Picture of Kalawi Portrait Sparks Tongan Tension
A historic German portrait once gifted to King George Tupou II hung in Nukualofa’s Wooden Palace. After world events and war, British authorities urged removal, highlighting Tonga’s status as a protectorate yet an independent kingdom with a cabinet and parliament.
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France’s Gothic Cathedrals Celebrate Supreme Architectural Genius
A World’s Work essay extols French cathedrals as unrivaled monuments of design and emotion. It lauds Notre Dame, Bourges, Chartres, Reims, Amiens, and others for radiant tracery, inlay, stained glass, and craftsmanship, hailing them as expressions of France’s spiritual grandeur, now threatened by German invaders.
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Gilbert
Notre Dame de Paris
Bourges
Rela
Chartres
Howen
Amiens
Neauvais
Coutapeed
Iran
Germany
Sound of the Gutta Promises Darkness and Battle Echoes
Within Sound of the Gutta a new sound rises toward darkness, alluring beyond distant battle. The scene shifts through dusk in the French woods as a tribal sport called kick-the-net, a barefoot hockey-like game, draws Americans into a ceremonial display amid rugged chase and restless energy.
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Harlem
France
Italian Aviator Believes Caproni Plane Can Fly Atlantic
Italian aviation leader Caproni and his team are praised for advancing heavier than air craft with plans for an Atlantic crossing. Lieutenant Belloni argues organization and skilled crews are key and Caproni’s designs, including massive multi engined planes, could carry troops and cargo across oceans.
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Caproni
Notable 1917 News Fragments From Kalpmasoo to Camp Kearny
A patchwork of early 20th century items shows women aiding 60 state farms, a Paris box device for alarm bells, and a Parisian man weaving a post card project. George L Hughes of Denver, 40, joins the National Army under Wilson, with son Richard A. Hughes enlisting after his father. Both deployed to Camp Kearny, Cal, where the son becomes sergeant of the company his father serves as cor poral. A Parisian worker inherits 500 dollars yearly from Adolph de Rothschild’s deceased horse will. Idaho sheep growers unite on the Mirrorkas reclamation project for summer grazing.
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Wilson
Richward A. Hugher
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Camp Kearney
Cal
Paris
Adolph de Rothschild
Mt de Rorheehna
Miritaks
Idaho
Smit
Killing Burdocks Gardener Advises Ground-Level Cut and Kerosene
An experienced gardener recommends removing burdocks by cutting them at ground level just before seeding and applying a small amount of kerosene to the root. He uses a common can as an applicator.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad and a Spelling Joke
An ad touts Cuticura Soap bath for instant relief followed by Cuticura Ointment with free samples from Boston. A humorous Indianapolis spelling quiz note features a student misusing words to reach a high score, misunderstanding Kaiser mustache.
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Dept. X
Boston
Odd Banter and Oddities in a New Zealand Tour
A fragmentary London style piece notes a porter joking about cigars and a box under an army. The excerpt shifts to a quip about eternity and cold winds, then remarks Americans touring New Zealand in growing numbers with a poet’s aside on voices and heaven.
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New Zealand
Not a New Experience at Camp Dodge
Two recruits at Camp Dodge Iowa await orders. One jokes that war will be new work while the other laments years of marriage to the wrong girl. Separately California plans to irrigate 5,490,300 acres as farmers form cooperative buying associations.
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Camp Dodge
Oladte
Alifornia
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