Under Fire in French Trenches Amid Quiet Argonne Fronts
A French officer escorts three correspondents to a vantage along the Argonne front near Vauquois plateau. The day is unexpectedly tranquil, with distant guns and birds the noisiest sounds. Shells barely disturb dugouts as officers share war bread and wine, noting the dull monotony of daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Argonne Forest
Vauquois Plateau
Polo Grounds
Argonne
Marne
Laughi
Verdun
Vauquois
Boilus
Bocies
Feeding Soldiers in Camp Enormous Task
National army camps in the United States require about 2,500 car loads of food daily for 1,000,000 men in training. Each man needs at least five pounds of food per day, with railroads handling the transportation challenge. The effort covers 16 nonproductive cities of 40,000 each and 56 smaller towns from 300 to 3,000 residents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Army
United States
Railroad War Board
National Guard
Golden Eagle Killed Near Elwood Indiana
Arza Leeman shot and killed a 70 foot wingspan golden eagle southwest of Elwood near Aroma while farming wheat. He chased it to a wood and brought the bird to be mounted. The incident occurred when the eagle swooped over the field and landed nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elwood
Ind
Aroma
Arza Leeman
Leeman
The Golden Christmastide by Joel Benton
A poetic Christmas greeting recounts the birth of the Conqueror of Death and invites all to celebrate under a blue Syrian sky. It calls for joy, mistletoe, feasting, and good will, with imagery of boar's head, evergreen rooms, and universal cheer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethlehem
Nazareth
Joel Benton
The Sweetest of All Christmas Message
A brief note reminds readers Christmas centers on Christ’s birthday and urges kindness as the sweetest gift by doing good for others during the holiday season.
SUNOL News Notes and Local Social Here and There
Sunol items report Guy Gilbert injured by a horse, visits by Mrs John Bard of Edison and Mrs Janette Walker, Thanksgiving gatherings with the Allingtons and Withers, turkey trade via Roy Walker and Firth Booth, Dr Fenske planning eastern trip possibly with a wife, a well attended Thanksgiving coyote hunt, a stolen Ford found due to gas shortage, Margaret Dickinson’s visit from Crook, John Demers bungalow nearing completion, multiple Thanksgiving visits in Alliance, dances attended, Lincoln Highway work by Bert and Tom Allington, coal and wheat shipments, Fenske brothers shipping coal, town hotel keeper Ivan Lucas helping at Fenske store, Demers & Son lumber movement, rats extermination contracts sought by Albert Fenske, Uncapher visiting Friend Dickinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidney
Sund
Margaret Dickinson
Crook
Colo
Friend Dickinson
John Demer
C. W. Smith
Alliance
John Demers
Gurley
Bert
Tom Allington
Lincoln Highway
Fenske Bros
Amelia Lindley
Lodgepole
Emil Englert
Pavlat
Englert
Arthur Dodrill
Demers & Son
Ivan Lucas
Albert Fenske
Oscar
Ornament of a House quote by Emerson
A brief quotation highlights the idea that the ornament of a house is its friends. The line reflects Emerson’s view on companionship shaping home and comfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerson
The Sage Blacksmith and Professor of 1837 Cambridge
In 1837 a professor moved beside a Cambridge blacksmith on Brattle Street. They became friends as the blacksmith shared pride in his home bought in 1825 from Torrey Hancock. Nearby spring waters, still part of the town, framed their daily walks past the smithy and the professor, near Henry W. Longfellow’s era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Torrey Hancock
Cambridg
Brattle Street
Pratt
Henry W. Longfellow
Vlyn John St. Nicholas
Also Mentioned on This Page
Battle Line
Merrell-Soule Co
Syracuse, N. Y
Merry Christmas
Wier & Hamilton
Arthur Guilerman
Fortunatae
Meltlaw
Bdenisons
Twide
SUNOL
Guy Gilbert
John Bard
Edison
Nebr
Janette Walker
L. E. Allington
Mrs. Logan Withers
North Divide
Roy Walker
Firth Booth
Dr. Fenske
Cheyenne County
Miss Uncapher
Harper Furniture and
Ticen
Sidney, Nebr
C. E. Harper
George Puckett
Water National
Phosec
Norwalk
Sumuty
Webraska
Alamo
S. A. Schmitt Implement CO
REBR
Reo
Dearborn
M. W. Osborn
Bordwell
Chevrolet
Buick
Hahler’s
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!