British cabinet row over Maurice charges and Haig forces
The piece discusses Gen Maurice's public charges against Premier Lloyd George and Andrew Bonar Law, the government’s survival, and questions about Haig’s force sizes in 1917 and 1918. It notes censorship delaying Maurice’s letter, Maurice’s risky stance, and uncertainty about Foch’s view.
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Andrew Bonar Law
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House of Commons
Somme
Haig
Mesopotamia
Egypt
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Varla
Estine
Thon
War Office
London Chronicle
Britain
Allied Unity and American Role in WWI Refrains Old Rancor
The piece argues that Germany sought to sow division among France Britain and the United States but Allied unity under Gen Foch proves enduring. It notes American support for the war effort and warns against spreading unverified rumors while urging Americans to overlook historic European rivalries and resist Kaiser's undermining tactics.
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Germany
Foch
Europe
England
America
Washington
European
United States Navy
Atlantic
American
Coast Guard
English Channel
France
Americans
Kaiser
The Prayer Of Stars ARKNESS Poem
A devotional poem asking the stars for guidance and inspiration. The speaker seeks cosmic quiet, swift precision, and stellar order to elevate faith, vision, and inner dignity. They plead for divine care and a citizenry aligned with peaceful, universal love amid a world of hate and competition.
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Tropic Bay
The Case of John Sylvester Doe in Wartime
A fictional portrait contrasts a comfortable Mr Doe in Indianapolis with Private Roe in the trenches. The piece urges Mr Doe to confront war realities, urging conversation with neighbors to prompt support for liberty bonds and Red Cross aid before it is too late.
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Indianapolis
Joan Sylvester Doe
Richard Henry Roe
No Man’s Land
Private Roe
Roe
Mr. Doe
Doe
John Sylvester Doe
War Garden Bird Deterrent From English Garden Makers
Garden writers report heavy losses to birds attacking pea vines and vegetables. A simple preventive used in England places crimson worsed along rows tied to stakes to repel birds. A cheaper method than catgut strings is noted. Tobacco dust sprinkled on peas also deters sparrows.
No-harm Philosophy: Controlling Poem Thoughts Safely
A reflective note suggests writing poetry poses no harm if thoughts are kept in check and not allowed to progress into action. It frames self-control as a safeguard for creative impulse, emphasizing caution over excess.
Private Dannys War Book Chapter 35
Fragmented reminiscence from a wartime notebook recounts Private Dannys' infatuation with a nurse, a playful hospital love scene, and a slap that ends with laughter among patients. It shifts to a shoe repair anecdote, then notes a guard warning about ammunition plant explosions and a promise of no school tomorrow due to weather.
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Sandy
General Pershing
Danny
Hen van Nesg
Bol Baynes’s spelling triumph at school
In Our School Friday Bol Baynes attempted to spell every word incorrectly as a prank to spite Miss Palmer who had kept him after class. She praised him for spelling every word correctly, marking a surprised turnaround and a lesson on spelling strategy. Phil Wigglesworth and Bill Hickey report.
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John Peterson
Phil
Bill
Bull
Mister Wigglesworth
Faith
Bol
Bol Baynes
Phil Wigglesworth
Bill Hickey
Veritable Compound Promises Kidney and Health Boost
Prompts readers to care for their bodies and avoid strain from toxins and stress. Claims a 20 year record and many sufferers found health, urging a 30 day treatment of Dr Burkhart's Veritable Compound, a 25 cent herb remedy that restores nutrients to nerves and blood.
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Burkhart
The Arrival of Longlegs The Heron
Thornton Burgess narrates Peter Rabbit and Piper the Hyla as they flee from Blacksnake at Smiling Pool. Longlegs the Great Blue Heron arrives, threatening Piper and prompting Peter to intervene to save his wary friend.
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Longlegs
Thornton W. Burgess
R. Blacksnake
Peter Rabbit
Smiling Pool
Piper the Hyla
Piper
Mr. Blacksnake
Peter
Laughing Brook
Hyla
Troop Train Wreck Kills Seven at Camp Jackson
In Columbia South Carolina on May 11 a wooden passenger coach carrying soldiers of the 321st infantry and 317th machine gun company jumped a trestle at Camp Jackson. Five soldiers died at the scene two others died en route to base hospital twelve were less seriously hurt and four were seriously injured.
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Columbia
S. C
321St Infantry
317Th
Camp Jackson
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