General Pershing's Story of the A. E. F. Chapter VI
General Pershing recounts his arrival in Liverpool and Paris in 1917. He describes receptions, talks with King George, Lloyd George, and Petain, and outlines Allied shipping shortages, unit organization plans, and early Red Cross aid. He notes the Lorraine front as primary. St Mihiel slated for first offensive.
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Liverpool
Royal Welsh Fusiliers
Bunker Hill
China
England
London
Euston Station
Lord Derby
John French
Lord Brooke
Walter Hines Page
Admiral Williams
America
Page
Admiral Sims
Sims
M. Painleve
France
U. S
The
War College
Bordeaux
St. Nazaire
Lorraine
Petain
St. Mihiel
Red Cross
Maj
Grayson M. P. Murphy
James H. Perkins
Army
Murphy
Major Murphy
Perkins
Face the Truth Fooling Yourself Does Not Pay
The note argues that self deception harms and urges facing the truth about ourselves. It reflects on why people avoid openness and candid self examination, noting a stubborn resistance shared across readers in the context of introspection.
Rotary club gift watch saved from river ice
Sir Hubert Wilkins visiting Camden to view his Nautilus watch submerged after a strap failure. Reporters, photographers, and volunteers rallied as rivet tong retrieval restored the platinum chronometer with Wilkins joking he would have had to start buying lunches if lost.
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Camden
Sir Hubert Wilkins
Sir Hubert
Philadelphia
Phillips Milk of Magnesia Restores Digestive Ease
A vintage advertisement touts Phillips Milk of Magnesia as the instant remedy for excess stomach acid. It claims instant relief from heartburn gas and indigestion and notes the product has been standard with doctors for over 50 years with 25 and 50 cent bottles at druggists.
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Magnesia
Frey
America
Process Saves Much Oil From Flooding Wells
Oil and water do not mix, but water flooding restored flow in old wells in New York and Pennsylvania. Water forces oil into adjacent abandoned wells, yielding high quality oil. Experts estimate treated wells could have 30 to 50 years of commercial life.
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New York
Pennsylvania
Popular Mechanics Magazine
Dr Pierce Pellets Market Claim Promoted as Digestive Aid
Advertisement touts Dr Pierce's Pellets as beneficial for liver, bowels and stomach. Claims one Pellet acts as laxative while three provide cathartic effect.
Microscopes and microphones hunt wolves in Siberia plan
Time Magazine reports a plan by U S S R scientists to reduce wolf packs in Siberia. Microphones hung at intervals will feed a central exchange that listens for howls, locates the sender, and dispatches rangers to destroy the wolves, aiming to make winter travel safer.
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Mikes
Siberia
Time Magazine
Ban on Horns and Whistles Adopted in Paris Congress
The international congress of public hygiene met in Paris and voted to prohibit horns and whistles given to children. It ruled the noise harms health and that microbes spread mouth to mouth.
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International Congress of Public Hygiene
Paris
Keeping Room: Early Home Sit A Room Name Origin
In early homes a sitting room was called the keeping room because family treasures were stored there. The term reflects household priority given to valuables and family life.
Castoria Adverts Warn About Infant Colic Relief
An old Castoria advertisement promises quick comfort for colic and tummy troubles in babies. It touts Castoria as pure vegetable, harmless, safely used for stomach issues, constipation, and diarrhea, urging households to keep a bottle. It highlights mild taste and suitability for infants and frequent use.
Bayer Aspirin Promises Quick Relief For Nagging Pain
Fatigue signals rest yet Bayer Aspirin offers comfort when rest is not possible. One tablet blocks emerging headaches and two or three ease colds. Carry it while traveling and at home for prompt relief from neuralgia neuritis and rheumatic pains. Use genuine Bayer cross tablets in seal bottles to avoid imitations.
Berliners Favor Weissbier in German Beer Output
Berlin ranks second to Munich in Germany beer production with an estimated one tenth of national output. Berlin specializes in weissbier, a light low alcoholic beer, while Munich leads at about one seventh. Berlin's weissbier totals 5,284,000 gallons requiring 2,000 railway cars for transport.
Pig on California Ranch Finds Hidden Pearl Hoard
A California hog ranch lost a pig worth about 2575 after Mrs. F. W. Beardslee accidentally discarded a wastebasket containing 2575 in pearls opals and diamonds. The mislaid valuables were dumped with garbage later sold to nearby ranches that raise pigs.
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California
F. W. Beardslee
Soldier’s name cut in Civil War 50-cent piece
A Civil War soldier who had cut his surname Moats into a 50-cent piece after enlisting later learns of a survivor coin. For thirty years he forgot the mark until a Scotch Grove Iowa postmaster, who ran a blacksmith shop, shows him a similar piece bearing the name Moats.
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Moats
Scotch Grove
Iowa
Pin Episode Sparks Moral Dilemma in Store
In a short scene a man questions why another did not report picking up a pin in the store. The dialogue explores ethics and responsibility as onlookers debate the proper moral takeaway from the act.
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General Pershing
Ace
WIU
John J. Pershing
Buckingham Palace
Sedan
Secret Service
Kaiser
Queen Victoria
William Robertson
Imperial General Staff
David Lloyd George
Folkestone
Boulogne
M. Paul Painleve
Joseph Joffre
Rene Vivian
Foch
United States
William G. Sharp
Crillon
Vive l'Amerique
Wilson
Napoleon
Les Invalides
Poincare
Compiegne
Franchet d’Esperey
St. Quentin
Gerous
French War Office
Paul Painleve
Marshal Joffre
Chas. H. Fletcher
Doctors
W.N. U
Cincinnati
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