Heroes of Battle Lines Keep Front Wireless Alive
A long appreciation of signal corps workers in World War I, detailing linemen who repair and protect telegraph and telephone lines under bombardment. It highlights their danger, skill, and crucial role linking commanders with troops, plus anecdotes of repair missions near the front.
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New York Sun Magazine
Hnman
George P. Scriven
Signal Corps
Ite
France
London
Paris
Lloyd George
Amiens Frent
Beking
Western Front
Pennsylvania
Bill Smith
Bill
Smith
Bu! Smith
Iinca
Fee Agate
Crows Outwit Hawk in Indian Forest Showdown
In India a hawk captures a small prey on a branch as two crows arrive. One crow distracts the hawk while the other stealthily seizes the hawk’s tail and topples it, allowing the first crow to claim the meal and depart triumphant.
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Orient
Corvus
India
Mayflowers In London Fall Short Of Meeting Hopeful American
A London gathering misfired as an American woman sought Mayflower descendants by placing ads for a meeting at a hotel. Photographers and reporters waited 45 minutes with no Mayflower appearance. The episode underscores ongoing interest in locating Pilgrim descendants in England.
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London
England
American Shoes for Japan Market Confronts Adoption Pace
The article notes Japanese women resist new styles while upper-class men adopt trends. It cites C. Ki Bosworth of the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce urging sustained effort to place American shoes in Japan, predicting market growth in ten to fifteen years and calling for commercial patriotism to keep U S footwear available.
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Japan
C. Ki. Bosworth
Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce
Life Prolonged by Rigid Diet, General Booth
The London Chronicle notes General Booth of IL at sixty two remains content with the food controller’s regime. He long survived severe blindness and immobility, later regaining strength by a strict vegetarian regimen and continuing under wartime Salvation Army duties.
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Booth
London Chronicle
Salvation Army
How Mrs Boyd Avoided an Operation
In ton Ohio a woman named Mrs Boyd avoided surgery by using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad claims many women with female troubles can be cured without operation and urges readers to write for advice from the company.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Jaxone
Pinkham
E ! Sopcast Tyan Maca
Birds Save Food by Destroying Insects and Weeds
The article cites scientists noting birds eat vast numbers of pests and weed seeds. It lists specific counts for species like warblers, flickers, nighthawks, cedar waxwings, and robins, and estimates heavy annual weed seed consumption by tree sparrows. It urges patriotic support for protecting birds to safeguard food supply.
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Maryland
Rob White
Beale
People’s Home Journal
All the Fixings Little Ferdy in Khaki Suit
A child named Little Ferdy wears a khaki suit and asks his mother about Ike papa. She concedes with a brief reply. He then proposes to take a dime from his bank to visit the barber for a shave. The piece ends noting many women have a delightful way of being mean.
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Ferdy
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