Fasting on an Island Brings Tension and Humor
A narrator and Lucile endure a strict fast on an island retreat with no meals and limited water. Friction rises with guest Frank Bopp as he teases appetite, restless sleep, and envy while the group bides time until dinner and contends with a looming crisis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucile
Johnson
Mrs. Green
Lipton
Clair
Father
Frank Bopp
Laudile
Monty
Bopp
Frank
Suwanee
Bepp’s Prank Delays Breakfast in Quiet House
After returning home Monty jokes about fasting with Bepp and Lacile. Bepp jokes about a tire gauge while Lacile hints at a fasting day. The narrator preserves the moment, pretending there is no food in the house as Monty awaits breakfast.
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Lucile
Bopp
Mr. Bepp
Lacile
Bepp
Monty
Mr. Blainey
Meats Cry Belgian Waifs Desperate Repatriation Report
A Red Cross report from Eyain describes the desperate repatriation of Belgian refugees to northern France, with 1000 returning weekly and 60 percent of adults dying in the first month. A recent train carried 680 hungry Belgian children ages four to twelve, who exclaimed for meat as they reached the Casino for their first square meal in months.
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Civ Kan
Belgium
France
Red Cross
Eyain
That Bore of a Fond Parent
An essay argues that fond parents exaggerate their child’s traits and antics. It notes all children display funny or mean quirks, but parents deny or hide flaws while praising their own offspring, turning personal bragging into a common but tiresome habit.
Genitary Fountains Redesign Aims to Prevent Contamination
The state board of health reviewed University of Minnesota drinking fountains and reported a major defect in vertical discharges. Consumers often touched the nozzle with lips, risking contamination. Investigators proposed angled discharges to keep water from flowing back toward the mouth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
University of Minnesota
State Board of Health
Scientific American
Skeleton of Giant Found in Surrey During Drainage Work
Workers uncover a near perfect skeleton in Warnham Surrey during surface water drainage alterations. The remains indicate a man of unusual stature. A horse bone lies nearby and close by a Norman cemetery site reportedly yielded urns years ago.
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Surrey
England
Warnham
Food Controller of Canada warns on Europe food shortage
Hon. W. J. Hanna urges stern producer and consumer effort as Europe faces severe hunger. He cites France Italy and allied supply strains, notes U S wheat exports and Canada surplus limits, and calls all Canadians to till lands in Canada or the United States to aid soldiers and allies. The appeal ends with a blunt adage about women and debt.
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W. J. Hanna
Canada
Europe
France
Italy
India
Australia
New Zealand
Argentine Republic
North America
United States
United States Food Administration
ATF
British women take up shoe repairing trade
Fragmentary notes mention British women adopting shoe repair work. Other items reference Montana wheat expansion and Dr. Pierce's Pellets with laxative and cathartic uses, though details are unclear.
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Tts
Lépton
White House
Mr. Bopp
Frank A. Munsey Company
Johnston
Mre Green
Food Controller OF Canada
Bnomouuinind
Montana
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