Relentless Night March Through Fringes of War
The platoon moves at night toward the Torey road under shellfire. They pass a machine gun posi tion and reach La Voie du Chatelle where Regimental holds the line. A tense, wary march unfolds as guards watch the rear and nighttime routine continues amid danger.
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St. Denis
Paris
Marine Brigade
Quantico
Bob
Leutenant
Fle
Nolan
la Voie du Chatelle
Marines in Meuse Sector Echo Song and Drill
A World War I platoon hikes with a strict rest rule and discipline. They reach a lunch stop after a long march near the Marne and Tousches while the battalion heads toward Croutte. Marines sing and recite the Marine Corps hymn in a moment of morale amidst combat memories.
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Marine Corps
Parris
First Battalion in Croutte Sur Marne Faces Loud Fire
In Croutte sur Marne the First Battalion rests amid July heat and distant artillery. An air of danger grows as shells fall near, guns glow in the east, and preparations for an unspecified move keep troops alert while civilians listen anxiously along the Marne.
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Croutte sur-Marne
Marne
Vols-de-Lelleau-Bouresches
Chateau-Thierry
Bolg de la Prigade de Marine
Vaux
Croutte
H. Q
Chateau- Thierry
Meaux
Fifth Marines
Marines Halt German Offensive Near Champillon in 1918
In June 1918 the First Battalion of the Fifth Marines moved from Marleny to relieve the First Division and faced a ferocious German assault on Great Hill 142. The Marines held, suffered heavy casualties, and later pressed counterattacks around Champillon and Bois de Pelleau, proving their resolve and effectiveness in battle.
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Fifth Marines
Marleny
Champillon
Bois de Pelleau
Colonial House Remains Amid Harlem River Industrial Scene
A half acre of colonial New York endures on the west bank of the Harlem River near the University Haighta bridge. A long house sits amid brickyards and coal packets, its past grandeur fading as tugboats, motor cars, and industry reshape the area.
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New York
Jlariem River
University Haighta Bridge
West Fordham Road
West Two Hundred and Seventh Street
Harlem
Lifting Machines and Early Elevators in History
The text traces lifting devices from Archimedes to medieval uses in arenas and military contexts. It notes early ideas of pulleys ropes and winding drums and mentions Leonardo da Vinci and Agricola in drawing references. It cites the Sinai monastery elevator capstan system transporting people and goods to upper floors for safety from desert robbers.
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Archimedes
B. C
Rowe
Leonards da Y Vinel
Agricola
Convent of St. Catherine
Mount Sinai
Ronpbera
Perforated Rack Aids Golf Bag Organization
A perforated rack designed to fasten to the edge of a golf bag keeps clubs separated. The device provides individual slots to prevent clubs from clanging together during transport.
Whats the Answer Series Starts With Twenty Questions
A new feature titled Whats the Answer will print twenty questions across history science geography literature arithmetic religion sports economics famous sayings and more. The first collection begins in this issue with plans to publish answers in the next issue and continue over several months for reader edification.
Accidents that Created Modern Industries
A luncheon mishap with a cheese piece altered a copper disk plating bath, yielding superior wax phonograph records. Nickel iron alloy wound around a submarine cable core gained speed with salt as a flux weld. A France lab mishap revealed liquid oxygen, and an accidental breakthrough led to a safer explosive.
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France
Floyd W. Parsons
Saturday Evening Post
Prophecy Fulfilled At Lake Chrissie In Transvaal
An old Kaffir medicine man predicted the lake would dry up and Boers lose independence. the forecast came true as British forces subjugated the Boers four miles from Ermelo in the eastern Transvaal near Lake Chrissie.
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Lake Chrissie
Ermelo
Transvaal
Moone's Emerald Oil Promises Foot Comfort
An old advertisement touts Moone's Emerald Oil as a powerful foot remedy for tired achy swollen feet. It claims quick relief from inflammation and odor reduction, urging readers to ask their druggist for a two ounce bottle and promising guaranteed satisfaction.
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America
Moone
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Swan
VI Armee Etat-Major
United States
Touresches
Boig de Belleau
Moig de Belleau
Gols de la Brigade de Marine
Iinsion Degoutte
Army
Degouttel
Solsesons
St. Michlel
Blanc Mont
Argonne-Meuse
Nieuwled
Montezuma
Tripoli
Bang Atray
Prusslang
von Beoehn
Chapter
Soissons
Pacific Ocean
St. Louia
Yale College
Leslie le Lees
New York Times
Ree
Postum Company
Postum Company, Inc
Battle Creek, Mich
Southern
California
Yenuine
Bayer
Slandy
Ifactura
Little Betty
Ile
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