Our Heroes in Gray and The Bitter Gift
A blended excerpt discusses Civil War aftermath and Reconstruction. It contrasts a Confederate veteran’s shattered life with a broader critique of German acts and American policy, citing Grady’s portrayal of ruin and resilience and a New York World take on postwar politics and espionage. The piece contrasts defeat, social upheaval, and rebuilding with moral judgments of German actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Rinteten
Lamar
Martin
Germany
Pall
Rintelen
Leff
Bor- Im
United States
Prince Henry
Weare
Sheltered Baby Love Amid War Time Imagery
A tender domestic scene contrasts a loving mother and baby with distant war reports of blood and mud. The narrator chooses family warmth over battle, imagining shelter for Europe’s children. An odd ad insert promotes Chamberlain's ointment for rheumatism and a stray line about rid of your raw aad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Jane Burr
Christian Herald
Chamberlain
Submarine nets and guns used to trap U boats
The New York Independent outlines Britain’s use of anti submarine nets and hunter boats across Dover Straits with aerial guidance. A patrol routine uses boats and a defending gun to sink submerged U boats that surface or are entangled. The piece notes dramatic lineups and a watchful approach, with air and sea coordinated to spot and cripple subs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Great Britain
Dover Straits
Britain
Restleus
Britteh Admiralty
Dr Bell’s Tar Honey cough syrup for children
A vintage ad promotes Dr Bell’s Tar Honey and Pine Tar Honey cough syrups for children. It claims to ease deep coughing, loosen phlegm, and soothe irritated tissues, urging parents to buy a 25 cent bottle at the local druggist and begin treatment immediately.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Bell
W C Lemmond Will Practice In State And Federal Courts
Attorney at law located in Monroe New York offers service in all state and federal courts. Will give personal attention to collection of claims and settlement of estates by administrators and executors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Lemmond
Old Library Room
Monroe
N. Y
Testimony on German cricket at La Bassee front
War correspondence recounts German soldiers in golf costumes briefly resting at a trench entrance near La Bassee France. A. H. Griffith, private secretary to Lord Strathcona, is noted among visitors who observed exhausted German troops and the futile hunting of how the other half lies while the public weighs the scene. Spot cash isn’t always spotless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Bassee
France
A. H. Griffith
Lord Strathcona
G. W. Shepherd
Everybody's Magazine
Dreesel
Ivan Ike
Mr. Geifath
Strictly Cash Store Promotes Cash Savings and Guaranteed Value
The ad urges patronage of a Strictly Cash Store during high prices, promising guaranteed refunds and full refunds for any inconvenience. It touts low prices on groceries, country produce, seeds, and a variety of feeds, inviting customers to phone orders and highlighting cash advantages.
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The
Great Preparedness Brigade
Pure Foods
Bivens Brothers
General Merchandise
Hupmobile
Hupp Motor Car Corporation
Detroit
Michigan
Union
Unson
Richmond Counties
Globe Nurseries
Bristol
Tenn Val
Richmond, Va
Tenn
G. W. Pullen
Washington, D. C
Seaboard Airline Railway
North Carolina
South Carolina
Rutherfordton Shelby
Lincolnton
Charlotte
Wadesboro
Aberdeen
So, Pines
Sanford
Wilmington
Lamberton Maxton
Laurinburg
Hamlet
Apex
Durham
Raleigh
Mullins
S. C
Dillon
Seaboard
John T. West
Raleigh, N. C
Henry W. Grady
Appomattox
God
Asomin
Fithad
Felde
Earth
Horzon
S. A. Warlick
Hayne Street
de Tie’ H. Coleman
Dal
forMen Mission
Southern Baptists
Hot Springs
Ark
R. L. Payne
N. C
Old Post Office
Union Drug Co
B. C. Redfearn
Bruner
Montor
Marehyie Om
Matthews
Julia Br, Price
N.C
East Windsor
R. H. Garren
Hansalton-Liles Co
G. M. Smith
Galen ‘Brig
W. B. Houston
Fitzgersld
Court House
Monroe Drug Company
Benton's Cash Store
Nikes-Sanders Co
Sikes-Sanders Co
Sikes
Bet
Cappike
Co-Operative
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