Knowledge and war fears mix in a curious dialogue
A fragmentary dialogue contrasts pursuit of knowledge with wartime anxiety. Two women discuss prophecy and survival, debating money, religion, and the meaning of duty as they imagine future upheaval and the fate of the world after conflict.
Boy's Sense of Chivalry in Wartime Work Tale
A Washington boy takes a summer wartime job as a war worker and faces a moral test after a missing letters incident. He chooses silence to protect a coworker rather than reveal the truth, and his father’s pride underscores the cost of a quiet moral choice.
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Washington
Sammod
Pliytoy
Jess Butterfly
Indy the
Clef
Hin
Soldiers Call For Constructive Aid Not Sympathy
Major Batilwin urges limited sympathy for convalescent soldiers returning from Teanude as Walter Reed Hospital rebuilds. He says visitors should help develop a positive attitude and independence, while the hospital expands with four main shops, a school, and 700 men in 30 training tracks.
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Teanude
Batilwin
Ehlet
Walter Reed Lospital
Major Badwin
Ulere
Godely
Walter Reed Hosplin
Wuder
Syort ii
War on Flies and Mosquitoes Aids Camp Health
A spring campaign by 160 soldiers under Lieut. EB Gibson sought to curb disease bearing flies and mosquitoes. Major W Brewer reports traps in barracks caught far fewer pests by August 30, with about 10 700 flies per quart and three and a half quarts on August 30.
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Department of Agriculture
W. Brewer
Nefely
Sunta
United States
Charles W. Rule
Giant squid and octopus compare in ancient ocean lore
The piece explains the giant squid as the largest known animal by length, contrasts it with the octopus noting its shorter arms and different build, and touches on a London Answers discussion about military decorations and precedence.
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Alrachure
Surprise to Mother
Child protests love when upset as mother argues with her in a tense scene. The dialogue shows a glare and strained speech as the little one repeats refusal to care who loves her.
Belgium After the War Incomplete Text Shows Wartime Rhetoric
The fragment discusses postwar Belgium and assertions by Us Belgian Ruietin about reorganizing Liege and suspending plans, with mentions of syndication and provisions for workers. The passage is garbled with missing words and unclear context.
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Belgium
Liege
Wtvers
Cos
Leaves Speak on Autumn’s Sleep and Farewell
In a whimsical dialogue, leaves tell the wind they grow sleepy for winter yet reveal their wish to please children and to leave a memory of beauty. They credit Tack Frost and Mr. Wind for help, hoping a gentle escape to earth ends a long autumn vigil.
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Teaves
Aefora
Beatty
Tack Frost
Wid
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