Lloyd the Coward Becomes a Hero in Deserted Front Line
In a WWI trench tale, Lloyd, branded coward after fleeing, gains nerve to load a German machine gun. He uses enemy weapon to pin down foes, saving D company as reinforcements arrive. He falls shot, hailed posthumously as a hero before a cemetery procession.
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Agas
Ives
D Company
Lloyd
No Man's Land
Bln Company
Dlield
Lim Hin
Wein
England
Shane
Albert
Maine
Ike
Gerchway
Iijshter
Loyd
TV Company
Brighte
Preparing for the Big Offensive Near Somme Front
The narrator recalls patrolling a July shift with Atwell while preparing for the Somme era offensive. Supplies and artillery flood the front as British efforts advance, with German trench replicas studied and rehearsed for the imminent assault.
Isinglass From Fish Sounds to Clarify Liquids
A fragment describes isinglass made from fish sounds or swim bladders. It notes a Popular Science Monthly claim of 40 to 51 pounds yield from a fish, with dried sheets used to clarify wine and beer. It mentions uses in cement, mending engines, plaster, adhesives, textiles, and waterproof fabrics.
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Huke
Scienet
Tea Plant Kept Small for Easy Picking in Japan
The tea plant in wild form grows ten to twenty feet tall but is dwarfed to about three feet in cultivation for easy harvest. Japan produces mainly green tea with a significant black tea export, grown on Parmosa terraces that run along hill bases. Pickers, mostly women, descend the slopes during harvest time.
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Japan
Parmosa
Haarlem Oil Capsule Claim Promises 200 Years of Relief
An advertisement extols GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a centuries old Holland remedy for kidney and bladder disorders. It claims relief from back pain, rheumatism, sciatica, and related issues with a money back guarantee if not effective.
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Haarlem
Holland
Holland’ Laboratories
Locomotive Miracle Blows Up to Halt German Advance
An American unit of engineers near Cratingowns saved supplies for the French when a German drive threatened. A $15,000 locomotive jumped the track but Sgt. George Robertson secured the fire, retreated, then the locomotive exploded, scattering a blast comparable to a 14 inch shell. Robertson earned the Croix de guerre.
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Tmes
George Robertson
Volter
Robertson
Robbertson
Halls Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure for Deafness
Catarrhal deafness is said to be incurable by local applications and is linked to blocked Eustachian tubes. Halls Catarrh Medicine claims to cure through blood action, offering one hundred dollars for any case not cured, with free circulars from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
A Particular Giant Appears in Marian Alive's Basement
A peculiar tale from a bygone era describes a giant living in the basement of Marian Alive. A frightened four year old recalls the incident while insisting she is not afraid, noting the giant once grabbed her but released her saying Thad Oat foots. In another report, Jesus Cry this year yielded Wheat valued at 1 954 dollars in Swope part, and a local statistic notes one man in every sixty is partly color blind.
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Giint
Marian
Juiuiden
Adda
Outrageous Arizona Justice and Teasing Court Tales
A retold Arizona court scene recalls a man fined 110 or ten days jailed, paying 8 dollars and three days. A jail error kept him ten days, prompting a quip about refunds. a joke on women follows, then a village quip about inviting guests and a puzzled remark on hosting.
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Arizona
Pays to Hustle Says Waiting Teaches Patience
Louisville Courier-Journal quotes a maxim about effort and timing. The adage urges taking initiative, implying rewards come to those who pursue opportunities rather than wait.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Fragmentary quotes hint at wealth in social setting
Brief, unclear OCR reads a peculiar exchange about wealth and social behavior. It mentions a person described as very rich and a reference to drinking, suggesting a social scene without full context or confirmed facts.
Debutante’s Dilemma Ties Love to Wealth In Baltimore
A debutante faces a social choice between marrying a poor beloved or an wealthy banker who dotes on her. Her mother weighs the options, urging prudence over passion in a Baltimore setting.
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Baltimore
Get Up With the Jok Go to Bed Without One
A quirky saying suggests starting the day with humor and ending it without a joke. The note frames a playful cycle of wakefulness and rest.
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Atwell
Great Britain
U. S.A
U. 5
The
Somme
Royal Flying Corps
United States Cavalry
France
Tommy
Brita
Tn. A. Charao
Jinsus
Avery
Dides
Oslereis
Aude Steel
Afelpful
Ialafant
Sc Sinale Sidaxtore Danteroot
Castoria
York City
Tarbuckie
Sengy
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