Waterloo Ends Napoleon's Bid for European Rule
An analysis of the Battle of Waterloo recounts the Ifs that could have changed Europe, notes Napoleon's costly mistakes, and details losses for the French and their foes. It highlights Wellington and Blucher's forces, the Prussian arrival, and Napoleon's final defeat leading to exile.
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Waterloo
Napoleon Bonaparte
Europe
Napoleon
Shuttleworth
U. S.A
Grouchy
Blucher
France
Ney
Quatre Bras
Nut
Ligny
Wellington
Creasy
Becke
Hime
Wavre
Poy
Macdonnell
Mackinnon
Kellerman
Pineton
Het
Mbritih
Nev
Guyot
Bourrienne
St Erlon
la Haye Sainte
Brussels
Maaitland
Chambronne
Tattooing Horses Ears for Identity and Pedigree Records
The practice uses a numbered mark inside the ear, applied by a punch and indel ink, to create a lifelong identifier for individual animals. It aids accurate registration, prevents substitution or ringing, and helps identify horses like Percherons and Suffolks when color offers little distinction.
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India
New York Herald
Why Thunder Rumbles
An explanation of thunder as the sound from lightning heating air and expanding it, creating a sound wave that travels through air. Sound speed varies with temperature, causing rumbling as distant points along the lightning path reach the observer at different times.
Thear Flicker Lets One-Eyed Folk In Half-Price
Thear Flicker who runs the new picture theatre is described as the most conscientious man in town. Ag' g how he explains that he lets one-eyed folk attend the show for half-price.
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Thear Flicker
New Picture Theatre
Bible Society drive raises near two hundred dollars in Washington
Two union services in Washington raised 181.43 for American Bible Society to furnish New Testaments for soldiers and sailors. About 1,100 attended across First Church and Methodist Church with sermons by Rev. M. R. Regan and Rev. Leslie Mountford, praising Scripture’s role in wartime morale.
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American Bible Society
Washington
Society
First United Presbyterian
Covenanter
Second United Presbyterians
Methodist Church
First Church
M. R. Regan
Baptist Church
Mr. Robb
Covenanter Church
Regan
Heaven
Hell
God
Christ
Paul
Leslie Mountford
Second United Presbyterian Church
J. A. Glendinning
G. L. Eaton
Christian Church
C. A. King
David
Gutenburg
Pittsburgh
Spencer
Bacon
Shakespeare
Mrs. Browning
Tennyson
Lonefellow
Ruskin
Scott
Coleridge
Paine
Voltaire
Napoleon
John R. Mott
Food Will Win the War and Beer at Home
A wartime plea contrasts food conservation with alcohol use. The speaker argues for restraint at home to feed soldiers and win the war, warning against beer and liquor undermining manhood and the war effort while soldiers risk lives abroad for freedom.
Red Cross notes on First Line packets and new workers
Washington county Red Cross workers with over 200 tampons and half complete trench pads are preparing First Line packets for France. Lists many volunteers including Mrs Will McFar lane and Miss Elizabeth Bell. Packets contain wound pads with swivel stitched bandages. caution to distinguish from First Aid kits carried by soldiers.
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Will McFarlane
H. M. Eicher
Elizabeth Bell
H. H. McCleery
Virginia Wallace
Helen Mauthe
Ophelia Miller
Rhea Ford
Guest
Dorothy Donaldson
Asenath Dorsey
Iona June Willis
Mildred Mauthe
Ruth Knapp
Josephine Babcock
Lela Reed
Freshwaters
John Glass
Central Division
Washington County
Red Cross
France
Vinegar Mixed Plaster Slows Setting For Quick Repairs
A tip suggests using vinegar instead of water to mix plaster, creating a putty that does not set for 20 to 30 minutes. The softened mass can be forced into cracks and smoothed with a table knife before it hardens.
How to Remove Varnish From Old Furniture
Remove varnish from an aged piece by washing with a solution of water glass and water in a 1 to 7 ratio. Apply generously to loosen old finish, then rinse. When wood dries, stain and wax to restore a fresh, new look.
Barebones Parliament described and origin of nickname
The Barebones Parliament was the nickname for Oliver Cromwell's 1653 British assembly. Critics gave the name from member Praisegod Barbon, a leather dealer and Puritan preacher of that era.
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Oliver Gromwell
Methodist Choir to Present Elaborate Sunday Program
Co A King musical director at the Methodist church announces an elaborate choir program for next Sunday evening June 3 20 with orchestra preludes processional anthems solos and benediction. Miss Mary Hunter organ and Miss Pearl Peterson piano featured.
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Co. A. King
Methodist Church
St. George of Windsor
Woodward
Glendinning
McPhail
Creswell
Heaven
Holy City
Gaul
Mr. C. A. King and Chorus
Ohd
Jerusalem
Golden Benediction Orchestra
the Conqueror
Mayes
Resolutions by Zimri Rebekah Lodge on Amanda Smith
On June 22 1918 the Zimri Rebekah Lodge No 58 drew resolutions for Amanda Smith wife and mother. The lodge honors her as loyal and honored member and extends sympathy to the bereaved family and friends while draping the charter and sending copies to the husband and daily paper.
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Zimri Rebekah Lodge
Amanda Smith
Rebekah
Bricks in Biblical Times and Brick Kilns in Israel
An antique discussion notes Jews learned brick making in Egypt and bricks were used in Davidic times. It cites Isaiah and Exodus urging unhewn stone over brick for altars, reflecting ancient construction practices and religious directives.
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Egypt
David
Is that my foul Optimistic Thought review quip
A witty exchange hints reviewers misreading authors work and authors retort with a playful sports gag about a mistaken foul call. The remark captures tensions between critique and clarity in literary discourse.
The Heart Knows What We Feel and Believe
A concise aphorism notes the heart as guiding truth beyond logic. It asserts affections are mental powers equal to intellect and that consciousness of feeling yields reliable knowledge.
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A. VP. Peabody
Vinci Company Ad Claims Benefits for Anemia and Weak Blood
Mrs N Burnet reports her daughter improved after taking Vinci to treat anemia and indigestion. The ad cites beef and cod liver peptones iron and manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates as key ingredients said to rebuild a weakened system. Sherman Bros druggists advertise nationwide.
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Drewaville
N. H
Vinci
Mrs. N. Burnet
Miss Burnell
Sherman Bros
Adyt
Graham Theatre Opens with Nazimova Feature
The Graham Theatre invites families tonight to opening night with a Washington concert band outside and a newly renovated lobby. Tickets cost twenty five cents for adults and fifteen for children. Nazimova stars in a seven reel Revelation, with two motor driven projectors and a Shubert Orchestra overture. The Ze Zu column urges Dad to bring the kids for the premiere.
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Dad
Graham Theatre
Washington
Shubert Orchestra
Nazimova
Ibsen
Metropolitan
Graham Theatre Operating Co
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Federal Reserve Bank
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