War era notes and draft rulings sweep across nation
Provost Crowder rules railroad employees not government workers for draft classifications. Fifty two Y M C A field workers depart for France. Red Cross Italy relief gets 50 000 lire for raid victims. Wilson's peace address spurs information distribution while Baker warns of a major German west front thrust. Admiral Fletcher relieved after Antilles torpedoing. Draft age changes urged to require all men turning twenty one since June 5 1917 to register.
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Crowder
Congress
Washington Notes on 1918 War Efforts and Industry
Food administration plans to control binder twine supply in 1918 and expects prices to be reasonable. Shipping Board seeks authority to place 701 million in additional ship contracts as part of a 2 billion dollar government ship program. Utah leads 1917 silver, California top gold. War Department to build Charleston powder plant costing 20 to 30 million. House committee notes Greek riot claims totaling 40 thousand dollars. Austrian Turkish crafts disallowed. Supreme Court upholds selective draft act unanimously.
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Food Administration
The
Shipping Board
Congress
South Omaha
Foreign Relations Committee
House
European War Updates and Rationing Measures Amid Conflict
British torpedo boat sunk in the Mediterranean by two submarines. England to begin compulsory meat rationing with other foods to follow by April. Hungary’s seventh war loan raised 8.0 billion kronor, short of the target. German and Austrian newspapers denounce Lloyd George’s peace terms. Italy orders men aged 18 to 44 for examinations under new policy.
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England
Germany
Austria-Hungary
Lloyd George
President outlines fourteen points for world peace
President Wilson in a joint session presents a fourteen point program for postwar peace. He urges open covenants, freedom of seas, removal of economic barriers, disarmament, and self determination including Belgium France Italy Poland and Balkan states with a general association of nations. The speech endorses Lloyd George and calls for open diplomacy and Russian liberty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Wilson
Congress
Sims
Lloyd George
Brest-Litovsk
Bowers
Russia
Germany
Belgium
Sany
Where He Enlisted A Welsh Miner In Spokane
A Welsh miner enlisted in the British army at Spokane Washington claiming birth at Linn fawpyllgwyngyllgogerayr andropalanti siliggogogoch near Festiniog Angeleswy South Wales. Capt Ain Leys Brown recalls England and notes many Canadians and Britons claimed exemption from U S draft, suggesting more recruits are needed.
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Spokane
Wash
England
Sam
Court Hearing Fragments Preserve Silent Sighs
Fragmentary OCR text shows a court scene with incomplete dialogue and stray characters. The snippet hints at a legal proceeding but lacks clear names, dates, or outcomes to specify.
Life partnership arranged in quiet engagement
Phyllis notes the couple plans a life partnership with Sibyl agreeing. Phyllis praises the arrangement as lovely and mentions Fred will be the silent partner in the venture.
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Phyllis
Red
Sibyl
Fred
One Box Dodd's Kidney Pills Believes Mrs Frey's Rheumatism
Mrs Ira Frey of Le Mars Indiana suffered rheumatism for six months with swollen limbs stiff joints and backache. After one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills she reports marked improvement though warns kidney trouble can progress to Bright's Disease without treatment. Free trial box offer valid for one week only.
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Dodd
Ira Frey
le Mars
Meath
Bright
Japanese Language Taught in NSW Schools and University
Instruction in Japanese now mirrors German and French in New South Wales. Students aiming for degrees must complete four years in high school and three years at university. About 75 business and other professionals study Japanese at the university, with courses also at the military school, reflecting growing Japan Australia trade.
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New South Wales
Japan
Australia
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Ear Cure
An ad claims catarrhal deafness cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated constitutionally. It asserts Hall's Catarrh Medicine clears the mucous lining and Eustachian tube to restore hearing, offering a hundred dollar reward if it fails, with orders by F J Cheney Co of Toledo.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Deserved It
Philadelphia Ledger notes Jones crashed his battered second-hand car into a ditch as payback for his habit of bragging about bargains. The brief item satirically blames his risky driving on his reputation for scorekeeping used vehicles.
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Jones
Ftiladelphia
Vlc Ledger
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad For Baby Care
Comfort for red rough itchy baby skin comes from hot baths with Cuticura Soap and a touch of Cuticura Ointment. The ad promises sleep for baby and rest for mother and offers free samples from Cuticura Dept X Boston. Soap 25 Ointment 25 and 50 Adv.
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Dept. X
Boston
Garfield Tea Advert: Constipation and Indigestion Relief
Dialogue style ad copy references Garfield Tea as a remedy for constipation indigestion sick-headache and bilious conditions. It urges drinking at retirement and uses light humor about manners and social status. The piece mimics a vintage scene with cooks and sailors in a casual waterway setting.
How This Nervous Woman Got Well
Mrs. Alich Heller of Christopher Illinois reports four years of irregularities and nervous weakness eased by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after two doctors failed. She credits the remedy with restoring health and regularity. Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co offers guidance based on long experience for similar female ailments.
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Christopher
Sil
Lydia E. Pinkham
Alich Heller
Lydia B
Pinkham Medicine Co
Lynn
Mann
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U.s.teutonic War News
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Depart
Ment
American Red Cross
Italy
Padua
Committee On Public Information
Baker
West Front
W. Mletcher
Navy
Antilles
Marshal Crowder
Europe
United States
Gerard
New York City
America
General News
Plana
Buc
Federal
Rade -Commission
Philadelphia
Episcopal Church of Ohiong
Arthur T
Baldwin-Wallace College
Ter
James A. Honan
Milwaud
New Jersey
Fuel Administrattor
Payahaya
Mexico
Omaha
Charles Belknap Henderson
Biko
Nev
Nevada
Francis
Newlands
Boyde
New England
University of Wisconsin
D. T. Blodgett
Des Moines
Fort Leavenworth
Mississippi
Union
Washington Notes
Utah
California
Bureau of Mint
Geological Survey
War Department
T&e
Charleston
W. W
United States Supreme Court
White
Amsterdam
Trotsky
Yen
Cain
Alsace
Great Britain
Prussia
Alsace-Lorraine
Balkans
Roumania
Serbia
Montenegro
Balkan
Ottoman Empire
Lfe
Dardanelles
Traie
Dodd's Medicine Co
Bufalo, N
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