No Covenant Peace With Germany in War Letter
A wartime editorial denounces any covenanted peace with Germany, arguing it would be a covenant with hell and fail soon. It cites German treachery, violations of The Hague, booty from occupied lands, and atrocity reports to demand continued fighting and a Fourth Liberty Loan.
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Germany
Hell
Frankfurter Zeitung
France
Belg
Reichstag
Beloved Soldier’s Resolve After Belleau Wood
Henry Oven recalls surviving bombardment at Belleau Wood during World War I. He describes shell bursts, Gothas, and injuries yet vows not to lose nerve. He imagines returning to Hoboken and keeps a stubborn, defiant mood despite scars and fatigue.
Coal vein found in John Day area sparks mine hope
Davie reports drilling on the John Day river uncovers a three inch coal vein at 237 feet. Vein reach promises of a vast bed soon. W H Murray returns from Milton and places a marble monument in the cemetery. John Scivewierld arrives from Weston to mark family graves.
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East Oregonian
Peebler
Mather
Willamette Valley
Holmeioger
Davie
John Day River
W. H. Murray
Milton
John Scivewierld
Fron Weston
The Funny Bone Why He Waited
A whimsical note describes an old fan in light gray flannel waiting on a park bench by the beach. The scene mixes memory and humor as the narrator observes a youthful appearance fading with age.
Local chatter and quirky snippets across papers
A collage of clipped dialogue and brief exchanges from newspapers. The Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegram and Heston Transcript pieces show playful misreadings and clipped daily thoughts. The Kansas City Star fragment captures a boastful line about a $4 watch and timekeeping.
Hot Weather Test Prompts Reassurance and Energy Boosts
A chilly misprint describes a heat test guiding people to use Hoods Lampor to cleanse blood and restore vigor. The piece highlights boosts of refreshment and reduced fatigue through a claimed method.
Homemade barley bread and spice cake from old recipes
A fragmented cooking column offers barley bread and a spice cake recipe. It details mixing flour with barley, water and milk, molasses, and yeast, followed by rising and baking. A spice cake uses margarine fat, sugar, milk, ground cloves and cinnamon with additional ingredients.
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Harley
Deraelton
Open Faced Apple Pie Craft For Pastry Enthusiasts
A 19th century kitchen note details measurements for apple and squash fillings and a barley flour crust. It describes mixing powders with fat, adding water to form dough, then baking for twenty minutes. It then gives a separate muffin style crust and instructions for a light pastry suitable for open faced pies.
Unclear Text About Workplace Outsider Incompetence
Fragmentary note questions the fate of supposed incompetents at a shop or office. The passage is garbled and provides no concrete names, places, dates, or outcomes to identify a clear event or person.
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