Coal and labor shortage seen as acute this winter
City coal dealers warn of a likely severe coal shortage this winter due to labor moves to Europe and transport limits. Forest Lumber’s Wm Bevington cites reduced mined tonnage, rising wages, and possible labor troubles. Officials urge households to buy storage coal in July and August to cushion a coming strain.
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U. S
U. S. Department of Labor
Europe
Wm. Bevington
Forest Lumber Company
Colorado
Fuel and Labor Departments
The Watch on the Rhine Promotes Uncle Sam Service
Charles Hanson Towne editor of McClure's Magazine urges young men to join a patriotic group serving the nation. He promises personal growth language study world experience and lasting friendships as benefits of service. The piece frames enlistment as a duty not a standing army.
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Charles Hanson Towne
McClure
Uncle Sam
Eo Bast
Bayer Tablets of Aspirin Warns Genuine American Packs
A Brooklyn manufacturer sold millions of fraudulent aspirin tablets largely composed of talcum powder. Genuine Bayer tablets are marked with the Bayer Cross and should be requested in authentic Bayer packaging with proper directions and dosage clearly listed.
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Brooklyn
Bayer
Watch on the Rhine recruitment pitch urges enlistment
A wartime appeal promises physical and mental development, stable pay and savings, trade training, and life with regular hours. It frames serving the country as beneficial for personal growth and future rewards, urging young men to join and keep the "Watch on the Rhine."
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Rhine
Inside Bath Habit for Health and Good Looks
A dented appeal urges both men and women to drink hot water with limestone phosphate each morning to cleanse the digestive system. It claims internal sanitation improves skin, complexion, and energy, and promises quick health gains for those with headaches biliousness bad breath rheumatism or constipation.
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Bath
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