Leap for Liberty in World War I Escape
A Royal Flying Corps pilot recounts his 1937 escape from a German prison train near Courtrai after being wounded in France. He details smuggling a map, seizing a chance during a night train run, leaping from the moving coach, and his immediate survival amid injuries and pursuit as he vanishes into Belgian terrain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Royal Flying Corps
Canada
England
France
O’brien
Uis
Paul H. Raney
Intelligence Department
German Flying Corps
Courtrai
O'Brien
United States
Germany
Desperate Escape Across War-Torn Canal and Night Travel
A wounded survivor recalls leaping from a train and fleeing at dawn into a canal crossing, learning to swim with gear strapped to his head to stay dry. He hides by day, travels by night, and carries francs, papers, a jackknife, and a reduced kit as he pushes toward safety on an arduous route after a brutal leap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pat
Ohemin
Corrtra
Net
Flying Corps
Courtrai
California Syrup of Figs advertisement claim
A cheeky ad touts California Syrup of Figs as a cure for a sick child’s stomach liver and bowels with warnings about counterfeit products. It promises quick relief through a gentle laxative effect and urges mothers to buy the genuine bottle made by the California Syrup Company for babies children and adults.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Is Syrup Company
Dack
Calotabs Promoted as Harmless Purifier and Delighful remedy
Calotabs advertised as a new calomel variant claims to be a harmless, delightful system purifier. One tablet at bedtime with water, no nausea, next morning liver and system cleaned, with no diet restrictions. Sold in original sealed packs for thirty five cents, druggist guarantees.
Refugee trek through German homeland to Luxembourg
A covert escape tale narrates a long hazardous march from near Strasburg through Germany into Luxembourg. The narrator details hunger, exposure, and constant vigilance while relying on the night to move, avoiding capture, and making field observations to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Holland
Strasburg
Luxembourg
Disk
Tuixembourg
Belsium
Hoth
Fountain of Youth Remedy Promises Health for Women
The article extols Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a natural root and herb remedy to maintain health in women. It claims three generations of American women rely on the product and urges early use at first signs of organic weakness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eydian HL Pinkham
America
Dandruff Remedy Promises Thick Glossy Hair Restoration
An ad claims four ounces of ordinary liquoid arvon dissolves dandruff overnight and dissolves all signs of it with three or four applications, stopping itching and improving hair appearance. Advertises liquidity arvon at drug stores as inexpensive and reliable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trey
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Dan Alva Isren
Courtret
Geruxiny
Strassburg
Ife
le Fost Interes
Bome
Indy
Daly
Ghent
Gaard
Tse
Herlin
King George
Hig
Lestinus
Telgium
Belaiunt
Amy
Jess
Beavis
Arie
Courtnood
Chapter
Gude
Pepto Mangan
M. J. Breitenbach CO
New York
Pat O Brien
Inft
Belgium
Crimmys
Mtr
Fountain OF Youth
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