Dawn of a Brighter Day With American Forces in France
Arthur Owen traces the arrival of the Pershing army in France and its profound impact on Allied morale. He notes American troops steadied the line at Cantigny and Amiens, boosted French and British confidence, and reshaped Allied strategy under Foch. The piece highlights Pershing’s prompt offer of aid, the coordinated artillery effort, and the renewed fighting vigor against German offensives.
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Fee
Effett
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von Ludendorff
Belgium
Switzerland
Trences
Cantigny
Marne
Alsace-Lorraine
Seichenrey
Lorraine
Kaiser
No Man's Land
Moss
Free to Asthma Sufferers Cured by New Method
An advertisement offers a free trial of a new asthma treatment at the sender's expense. It claims to help all forms of asthma and hay fever, including hopeless cases, regardless of age or climate, with no cost required and a mail-in coupon.
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Park Ave
New York
Soldiers of the Stars and Stripes Hold Long Front
Four and a half months after Pershing forces became a real army, American soldiers remain on the front or in reserve across about 250 miles of line. They fight alongside French, British, and Belgian units, sharing burdens as preparations for a general advance are pressed with confidence in steady American conduct.
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Wong Cipaign
Battte
Why foodstuffs sometimes explode in mills and elevators
A wartime warning on flour mill and grain elevator explosions due to flour dust. The Department of Agriculture funds safety campaigns and a test mill at Pennsylvania State College to study dust explosions from wheat flour rice meal cornstarch malt and sugar. Findings include that elevator dust and malt sprouts pose high risk and that naked flames faulty electricals friction and poor dust removal spark outbreaks. A bin lid flame incident is noted.
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Rene Bache
Department of Agriculture
Pennsylvania State College
Stars and the heavens lift minds toward God and wonder
A fragment from Garratt Serviss reflects on how starlit skies influence humanity. The writer cites sailors and Napoleon, Emerson, and Kant, arguing astronomy transcends science, broadening horizons and guiding thoughts toward a higher deity. Astronomy serves religion by showing earth as heaven’s equal, not its outpost.
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Thorne
Head Of Sunday School Ends Half Century Of Service
Hess resigns as Sunday school superintendent at Hellertown after 50 years of continuous service. Christ Union Sunday school accepts the resignation from active work, naming him superintendent emeritus. Local note from Quakertown Va State Senator present.
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Quakertown
Hess
Hellertown
Christ Union Sunday School
Hing
Breaks World's Record in Relining Furnace
Pittsburgh plant Jones & Laughlin claims a world record for reline a blast furnace in 72 days. The feat, described in the article, highlights industrial efficiency at the steel works amid other human-interest tidbits and ad-like snippets.
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Pittsburgh
Jones & Laughlin Steel
The Right Sort
An ambiguous excerpt recounts a character who believes he has Gernot blood and discusses a drop, then departs for enlistment. A reader questions how the blood was proven German, with a poetic reply describing fear and heart at stake.
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Wiliam Strasburger
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