Evian Repatriates From Germany Strain French Morale
At Evian a convoy of 60 repatriates from Germany arrives with women, children, and a few old men. The scene shows fatigue and fear as Red Cross workers aid the group, many undernourished and with tuberculosis. Locals cheer only briefly as the mood turns to quiet, somber relief.
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Utsidd
Hvianles-Baing
Dad
Geneva
France
Chasseurs Alpins
le Savoyard
Switzerland
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Chasseuurs’ Ittle Band
Casino
la Margeillaise
Paris
Rue‘ du Casino
Joffre
Hylan
Qmigery
Germany
Evian
America
American Red Cross Hospital
Vestlaire
Hunan
Influenza and War News Sweep Des Moines Area
Des Moines tightens flu controls as quarantine extends to churches and theaters. City officials urge masks on streetcar crews and limit crowding. Iowa mobilization items include a chemical warfare service call and draft mentions. Several local figures face legal actions while health officers coordinate with the Public Health Service.
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Sowan
Charles E. Hartshorn
Farragut
Alva G. Groover
Council Bluffs
Stanley
M. Krell
Winterset
Vernice
Council
City “Flu” Committee
Deg Molhes City Railway Co
Chemical Warfare Service
United States Army
Iowa Military Training Camps Association
Albert Johnson
Des Moines
C. Allen Snyder
Dubuque
Snyder
Grace Wolfe
Lansing
O. W. Witham
Greenfield
Creston
Witham
Adair County
U. S.S. Public Health Service
Public Health Service
State Health Department
Red Cross
Camp Pike
George Tull
Waterloo
Burl Basher
Dever
Coert L.bunger
Selsburg
Iowa
State House
Frank Lingenfelder
Frank M. Lingenfelder
Walter Lingenfelder
Charles City
Linnell
Lingenfelders
Washington
Camp McClelland
Anniston
Ala
Fort McArthur
Cal
Delaware County
How to Avoid Backache and Nervousness Ad by Pinkham
Providence Rhode Island woman recounts recovery from backache nervousness and headaches after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She recommends the remedy and invites others to seek advice from Lydia E Pinkham Med Co Lynn Massachusetts.
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Providence, R. J
Lydia E. Pinkham
Adeline B. Lynch
Plain St
Providence
R. I
Windmill stew question sparks maritime humor
In the Trenches presents a quip about a windmill stew through a Cassell's Journal joke. The cartoonish exchange riffs on windmill rotation and dinner, with a rustic nautical flavor. The caption hints at a playful misinterpretation of windmill logistics aboard a ship or village mill.
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Cassell
Old Prescription for Weak Kidneys
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a universal remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming sworn testimony and wide sale. It offers a sample bottle by parcel post and notes large and medium size bottles are sold at drug stores with ten cent scrip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
War profiteers quoted in a cryptic exchange
A terse exchange hints at scrutiny of profiteers during wartime, with a boy asking about the costs of conflict and the reply implying that the profiteers hold the answers. The dialogue frames suspicion of war leaders and merchants profiting from hardship.
Cuticura Beauty Ad Highlights Soap Ointment
Cuticura Soap and Ointment promoted for cleansing and beautifying skin hands and hair with free samples offered by mail through Cuticura, Dept. X, Boston. Soap 26. Ointment 26 and 60 cents. Philadelphia anticipates the loss of 200 pool rooms due to war taxes.
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Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Philadelphia
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