Episode 4: August to December 1915
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Show Notes: Evening public ledger., August 25, 1915. p. 4: “Allies Checked By Turks in Gallipoli Fight” http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045211/1915-08-25/ed-1/seq-4/ Margaret Emilia Brunner Scrapbook, 1914-1915. p. 186: “Major Brunner, R.E., Missing” – Northwich Guardian, Sept. 3, 1915. (Uspal) p. 186: Personal ads – Morning Post, Sept. 3, 1915. http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:397775 The chemist and druggist, Vol. 88, no. 38 = no. 1912 (16 Sept. 1916). p. 39-40: “Died on Service” (Brunner) https://archive.org/details/b19974760M2001  The Boy Aviators with the Air Raiders: A Story of the Great World War – Chapter XIV The Peril in the Sky – 1915 http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/45727 http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:330773 Ardmore Chronicle – Volume XXVII, No. 5, Saturday, November 6, 1915. p. 5: ADVERT “Dreer’s Bulbs” p. 8: “Suffragists Carry 33 Penna. Counties http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:368772 Issues and Events v. 3 no. 21 (November 20, 1915). p. 7: “The Spreading of English Culture” p. 9: ADVERT “The Best Gift Calendar for the Year 1916” http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:152035 Issues and Events v. 3 no. 23 (December 4, 1915). p. 7: “What of America After the World War?” http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:152083 Ardmore Chronicle – Volume XXVII, No. 11, Saturday, December 18, 1915. p. 3: “Main Line Women Work for War Relief” http://digital.library.villanova.edu/Item/vudl:369147 — Historical documents for this episode were accessed through the digital collections of the Digital Library@Villanova University, the Internet Archive, and the Library of Congress. The theme music is from “Til We Meet Again” as performed by Nicholas Orlando’s Orchestra. The Mail Call podcast is a project of Home Before the Leaves Fall: a Great War Centennial Exposition. For more information, visit wwionline.org. This episode featured the voice talents of Alexander Williams, David Uspal, Demian Katz, Laura Bang, Laura Matthews, and Sarah Wingo. Narrator: Chris Hallberg Producers & Editors: Chris Hallberg and Raamaan McBride Executive Producer: Laura Bang
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