La Dame Indomitable A Village Torch Of WWI Valor
In a French ruined village a lone woman called La Dame Indomitable endures amid destruction. She cares for American officers, lends labor to the Salvation Army, and endures long days to support France. Though sixty five or seventy, she remains steadfast in the ruined hamlet. Her story echoes the carnage and courage of the era.
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France
Don Martin
New York Herald
Salvation Army
la Dame Indomitable
la Dame
Paris
Dame of the French Front Recounts War's Toll and Courage
An elderly Frenchwoman recalls sheltering wounded soldiers in her home near a German front. She tended coffee and care amid shelling, continued as a field hospital after repeated strikes, and kept a letter from a French general praising her bravery and her sons’ valor.
Youth Is Victor Over Noted Hero Lieutenant Rhys Davids
London reports Arthur Rhys Davids an Etonian pilot hailed among Britain’s bravest airmen. He is said to have downed nine enemy aircraft in nine weeks and to have shared in the famed duel with German ace Voss, before being reported missing since December.
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Arthur Rhys Davids
London
Voss
Prof
Rhys Davids
Chipstead Downs
Arthur Ikkhys Davids
Summerfield
Balliol
Newccastle
Royal Flying Corps
France
Schafer
Eton
Rhys
Wtwe
Lieut
R. H. Ayre
I. Fp, C
Work of the Y.M.C.A. supports soldiers worldwide
Washington reports the Y M C A funds 5 000 000 dollars monthly for welfare of military youth. Two thousand workers serve with expeditionary forces in France and England, 3 000 in American camps. Pershing seeks to expand the canteen system in France, requiring 3 000 volunteers. Film, equipment, and athletic goods are supplied, huts and dugouts line front lines, Russian front huts demolished, 150 secretaries in Siberia awaiting return.
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Washington
National Army
National War Work Council
United States
France
England
Pershing
Apa
Ratus
Lorraine
Siberia
Russia
Farmer Wing Kills Two Wild Cats in Feather River Hunt
Near Live Oaks California Wing a farmer killed two large wild cats along the Feather river while jack rabbit hunting. One cat climbed a tree and attacked until Wing shot it. The second cat arrived roaring and painful and was killed with a second shot.
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Live Oaks
Cal
Wing
Here
Feather River
Gentle rebuke of a stranded American society woman in wartime France
A New York society woman complains about late eggs at a French inn as war disrupts life. An elderly innkeeper replies that everyone must endure shortages, while a French farmer recalls losing three sons to the conflict and the lingering shattered family toll of war.
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France
New York
Germany
A Candid Exchange From The Kansas City Star
A suave literary dealer and Festus Pester trade quips on wisdom and vanity. The purveyor offers a lesson on recognizing fools before attempting flattery, ending with a wry remark about reading signals.
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Kansas City Star
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Promises Cure
An old newspaper ad touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional remedy. It claims internal action through the blood and offers a $100 reward for any case not cured, noting testimonials and mentioning druggists and F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio.
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Hall
Nature
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Necessary Expenditure
A man presses Brown for ten dollars he owes, but Brown declines. He explains he spends money on theater trips two to three times weekly and the worry of owing money drives him to seek distraction by theater outings.
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Brown
Eatonic
A. L. Kramer
Eatonia Remedy Company
South Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Cuticura Ointment and Soap Ad Claim Pimples Care
Advertises Cuticura Ointment for pimples with morning and night application. Recommends washing off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Offers free samples from Cuticura Dept X Boston and lists Soap 25 Ointment 25 and 50 for purchase.
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Dept. X
Boston
Framingham Exam Reveals Health Toll on 1700
Examinations of 1,700 men women and children in Framingham Mass found 82 percent with some form of disease.
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Framingham
Mass
American War Savings Drive Outpaces English Campaign
National Savings Committee reports weekly treasury receipts show the American drive already ahead of the English effort. The piece adds a reflective question about using one's brains.
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Treasury
National Savings Committee
Its Class and the Old Chestnut Tree
A narrator recalls shared stories told beneath a chestnut tree during poverty, noting the monotony of poverty as its harsh soundtrack. The exchange hints at memory, belief, and the contrast between storytelling and hardship.
Woman and man argue over hope and love
A quip about a woman's persuasion failing without argument and the idea of Adam with a spare rib and apple sauce. The sentence combines humor and a biblical reference to suggest flawed logic in pursuit of romance.
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Adam
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