Thanksgiving in France a shared American holiday in war
The article notes Thanksgiving Day, once a private American feast, becomes a shared frame of gratitude for French and American forces in World War I. General Pershing ensures a front line observance with turkey and cranberry sauce, while the Red Cross aids refugees across France Belgium and Serbia, linking a national feast to wartime relief and Franco American unity.
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Rance
General Pershing
Uncle Sam
France
the Bastile
America
Ireland
Walter Raleigh
England
Pershing
American Red Cross
Army
Navy
Red Cross
Belgium
Albert
Elizabeth
Serbia
Switzerland
Austria
Ned Cross
Paris
Bismarck
The Bible Speaks Across Worlds to All Peoples
The piece extols the Bible as a universal book read in many languages and dialects. It tells of missionary Paton printing the Aniwan New Testament and Chief Namakei’s exclamations as the Bible speaks in his language. It ends urging a worldwide Christian mission and evangelism.
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Doctor Paton
Namakei
Paton
Christ
Christian Herald
Prayer as a spiritual directory in Jesus example
A Christian Herald meditation notes how Jesus used quiet prayer as a directory to save time and focus amid urgent duties. The writer recounts a personal moment of misdirected time and discovery that reflection and prayer help direct action.
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Jesus
Christian Herald
Five Draft Classes Defined For 9 000 000 Registrants
Washington announces the official five classifications for the 9,000,000 men registered and those to register. Class I covers single men without dependents and certain married men. Classes II to V detail married men with dependents, skilled workers, officers, and other special groups. The questionnaire aims to uncover every circumstance for proper assignment and allows seven days to complete and return.
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Washington
Unsk
United States
District of Columbia
Cantonment Road Building Breaks Records Near Louisville
An exchange notes a major road project at the Louisville army cantonment. It reports 63,3860 square yards of Trinidad asphaltic concrete highway laid on a concrete base, about six miles long 18 feet wide. A one mile fill saw 4000 vehicles pass in the first hour, mostly motor trucks carrying five tons. The stones were hauled and crushed for the work.
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Cantonment
Army
Louisville
Trinidad
Method in His Madness at Camp Funston
A young draft soldier on parade at Camp Funston struggles to find the right item among a block of wood paper and a cigarette stub. After steady examination he is sent to a hospital for evaluation. The next day his discharge papers are presented and he declares the papers are correct.
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Camp Funston
Kansas City
Those Whom You Need
A reflective view on friends as pioneers who clear paths for others to follow. It praises companionship and the forward-leaning support friends provide in choosing and pursuing a shared journey.
Not Supposed to Know Society Gossip
A curt exchange hints at private social circles with a judge dismissing curiosity as habit. The dialogue suggests restrained knowledge of society news and personal affairs without detail.
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Dyer
Society News
No Chance and Fortune Favor the Bold Phrase
A compact saying contrasts fortune favoring the brave with a jab at tightwads who expect luck without effort. The line implies irony about risk and restraint in pursuing rewards.
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