Earless Pete and the Guerilla Raid Against the Germans
A sensational account of Peter, nicknamed Earless Pete, who leads a guerrilla band to avenge his brothers by targeting German and Austrian forces in Russia’s border regions. The piece recounts his white uniformed band, midnight ghost tactics, bold raids near Drink and the night snow campaign, and a dramatic bridge ambush where he commands thirty horsemen in a fateful clash, ending with a mass grave inscription.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorrie Rove
Peter
Malte
Uukowlen
Barpe
Ratrwade
Twlegraghe
Spies
Ape
Nerdibnie Wag
Anil
Hristian de Wet
Jem
Cape
Tarsepel Town
Resta
Circe
Aris
Rulmtiens
Band of
Bar
Rolent
Peter Bimertz
Evan Deter
Pawnee
Bariees
Feo
Roeak
Agstrigus
Tor
Ashe
Howe
Comte Guing
Bethteri
Tyler
Shen
Gan
Moscow
Pater
Michel Trepatt
Tan Pretvet
Trepatt
Coseadts
Levackel
Etehr
Russia
Smolensk
Chasseur Command
Austria
Kequiman
Peter Wreckda Oeres
Gullevitch
Bentie Henmethonp
Sievert
Galles
Shorty
Peter Bimeel
Eid
Galicia
Hils
Ruselun
Chevy Chase
Fortunes from the War in Yorkshire and Beyond
Wealth floods during the war across Lancashire and Yorkshire as dyestuffs, textiles, leather, boots, chemicals, and ship ventures yield huge profits. Firms and individuals adapt to demand, with large dividends and new fortunes from military orders, dye trades, and shipping deals across Manchester, Leeds, Nottingham, and Birmingham amidst rising prices and government contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yorkshire
Irish Dyes Ltd
Huddersfield
Lancashire
Manchester
Clearinnes
Momea
Worldwide Tone
Lowe and
SOO
Sma
Shell
Woul-turner
Treasury
Ship Canal
Alf
Northamptonshire
Nottinghamshire
South Wales
Tyne
Clyde
Ten Days on Castor Oil Court Diet Despatch
Milwaukee report says Roy T. Baxter abandoned his wife prompting a court order for a castor oil diet. Baxter claimed he left home due to ill health and smoking. The judge ordered treatment to clear illness and enable him to work and support his family.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
U.S.A
Roy T. Baxter
Punter
Boy Declares Charita Chaplin World’s Greatest Playwright
A Launceston class heard a teacher discuss Shakespeare when a student at the back named Charita Chaplin confidently proclaimed her as the greatest playwright the world has produced. The remark added a playful note to the lesson on classic drama.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Launcestonians
Charita Chaplin
One of the beat film releases will be Mary Pickford Merely a Pair of Stockings
A Yankee biograph trade journal announces a film release featuring Mary Pickford titled Merely a Pair of Stockings. The note comments on shifts from city clerk roles to country stakes in the industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yankee Biograph Trade Journal
Mary Pickford
A Modern Amazon and a Harrowing War Tale
Sergeant Treacher recalls vivid Near East war stories told by soldiers. An X ray study at London General Hospital shows Private Coleheart’s leg after a Turkish strike, saved by surgery. Whiteming, a new recruit, deserts his post to retrieve a dying comrade, leading to a dramatic mutiny-like moment before Coleheart’s fate in London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treacher
England
Near East
Comeos
Old London General Hospital
Coleheart
Voleheart
Eble
Egypt
Sth
AJP
Ashheart
Mena Camp
Suen
Melbourne
Vaure
Mena
Alesandria
Dardanelles
Anzac
France
Coldiere
Whiteming
Coltheart
Red Cross
London
Curious Echoes of Past Fads and Courtly Mischief
A collage of anecdotes and poems reflects early 20th century culture with jokes on fat diet myths, romantic misadventures, a chaperone scene at a lakeside outing, playful witticisms about manners and money, and a banker lament over currency reform. The miscellany mentions U boats, social chatter, and a bank teller dreaming of a paper crown as silver notes rise.
Fragmentary Text From Historical Ledger Page
The readable parts describe a dated ledger entry with mentions of names and unclear measurements. It references a war era context and notes names or codes like WOUMETS SWELL and CHAS PUULE, but most details are obscured by garbled OCR. Entities are sparse and no clear event or outcome can be confirmed.
Court scene after lottery card scam trial
A court recounts a tense scene as defendants face charges over a lottery card dispute. The judge questions witnesses about evidence while the accused deny accusations and claim misperceived acts.
Also Mentioned on This Page
Earless
Pete
FEMAR
Hiedenburg
Deter
Auth
Byportenot
Barsyoritech
Grand Duke Nicholas
Drosék
Drosek
Lewachoft
Colne
Uermany
Letcaster
Binsingham
Durham
Birmingham
Sprane
Walsall
Pal
South Sea Islands
Sydney
Philadelphia
New York
Tiey
Merced
Kalgoorlie
Eceulboy
Germany
North
Merion Cricket
Cinc
Bryn | Mawr
Betty Golduat
Papa
Jack Brakeleigh
Tiger
LLER
Rartiasy
Turse
Parriotian
Jurgen
Waller
Dim
Dodger
Macy
Ceruig Wiel
Lee Puube
Willielie
lAree
Queenslawo UO
Rola
Boe
Leifer
Anes
Luke
Marie
Kitty
Cyril
Mschibert
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