Smithsonian Houses War Hero Pigeon and Civil War Birds
A Smithsonian exhibit features the World War I carrier pigeon President Wilson mounted and displayed. The piece traces war birds from Fort Monmouth to the Lost Battalion pigeons and recounts Old Abe the Civil War eagle and a famed 1814 Lake Champlain game cock tale.
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Elmo Scott Watson
National Museum
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
President Wilson
Grand Pre
Wilson
Rampont
Army
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Signal Corps
Red Bank
Long Branch
France
Spike
Mocker
Whittlesey
Seventy-seventh Division
Argonne
Three Hundred and Eighth Infantry
Three Hundred and Seventh Infantry
Three Hundred and Sixth
Charles W. Whittlesey
Summer romance disrupts city man’s plans in suburb
AVID TRUE plans a quiet three month suburban stay but meets Poppy Gale at a country club. He falls for her while helping with charity events and rummage sales. He proposes a trust fund to fund her causes to marry her, keeping his pace with her active charity life.
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Avid True
David True
Europe
Poppy Gale
Poppy
David
Miss Gale
Jove
St. Elizabeth
Children’s Hospital
Peppy
Fimm
Emperor's Tree of Adelsheim Aimed at Penalties
A historical note recounts the Emperor Ruprecht decree protecting a lime tree in Adelsheim Baden Germany from 1401. Offenders faced loss of shirts for plucked leaves or twigs with later tweaks offering ribbons for a lighter penalty. The old tree was cut down by 1867 but a new lime tree now grows on the site.
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Adelsheim
Baden
Germany
Ruprecht
Kansas City
Star Science Service
Night club waiter heckles crowd at actuaries convention
Secretary McCankle of the American Institute of Actuaries told a Des Moines banquet tale about a waiter complaining of bad luck. The cloakroom girl quips that the crowd is actually there for the actuaries convention.
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McCankle
American Institute of Actuaries
Des Moines
Actuaries’ Convention
Buffalo in the Arctic Experiment Expands to Alaska
The article reports the reindeer introduction success leading to buffalo trials in the American Arctic. Nineteen buffaloes were freed at Jarvis Creek, Alaska, over a year ago from northern U S and southern Canada sources. The herd has received minimal care beyond occasional rations, and latest reports show thriving, satisfactory growth.
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Arctics
United States
Canada
Jarvis Creek
Alaska
Dromograph Marks Ship Route On Charts With Precision
Tests of the dromograph, a device by a French naval officer, successfully record a ship's true position and course on its chart. The stylus traces major and minor steering changes, reflecting the helmsman's actions as the vessel moves.
Modern Maid Refuses Marriage Over Experience Claims
Dialogue shows a maid pressuring a suitor about past romance. He states nobody has loved him before. She questions his suitability, asking if he has any experience to justify marriage. The exchange hints at social expectations and romantic tension.
Thermometer usage across Fahrenheit and centigrade regions
A note explains that Fahrenheit thermometers are common in English speaking countries while centigrade thermometers are used in metric system regions. The distinction highlights regional temperature measurement preferences.
Oh you're an osteopath Harvard man becomes statesman quip
The piece ridicules re election politics and talkative experts. It notes a Harvard claim in a joke about osteopathy and mocks perpetual complaints and showy dress among acquaintances.
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Harvard
Minneapolis Tribune
Old Doctor’s Idea Helps Elderly People
In 1885 Dr Caldwell discovered a harmless laxative that avoids griping and habit formation. His prescription called Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin eased bilious, headachy, weak conditions and improved appetite without harsh effects. Today it remains a popular laxative obtainable at drugstores.
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Caldwell
Dr. Caldwell
Airplanes Speed Supplies to Wau Town Site
Airplanes carry all building materials to the town of Wau in the Edie Creek goldfields New Guinea. From the coast the flight takes only thirty minutes, while ground travel via jungle and mountains covers nine days.
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Triumph
Wau
Edie Creek
New, Guinea
New Guinea
Peace Victories Noted Yet Warriors Get Statues
A reflective snippet contrasts peace victories with the fame of war and notes how compliments are easier than paying bills, hinting at social commentary on valor and material costs.
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Wisconsin
Chief Sky
Flambeau River
Eau Claire
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Madison
Perkins
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Battle of
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Price
Mower
Thomas MacDonough
Lake Champlain
New York
Plattsburgh Bay
Downie
Confiance
Saratoga
MacDonough
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Spears
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GameCock
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lena Young
Ellsworth
Maine
Lydia E. Pinkhai
Urbon Remedy Co
Lexington, My
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