First Use of Gas in War Dates to Ancient Siege Tactics
A historical note traces early gas warfare to 4404 BC during the Peloponnesian War. Attacking forces flooded pitches mixed with sulfur to choke defenders, and molten pitch blasts accompanied by air jets aimed to stupefy the besieged. Later sea battles featured a fiery squid weapon used by the Byzantine Greeks at Constantinople in 1261 and 1412.
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Paolatea
Dellum
Fie
Constantinople
Insect Powder Grown Here in California
In the past Persian insect powder or pyrethrum sold for 16 dollars a pound and stayed a mystery. It comes from ground flower-heads of a plant related to the Seld daisy. The plant struggled to grow in the United States until California began producing all its own insect powder locally.
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Transcaucasia
United States
California
Onion debunked as tuberculosis treatment
An old superstition about using onions for tuberculosis is dismissed by experts. The article states onions have no medicinal properties for the disease and notes many believers wasted time and effort on this remedy. It adds that sufferers might as well use boiled potato peels or beet tops.
Flower Friends and Flowers Costs in Messengers
A New York Telegram note extols simple floral gifts as meaningful personal expressions. It warns against rushing florists. messages must accompany the flowers to ensure delivery, even if a tray on the street offers a cheaper option.
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Pitth Avenue
New York Telegram
Destructive Grasshoppers Plague Nowendoe News
Nowendoe North West during grasshopper visits the focal hen egg cans cannot be eaten. Yolk and white are blood red from the insects consumed by the poultry.
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Nowendoe
N. 8
Origin of Lawyer Traced to Old English and Latin Roots
The term lawyer is said by authorities to derive from the old English law wer meaning law man with the second part corrupted from the Latin vir meaning man. The explanation links legal professional titles to both Anglo Saxon and Latin language roots.
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Lawmann
Vir
Leek and Lily Eloquence at London Gardeners Meeting
A Sir Charles Wakefield speech praises vegetables over flowers, noting the lord mayor’s delegation gave orchids not leeks. A French learner mispronounces typhoid, and Hall's Catarrh Medicine advertises relief. A humorous exchange ends with Willie and Talkative Catler, reflecting on time and life’s map.
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Charles Wakefield
London
Gardeners’ Company
Fret
Charles
Sir Charles
Plans to Double Warship Building in Second Three Year Program
Secretary Daniels disclosed a second three year program to build ten additional super dreadnoughts six battle cruisers and 140 smaller vessels at an estimated cost of 8600 million Washington Congress is asked to authorize the plan to expand naval construction The aim is to complete work on vessels authorized in 1916 and to meet postwar needs with funding details set out before the House naval committee.
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Swift & Company
Swift
Washington
Congress
Navy Department
Duntuls
Nix
House Naval Committee
Department
Germans Bombarded French Front After American Bombing
German aviators struck the American line northwest of Verdun in retaliation for Allied bombing. Artillery and air attacks targeted Clermont and Montfaucon areas, with shells hitting near the American hospital at Rapecourt. Several Red Cross wards at a former French barracks were damaged. one ambulance driver from Buffalo, N Y, was injured.
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Paris
Verding
Auerican Front
Argonne
Aldizive Wa
Gernans
Clermont
Montiauenn
Ym Hents
Red Terror in Russia and Armistice Hopes
Deciphered dispatches describe internal Russia power struggles between countercoalition forces and central Soviet authorities, noting terror campaigns and purges. Western leaders consider armistice terms, with Foch demanding access to Metz Strasbourg and bridgeheads if a truce occurs, while German actions around Brest and Cherbourg are discussed.
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Foch
Lundim
Espera
Marsh
Metz
Coblynz
de Rilve
Alan Teace
Pois
Tesidee
Upey Weill
Frohman Faces Anonymous Doorkeeper at Theater
A brief, puzzled scene describes Charles Frohman entering a theater, where a doorkeeper unknown to him refuses entry. J M Marcie the witcher accompanies Frohman, who refrains from revealing his identity to avoid humiliation. A wag remarks on his Fame and “Dusters” knowledge while the moment puzzles onlookers.
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Charles Frohman
J. M. Marcie
Witcher
Barrie
Frohman
Bartle
Mune Sends in Change After Refusal
A brief note shows Mune directing action after a refusal, stating he should be sent in with the change. The terse item records a decision amid a disputed request, reflecting terse governance language.
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Mune
Haarlem Oil Capsules Back Pain Relief Claim
Advertises GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for back aches and urinary symptoms. Claims toxins in kidneys are removed, promises renewed health in 34 hours, and urges daily use to prevent future attacks. Includes money back guarantee and urges purchase from druggists for the genuine imported Gold Medal brand.
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Nerous
Parvenu's Groomed Image Cites Bis Falet's Ostler Past
A brief remark notes Yoong Parvenu 8 as instantly well groomed while Bis Falet is described as once an ostler, reflecting a contrast between their personas.
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Yoong Parvenu
Bis Falet
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