War photographer recalls French villages levelled by shell fire
Edward B Clark reports from the Argonne front noting Hurion Giennes Glennes Cour-de-Manges Faremont and Vaudecourt towns shredded by artillery. He describes shattered churches cemeteries and the sobering sight of a lone unscathed tomb while villagers slowly return to rebuild amid ongoing bombardment.
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Sommeilies
France
St. Mihiel
Forest of Argonne
Sommerlies
Gerard de Ganay
Wiedb
Hurion
St. Martin
Mary the Virgin
Giennes
Glennes
Jesson Boilleau
Jesson
Republic
Cour-de-Manges
Cour-ie-Manges
Cour-de- Manges
Frignicourt
Desolation
Desalation
Faremont
Fovresses
Blesme
Maurupt-le-Monttoy
Mauruptle-Montoy
Veronica
Christ
God
Vaudecourt
Perrenot
Vaubecourt
America
Belgium
French Republic
Argonne Forest
Awakening China Seen Through Nanking Halls and Tombs
The article contrasts modern University of Nanking buildings with the dilapidated Ming era examination halls once used by thirty thousand students. It notes Confucianism as a code of ethics, compares it with Moses laws, and describes the Tomb of Tai Tzu near Purple Mountain with gateways, tablets, and five pairs of monumental stone animal statues.
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China
University of Nanking
Hong Wu
Vachel T
Catherine F. Lindsay
Illinois State Register
Confucius
Mencius
Nanking
Assyria
Forbidden
Peking
Lincoln
Tai Dzu
Purple Mountain
Kang Hai
The
Isa
Onenin
Commuter’s Woes Prompted by Hotel Living Punchline
A train conversation shows a passenger complaining about rotted bulbs, pests, and patchy grass. The reply reveals he escapes such issues by living in a hotel, delivering the joke with deadpan humor.
Earmarks Spark Tea Talk on English Troops
War correspondent Alexander Lowell described English volunteers as splendid and explained ear marks as clues to origins. He noted bookkeepers in London allegedly store rifles behind their ears when commanded to stand at ease.
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Alexander Lowell
New York
Midlands
Manchester
London
Mr. Powell
My Big Brother Is a Printer Says Boy
A downtown office worker recalls his big brother who is a printer and jokes about using a death notice to fool a boss into thinking he attends a funeral. The banter reveals the handy but cheeky utility of newspaper notices in everyday life.
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France
Aisne
Marne
Seaton
Poet and painter charm fades as realities draw focus
A St. Louis clergyman notes a shift from poetry to reality in public mood. Sassafras tea, once valued as a remedy for the mind’s condition, was popular in liberal doses around this time of year.
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St. Louis
Power From Food Claims and Coaching Diet Choices
A Western town woman recounts suffering stomach trouble from poor food choices. She describes heartburn gas and weight loss until she learned to select foods that fit her body's needs, enabling recovery and strength.
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