World War Hero Samuel Woodfill and Other WWI Facts
A profile of Lieut. Samuel Woodfill praised as a supreme WWI hero who suffered a broken leg after victory. It notes his 19 or 22 kills, the ambush of machine gun nests in Argonne, and his rise to captain. The piece also honors Edward Mandel Stone, the first American citizen killed in WWI, with memorial ceremonies in France. It mentions German praise for Austrian divisions and a 1930 American Magazine excerpt on synthetic products.
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John J. Pershing
Germany
Samuel Woodfill
Sixtieth Infantry
Argonne
Nantillois
Sam Woodfill
Woodfill
Edward Mandel Stone
Chicago
Stone
France
American Legion
Romilly-sur-Seine
la Villeneuve-au-Chatelet
Paris
French Foreign Legion
Foreign Legion
Craonelle
Aisne
Fifth Austrian Infantry
Western Newspaper Union
Ancient Peru Bolivian Race Kept Twelve Month Era
Professor Arthur Posnansky describes a 12 month calendar with three 10 day weeks used by an ancient Tiwanaku culture near Titicaca. The discovery links to Peru and Bolivia boundaries and notes colossal temples and carved monuments as key archeological records.
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Arthur Posnansky
Peru
Bolivia
Titicaca
South America
Popular Science Monthly
Posnansky
America
England Adopts System of Illness Insurance
England embraces illness insurance extending to doctors a voluntary contract system. Subscribers pay three pence weekly to doctors, gaining medical and surgical treatment and medicines within a general practitioner's competence at surgery or home. The Lancet notes about 30 similar services exist in parts of the country.
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England
London
Weather slows growth of Monterey pine in California
Dr Daniel T MacDougall of the Carnegie Institute reported to the American Philosophical Society that Monterey pine near the Pacific coast grows continuously only above 45 degrees Fahrenheit. A 12 year study shows trunk growth pauses during cold spells and resumes when temperatures rise, with growth stopping for up to three winter years at a time.
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American Philosophical Society
Daniel T. MacDougall
Laboratory
Carnegie Institute
Monterey
The
Pacific
California
Limited Talent Editor Debates Typing Poetry
A dialog contrasts typing poetry with practical skill. The Editor chides limited talent while the Poet laments cleverness and questions whether typwriting would be a waste of time for poetic work. The exchange highlights self doubt and the value of craft.
Pitch of Special Effect in Solo Music
The text defines a special pitch used by a solo player such as a violin for distinct effects and contrasts it with fortune and wealth as a measure of wisdom.
St. Joseph's Pure Aspirin Dominates Market At Ten Cents
The ad touts St. Joseph's Pure Aspirin as the world's best selling aspirin at ten cents. It claims nine million boxes sold yearly and argues purity and government-standard conformity justify the price. It urges consumers that paying more for five grain tablets is unnecessary because pure aspirin is in demand everywhere.
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St. Joseph's
St. Joseph’s
Enjoys It While He Can in Berlin Dorfbar Bier
A humorous remark about a man who used to go out each evening but stays home now that his wife is away. He says he would be foolish to go out while he has the chance to be master in the house. The line reflects domestic roles and social norms in a Berlin tavern setting.
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Berlin
Lydia E. Pinkham
Clara Riley
Contending Oil Armies Rockefeller’s World Monopoly Drive
Collier's Weekly recalls John D. Rockefeller’s 60 year bid to mold oil into a global monopoly. The piece notes nature and economics thwart such plans as the industry becomes the world’s most savage and competitive.
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John D. Rockefeller
Collier’s Weekly
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