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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1914
Page
4
Respects and thanks notes published as short obituaries and greetings priced at five cents per line. Subscription rate listed as one dollar per year, payable in advance, with emphasis on timely renewal and public notices.
A birdseye map shows Ypres and the Yser region in Flanders as German attacks rage for over a month. It notes heavy bombardment, 100000 casualties claimed by Germans with little gain, and British forces repelling the Prussian Guard at Zonnebeke while the town deteriorates into ruins.
The Providence Journal notes the war’s vast scope, stating more than half the world’s population and land area are engaged. It cites imperial areas totaling about 29 million square miles among combatants, with allied and enemy territories, and projects more nations likely to join.
Fragmentary chatter from an old school of etiquette speaks of curious outfits and social hoops. A Lodger recalls a cork garment hoax while a city voice jokes about charm and work. Names and places are obscured by garbled OCR.
Resolutions express heartfelt sympathy to the wife and son of Brother J D Wines of Pike Grange No 344 who died recently. The motion asks for thirty days of prayer and for the resolutions to be entered in minutes, with copies distributed to county papers and given to the bereaved family.
Mathewson, seated at a social gathering, is approached by Mrs Olcott who calmly uses him as a shield in a public moment. He learns she is not married, then pursues a liaison despite her evasive explanations. The affair deepens as suspicion and social pressure complicate their reluctant alliance, ending with an eventual, uneasy engagement.
A first person reminiscence recounts an American traveler’s 1914 wartime journey from Berlin to Paris. He describes obtaining a passport, disguising with a red wig, almost being shot as a spy, and narrowly escaping execution by improvising in German and French authorities. The tale blends travel peril with brief notes on Charles Reade and nail care tips.
A fragment from a New York paper recalls a family scene as Uncle Abby gardens while Tom the mischief maker taunts Lim and Andy. The story centers on a colored servant and a harsh joke about a fat boy named Tom and a mother figure, with local dialect phrases imitating speech.
A garbled passage reviews adoptions of the Mreless cooker uniting cooking and heat retention. It mentions a gas range with dual burners and nonconducting walls, vents, and automatic closure to keep heat. It also lists several recipes and home tips for cooking and polishing, with scattered OCR errors and stray dialog about a shoe sale.
Fernand Tremour a hunter and fur collector journeys from Mackenzie River country toward New York and France to join his French navy ship. At 29 he recounts walking about 1300 miles to reach a railroad, after years as a fur trapper near Fort Providence and Fort Chipewyan. He married Magdalene, daughter of Peter Squirrel, and remains drawn to the lure of the trapper life despite war.
Mina Martha Palmer, missing for months, reappeared in West Falmouth after living alone in the woods for six weeks seeking a “nature cure.” She told Deputy Sheriff Lawrence she felt healthier but cold nights forced shelter. She is about forty and had left saying she would take a stroll.
Chicago professor Dr A J Carlton of the University of Chicago argued before the National Academy of Defense that hunger pangs are largely imaginary and death by starvation could be painless if the mind is kept occupied. He outlined methods to suppress hunger including chewing gum, holding a stick in the mouth, drinking beer or water, and fear.
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