Uncle Sam Tests Your Watch At Standards Bureau
Government bulletin explains sending your timepiece to Washington for precision testing and a certification of accuracy. Fees range from 50 cents to 5 dollars. Instructions cover watch care amid wartime duties.
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Standards
Washington
American War Horses Learn Hard Lessons in Verdun
American horses endure tough adjustments on the front in eastern France as a cavalry trooper frees a bay horse nicknamed America from a tight knot and brass wire. The scene unfolds late at night in Verdun with officers speaking to the animals as they prepare for a demanding mission amid hostile air activity.
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William Philip Simms
United Press
France
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Dallas
Europe
Hardy Dock
Verdun
America
Dinner party mocks war hardships by titled hostess
A Mayfair dinner hosted by a titled society woman now a munition worker mocks wartime austerity. Guests include a duchess and a cabinet minister’s wife, sharing shop talk while wearing simple uniforms. The event marks Mabel’s first month in productive industry and contrasts with aristocratic restraint.
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Wilbur S. Forrest
United Press
London
Mayfair
Red Cross
Mab
Mabel
Mable
Positively Dr. King's New Discovery Endorsed
An advertisement claims Dr. King's New Discovery is the best cough remedy for colds, recommending faithful use when seasons change and after exposure to sneezes. It notes 50 cents and 1.00 dollar prices as consumer options.
Poison That Destroys Mind From Aztec Poison Described
The article describes Talavatchi, a subtle drug from Mexican Indians tracing to the Aztecs. It is said to destroy the mind while only lightly harming the body, with unknown constituents.
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