Germans with minimal own casualties, illustrating early U.S. grit on the Western Front.
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Eleventh Engineers
United States Army
Cooties at Sea and Shore During World War I
Wartime cooties lore spreads from Brest to American ships, with S O S efforts to delouse returning troops. Soldiers and marines spar over who had more of the lice while shipboard scratching leads to comic exchanges like the South Dakota debate.
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Brest
America
South Dakota
Couties
Featherneck
Union
Onion Needs Careful Soil For Best Growth
The onion, prized since pyramid days, is a finicky vegetable. It requires fertile, well drained soil, must be weed free, and needs cold moist conditions during growth followed by warm dry conditions at maturity. It favors careful cultivation and thorough preparation.
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National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
England
East Anglia
Boadicea
Suetonius
Cambridge
Watt Tyler
Cromwell
Fenlangers
Vermuyden
Cornelius Vermuyden
Lynn
Fernland
Manchester
Huntingdon
Ermine Street
London
Earith Bridge
Bedford
New Bedford
Pyramids
Germany's World War Losses Compared to Mobilization
Germany reported 1,611,104 dead soldiers in World War I and total casualties of 6,066,769 from an 11,000,000 mobilized force, reflecting extensive losses across deaths, wounds, prisoners, and missing.
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Germany
Early steel needles reach Europe via Moorish trade
A passage notes that the Chinese likely invented steel needles and that their implements spread westward, reaching Europe through Moorish contact and trade networks.
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Europe
Judicial Convictions Reflected in Crowded Jails
The article notes thousands live by their convictions while noting crowded jails. It highlights the strain on the prison system and reflects on the social impact of judicial decisions with emphasis on capacity concerns.
Kruschen Salts Promises Quick Health Boost
An advertisement touts Kruschen Salts as a life changer for weight loss and energy. The narrator claims a 45 year old feels 10 years younger after one 85 cent bottle, with diet tips and a daily half teaspoonful in hot water before breakfast.
Inheritance and Age Steadiness in Wealth
A historical observation notes that it often takes a man reaching fifty before it is safe for him to inherit money. The remark highlights concerns about youth, maturity, and prudent handling of large sums.
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California
Wisbech
Tanvats
Stixwould
Mel Parson
Crowland
St. Guthlac
Guthlac
Satan
Welland
Market Place
Abbey
Stamford
Peterborough
Netherlands
Hheter
Ieee
Cobit
Bourne
America
S Or Health Products Corporation
North 13Th Street
Newark
N. J
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Fiftieth Infantry
Mayen
Chalons-sur- Marne
Seargent
Harry F. Rethers
Army Graves Registration Service
Rethers
Suilly
Garrett
Rex Keach
Bill Joyce
Bill
Camp Kearney
Calif
Ty Nee
Meum
Billard
Lydia E. Pinkham
Catherine Lydia
Mrs. H. Delhonde
York St
New Orleans
Louisiana
Pilea Ae Eel At
Dean
Kdne Rs
Lincoln
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