Fish Wounded in War Report From Eastern Sea Fisheries Board
Eastern sea fisheries inspector reports cod caught on long lines show one in five with wounds. Some are blind or have an eye missing, many wounded in the body. Norfolk coast fishermen and Sherringham packers confirm widespread injuries among cod. London Mill.
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Eastern Sea Asheries Board
Hshory
Mablethorpe
Cromer
Norfolk
Sherringham
London Mill
Where Danger Lurks
An American sergeant in France remains uncertain about earning a wound stripe after advancing on machine gun nests and enduring shell fire. He sustained a hand injury when a can exploded while he tried to open condensed heat at a halt and dig in.
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France
Tle
Flashlights and thoughts on money and mortality
A reflective piece notes men clinging to hope of a future discovery to preserve wealth beyond death. It compares the small feet of a fly carrying a million germs to human fears of loss. It also jokes that the perfect husband always belongs to the other woman.
Time Out of Joint in 1646
A Boston Herald report quotes James Howell’s letter from Paris dated February 2 1646 noting that news from the world is upside down. The writer describes fashion and religious derangements in London with bishops sleeves and long boots, widespread witch trials, and a sense of moral decline.
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James Howell
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Paris
Boston Herald
London
American Nobel Prize Winners Named in Early 20th Century
Four Americans were honored with Nobel prizes including Theodore Roosevelt who won the Peace Prize in 1908 Elihu Root who received the Peace Prize in 1912 Dr A Carrel awarded the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 1912 and T W Richards noted for chemistry in 1914.
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Theodore Roosevelt
Elihu Root
A. Carrel
T. W. Richards
Gossip in Birmingham Stirs Talk on Napoleon Biffkins
A Birmingham Age-Herald reader quotes a prudent citizen who refuses to praise Napoleon Biffkins. The man says he never speaks ill if he has nothing good to say and sticks to silence as a personal rule.
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Napoleon Biffkins
Tye
Birmingham Age-Herald
Hen adopts litter of pigs sparks nature joke
A humorous observation notes a hen adopting piglets, prompting playful speculation on animal bonds. The quip contrasts barnyard roles and evokes the odd friendship between ham and eggs as a lighthearted point.
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Charlotte Newn
Valuable Quarters and Exorbitant Rooms Conversation
A dialogue on luxury lodging cites humorous extremes from slept in a coal bin to seeking excellence. The exchange frames ambition versus mediocrity with light bedside quips and personal anecdotes.
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Howel
Powell
Senator Lodge's Discovery in the New York Post
A vivid diary fragment describes a young smoker on a train, noting coughs and habits, then shifts to Senator Lodge's alleged discovery of a labor addendum in a German treaty. The piece mocks Lodge's claimed leadership and contrasts it with public reactions and editorial commentary across newspapers.
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Senator Lodge
The
New York Post
Lodge
Committee On Public Information
Gompers
Paris
Brockdorff-Rantzau
Clemenceau
Evening Post
Western unity urged by western senators in San Francisco
A meeting of western state senators urged unity to push western legislative goals. They argued the east uses its numerical congress majority to shape policy, leaving western concerns unmet. The piece notes the west’s cohesion is needed to influence national welfare and economic questions.
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Congress
West
Pimples and skin care advertised by Cure products
A vintage ad promotes Cuticura remedies for pimples and blackheads. It urges applying Cuticura Ointment, washing with Cuticura Soap, and daily use of Cuticura Talcum. The message emphasizes cleanliness and confidence with phrases attributed to Carlyle.
Fragmentary text on governance and daily life question
The readable fragments reference a govern ment era and a line about earning a living. It reads as a jumbled historical column with stray phrases about bananas and reputations, offering no coherent event or clear entities.
London’s Data s the Human Encyclopedia in War Fact Stunt
London doctors seek to study Datas the human encyclopedia who can recite war facts on demand. He boasts a £2000 head price yet prefers not to be dissected, having memorized thousands of dates after a penny book purchase. He recalls dinners with the Babbacombe murderer and the tried hangings by James Berry.
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Datas
London
John Lee
Babbacombe
James Barry
EATON
Eatonic
Pryper
Sat Eatonic
Fonyor Agwstomich
Boy's Bill of Fare Quotation From 1870 Question
The Atlanta Constitution cites George Batley answering what is good for a boy to eat. He suggests the season's diet includes daily green fruit pine resin young cucumbers raw new potatoes green blackberries doughnuts branch water and two hours in the swimming hole in North Carolina 1870.
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George Batley
North Carolina
Atlanta Constitution
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