British tanks drive Cambrai advance to the front
Edward W. Pickard reports Lieutenant General Byng’s breakthrough in the Cambrai sector with tanks clearing wire and leading infantry to capture multiple towns. The British aim to relieve Italian pressure, threaten German bases, and press toward Cambrai while air reconnaissance stays secret.
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Cambrai
Julian Byng
Third Army
Edward W. Pickard
Hindenburg
St. Quentin
Scarpe
Diaz
Piave River
Allenby
Palestine
Jerusalem
Crown Prince
Aisne
Wilson
Mesnieres
Marcoing
Ribecourt
Havrincourt
Graincourt
Flesquieres
Byng
Rupprecht
Bourlon Wood
Fontaine Notre Dame
Secretary McAdoo Urges Insurance Applications Before Feb 12
Secretary McAdoo explains terms for government life insurance for enlisted personnel and nurses. Applications to the Bureau of War Risk Insurance must be filed by February 12 to receive benefits. Dependents, disability, and death benefits vary with pay, family size, and service status.
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McAdoo
Army
Navy
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Washington
Bathhouse Misadventures In Bogotá Warm Cold Tabs
In Bogotá Hays and I seek two famed bathhouses. After a long wait the hot water fails, then returns briefly as steam and boisterous shouting ensues. A belligerent exchange with a bath attendant ends with promise of hot water the next morning.
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Hays
Franck
de Andes
Cases de Banos
la Violeta
Senor
Spigdom
Jose Maria de la Santa Trinidad
Simon Bolivar
Gambling ban at Sing Sing challenged in court
An old order forbids gambling at Sing Sing. Two inmates accused of betting on weather were brought before the court. The deputy explains the men wagered on whether it would rain, noting the gambling items had been destroyed.
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Russia
Petrograd
Bukhonin
Bokhonin
N. Krylenko
Kaiser
Czar
Constitutional Assembly
Kaledines
Don Cossacks
Moscow
Nicholas
Kerensky
Luga
Ukraine
Finland
United States
Wilson
District of Columbia
Panama
Congress
Austria-Hungary
American Federation of Labor
Buffalo
Gompers
Four Brotherhoods of Railway Employees
Germany
Brazil
Brazilian
Rio de Janeiro
Rio Grande Do Sul
Sing Sing
Kapok Fiber Proves Buoyant Material For Life Preservers
Kapok or fiber silk floats regardless of length in water and offers remarkable buoyancy. Introduced to the U S government by Lieutenant Edmonds, it has spread into common use for life preservers. A recent innovation uses kapok in a duck hunting coat to keep the hunter afloat if knocked overboard.
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United States
Edmonds
The Bald Eagle Lifts Lamb During Lunch Observation
A writer from the Audubon Society recalls watching a bald eagle on a Southern prairie lift a lamb while he ate lunch, marveling at its size majesty and strength. The note emphasizes the bird as the king of birds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
T. Gilbert Pearson
The
Audubon Society
Engaged Couple Ponders Ring or Sugar Start
A couple discuss a wedding proposal and whether to buy a diamond ring or instead invest the money in sugar for their married life. The dialogue highlights a practical twist on romance and shared future plans.
Bombs For Airplane Use Invented By Americans
The text describes airplane bombs designed to explode only upon striking their noses, claimed as among the latest American innovations and approved by the government. This wording presents a defensive weapon description without detailed context or sourcing.
Parading Battery Driver Brown Questioned Over Clean Hav ersack
On parade a sergeant major scolds Brown over a dirty haversack while the driver claims it was newly issued. The commanding officer asks if Brown washed his face, and the sergeant major jokes about the haversack being new.
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Brown
Driver Brown
Man Free When Listens to Conscience and Chooses Right
Philosophical line asserts freedom comes from conscience and choosing the right regardless of inclination or consequence, claiming such a person is free and “born from above” with the universe open before him.
Peter the Great’s London Visit Sparks Church Reproof
During his historic London visit the great Russian empire builder Peter the Great was reproved for not attending church. He replied that the church unsettles his soul and vowed to wait until he returns to Russia where he fears the ministers. The exchange highlights the tense relationship between autocratic rulers and religious establishment.
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Peter the Great
London
Russia
Not Far Wrong Calendar Offer Insures Life
Bright boy tells whether you'd offer to get your life insured as teacher and Neow discuss the calendar and children.
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Neow
Bright Boy
Meat Drippings Make Fine Soap
Mrs. O. G. Van den Berg of Washington demonstrates wartime soap making from meat drippings saved until six pounds. With one can of lye, the drippings yield 15 cakes of hard soap suited for baths and washing fine fabrics or laces.
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O. G. van den Berg
Washington
United States Food Administration
Bacteria in Arctic Ocean Paradox Challenged
Brandt hypothesized plankton abundance differences stem from lack of dentrifying bacteria in Arctic waters. A 1906 Russian expedition from Murman to Nova Zemlia found dentrifying bacteria in considerable abundance in the Arctic Ocean, challenging the hypothesis.
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Arctic Ocean
Brandt
Arctic
Scientific American
Russian
Ministry of Agriculture
Murman Coast
Nova Zembia
Pleasure Not in Greatness
A reflection on happiness suggesting most who pursue grand ambitions find their greatest pleasures in ordinary, accessible things, not in their major labors or high fortunes. The idea echoes Lecky that fulfillment lies outside extraordinary success and within everyday experiences available to common people.
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Lecky
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