Recruiting Stations Not Being Closed Says Army
A circulating rumor claims nationwide recruiting stations will shut. The Omaha main office denies it, stating no such procedure is planned and emphasizes strong demand for volunteers. The army is expanding training and enlisting in the Quartermaster Corps and Medical Department for one year, non combatant branches.
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Omaha
United States Army
Quartermaster Corps
Medical Department
Fort Maines
Iowa
Fort Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Des Moinea
Alliance
Jrees
Circus Day Promises Noise and Parade in Alliance
July 22 is set for the Yankee Robinson Big Three Ring Wild Animal Circus in Alliance. The parade forms at dawn along West Third Street with painted wagons horses elephants and banners, followed by two performances beginning at 2 pm featuring wrestlers and aerial acts.
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West Third Street Circus
Alliance
Wild Animal Circus
Hackenschmidt
Irene Montgomery
Parade of Acrobats and Clowns Stretches Over Mile
The scene promises thirty clowns and performers including Gerald Jules feeding a lion by hand. The Buchanan Dancing heroes, three herds of performing elephants, contortionists, aerialists, and acrobats fill the bill. The parade itself will exceed a mile in length.
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Ion
Gerald Jules
Buchanan
First German Mails to Depart Tuesday
A flat consignment of mail for Germany will leave New York next Tuesday on the steamship United States. The mail will travel via Christiana Norway to Denmark and then Germany, handling only first and second class and registered mail for now. Several thousand letters have already arrived. German mail will go through the Scandinavian countries and Holland with weekly sailings and no censorship.
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New York
Germany
America
United States
Christinia
Norway
Denmark
Holland
Shreve's Steamboat Rooms Inspire Sleeping Car Berths
An old narrator recalls Captain Shreve who ran steamboats before the Battle of New Orleans. He built wooden staterooms named for states Kentucky Illinois and Pennsylvania. Passengers asked what state they were in and the idea spread worldwide.
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Shreve
Jackson
New Orleans
Kentucky
Illinois
Pennsylvania
Cap
Country Wants Bigness in Its People
A commentary argues that rural life rewards large personalities and ample space for strong men, while opportunities shrink for smaller, less assertive individuals. The piece explores social dynamics and cultural ideals in country communities.
Just at Hand. A devout maxim on daily duties and life
A quoted reflection urges doing plain duties near at hand, noting that daily tasks and bread are the sweetest parts of life. The verse attributes the sentiment to Marens Aurelva.
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Marens Aurelva
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