Marines Show Steely Morale in Frontline Hospital Test
A British naval attache reports about 50 American marines in a French hospital cheerful and defiant about returning to the front. They view German troops as long-range fighters, mock their close-quarters combat, and vow to "wipe Fritz off the nap" at home for Christmas. Morale remains high as artillery roars nearby and gunnery crews execute precise barrages.
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London
Fritz
Attitade
France
Boeke
Princess Mary Begins Red Cross Nursing Duties
This image shows Her Royal Highness Princess Mary, daughter of King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, in Red Cross nurse garb. She has started duties as a probationer at the Hospital for Sick Children in London.
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Princess Mary
King George
Queen Mary
Red Cross
Royal
Hospital For Sick Children
London
Great Chance for War Profiteers Featured in Manchester
In Manchester Connecticut James Veteh reports a remarkable oddity a hen laying a freak egg weekly. The latest double egg measures 844 inches in circumference and 744 inches around the center with a smaller shell inside the larger shell.
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Manchester
Conn
James Veteh
Salvage Boom Lifts 400 Sunken Ships Raise Feats Grow
Admiralty Salvage department, once hindered by weight limits, now lifts ships from undersea using large wire ropes. A sunken vessel of 2750 tons was moved to shore and repaired, while divers face risks from gases and torpedo damage. The Lusitania is unlikely to be raised.
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London
Admiralty Salvage Department
Frm
Lusitania
Mercantile Marine
Department
Manny
Salvation Army Driver Comforts Wounded Aviator at Front
Paris report tells how Ransom Gifford, an 18-year-old Salvation Army driver from Boston, aided a dying British aviator during a three-plane dogfight behind Allied lines in France. The French defeated the German foe as the English flyer died in Gifford’s arms after a plane crash nearby.
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Paris
Salvation Army
France
Ransom Gifford
Col
Adam Afford
New England
Boston
Young Gifford
Gifford
Salvationist
Slaps War Profiteer in Monessen Street Car Incident
A well dressed mother slaps a man bragging of wartime profits on a Monessen street car, saying the return is for her sons in France. The man takes the punishment without protest.
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Monessen
France
First Woman Mail Carrier in Wyoming Serves Pine Bluffs Route
Miss Jezza Beth Rutledge of Pine Bluffs Wyoming is in charge of the rural route between Pine Bluffs and Gallio replacing Bert Foulks who was drafted. The landmark appointment marks Wyoming's first woman postal carrier on rural routes.
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Wyoming
Pine Bluffs
Wyo
Jezzabeth Rutledge
Here
Gallio
Herbert Foulks
Look on Ditties Well Performed and Days Well Spent
A Longfellow excerpt urges seeking happiness and clear paths for the weary world. It contrasts sorrow with the glory of a fervent heart under a bright sky and well spent days, inviting uplifting reflection.
Varied Salads and Thrift Tips From Old Cookery Page
Classic salad ideas include Olive Salad Cauliflower Salad and Combination Salad with French dressing. Also recipe notes cover Tomato Salad and Cream of Oats Soup. The article provides guidance on thrift cooking with grains and cereals and includes several wheat substitute preparations and a barley casserole.
Cornmeal and Grain Tips From Old Mill Processes
A compact guide on cornmeal quality from old and new milling methods. It contrasts germ preservation in home grinding with commercial processes and offers recipes for mush cookies pudding and barley based pastries with practical notes on storage and usage.
Honor the Girl Who Works
A discussion on the expanding use of the term working girl as a respectful title for ambitious young women. The piece contrasts the shifting view of a working woman with the term lady of leisure once seen as preferable.
Willie Left Haste at Waldert Astoria Dance
An altercation at a New York Waldert Astoria dance ends with a guest mopping up spilled grease from the floor. A bystander challenges others about manners while the hotel owner, Mr Boldt, is identified, and Willie departs.
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Waldert- Astoria
New York
Paul Jones
Prostie
Timg
Willie
Mr. Boldt
Mrs Houlihan and Mollie’s Lively Dootie Luite
In a Boston Evening Trane Reripet style snippet two figures Mrs Houlihan and Mollie discuss living with a quirky tune. The fragment hints at a humorous domestic moment with playful language.
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HMS
Wasi Pete
Toy
Sindh
Great Britain
Figurea
Longfellow
Mediation and Conciliation Board
Eatonic
William L. Chambers
S. Board of Mediatian
Washington, D.C
Eatonic Remedy Co
Eatonio
Judge Chambere
Doctor Ad Diraigiaes Soap
Parker
Red Star
Hirde
Glad
ADA Tire Co., Inc
Grand Ave
Kansas City
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