Monks of Mount St Bernard and the famed St Bernard dogs
A vivid portrait of the Hospice on Mount St Bernard and its devoted monks who sustain travelers in snowbound peril. The article highlights legendary dogs like Robert and Napoleon, their lifesaving exploits, the dogs’ keen scent, training of young pups, and how telephones now aid rescues, with notes on origin and the harsh mountain climate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
Mount St. Bernard
Smiling Valley
Switzerland
Europe
St. Bernard
Barry
Canon Darbellay
Robert
Pyrenees
Napoleon
Berner
Durry Bean
Cantine de Pree
France Vows Resolve To Hold Fast In Prolonged War
Paris dispatch reports a government address urging unity and sacrifice as French and Allied troops press the defense against the German advance. The message stresses steadfast resistance, energy from citizens, and continued struggle with confidence in eventual victory, alongside Allied Russian advances toward Berlin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Evry
France
Piles Cared in Six to Fourteen Days
Medical note claims a treatment regimen for piles promises relief within six to fourteen days. It mentions an initial application providing relief and fast results, with a focus on guaranteed comfort and rapid recovery.
Fortifications of Paris In Depth for a Siege
Washington dispatch details Paris defenses three concentric fortification lines. Louis Philippe era walls and 17 forts form inner ring, outer modern forts house heavy guns with 600 to 1,200 men each. It would take about 500,000 troops to invest, and logistics of siege guns rely on railways and wagons.
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Washington Dispatch
Paris
Louis Philippe
Montvalerian
Ivory
Bistre
Mont Rouge
Vanves
Issy
St. Die
Fort Aubervillers
Fort Charenton
Bondy
von Moltke
Demons of War and Vanity in a Nation's Cries
A dramatic verse collage contrasts vanity and zeal with wartime fervor. It critiques uniforms and profiteers, laments rulers who fan racial pride, and portrays a kingly weak throne amid death and ruin. Quotations from New York Times, Beecher, and Johnson punctuate the ache of gratitude and happiness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
God
New York Times
Advertisement Line Prompted a Sure Reply Phrase
The fragment shows a request to draft a line for a letter about an advertisement. It mentions writing today, stating belief in a prompt and faithful response, and assurance of not re. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear nouns, events, or identifiable entities to anchor a factual summary.
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the Heroes OF
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Day Allen Willey
Steelman
Pattonville
Texas
Thedford
Whistler
James McNeill Whistler
London
Sloan
Chas. H. Wentworth
California
Portifications OF Paris
Beecher
Johnson
Wilmington, N. C
Nan
North Carolina College of Agriculture & Mechanic Arts
E. B. Owen
Rexistrar
West Raleigh
B. C. Redfearn
Bruner
Monroe
N. C
Marshville
E. S. Green
K-Bundy
Monroe, N. C
Shuman Bros
4Th St
Charlotte, N.C
W. B. Houston
Fitzgerald Building
Courthouse
D. T. Waller
First National Bank
Tryon St
Charlotte, N
R. L. Payne
Onion Drug Co
H. B. Havely, C. E
General Engineering
Beth-Bunday
Trinity College
Durham, N
Southern College of Miberal Arts
BR. L. Flowers
Desporation
R. B. Redwine
O. Blair
H. B. Clark
Oxford
Jerome Bolick
Columbus
Fowler & Lee, Sale and Exchange Stable
Raymond C. Griffin & Brother
Baker’s
Bank of Union Building
Monroe Insurance & Investment Company
G. B. Caldwell
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