French War Devastation Deeply Scored in Figures
The article details vast French wartime ruin with 6 million acres damaged and 4.4 million cleared, earth moved totaling hundreds of millions of cubic yards, and barbed wire entanglements counted at 108000 square yards. It notes France spent 44 billion francs on repairs, with Germany paying 4 billion, and reflects on postwar rebuilding as well as bold speculations on future energy and food innovations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anta
Germany
Rch
Branco
America
Bremmers
Steinmets
Malinu
Arcientiat
Apo
Ruhr
Rhine
France
Alsace
la Taine
Heruett
Jhet
Belgium
London Morning Post
Salta
Marriage as Investment and Global Toy Trade Reflections
The piece discusses marriage as a man’s incentive and family growth, cites German and American toy industries contrasting production methods, and notes broader opinions on ethics, politics, and postwar economic policy including Britain, France, and Mexico’s social initiatives. It mixes reflections on wealth, culture, and national roles with snippets on leaders and policy moves.
Tolstoy and Turmoil Crown Tolstoy's Domestic Crisis
Fragmented notes reflect foreign unrest and domestic strife. Tolstoy's wife Sophie Bara recounts years of childbearing and turmoil while Leo pursued radical ideas, including moving toward communal living and giving away wealth. A sobering glimpse into the personal cost of idealism and the era's political upheaval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leo Tolatov
Tolstoy
Russia
Sophie Andreevna Bara
Moscow
Fhat
Tolatov
Holy Russia
Chldbirth
Leo
Stgira
Alexandra
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Steubenville Weekly Herald
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Sue
Yan Lord
Offhan
Europe
Poday
Harlow Shapley
Harvard Observatory
Mary
Venus
Shapley
Earth
Will & Fadle
Ford
Steubenville
Rockefeller
Steinmetz
Santa Claus
Cmal
Ft le
Merita
Ose
Folke
Reigna
Dublin
Fox
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Hawes
Lloyd George
América
Poincare
de Valera
Oxford
Tom ‘Jibmet Pasha
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Rue Aa
M. Clemencesy
Mexico
United
Faly Gerald Tatrsday
Poland
Ireland
Florida
Bouther
de Valeriats
Anton Lang
Oberammergau
Thomas Mann
Republic
Itala
Volstead
Iu Wor
Turkey
Senate
Delaware
Washington
Trenton
Ohio
Congress
Constantinople
Angora
Asia Minor
Near East
Londem Punch
Paris
Evan Belleal School
Faneuil
Boston
Peter Faneuil
New England
Wendell Phillips
Rome
Babylon
Virginia
Jers
George W. Loft
New York City
Loft
Audp Bose
Davis
Charles R. Walker
Yale University
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Drudg
Chertkovs
Fnally
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