Diary of German siege and capture of Antwerp
A diary style dispatch from Ostend traces the Belgian defense around Antwerp from Sept 26 to Oct 9, detailing German bombardment, fort destruction, Belgian retreat, and British arrival. It notes the fall of Antwerp after two weeks, the use of 42 centimeter guns, and the damaged forts at Malines Wavre St Catherine Lierre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Antwerp
Ostend
Malines
de. Waelhem
de Wwavre-St. Catherine
Lierre
River Nethe
Livre
Duffel
Albert
Brialmont
Defend Until Fire Becomes Massacre in Belgian Retreat
International News Service correspondent F Banister reports from Ostend on Belgian troops near Lokeren forced to retreat as German shells hammer the front. Soldiers collapse from exhaustion during the long retreat toward the Scheldt, while Antwerp’s defense collapses and civilians seek escape to Holland. A hospital is destroyed by a single shell.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Banister
International News Service
Ostend
Lokeren
Antwerp
Scheldt
German Loss at Antwerp Heavier Than Thought
Paris reports German losses at Antwerp estimated around 40 000 men. The Belgian defense of forts Waelhem Wavre and Lierre slowed the assault as German troops crowded inner walls. After crossing the Nethe Von Beseler set 16 1 2 inch guns on the north bank and began fortifying the city as civilians fled to cellars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Antwerp
Paul Erie
The
Journal
Waelhem
Wavre
Lierre
von Beseler
Inter Walls
Nethe
Kaiser’s Cattle Captured in Russian War Trophies
A Star dispatch from Petrograd reports Smolensk received the entire stock of Emperor William I’s pedigreed cattle and horses captured from Rominten estate. The loot was sent to Moscow and given to the Russian Agricultural Institute for distribution among breeding associations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Star
Petrograd
Smolensk
William
Rominten
East Prussia
Moscow
Russian Agricultural Institute
Nitrogen Balance and Protein Metabolism in Nutrition
A 1914 discussion outlines nitrogen balance, protein metabolism, and energy expenditure in a resting, fasting adult. It explains how nitrogen intake vs excretion determines equilibrium, the impact of higher protein on balance, and how urea creatinine and uric acid reflect protein breakdown and health risks from excessive or poor protein intake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chittenden
Purin Foods Impact on Health and Diet
Emil Fischer identified purin as a carbon hydrogen nitrogen nucleus in foods. The text traces purin compounds from uric acid to xanthin, notes presence in meats and some vegetables, and discusses their health effects, excretion differences by diet, and dietetic principles for energy sources and protein use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emil Fischer
Hall
Lehman
Haugton
Herman, Rosenfeld and
Orgler
Dapper
Ranke
Bunge
Marez
Schulta
Taylor
Burian
Schur
Protein Foods Improve Immediate Comfort For Him
The text notes that consuming protein foods, particularly in moderation, appears to increase his immediate comfort and sense of well being.
Nurse Follows Doctor Advice in Euphemia Ohio
Evelyn Adelia Stewart recounts relief from lifelong monthly pains after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound from age 47, credits long health and self sufficiency, and notes nurses and others recommended the product before and after childbirth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Euphemia
Ohio
Kansas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Nursin
le Companie
Evelyn Adelia Stewart
Natural History through a child’s blunt question
A teacher asks what natural history is. A small pupil answers that it seems to be the kind where people are always fighting and killing each other, revealing a child’s stark, literal view of human conflict.
Judge Miller Credits Dodds Kidney Pills For Recovery
Probate Judge Philip Miller of Gray County Kansas reports six years of heart trouble and dizziness relieved after taking Dodds Kidney Pills for about a year now able to perform heavy manual labor at age 63. He endorses the remedy and offers free household hints music and recipes with the ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray Co
Philip Miller
Cimarron
Kan
Judge Miller
Dodds Kidney
Dodde Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Not Taking Her From Home I’m Afraid Pap Will Miss Me
A short dialogue reveals a fiancée fearing her father’s heartbreak as their engagement and impending marriage loom. The exchange hints at family separation and affection within a small town setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pap
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General de Guise
Berchem
Holland
Hospital of St. Camille
Fort Bornheim
Kaiser
Albert S. Gray, M.D
A. S. Gray
Protein Food
FISH
Aimie'e Boots
W. L. Douglas
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