Atterbury Named To Lead Transportation For US Expeditionary Force
William Wallace Atterbury appointed brigadier general in charge of transportation with the American Expeditionary Forces in France. A longtime Pennsylvania Railroad executive, he has served as vice president in charge of transportation and held key motive power and management roles since 1886. Born 1866 in New Albany Indiana, educated at Yale, he rose through the railroad ranks to become a top executive before his wartime appointment.
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William Wallace Atterbury
France
Atterbury
Pennsylvania Railroad
New Albany
Ind
Catherine Boudinot
Elias Boudinot
Continental Congress
Detroit
Yale
Altoona
Pennsylvania Parminany Af Fiurt Wayne Ind
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Country Life
Proposal for a cabinet level secretary of munitions
Senator Chamberlain introduces a bill establishing a secretary of munitions to run for the war's duration and one year after. The department would control arms, ammunition, food, clothing, equipment, transport, and designated war materials under the president. Government bureaus and funds would transfer to the new department, overseeing naval and army supplies.
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Chamberlain
Senate Military Committee
Senate Committee
Department
Reading to head British mission in United States
Lord Reading, formerly lord chief justice and ex attorney general, is named British high commissioner in the United States. He will manage the war mission in New York and Washington while Lord Northcliffe remains head of the London mission. Col. Swinton will join as attache.
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Karl Reading
Igh
United States
Washington
New York
Earl Reading
Lord Northcliffe
London
Col
E. D. Swinton
War Cabinet
England
Rufus Isaacs
Lord Alverstone
Will Supervise Women's Work
Miss Hilda Muhlhauser is named assistant manager of the United States employment service within the labor department. She will supervise all women's work and help extend the government employment service to meet the emergency, drawing on a decade of research and practical study of employment issues.
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Hilda Muhlhauser
United States Employment Service
Department of Labor
Muhlhauser
Cleveland
Women's and Girls’ Bureau
Ohio
Alcohol danger to American allies in Paris critique
La Revue of Paris warns that American soldiers in France face alcohol risks and urges protection on French soil. The piece cites British prohibitions and warns Germany may exploit anti alcohol sentiment to hinder Allied unity and morale.
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Paris
Sam
la Revue of
France
United States
Obregon Promotes Reform and Education in Mexico
At a Spring dinner, General Alvaro Obregon declared Mexico will reform its youth through education, closing saloons to curb drunkenness and vice. He praised radical state measures and contrasted with U.S. approaches, pledging a decisive fight against ignorance.
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Mexico
Alvaro Obregon
United States
Saloonkeepers Destitute of Mercy in Bitter Fraud
The passage asserts saloonkeepers sell a drug to ruin a man not to ruin his character or family, but to seize his money. They do not wish to ruin his life for pleasure. their aim is financial gain, yet such actions become the price of blood.
Prohibition Wins Support and Sanitation Board Reports
The Sanitary Commissioners in Savannah report strong support for prohibition and note reduced chain gang prisoner numbers from 600–700 to about 200. Homicides fell from four to ten in 1916, with eight of ten occurring before prohibition took effect, according to Dr. Brunner.
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Doctor Brunner
Board of Sanitary Commissioners
Savannah
Prohibition expands as dry areas widen across states
The article notes New Mexico as the twenty seventh Prohibition state and lists the District of Columbia Alaska and Porto Rico as dry. It claims over 87 percent of U S land is under prohibition and predicts eight more states will vote in 1918, framing prohibition as patriotic and predicting Kaiser Alcohol's defeat.
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New Mexico
District of Columbia
Alaska
Porto Rico
United States
Kaiser Alcohol
First Prohibition Day Sees No Liquor Arrests
Oldest local policeman notes a prohibition era milestone as the police blotter at headquarters records no intoxication arrests for the third day in a row. Authorities say the law is being rigidly enforced.
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Washington
Wage Gap Between Denver Clerks and Cincinnati Barkeepers
In wet Cincinnati saloons barkeepers earn lower wages than dry Denver soft drink clerks, a comparison noted in contemporary chatter. The remark highlights regional pay differences for service workers across cities in the era.
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Denver
Cincinnati
Jesus Chooses Twelve Helpers For His Mission
Biblical lesson outlines how Jesus selects twelve apostles from His followers to share in ministry. It notes their commission to preach heal and cast out demons, emphasizes going with Jesus before going out, and describes opposition from unbelief and rivals. The passage links the number twelve to the tribes and underscores discipleship as a shared, not solitary, effort.
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Jesus
Luther
Vesey
Charles
Whitfield
Moody
Whittle
Piss
Sankey
Towner
Luke
Christ
Peter
Son of
Thunder
Thomas
ROI Catarrhal Colds in Fowls
The article discusses simple catarrh in poultry, its progression to sour or diphtheritic complications, and emphasizes prevention. Overcrowding and poor ventilation in housing foster illness, while proper dry, well ventilated coops reduce risk and protect bird health.
Runner ducks a profitable choice for small markets
Those raising ducks should try the Runner ducks as they are easy to raise persistent layers and profitable due to high egg production and fine meat. Females weigh over four pounds and males over four and a half pounds when mature. ten week olds reach three and a half pounds. Large markets demand fat Indian Runners.
Economical Hen Feed Methods From Historic Agricultural Notes
An old agricultural memo outlines economical feeding for hens and chicks. It suggests soaking oats to swell for hens, using clipped oats if needed, and scalded oats for four to five week old chicks. Dry mash from mill by products lags behind whole grains, while beef scrap shows little change. A recommended dry mash mixes 100 pounds each of wheat bran flour or middlings cornmeal ground oats and beef scrap, with skim milk or buttermilk as a substitute. Hens fed milk eat more grain but yield more eggs per pound of grain.
Hens Not Worth Keeping In Winter Say Poultry Experts
Farmers advised that hens showing poor laying characteristics and old birds should be sold before winter. Selling these birds saves feed and frees space for remaining stock, increasing egg production when they are confined indoors during bad weather.
Hoppers Improve Dry Mash Feeding for Fowls
Hoppers are recommended for feeding dry mash to fowls as they protect the supply from dust and dirt. Some hoppers are built to keep out rats and wild birds when closed.
Daring Change of Life Boosts Urbana Woman's Strength
In Urbana Illinois Mrs Henson says through the Change of Life she endured winter illness and weakness. After taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained energy and can do her own housework. She urges other women to try the remedy for nervousness hot flashes backache headaches and the blues.
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Urbana
Lydia E.pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mra. Henson
Orchade St
Apt Student Marries Professor Mid PhD Studies
A Columbia PhD student marries her professor during her second year. When told of the engagement she quips that she came to earn her PhD and ended up with him sooner than expected.
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Columbia
Miiddle
Edith
Recipe for Gray Hair Dye Promises Quick Darkening
An advertisement describes a hair dye formula using Bay Room Barbo Compound and glycerine to darken faded gray hair. The mix can be prepared at home or by a druggist, claiming it colorfast, non sticky, and suitable for scalp health, with full directions included in each Barbo Compound box.
A Pimply Face Tale and a Cuticura Ad
A sentimental young woman asks what is more pathetic than loving and losing a man. A seasoned man replies that a man who bets on a sure thing and loses deserves a nook at the waiting place. Then an advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment and Soap to remove pimples and blackheads with free samples offered by Cuticura Dept. X, Boston.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Pershing Cigarettes Prompt Mockery Between Privates
In a wartime vignette Private A dismisses a Flor de Pershing cigarette given by Private B noting it would floor better men than Pershing, a line reflecting grim humor about rank and vigor.
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Flor de Pershing
Pershing
Long Dead The Barber Joke Card
A brief, humorous caption notes a barber querying a bald customer about hair dye, who replies it happened about five years ago. The gag relies on the baldness contrast and a punchy one liner.
Piles Cured in 6 to 14 Days with PAZO OINTMENT
Druggists refund money if PAZO OINTMENT fails to cure itching, bleeding or protruding piles. First application gives relief. New York City eats 10,000 pounds of horseflesh weekly.
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New York City
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