Lion Mound and Belgian pride spark French discomfort
A historical critic argues the Lion Mound on Mont Jean reflects Dutch dynastic pride rather than British or Belgian tribute. The 1828 memorial rose after Belgian independence, with Britain and Prussia aiding removal of French cannon. Legends claim the lion’s tail was swapped in anger, but evidence shows no alteration. The piece casts the monument as a Dutch emblem, provoking French sensitivities despite Belgian ties.
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Wareting
Kouws
Seiitine
France
Brussels
Bolland
Dombrius C. Boulger
Theatto
Nusa Orange
Willen
Wilhelmina
Waterlan
Cockerill
Hague
Britain
Prussia
Wellington
Wiliam
Mont Jean
Prince of Orange
Lotan
Duuin
Louvain
M. Debien
Works of art preserved reveal Byzantine mosaics at Hagia Sophia
Italian architect Possati, employed by Sultan Abdul Mejid, uncovered ancient Byzantine mosaics beneath Arabic coverings in Hagia Sophia after Turks converted the church in 1453. He documented the findings for a forthcoming book, painting facsimiles before resealing the artifacts from view.
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St Sophia Pines
Mar generdTy Koosen
Christian Science Monitor
Possati
Abdu-al Mejid
Foscatt
Hagia Sophia
Fossati
Scout Chief Towers Over Camp Kinneama Visitors
A Sullivan county summer camp scene features the tall scout executive guiding boys at Camp Kinneama while a tiny girl quietly compares his height to his knees. Her father and mother explain the tall leader’s role as visitors observe the Scots custom of cool knees.
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Kinneama
Sullivan County
The
Scouts
X ray Unit Tests Concrete Uniformity and Voids
A.C. Freeman notes a 90 pound x ray setup for inspecting concrete ships. The radiographs should reveal uniformity and compaction of the mix, holes or voids, and any replacement of reinforcing material. Early detection allows timely remedies before completion.
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Conrete
A.C. Freeman
Invention strides at Bensenhurst and Watton telegraph task
Fragmented notes describe a hand telephone with push feature and a telegraph line in turn. References to Bensenhurst and Watton hint at a voice guided service, with mentions of numbers and marks. Details are unclear, but the passage sketches early device concepts and labeled locales.
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Bensenhurst
Toad
Trey
Manis
Doomed Moving Pletue Achir Scene Threats
Fragmentary note speaks of threats to provide a man with a large salary and a share or face starvation. Directors threaten to die in the next scene or lose a part, indicating coercive pressure and possible coercion in a fictional or staged context.
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Directos
Carolina Children Learn Thrift With War Savings Stamps
South Carolina students from primary to high school study thrift under the War Loan Organization program. Pupils save money to buy Thrift Stamps and War Savings Stamps, earning interest and building savings through classroom savings societies and hands on work at home.
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South Carolina
Thrift
War Loan Organization
Fifth Federal Reserve District
Richmond
Palito State
War Savings Stamps Pledge to Protect Your Dollars
A wartime urging to save with War Savings Stamps. The piece likens spending to targets for financial predation and advises piling dollars in stamps each pay day to prevent loss, claiming safe, high-interest returns and full recovery when needed. It emphasizes discipline and security against profiteers through saving.
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Bom Financial
Annie Oakley
Proverbs Morality of Diligence in Labor
The excerpt stresses biblical verses praising diligent work and condemning slothfulness. It links a worker's dignity before rulers to capital backing and cites parallels to a wasteful attitude, warning that laziness creates kinship with the squanderer and undermines value in labor.
Girl Scouts Advocate Thrift and Government Savings
National Girl Scout leaders announce over seventy thousand scouts across eighty three councils will invest earnings in Treasury Savings Certificates and War Savings Stamps to curb prices and aid national stability. South Carolina troops led by Frances Pogram Adele Minahan and others embrace thrift investing for future needs and educational funds.
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National Girl Scout Headquarters
Lexington Avenue
New Soph
United States
Treasury
South Carolina
Andrews
Frances Pogram
Columbia
Adele Minahan
Neal Thain
A. T. Gibbs
D. Lewis Husbands
Graniteville
Attie Phillips
Greer
J. Porter
National
Girl Scout
Wes Whitts Patriotic War Savings Stamp Story
In Lowell Arkansas during the fall of 1918 Wes Whitts, a teamster, mortgaged his team and wagon for 50 dollars to buy War Savings Stamps for the war effort. Critics said he overextended, yet he cut wood for fuel, repaid the loan, and later bought more stamps, recognizing their value and savings potential.
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Wes Whitts
Lowell
Ark
Wes
Wer
Crew Demanded War Savings Stamps on Cleanup Day
On the battleship New Jersey anchored in Boston harbor a crew cleaned the ship and sold obsolete items to a junk dealer for cash but insisted on War Savings Stamps as payment. The effort aims to boost the ship's fund while condemned material is stored for another cleanup.
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New Jersey
Boston Harbor
Must Work and Save in War on High Prices
The National Association of Credit Men directs members to boost production and personal savings. The letter, sent via J. H. Tregoe, secretary and treasurer, urges cooperation with the Savings Division of the Treasury Department to popularize thrift through government savings securities such as Thrift and War Savings Stamps and Treasury Certificates.
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Punsx
Savings Society
Fiourishes
Etothea
National Association of Credit Men
J. H. Tregoe
Treasury Department
Treasury
Hippety Hop to Government Shop War Savings Stamp
A playful note urges a quick trip to the Government shop to buy War Savings Stamps. The writer jests about supporting the war effort with stamps for both the reader and a family member, in a lighthearted, homefront tone.
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Sandy
Ziron the New Medicine Promises Strength and Health
A promotional note flogging Ziron as a tonic for anemia weakness and nervous depression. It cites Sidney Fey of Rock City Alt stating relief from indigestion and weakness after one week of use and offers a money back guarantee if the first bottle fails to benefit the buyer.
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U. S
Sidney Fey
Rock City
Alt
Arantee
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