Diary of British soldiers in Dardanelles siege remains found
A fragmentary cache reveals diary entries from British soldiers including Private Carleforth of the Manchester Regiment and Captain Lynch. Entries cover Egypt deployment, battles at the Dardanelles, trench life, sorties against Turkish forces, and vivid personal recollections of fear, fatigue, and combat deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oui
Peninsula
Turkey
Carleforth
Pany
Manchester
Fonetei
Egypt
Fustepha Pache
Alexandria
Poly- Mindi
Thelsland
Gyrus
Cairo
Dardanelles
Gleazow
Charlesworth
Naduty
Daughter's Shame Avenge by Woman in Waukogal Tale
A grim tale unfolds in Waukogal as a mother recounts her daughter's death and alleged abuse by a man, naming Conrad, Quigley, and others. The county attorney and staff prepare for further legal steps as investigators probe the incident involving a baby girl.
Preventing Hydrophobia From Dog Bites Warned By Doctor Ziegler
Aug 7 report from Dr. Dawin Ziegler, head of health and charities, warns that dog bites rise in summer as stray dogs roam. He urges muzzle and removal of unowned dogs, cauterization of wounds to prevent hydrophobia, and timely care including water, food, cleanliness, and flea control.
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Philap
Solomons
Jechen
Dawin Ziegler
Department of Health and Charities
Gorter Zingier
Coen
Ziagier
Avery
Roctor Ziegler
Ziegler
Ambulance Run Through German Lines in Somme Front
A wartime letter from Norton recounts an ambulance convoy moving toward Hill 17 behind French lines. The medics twice brave shelling to reach wounded soldiers, lifting a man with a rifle bullet through his head and another with shrapnel wounds, then transporting them through dugouts to a temporary hospital as night patrols, lanterns, and distant shelling add to the peril.
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Norton
Velture Americane
Santries
Dulleta
Herry
Thampen
Pyramid of
Cheops
Albie
Gargourney
Mente
Riffa
Orie
Shrappéls
Camp sanitation tips from Dr Dixon urged for health
In Wirrisburg, a 1915–era piece discusses Dr Samuel G Dixon urging careful camp sanitation. Advice covers waste disposal away from streams, chlorinated lime covering, safe water use, avoiding typhoid risk, and mosquito protection with netting and citronella wash to maintain camp health and comfort for travelers and campers.
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Wirrisburg
Roscome
Samuel G Dixon
State
Newbler
Diton
Huberman
Jane
Thankful for American Help From Belgrade Missionary
Reverend Velinirovitch, Belgrade divinity professor, thanked American children for Christmas gifts sent to Serbia via the last year’s Jason ship. He praised the small gifts that warmed cold heads and helped sad hearts, noting Serbian children have endured three years of war. He urged continued American kindness as a beacon for humanity and civilization.
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New York
Free America
Father Velinirovitch
Belgrade
Serbia
America
Velimirovich
Chilfrex
Ciligren
América
Belgium
Sechialte
Amer
Ica
Child Mildred Maintter Recovers After Long Coma
In Orono Maine on August 7 Mildred Maintter aged 11 weeks woke after nearly forty eight days of unconsciousness following a warrant. Doctors say she is weak but expected to recover strength while nurses and physicians at Orono and Bangor monitor her condition during periodic awakenings and rest.
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Orono
Aus
Mildred
Mainter
Sey
Onform Oropos
Bangor
Want New Husband Every Three Years
Boston Aus 7 The three years are plenty to live with any man says Mrs Norman Blight of Botter Nes Blight twenty seven years old has been married three times and twice divorced with her first husband Henry A Krebs who lived three years She counts her former husbands among her best friends She says she would marry again and if she divorced she would remarry She believes marriage as a legal ceremony should be abolished in society today and warns women not to sacrifice their good name for any man
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Boston
Aus
Norman Blight
Botter, Nes
Henry ‘A_ Krebs
Sushaods Aiong
Amu Haigr
Philadelphia
Woos
Ridge
Philidelphis
Aq Deoni
Emily Pscalla
Pedlathé
Dever
SAVES BABY SEVEREY IN MASSA AUG 7
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a dramatic rescue attempt involving a baby in Massachusetts on August 7. The garbled text mentions a mother or caregiver, a distressing tide, and a scene where a child may have drifted near water, with unclear names and details remaining readable.
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Masa
Woodbury
Bresen
Merrow
Nacepa
Ape
Chile
Marriage plans and court intrigue in a cryptic notice
A garbled text fragment references a marriage proposal involving Cherlin Schlater and a New York society figure, with a legal angle about a $17,000 legacy. It mentions a pursuit of a dowry or stake and a court setting, with unclear names and places, implying a sensational, courtroom flavored notice from a bygone era.
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Sioux Efey
Ate
Belde
Cherlin Schlater
Miesourt Valley
Pitteless
Sotaberst
New
Sark
Cote
Woman Shaves Jobs Attract Women Patrons In Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on August 7 a feature on Emily Pecalla and her husband, proprietor, describes a new scene at a barber parlor where Mrs Pecalla, a woman barber, serves male and female patrons. The piece notes praise for her skilled, quick shaving and the growing demand from men, with implications of a trend toward women barbers in commercial barbering.
Local toad plant fire prompts reopening plan and hires
Aug 7 WLEINS report details a factory fire at the Raine-Andrews plant in Evenwood that damaged materials. Corwin of Evenwood will oversee reconstruction as the plant prepares to reopen with about thirty workers, while local notices and social events mix with obituary and community updates across the town.
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Raine-Andrews Glen
Evenwood
Corwin
Evenwoot
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