War Pigeons Save Lives of Fighting Men
London dispatch reports naval pigeon service saving scores of lives with a 96 percent delivery success. Messages from downed aviators and seaplanes describe dire scenes and requests for fighters, rescue, and word to loved ones as pigeons deliver crucial battlefield news.
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Grand Duke and Wife Keep House Amid Change in Wealth
June 14 Landon One of the Russian grand dukes once rich enough to live in a premier London estate has fallen to penury after the Russian revolution. Now a clerk earning 2000 dollars annually near Westminster Abbey, he and his wife Countess Torby manage their modest home with resolve and without complaint.
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Yeast Byproducts Turned Into Decorative Buttons and Handles
Spent yeast from breweries and distilleries is processed into craft items such as buttons door bell plates and knife handles showcasing innovative reuse of industrial waste.
Confessions of a Wife and the Virtue of Good Nature
A dated reflection on forgiving wives for temptations, contrasting Mollie Trent with the narrator and Miss Eleanor Fairlow. The piece critiques political meddling by Marys of virtue, cites a Maupassant tale, and hints at alcohol’s social cost, ending with a note on future prohibition and a wartime steel plant extension near Philadelphia.
Luftwaffe losses cited in British air operations
The war office said twenty one German airplanes and a balloon were destroyed and four enemy aircraft driven down out of control in day and night fighting by British airmen on Wednesday and Thursday. Four British planes are missing. Several tons of bombs were dropped on enemy targets.
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Cynthia Grey's Letters A reader asks about birth mother rights
A reader, an adopted mother of a six year old, questions visitation by the birth mother and whether love justifies intruding on a stable home. Also includes Miss Grey on coffee chewing, Minute Men, contacting Germany, ship wartime details, bridesmaid dress norms, and French speaking requirements for wartime telephone work.
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