I am a German soldier and the invasion of Belgium
A German officer narrates the 1914 invasion of Belgium and the opening days toward Paris. He recalls patriotic fervor, mass depopulation fears, the train to the front, last farewells, and the first combat moments with Belgian forces, including fear, resolve, and the shock of war. He later deserts due to atrocities witnessed and emigrates to the United States.
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Belgium
France
Paris
United States
Russia
Germany
England
Italy
Maluz-em-Rheine
Rhine
Daren
Humors of Rent Collecting From a Boston Landlord
A Bostonian landlord owning houses near Boston receives a comical missive from the rent collector. The January letter notes the pipes and furnace in the cellar are frozen stiff, Lemuel jokes about heating the subterranean space, Bill relays Lemuel’s cheerfulness, and the letter concludes that rent must be paid despite the chilly conditions.
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Alt Homestead
Lemuel
Bil
Nur
Women Sufferers May Need Swamp-Root Ad
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble often misattributed. Kidney health affects nerves and general well being. Dr Kilmer’s Swamp-Root advertised as a physician’s remedy available at drug stores with an option to test via mail request.
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Kilmers
Dr. Mer & Co
Binghamton
Teaching a Rural School Student About Adjectives
A rural schoolteacher tests students on comparative and superlative forms. A pupil answers with worse for to be, then another asks what would be the superlative. The class discusses the irregular forms, illustrating common language quirks.
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Inva
Hirper'+ Magazine
Unlucky Man Clark Pleare and the holiday request
A comic exchange in Pearson's Weekly where Clark Pleare asks for a week off. The employer asks what is wrong, the clerk jokes about a wedding and lists illnesses including influenza and a sprained ankle, with a running gag about always something going wrong.
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Clark
Jones—Pearson
Fall of Liege and Belgian Cities under German Invasion
The Zeppelins and 42 centimeter siege guns terrorize Belgian cities resisting invasion. The next installment recounts Liege’s fall and the looting of other Belgian towns as German forces press forward.
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Liege
Making Soap From Table Refuse In Soldier Mess
British military authorities install grouse traps to conserve fat in the soldiers mess as described in Popular Science Monthly. Fat collected in these traps averages more than one ounce per man daily. The traps use a lined woolen box split into two compartments by a perforation four inches from the bottom. Dishwater and table refuse are strained into a vat. water fouls form a crust skimmed off.
Beekeeping Prosperity Highlighted at Waikato Meeting
At the Waikato Beekeepers Association gathering in Hamilton an assistant director of the horticultural division noted New Zealand registered 4301 apiary colonies representing 52% of bee volumes. A beekeeper listed a year’s harvest of 18 tons of honey sold between 487 and 710 dollars per ton, marking a very prosperous industry. Women in novels are noted as feeling unworthy of their husbands.
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New Zealand
Waikato Beekeepers’ Association
Hamilton
Department of Agriculture
Brave act saves comrade at sea earns medal
A sailor leapt into muddy water to rescue a wounded comrade adrift near the ship. Wallace Ode Prater, a civilian diver, dived into the murky water and hauled the injured man aboard, saving his life. For this rare bravery he received a gold medal from the secretary of the Navy. He lives in Spokane, Kansas.
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Wallace Ode
Prater
Ury
Cuticura Ad Promotes Soaking Hands in Soap and Ointment
Advertising copy urges soaking sore hands in Cuticura Soap and rubbing in Cuticura Ointment. Remove excess ointment with delicate tissue. Free sample address listed as Cuticura Dept XX Boston. Soap and Ointment priced at 25 cents.
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Dept
Boston
Wartime Searchlights Blind German Forces on Heights
Fragmentary report notes searchlights in action during conflict, with German forces on the Tintian front reportedly blinded by rays while engineers worked on bridging operations under fire. Details are unclear due to damaged text.
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Tintian Front
Iceland Plans Expanded Potato Planting This Year
Iceland government representatives announce a broad campaign to plant more potatoes due to a short summer season and poor grain prospects in Arctic regions. The plan aims to reduce dependence on outside food imports amid shipping shortages and port curtailments affecting wheat supplies.
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Iceland
Howe
Arctic
Ensen Inettia Vet Petante
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Lydia E. Pinkhams
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Lynn
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Isi
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