Wounded Tommy's long voyage from the front to healing
A wounded correspondent recalls trench raid losses, a death on No Man's Land, and a harrowing ambulance journey to a hospital ship. He describes Red Cross nurses, a panting Irishman, and the warm welcome of American wards before recovery begins. The piece notes regimental rivalries, visitor rituals, and wartime hospital camaraderie.
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Tommy
Munsegy Ward
Free
S. W
Royal Field Artillery
Royal Engineers
Jock
Xn Trishman
Blighty Ambulance Ride From a First Aid Post
A wounded soldier recollects being inoculated against tetanus, loaded into an ambulance, and taken behind the lines to a dugout hospital. He recalls shell fire on the road, the stares of stretcher bearers, and a brief moment of ale as the doctors care for him before dreamland.
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Royal Army Medical Corps
Invy Tish Rifles
Scotchman
Velocity of Big Shells and Earth Center Time
A French geometer Maurice Sauger links shell velocity to the time for a stone to fall to the earth’s center, estimating about 20 minutes. Other thinkers predict 6 hours, while Sanger argues gravity and shell penetration affect the path. If a shaft pierced the earth, the stone would emerge at the antipodes after 38 minutes 80 seconds and return, then reappear at one hour 17 minutes.
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Maurice Sauger
Gassendoln
Metrenne
Sanger
Madam Demands Full Amount on Bank Check
A reader recalls a Carson's Weekly scene where a bank cashier points out a check bears the husband’s name but lacks a stated amount. The widow responds by claiming she will take all there is, highlighting a tale of sharp wit and household finance.
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Carson’s
World Happenings Roundup From The Atlantic War Front
Nine fishing schooners were sunk off George's Banks by a German submarine, survivors rescued by Helen Murley and other schooners. Fire damages in Jacksonville, storm toll in Lake Charles, and Allied advances in France and Belgium are reported, with US troops in Amiens Somme fighting and a new American field army organized.
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George’s Banks
Nantucket
Mass
Helen Murley
Atlantic
S. B. Hubbard Hardware Company
Jacksonville
Fla
Lake Charles
Gerstner Field
Diamond Shoals
Cape Hatteras
N. C
Federal Trade Commission
Commission
Wilson
Baker
House
Ways and Means Committee
Hurley
Shipping Board
Washington
Amiens-Somme
Eugene R. Black
Atlanta
American Red Cross
John J. Pershing
United States Forces
Liggett
Bullard
Bundy
Reed
Wright
France
Graves
Eighth Division
Camp Fremont
Calif
Siberia
United States
Foch
Great Britain
Andre Tardieu
Tardieu
Ways and Means
Daniels
Fismette
Vesle River
Fismes
Picardy
Somme
Oise
Bray-sur-Somme
Roye
Roye-Compegne
Cambronne
Compeigne
Noyon
Marne
Picardy Plains
Morlancourt
Avre
Montdidier
Lys Salient
Labassee
Ypres
Kemmel
Lloyd George
Vatican
Pekin
China
Rhine
Dry Mash for Poultry Mixes Corn and Beef Scraps
A proposed poultry feed combines three parts corn meats with one part beef scraps. Another ration mixes one pound wheat bran and one pound wheat middlings with six and a half pounds beef scraps and sixteen percent pounds cornmeal.
Dairy Cows and Calf Note Cattle Management
A brief note about dairy herd care urges that a calf should not be fed with another cow intended for dairy purposes. The guidance suggests limiting cross nursing and ensuring proper separation to protect dairy production efficiency.
Calving Practices for Dairying Cows Reviewed
A dairy herd guide emphasizes strict calving management. It outlines that cows kept for milking require careful oversight immediately after calving to ensure health and productivity.
Record on poultry farmer accounting and manure use
The poultry farmer should keep books to judge costs and profits. A simple cash book and ledger is better than no system. Manure from grain meat and bone fed hens is rich in plant food and benefits soil health.
City manager charters spread reforms in towns
FOE TOWN at St. Augustine Fla oldest city in U S adopts a modern city manager charter forbidding commissioner vote solicitation and assigns appointments to the manager. Niagara Falls faces partisan elections and lower tax levy. Sherman installs a complaint system cutting filings. Public works bonds of 150000 voted. Depositing funds in a paying bank would save San Jose and Omaha money.
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St. Augustine
Fla
United States
Niagara Falls
New York
Sherman
Tex
Public Works Improvement
San Jose
Cal
Omaha News
Get After Neglected Land For Clean Up This Summer
The department of agriculture urges households to clear and burn patches used as war gardens last year to exterminate dormant insects. Prompt removal after harvest is advised to prevent pest multiplication, countering a belief that winter weather suffices.
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Department of Agriculture
Elbert Hubbard's Work Goes On Roycroft convention open forum
A New York paper notes East Aurora Roycrofters hold their annual convention with an open forum in the grove where any subject can be spoken. The work phase is emphasized as Hubbard’s hopeful aim, making things useful and beautiful.
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Elbert Hubbard
Roycrofters
Hubbard
Leave Nature's Work Alone In Landscaping
The article argues against extensive earth moving in landscapes, stressing that minimal disturbance often yields the most pleasing results and that big grading projects rarely improve outcomes. It emphasizes preserving natural form and choosing small, thoughtful interventions over major earthwork.
Fitting the Theory About Rooms Reflecting People
A reader argues rooms mirror their occupants and suggests the room’s fretwork hints at a “very worrying disposition” of the lady who uses it, implying strong personality traits shape interior design.
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Royal Irish Rifles
Red Cross
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Palace
Southampton
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Mupsey
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