Pretty Jewelry Started the Career of Girl Shoplifter
Des Moines area report profiles 12-year-old Gwendolyn Brenneur and friend Mabel Overton, who admit shoplifting beads, rings, and stationery from several stores. The piece covers their motives, family poverty, and Gwendolyn’s reflections on Christmas, her mother, and desire to care for others.
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Pretty
Des Moines Register
Beauy
Gwen Brenneur
Gwendolyn
Des Moines
Mabel Overton
Curtis
Mabel
Earl
Agein
Teke
MacDonald
Red Cross
Sergeant Van Finds Shell Shock Cure In Hospital
Paris dispatch profiles Sgt. Van, a nondoctor turned healer, who after enlisting early in the war aids shell shocked soldiers. He uses quiet talk and gentle touch to soothe patients, guiding two men from months of illness to clear, athletic recovery. He later impresses officers in a major general’s clinic with rapid, successful results.
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Paris
van' Sin
America
Middle West
France
Bebe
Bese Hospital
N O Marine
Chateau Thierry
Van
Kamerad
Sergt. van
Sergeant van
Letter from John Messenger in the 82nd Division
John Messenger writes from France to his parents after frontline service in the 82nd Division. He recalls going over the top, longing for home, notes cold weather and cautious hope to return soon, mentions a German souvenir for his father, and names Tobe Guthrie and Harry Murray as acquaintances and bunkmate plans.
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John Messenger
John
82Nd
Tobe Guthrie
France
Daddy
Harry Murray
Tam
Hypnotist Heals Shell Shock Patients in Van Camp
An American professor known for psychological research works with shell shock patients at Van, using a method he describes as teaching patients they can control their nerves. Doctors call the approach the first truly successful shell shock treatment though he avoids hypnosis and emphasizes belief and practice. The notice also includes a testimonial about Foley's Kidney Pills from W. H. Frear and a Lemmon's Pharmacy ad.
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Van
Young Men's Christian Association
W. H. Frear
Myrtle Ave
Albany
N.Y
Foley
Lemmon
Advt
Must Have Been The 42nd Paris Armistice Card
German officer taken prisoner by American troops asks how many divisions the Americans have. The American replies One division. He recalls battles at Chateau Thierry St Mihiel and Arsonnet. The prisoner is astonished to be captured by one division.
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Paris
Chateau Thierry
St. Mihiel
Gradually Increasing Exercises Test for Irritable Heart
The British Medical Journal says the sure method to know if an irritable heart patient can endure exertion is to subject them to progressively heavier exercise with careful checks after each stage.
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British Medical Journal
Budding Diplomat
A mother questions Willie about sharing candy and he replies with a playful misstatement. The piece ends with a note on a French clock having perforated dials and movable numbered disks for 12 and 24 hour time.
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Willie
St Swithin’s Day Weather Faith and Fashion Quips
St Swithin’s Day on July 15 brings old rain lore but official records deny the superstition. A light exchange notes that a man’s happiness rests on digestion and a woman’s on attire, with Miss Cayenne quipping about ostrich stomachs and feathers.
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Miss Cayenne
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United States
Edison
W. H. Stephen
Washington, Iowa
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