Air War Chase and Escape Across Argonne Forest
Adams, a West Point graduate and Parisian representative for American manufacturers, fights with German forces during a striking advance through the Argonne region. He escapes a pursuit led by Col Griesman, defends Aimee Lagunay, and escapes in a Vinton automobile as Latour’s fate complicates a fragile Parisian parole.
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Adams
West Panl
Paris
France
Germany
Chateau Laganay
Addams
Aimee
Chateau
Col. Griesman
Kaiser
Tussars
Col
Lowenberg
Latour
Paristar Club
Citmes
Griesman
Ainwe
Fleischmann
Coeter Ees
Commissariat
Mademoiselle Lagunay
Madamoiselle
Fleischmaann
Vinton Machine
Berlin
Dark night drive to the chateau in pursuit
The narrator describes a tense retreat through woods toward a chateau, evading pursuit as Fleischmann seizes control in a chaotic melee. The party advances by car, pursuing fleeing troops toward Châlons, hoping to reach Aimee and Griesmann.
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Mly
Aimee
Chateau
Bethel
Lancer
Lowenberg
Jas
Fleischmann
Tim
Lowenterry
Chualons
Nfe
Aeid
Brooklyn girl dies by own action after expulsion
A Brooklyn girl reportedly committed suicide after expulsion from school. The fragment references a London physician’s claim about wood as a nourishing diet, noting American breakfast food manufacturers and a long-ago epigraph.
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Brooklyn
N. Y
London
Kickapoo linguist Johnny Mine in Washington reads
Kickapoo linguist and philosopher Mah me qua che ma hchemah n a t known as Johnny Mine visited Washington representing his Mexican branch. He praises education but mocks white governance while noting commonalities between white wives and Indians, including use of paint and feathers in attire.
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Johnny Mine
Washington
Withal
Johnny
Hair Trade Tales and a Streetcar Masher Fight
A Brooklyn woman defends herself against a middle aged Sicilian masher in a street car, praised by a judge for her brave defense. The piece also explains the hair trade, noting fraud risks, cleaning costs, and how artificial hair is prepared and matched for color and texture.
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Maggie’ Kline
McCloskey
Margaret Jordan
Brooklyn
Maggie
Joseph Sowalsky
Uses for Bags Save Money on Household Tasks
Wash empty salt and flour bags and store them for daily chores. Use as dust cloths or polishers for glass and silver, saving money on ready made cloths. Some families repurpose large bags into rough shirt waists for children, showing the value of thrift and reclaiming usable materials.
False hair trade expands with London as hub
London serves as the main distribution point for false hair entering markets in Germany, Austria, France, and Italy. Artificers reject Chinese hair as inferior while revealing hair sellers often trim or part with portions of their own tresses, and merchants are reportedly sharp in dealings.
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London
Germany
Austria
France
Italy
Miss Rhea Reid Shuns Titles at Carlton Hotel
Miss Rhea Reid daughter of D O Reid the tin plate king arrives in London and stirs talk of immense wealth. She says she has no hankering for titles and will marry the man of her choice, while friends note her tall figure and fair complexion.
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London
Rhea Reid
D. O. Reid
Carlton Hotel
Miss Reid
Economic Snapshot of Global and U S Industries
Calcutta is the most populous Indian city. The Codex Alexandrinus in the British Museum is valued around 1.5 million dollars. Argentina's population is just over five million with exports last year at 62 dollars per person. U S exports per capita run about 18 dollars. Philadelphia hosts 300 distinct manufacturing lines and 16,000 establishments with capital near 500 million dollars, employing 300,000 wage earners and producing 650 million dollars in finished goods annually.
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Argentine Republic
United States
Philadelphia
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Lowenburg
Meuse
Dre
Aisne
Forest of
Argonne
Aire
Alsine
Lns
Arzoine Forest
Helos
Chalons-sur-Marne
Bmexsoner
BarlkeDic
Algne
Hussars
Aly
Epie Sen
Mode
Palisade Pattern CO
Battery Place
New York City
City and
Miss Rhea Reed
Calcutta
India
Gpleadia Ae
Target
Thirteenth Street
Commissioner of Pensions
Taber & Whitman ,C
Warder Bidg
Washington, D.C
A. L. Rice
North St. Adams
Chicago
Dept. F
Milwaukee Ave
F. P
Batiste
Gore
Birdley Somers CO
W. 19Th Street
New York
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