Australian on America in The Country and Its Policy
Alec Lamb, renowned swimmer and athlete from Richmond Victoria, recounts a long U S tour. He critiques American politics, transport, policing, and social behavior while contrasting American haste with Australian steadiness, praising and lamenting both nations, and urging Australia to grow while preserving its character.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gurike
United States
Alec Lam
Richmond
Vic
Vande Ville
Mr. W. Coffey
Maleronstreet
Germans Use Torture and Trickery to Silence Belgians
Reports from Paris describe German occupation methods in Belgium. Letters are searched or burned, private couriers risk death, and a police official may confiscate or destroy communications. Mothers, husbands, and soldiers face fines, imprisonment, or worse for any news from the front. Prices soar, provisions are scarce, bread is rationed, and residents endure pervasive repression.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Iais
Uhe
Cules
Athee
Switzerland
Theo
Tife
Belgium
MM Hand
Mir
Kommandantur
Germany
Seh
Leutenant
Charleroi
Helgium
Attitudes on War and Consent Among Soldiers
The group shows a strong belief that England started the war and France followed. They fear punishment for dissent and discuss how a single brave protest could influence many. One man explains a thousand may cause a collective refusal, while another notes three outcomes for a marcher: unhurt, prisoner, or wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
In the Hour of Death A French Soldier Speaks
A wounded French soldier recalls a moment beside two mortally hit men, a Bavarian and a Frenchman. The French soldier prays and shares a crucifix, the Bavarian blesses him, and they exchange words of reconciliation before death as their bloodied bodies fade from view.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shea
Ber
Testing Air Machines Brings High Pay in War Time
Private firms rush aeroplane builds and must pass War Office tests. Skilled civilian pilots conduct two to five test flights per machine at about £10 per flight, earning large sums. One man reportedly made £150 in a day as he ferries machines between airfields. Some pilots travel England wide, testing craft, with annual incomes near £10 000. Lamp prosperity misses the wartime teaching field with small salaries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pam
Australia
Ballonte Mt
Mark Twain
Twain
Mieger
Heckleberg Finn
Hannibal
Missouri
Missouri Piheer
Hhuckheberg
Wilson
Roosevelt
Hoosevelt
Mexico
Funcon
Villa
Funston
USA
Thas
Austrailia
Belne
England
Kitchen Hints From a Historic Household Paper
Practical hints cover milk in tins, lemon insect specks, mutton in muslin, brass cleaning with salad oil, fish broth on soap base, using apple parings in desserts or soups, pudding cloth tips, and repairing glassware with gelatin and bichromate solution for durable, invisible mends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Anita
German Frivolity Provokes War Crisis Critique
Police President Baron van arundherr in Munich denounces women’s fashion and social excess as endangering the war effort. He cites expensive dresses, theater escapades, and beer hall excess while praising German simplicity and duty. He calls out soldiers’ wives’ hardship and urges a revival of austerity to support front-line troops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spear
Cile
Munich
Baron Grunherr
Bavaria
Bones the Ostler Absent As Father Dies
In a livery yard, Bones the ostler fails to show for days. The boss learns Bones is away because his father has died. A tense exchange follows as others suspect lingering absence and a possible marriage proposal amid concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bones
Ostler
Jockey's Last-Minute Bet Sparks Train Side Tale
A jockey at Trentham told two women, a mother and daughter, that his horse was a "bird" and they bet a pound on it. The horse ran fast and, on the journey home, he slipped two valuable rings to the mother as a plea for forgiveness after being stopped at the last moment. They then went to the Pictures with Free Lance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky
Australia
Coeur de Aiche
de Adon
Missoula
Wallace
Carl
Noles
Elter
Feirles
Mullan
Timaire Manscer
Chicago
Tesas
Louisiana
Canada
Orient
Tealer
Mariellan
Bio
Reeumon
Dowle
Billy
America
Britain
Germany
England
Stara and Stripes
Trentham
Free Lance
Fragmented Victorian ballroom tale with wartime reminiscence
A long garbled excerpt blends a dance scene with a wartime club story. It weaves a domestic memory of a mother and daughter, a crowded hall, and a male courtship that ends with a dramatic stumble. The piece references a Traveller's Club and a hostess named Aimu amid cryptic dialogue.
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Alec Lamb
Gryég
Hong Kong
S48
Fm Mighty
Congress
Tex
Geerela
Etil
Pat Fets
Milutia
National
Natrates
Hagen
Bages
Felicia
Police
London
Momek
Tiwoe
Baron Vanarundherr
Eile
Rae Hanor
Anc
Melbourne
Tim
Tual
Vletine
Hebb
Aimu
Travellers’ Club
Ciocius
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