What's What in Russia and Allied Policy
The paper analyzes Russian leadership, the possibility of Allied intervention, and the risks of aiding Bolshevik Russia. It cites Karensky in London, Spokine's views in Washington, and cautions against assisting without clear popular support. It discusses German manipulation, Austrian defeat, and future prospects of the European war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Alexander Karensky
London
America
Alasia
John Spokine
Russian Commission
Karensky
Washington
Paris
Altho
Spokine
Germany
Bundh
Far East
Roeere
Japan
Letters From Over There and Camp Describe Submarine Attack
Soldier Watson McIntyre recounts the escape of a US vessel after a submarine attack. The crew kept cool, the captain reversed engines to avoid a torpedo, and the ship survived with the periscope sighted. Reports praise the captain, the marines, and Admiral Gleaves while noting seasickness and fierce sea conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U.S
U. S
von Stueben
Watson McIntyre
Waterloo
Antie
Tooming
Germany
Admiral Gleaves
Iowa Editors Buy More Bonds Says Cratsiey Letter
A long letter from John H Cratsiey a Castle Wilt boy in Co B 168th infantry lists life in France. He notes busy trench work rest camps good weather and mail from home including the Waterloo Evening Courier. He urges farm rent reform and criticizes idle land awaiting better policy. He discusses Italian front events and bond buying as wartime morale and fiscal measures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John H. Cratsiey
Co. B
168Th
Infantry
A. BE. F
France
Bnes
Teme
Waterloo
Postal leisure amid war reports and bonds talk
Letter from Waterloo, France, by Leo Bross describes trenches, hope for relief, and notes on Paris editions predicting German losses. Mentions buying bonds and savings stamps, Castle Hill work, and the idea of “Old Fighting Third” striking back. Includes a history snippet on early anti drinking laws in China.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ztell
Kodak Pictures
Fritz
Paris
Chicago
New York
Castle Hill
Leo Bross
J. F. Bross
Waterloo
France
Co. G. 168Th Infantry
Mark Twain and Paine Bibelot of Twain Career
The piece surveys Mark Twain as a towering figure, praising Albert Bigelow Paine’s three volume complete life story. It recounts Twain’s varied roles from river pilot to writer, his romance with Olivia Langdon, and his irreverent yet humane character, predicting enduring historical and social significance of his works.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
William Dean Howells
Fom Sawyer
Joan of Arc
Albert Bigelow Paine
Harpers
Mark
Tom Sawyer
Mack Finn
Hannibal
Tom
Nevada
Holy Land
Olivia Langdon
Elmira
N.Y
Olivia
Purpura Hemorrhagica Risks and Family Advice
A reader describes purpura with blue and red skin marks and nosebleeds, asking if an unborn child could be affected. The reply notes purpura can occur with infections or drugs, varies in severity, and may require blood condition treatment. fetal risk is uncertain, and close observation of the child is advised. Additional Q&A covers nighttime sweating in a five year old as common but sometimes signaling rickets, recommending specialist consultation if concerns persist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Currier
Fordress
Courier
Bears and Porcupines Field and Stream Tale
Field and Stream notes bears attack porcupines by sidestepping to target unarmored areas. Porcupines thrust quills two inches long, up to 500 can enter. Porcupines reportedly can launch quills through air, a deer found with quills in its stomach from gnawed hemlock bows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bruin
Porky
Millard Hayes
Tools Used To Make One Modern Army Rifle
A historical note states that manufacturing a modern rifle requires 997 cutting tools including twist drills. To produce one million rifles, 94 million holes must be drilled. The text mentions shrapnel tarpedoes machine guns dimensionales motor trucks and anti aircraft guns needing from 70 to 5,800 holes each.
Bohemian Death Division makes bold war pledge
Washington reports on a unit named Death Division formed by Czecho-Slovaks allied with Italy. The force, men from Bohemia, Moravia, and Silesia, fights under Italian command to strike at Austria while facing the threat of harsh punishment if captured. The piece notes high nationalist fervor, desertions from Austrian ranks, and hopes of igniting a broader revolt across Austro-Hungary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Austria
Washington, D. C
Russia
Bohemia
Perugia
Trieste
Fratbedy
France
Fermont
Austro-Hungary
Europe
Hapsburg
Bohemian
Austro- Hungary
Windness to 2 Sdale and Pittsburgh muddled report
A garbled clipping presents fragmented quotes about propriety and profanity toward an animal. The excerpt mentions a team and an exchange on behavior with a mule, but the context and specifics are unclear due to OCR corruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tittsburga warenicie-Teilgram
Ater
Huron
The Heavens in July by Pr G S Bratxtn
Article discusses star brightness colors and distances, magnitude scales, and how true stellar luminosity differs from apparent brightness. It explains blue white to red star classifications, color meanings, and stellar temperature, with notes on nebula evolution and spectroscopic updates. It also lists planets visible in July, noting Jupiter and Venus as morning stars and Mars and Saturn fading.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
PR. GS. Bratxtn
Columbia University Observatory
Vega
Lyrae
Altair
Aquile
Spica
Regulus
Leo
Antares
Arcturus
Jupiter
Venus
Saturn
Mars
Zeta
Saturo
A Way Mothers Talk and a Young Person’s Growth
A reflective essay on aging and parent child perspective. The narrator recalls hearing a mother’s voice across years, acknowledging how youth misjudges care, order, and discipline. She longs to guide younger generations with patience, hoping they value parental viewpoints as they mature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gread
Prohibition Advocate in Ancient Egypt Pledges Abstinence
Article notes 5000 year old depictions of drunken feasts on Beni-Hassan tomb and rites to gods. It cites Amen-em-an, a priest about 2000 B C, who wrote to a pupil urging total abstinence and oath bound pledge, warning that God judges breakers of pledges.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Beni-Hassan
Egypt
B. C
Amen-em-an
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A.W. Peterson
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Mer
Pos
Iowa
West_Park Ave
Favreau
Munser Agherty
Baron Burian
von Kuehlmann
Philadelphia
Long Tsland
Dublin Irish Recruiting Council
Trishuns
Sinn
Wallace- Hagenbeck
Prince von Hohenzollern
Gnolle
Grundy Republican
Sam
Dike
Pa--1 Citic Coast
Dubuque
Marshalltown Times-Republican
Lioux City
Deine the van
Mencius
Yao the Great
Severnmenyornership
Harry Leroy Haywood
Steve Gillis
Wiliam Dean Howelle
Altout
Scott
Hartford
Church of the Holy Speculators
Talmage
Hhis
T. de
Harriet Shelley
Grant
Orion
Windness
Nester
Ura
Ene
Stark
Father OF
Prohibition
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