Letter from Bennie in France recalls armistice joy
A long personal letter from Bennie Van Duren in World War I France describes living conditions, marches, and sickness before the armistice. He details front-line duty, delivering an armistice notice, and the postwar mood as Christmas approaches, with memories of college, letters from home, and plans to return.
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France
Ocion
Fritzie
Mother Earth
Fritz
Elaine Soy
Mowery Park
The Five Kings and Confucianism as State Religion
The Five Kings is the sacred book linked to Chinese religion and Confucianism. Confucianism is described as a complex system from ancient Chinese tradition, lacking positive revelation and dogma, with worship focused on offerings to the dead and a duty extending into daily life.
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Orient
Confucius
Continuous Watering Method Proves Better for Plants
Lucien Dantel, a French botanist, reported to the Academy of Sciences in Paris that continuous watering yields better growth for cabbages, chicory, and lettuce than irregular soil drenching. He demonstrated placing a water jar under each plant with a linen strip delivering moisture to the roots, and measured the precise water needed for optimal development.
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Lucien Dantel
Academy of Sciences
Paris
Daniel
Swiss Funeral Customs and Cave Dwellers Noted
Swiss funeral customs are described with a black table and mourning cards placed near the house while the urn is kept for churchyard rites. An article surveys cave dwellers in America and notes ancient Indians living in caves, challenging the belief they were never present before European contact. Population data from 1913 report global figures and dense urban concentration in Asia, with Tokyo leading Japanese cities in 1913. A massive camphor wood canoe, discovered in Osaka, is dated to around a thousand years old based on archaeological estimates.
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Fmily
Osaka
Tokyo
Unkindness as a Habit Warns in Great Thoughts
The text notes that unkindness is often a habit rather than deliberate neglect and urges careful conduct toward others. It cites G. E. W. from Great Thoughts and ends with a call to line up on National War Savings Day.
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E.W
National War Savings Day
Red Cross
Resolutions of Michigan Republican Party Adopted
The Michigan Republican State Central Committee adopted resolutions denouncing Democratic tactics in the 1914 election for U S Senator and supporting Truman H Newberry. It condemns DOJ actions and patriotic groups aiding anti electoral efforts and calls Republicans and citizens to defend free choice in the Senate race. The resolutions honor Newberry and forward copies to county committees and editors.
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Truman Newberry
United States
Michigan
Republican Party
Reconstruction
Senate
New Hampshire
Colorado
Democratic Party
Droken
Senate of the
Michima
United States Senate
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Department of Justice
American Provective League
Military Intelligance Service
Motor Transport Service
Republican State Central Committee
Democratic
Democratic National
Henry Ford
United State
Truman H. Newberry
Michgl
Truman H Newberry
Fractured Sentence on Silver Coins and Gat Logic
A fragment discusses Withon Silver Motars and one billion silver dollars. It asserts each coin touches its neighbors in a hypothetical row, implying the line would not reach around the intended orbit or length.
Not Genuine Generosity in a Cynic’s View
A near cynic contends that liberalism is exposed as hollow by those who claim freedom of expression. He argues that true generosity requires actions aligned with stated beliefs, not posturing to gain support for liberal causes.
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Bald
Rome
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