Over the Top Soldier's War Memoir Chapter Continues
An American soldier recounts his France service in World War I with vivid scenes of hospital life. He narrates a dangerous escape from a well, ward discipline, a nurse, a rescue, and the grim realities of injury, surgery, and the camaraderie among Tommies.
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Doctor Frost
Frost
Cuaibridge Miliary
Stat Fur
Thy
Namin Eo
Munsey Ward
Lector Frost
Kinpey
Steve Brodie
New York
Hin
Library bans German books in wartime Los Angeles
Los Angeles moves to curb German influence by banning German language study and German authored or philosophically German books from libraries and schools during the war. English works with German viewpoint may also be restricted. The policy extends to all ages and aims to limit exposure to German ideas.
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Los Angeles
Cal
E Board of Education
Los
Angeles
Romeo in Khaki and the Nurse's Touch in Wartime Tales
A fragmented wartime vignette contrasts a soldier Romeo with khaki, a nurse, and a waitress as a note from a soldier to a beloved girl hints at shared danger and personal care. It reflects themes of loyalty, hospitality, and the humane care soldiers receive and give, including horses and horses’ care in the field.
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Mertwinslon Wisdens
Romeo
Nik Baie
Long Loaves and Volume Efficiency Compare Food Value
A fragment explains that a one pound loaf with 11 percent water is round and 34 percent when cylindrical. It argues long loaves offer 140 grams more actual food for money, noting larger volume under minimal surface reduces evaporation, making cylinders more economical than spheres of equal size.
Town Holds Chopping Bee For Coal Wave
In Lawrenceburg Indiana more than 900 bankers lawyers physicians laborers and tramps spent a day chopping wood along three river bank camps to wave coal. they cut 600 cords of wood for fuel and industrial use.
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Lawrenceburg
Ind
Liberty and Liberty's Taste in Emerson's View
A fragment reflecting on liberty as a slow fruit and the value of freedom as mankind’s accomplishment and perfection, attributed to Emerson. The text critiques cheapness and links freedom to human achievement and dignity.
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Emerson
Road Building Urges Uninterrupted Maintenance After War
An editorial warns taxpayers face huge road bills postwar unless maintenance continues without interruption. It cites low surfaced mileage, high costs, and the need for steady funding and skilled labor to preserve highways as the nation rebuilds.
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Seth
Properly Built Road Drag
A guide praising an effectively built road drag for earth and gravel roads. It argues maintenance becomes simple and inexpensive when the drag is well understood and the log is adjustable so one man can operate it with a van.
Motortruck Routes Lacking In United Sites Spending
The claim notes that despite 1.8 billion dollars spent on highways in the United States over the last decade, motor truck routes remain inadequate between major originate points and distribution centers. The statement emphasizes persistent transportation gaps and planning deficiencies.
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United
Road Construction and Maintenance Funding In the United States
Road construction and maintenance consume an annual outlay exceeding 300 million dollars in the United States with estimates suggesting conversion to a much larger sum when accounting for related costs and future projections.
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United States
Dairy Products for Allies National Effort Urged
An editorial urges full effort to maintain dairy supplies for the United States and to meet the growing demands of allies. It stresses the nation must ensure well being through steady production and distribution of dairy products during wartime.
Ruts in Narrow Roads Prompt Faster Deterioration
A brief note warns that a road too narrow becomes rutted quickly as traffic concentrates on a single strip, while a wider road also develops ruts but due to concentrated use on one lane. The observed effect stems from limited, single-path traffic creating wear.
Fragmentary account of railway incidents and public notices
The garbled text hints at railway events near a town, a fire or breakdown, and safety warnings. It mentions Mr P Rhveller, a clerk or official, and references to trains, a shop, and a heated exchange about time and watch. Local danger cautions and observers appear amid unclear dialogue.
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Ruthway
P Rhveller
Jon
Parton
Raveller
Fragmented humor and courtroom quips mix in a 19th century style column
A garbled but lively montage of dialogue and vignettes features a judge’s taunts, domestic misunderstandings, and social scenes. The text parodies drawing room banter, insults, and everyday mishaps with scattered names and phrases, creating a collage of early modern wit and domestic satire.
Scout envoy to Pershing from the Boy Scouts of America
The article reports a Boy Scouts of America envoy message to General Pershing aboard the American expeditionary force in France. Lt Charles Mackin carries a dispatch from the Scouts urging all to stay productive in war work under government leadership, highlighting pride in supporting Uncle Sam and sacrificing for the cause.
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Amerie
France
General Pershing
Charles Mack Rin
Boy Souls of
America
Gon. John
Pats
Anil
Fortes
Unely Sam
Beuntattlehill
Scout Brothers
The Boy You Can Trust Guidance Poem Note
A fragmentary verse extols trustworthy boys who learn scouting, telegraph repair, and discipline. It praises those who are reliable, resolute, and capable of facing critical times with steadfast training, urging readers to be the kind of boy others can trust. The text is garbled but centers on character and preparedness.
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Camapa
Aife
Nave
Scouts Liberty Loan Work Boosts Subscriptions
The Boy Scouts of America press reports show third Liberty loan drive progress with subscriptions reaching 800,000 and funds totaling 817,101,800. Reports praise scouts for holding to individual solicitation, noting a $50 bond yielded $100 as a remarkable outcome.
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Boy Scouts of America
Brennan
Minnket Corporation
Scouts Capture Navy Deserter Jones After Mountain Standoff
Scouts in Wyckoff area near Newport capture John Gilbert Tonys, a Navy deserter. Federal authorities had hidden the case for two months, but Wyckoff scouts tracked him to a mountain hideout and closed in on signal. He offered no resistance and was taken into custody.
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John Gilbert Tonys
Bute Mountains
Wyckoff
Newport Pws
Wil
Jones
Hoy
Wyckoft
Hin
Scouts Do Great Work for Liberty During War Effort
The Boy Scouts of America conducted extensive support this year. Leaders and troops raised funds for clothing shelter and defense instruments. They supplied food and fuel, aiding soldiers in defending civilization forged over two millennia.
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Boy Scouts of America
America
Uncle Sim
Fan
Scouts Wear Hat Badge In Boy Scout Policy
The United States government allows the Boy Scouts of America to wear a uniform like the U S Army, so scouts should display the organization’s distinguishing badge on their hats to avoid confusion with other groups. This policy urges all genuine scouts to place the badge on the hat for clear identification.
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United States
Boy Scouts of America
Boy Organiza-Ions
Wemy
Boy Scout Efforts Aid Families and Soldiers
McKeesport Pennsylvania scouts raised about 30 for a widow with two children by gathering groceries from their homes. Troop No 8 in Butte Montana sold old tin to raise 70 for soldiers in France. This marks a second draft of 70 sent to France as scouts plan another drive.
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McKeesport
Butte, Monts
France
Lydia E Pinkham remedy praised for women’s troubles
An old ad style clipping extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female troubles. It cites Mrs Atters of Oregon Illinois praising restored health after suffering while managing six hundred chickens. The notice urges others to seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham’s Medicine Co. Lynn Mass. Also mentions Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root for kidney issues and requests readers to mention the clipping when writing.
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Oregon
Lydia EB. Pinkham
Mr Atters
Ill
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mra
Kitzey
Kilmer
Drueginter
Parcel Post
Kilmer & Co
Linguanton
Unclear historical note on charity and conversation
Fragmentary OCR text recounts a to me style exchange about helping others, a friend named Chartie Murray of Mack Setr and Hedies, and remarks about dieting or weight. The passage appears nonstandard and garbled with incomplete phrases and unclear context.
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Chartie Murray
Mack Setr
Hard skin and foot calluses treatment described
Readable text describes a tiny bottle of a product costing a few cents, applied with drops to toughened areas on the soles to peel away calluses and corns. It claims the skin becomes pink, healthy, and never tender or irritated, and suggests trying Freezone.
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