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Newspaper

Ashton Gazette

Location

Ashton, Illinois, United States of America

Date

May 24, 1917

Page

2

Peace Terms Doubt From Hollweg Amid War News

A week in review notes Hollweg refusing to discuss peace terms while German military gains and Russia turmoil unfold. American destroyers join British waters, Japan aids anti submarine efforts, and U S plans for large army expansion proceed as war budget nears 3.4 billion dollars.

Hollweg Russia Hindenburg Line Germany Doctor Hollweg Reichstag England France Georg Ledebour Empire Herr Roesicke German Farmers’ Union Entente Wilson State Department Council of Workmen's and Austria- Hungary

President Signs Draft Measure and Sets June Registration

Washington May 21 The president signed the conscription bill after dinner and set June 5 as the registration date for all men aged 21 to 31. He rejected Roosevelt volunteer divisions, ordered a division to France, and outlined plans for a national army and guard mobilization.

Executive Roosevelt Volunteer Army Washington Roosevelt Wilson Congress John J. Pershing France Crowder Europe National War Department National Guard Guard Senate White House Ofbrgeniaceerettititeer Germany Western Front Belgium Inen

Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy for relief from cramps

Mrs Taos McGonigal of 8432 Hartville Street Philadelphia writes that after years of side and back pains plus monthly cramps she avoided an operation. She started Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and after three bottles was cured and feels better, granting permission to publish.

Philadelphia Merconore Lydia E. Pinkham Mrs. Taos. McGonigal Hartville Street Phila

No Servant Problem Here Kitchen Design Solves Domestic Tasks

A Woman's Home Companion article notes 92 percent of U S women do their own work. The writer claims a scientifically planned pretty kitchen doubles as a dining room and reduces daily tasks to a minimum with efficient devices, solving the servant problem.

Woman’s Home Companion

Lost bearings in Scotland request to a cottage wife

An English traveler lost in the Scottish highlands asks a cottage for directions. He apologizes for the trouble and says he has lost his bearings. The woman responds with astonishment and a humorous mishearing about the mother being with them.

Scotland

Practical Painter Cartoon Dialogue

A joke exchange between two assistants about marrying a girl who paints. One asks the groom if he would marry a painter and the other replies affirmatively if she is an artist with barn painting experience.

Italian canneries press tomato seeds into cakes for stock feed

A proverb-like note comments on efficiency in meat stock production and on a man’s egotism, suggesting it should be forgiven if not flaunted.

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