Alaskan tie chopper crosses eight inch bridge daily
Ed Martin of Crow Creek pass carries railroad ties across a narrow gulch in Alaska under a forest service permit. He walks an eight inch log across a 30 foot wide chasm with 150 feet of empty space below, delivering ties to the railroad right of way. Hunters questioned the risk, but Martin says a short log serves his purpose.
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Ed Martin
Crow Creek Pass
Alaska
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Martin
Forest Service
Devil’s Gulch
Italian Army Feeds In Alpine War With Aerial Kitchens
An Italian correspondent describes how Alpine troops are supplied from kitchens far below the cold front. Aerial tramways deliver thermally maintained meals to high passes, where fuel is scarce and secrecy prevents open fires.
Wireless photographs and the Leishman system
A young inventor named Leishman claims to have devised a wireless and telegraph method to transmit writing drawings and photographs. If viable for commercial use the exchange notes, wireless photo stations could spread nationwide soon.
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Leishman
It Does Not Always Work on Stopping Smoking
A quoted exchange shows a smoker boasting no habit yet facing 11000 dollars in debt. The contrast highlights financial risks of tobacco even for those who claim to abstain.
Fond Mother Warns On Damp Beds and Clothes
A brief satirical exchange aboard a train to Camp Grant shows a fond mother urging her son George to avoid damp beds and damp clothes while an unkind comrade adds advice not to drink from a damp glass.
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Camp Grant
George
Muddy Relief For Josh In The Trenches
Mrs. Corntossel remarks that Josh finds relief in trench life as he can muddy his feet freely without complaint. The exchange highlights a family coping with wartime conditions and personal sacrifice.
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Mrs. Corntossel
Josh
Old Man Wounded in France Abdomen Confusion
Brief fragment shows a wartime exchange about casualty location with a question about the abdomen and guess of France, illustrating unfamiliar or unclear battlefield injury reporting.
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France
Food value of grape juice and logan berry juice
The Journal of the American Medical Association notes rising fruit juice use and analyzes food value. Grapes provide about 200 calories per seven ounce glass, orange juice about half that, and logan berry juice shows 6 to 8 percent sugar with roughly 300 calories per liter in available carbohydrates.
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Journal of the American Medical Association
Oregon State Agricultural College
Corvallis
More War Work for Women in Britain
A British correspondent reports the national service department plans to enroll 10 000 women monthly into the Women's Army Auxiliary Corps to serve overseas in all roles except combat. The move aims to replace men in a wide range of duties from transport and supply handling to cooking and sanitation, freeing soldiers for fighting.
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England
National Service Department
Woman’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Prussian Junkers and German Autocracy
A writer argues that the Prussian Junkers shape German militarism and politics. They are described as the real seat of autocracy in the empire, with junkerdom driving social and political dynamics and defining German military conduct.
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German Empire
Germany
Reversal of Form In Menu Dialogue
A hungry man asks what’s on the menu and the waiter notes the list includes few foods while most space is devoted to government prohibitions on what not to eat. The exchange satirizes bureaucratic guidance shaping everyday meals.
Miss Passay Appears Inconspicuous In Camouflage Gown
Blended with scenery Cyhus notes Miss Passay wears a wallflower style gown described as camouflage like wallpaper. Tris-Camouflage comment highlights her intent to blend in at the event with subtle fashion.
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Cyhus
Miss Passay
Tris
Depth at Which Ships Sink
Scientific American addresses a common misconception about sinking objects in water. It explains that a body sinks if it weighs more than the water it displaces, and debunks claims that extreme depths could cause iron to float. A Washington laboratory authority argues about water density and freezing under high pressure, noting freezing point suppression.
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Scientific American
Geographical Laboratory
Washington
War Song Earned Cohan 25000 For Half Hour Work
A New York correspondent notes George M. Cohan earned twenty five thousand dollars for the war song Over There. He wrote it in exactly thirty minutes for a New York publisher, equaling about 161 dollars per word and 138 per note.
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George M. Cohan
New York
Tie
Kipling
Col
Theodore Roosevelt
Overworked public official faces libel suits rise
Senator Sorghum notes officials are stretched thin by heavy campaign load. He argues post election life forces managers to juggle regular duties with potential libel suits.
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Senator Sorghum
Long tribute to fallen comrade sparks delay debate
A community debates a late monument honoring a comrade with questions about timing and whether the delayed tribute honors the memory properly. Local residents weigh the value of the monument against the passage of time and changing priorities.
Man and His Appetite
A humorous exchange centers on marital money worries at mealtime. The wife notes her husband pushes for thrift, while he stays silent about restraint just before dinner.
Portable Garage Quip Sparks Automotive Humor
A humorous exchange on portable garages highlights a punning misfit between a portable garage and portable automobile trouble. The judge voice underscores a playful critique of mobility versus vehicle storage.
Carry Wireless on Horses on the Western Front
A war correspondent describes a cavalry wireless station article weighing about 640 pounds carried by four horses. The engine and dynamo sit on the first horse, the transformer and receiver on others, with masts and aerial components distributed among the remaining mounts. Range noted is 25 to 30 miles under favorable conditions.
Airship of a Hundred Years Ago
A provincial English paper recounts a Saxon clergyman who built an airship using light wood and bellows. The craft rose only modestly as the boy pilot focused on forward motion, leaving little documented beyond the brief item.
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England
Lower Saxony
Christian Science Monitor
Silent Salesman and the Rubber Glove Trick
A gentleman in a barber shop notices the attending barber wearing rubber gloves and asks why. The attendant explains he uses them to keep their celebrated hair-restorer from growing hair on his hands. He sells a bottle.
Perquisites and the Head Waiter’s Snub
A dialogue reveals class tension as a guest questions a head waiter about tipping. The waiter’s scorn meets a modest tip offered as real money, while the guest notes the staff’s access to leftover bread and food, implying misplaced value of wealth.
Tough Luck Rejection by Army and Girl Quells Hope
A man recounts being rejected both by his girlfriend and by army doctors after returning home. She reasons that if he wasn’t good enough for the army there must be something wrong with him, and she refuses to take any chances.
England Needs More Timber for Postwar Reconstruction
Reports from the National Lumber Manufacturing Association in Chicago say England will soon increase wood use. A timber controller set last January restricted consumption, with fixed capital depleting. Railways, housing, shipbuilding, and army needs drive a push for higher timber imports.
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National Lumber Manufacturing Association
Chicago
England
Football Hero Rescues Comrades in War Trench
George Sherwood Eddy recounted a British trench incident where a former football player hurled himself on an alighting shell to shield 19 comrades, a tale from France cited by the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. He urged business leaders to donate profits to the Y M C A and related war relief groups.
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St. Louis
Young Guardian Loses Brother's Penny
In Indianapolis the five year old Teddy took his three year old brother Dickie's penny and kept it as guardian. Half an hour later Teddy cried to his mother that he had lost Dickie's penny, prompting a family search and worry.
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Teddy
Dickie
Indianapolis News
Dollar Diplomacy or Diploma for a Dollar
Brief, puzzling comment about dollar diplomacy with a joking remark that schools might award diplomas for a dollar. Includes a mention of boys receiving a diploma and a sense of uncertainty about the phrase.
Market Report Oddities: Prices and Moods of Goods
An 19th century style market report notes pens and paper as stationary. Cheese firm and fairly active. Butter strong and inclined to be slippery. Whisky lively and unsteady. Hops lively and active. Gunpowder inclined to rising.
Being an Angel
A fragmentary dialog quotes a line about entering the aviation service with a wry aside about flying locally, attributed to Orange Peel in a clipped exchange.
Arrogant and hused remarks about a Prussian officer
A heated exchange questions arrogance with a sharp comparison to a Prussian army officer. The dialogue hints at courtly or military attitudes and a defender or critic weighing dignity against authority.
George Washington on Postage Stamps
A brief public quip notes George Washington as modest and unostentatious while observing his enduring fame, highlighting that his image appears on more postage stamps than any other figure in history.
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George Washington
Chance for Trouble. Who wrote the libretto of that musical comedy
A brief exchange questions the author of a musical comedy libretto and hints at a broader search. The dialogue features a judge asking if someone else is being sought, implying a potential complication or pursuit. The fragment suggests a theatrical mystery or misdirection without firm details.
Growing to the Job Field Marshal Idea
Speech excerpt questions why the president does not appoint a field marshal. It suggests many believe the president should let a person create the role for themselves by proving capability and initiative.
Picture of Jack Remembrance Offer Between Lovers
Dialogue reveals Bess offers a picture of Jack as a token of memory while Cruel and Bob discuss parting. The exchange hints at lingering affection and choice over keepsakes.
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Bob
Bess
Jack
Lodging in Wartime Washington Ends in Private Car Shelter
A Washington correspondent notes the capital's hubbub and crowded lodgings during wartime. A railroad vice president, detained overnight, found no rooms and improvised by sleeping in a private car at Union Station yards after rapping on a car door. He avoided hardship only by chance and status.
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Washington
Union Station
Force of Habit Naughty Boy Fined by Police Magistrate
In a light court scene, a wife tells her husband Willie has been naughty. The police magistrate, her husband, imposes a fine of ten dollars plus costs.
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John
Willie
Hubby
Winter flowers brighten rooms with everlasting arrangements
Everlasting flowers can brighten winter rooms when artistically arranged in vases. On the European continent they are used more, with France growing them commercially for wreaths and bouquets. Hardy perennials include sea lavender statice pearly everlasting chalk plant sea holly and globe thistle.
Admiring Ostentation Sparks Witty Exchange
In a witty exchange Miss Cayenne challenges the idea of flaunting wealth while conceding she enjoys meeting a man who brags about his Liberty bond purchases. The playful dialogue highlights attitudes toward ostentation and patriotism.
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Miss Cayenne
Market Inquiry on Steak Pricing
A dialogue fragment shows a shopper asking about steak prices and whether the other person is in the market or just gathering data on high living costs. The exchange highlights price sensitivity and consumer inquiry behavior.
Uncle Eben's Philosophy on Preparedness
A Washington Star quip features Uncle Eben arguing that careful preparation cannot compensate for slow execution in real combat, emphasizing the value of quick action over long sharpening of plans. The remark frames readiness as tied to decisive, fast performance.
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Eben
Washington Star
Soldier's Quiet Grievance About Army Life
A quoted exchange shows a private remarking on army life and a single criticism that officers do not include him in their confidence. The line hints at tension between enlisted men and leadership during service.
War Tales From a Soldier's Family
A father recalls his son’s view of combat in Europe saying the boy finds war mostly about peeling potatoes rather than fighting. The concise exchange highlights wartime daily life and morale through a family perspective.
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Nix
Man
Western Front
Bosh
Eddie
Market Report
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