Promising Recruit In Toronto Sketch
Sir Adam Beck was asked to enlist by a recruiting sergeant outside the armories in Toronto. He expressed willingness but noted he is nearly sixty and remount commissioner for Canada. The sergeant pressed for age limits and duties, sparking a humorous exchange about eligibility and a hard job.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Provincial Hydro
Toronto
Adam Beck
Sir Adam
Remount
Canada
Montreal Herald
Draft data 10 to be given out in Indiana report
Indianapolis reports a Washington telegram instructing public dissemination of all registration and conscription information. Indiana adjutant general Harry B. Smith notes precinct registrars are appointed and unpaid, while the Medical Officers Training Camp prepares for June 1 occupancy with new officers, field arrangements, and cantonment plans.
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Indianapolis
Fort Benjamin Harrison
United States
Adj
Harry B. Smith
Indiana National Guard
Enoch H. Crowder
Smith
Indiana
Washington
Medical Corps
Washington, D. C
Maj
Ruffner
Roy B. Storms
James M. Smith
Lehman M. Demming
Claud Duvall Holmes
Arthur F. Wayerbacker
Lehman Demming
William M. Cruishank
Two Motorcyclists Die In Cumberland Crash With Picnic Truck
Orville Summers and Philip Diehl of Marion were killed when their motorcycle collided with a lorry carrying picnickers to a grove near Cumberland on the National road. Frank Murello, 18, was charged with manslaughter after the 4:30 p.m. crash.
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Indianapolis
Cumberland
Orville Summers
Philip Diehl
Marion
Summers
Diehl
Frank Murello
Warsaw Street
Murello
Greenfield
John Cory
Ernest Bodensick
Roy Egbert
Roosevelt Avenue
City Hospital
Munition Plotters Guilty in Federal Trial
In New York on a Saturday night a federal court jury found Capt. Franz Rintelen of the German navy David Lamar and Henry B. Martin guilty of conspiring in 1915 to disrupt munitions traffic between the United States and the Entente. The jury disagreed on four other defendants and the verdict was accepted by Judge Cushman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Franz Rintelen
David Lamar
Henry B. Martin
Cushman
Frank Buchanan
H. Robert Fowler
Herman Schulters
Jacob C. Taylor
Hoosier News Briefly Told Highlights Indiana Items
A compilation reports multiple Indiana incidents and developments. Injuries in Alexandria. theft charges in Brazil. poison intake in Madison. wartime events in Huntington and Richmond. officials appointed in Elwood, Sullivan, and Indianapolis. school and construction updates. strikes, fires, and livestock clubs. various legal, civic, and transportation notes across cities like Greenfield, Lafayette, Gary, and Lawrenceburg.
Red Cross Ball Blue Endorsed For Pure White Clothes
An advertisement extols Red Cross Ball Blue promising a beautiful white finish free from yellowing. The copy features a quip from a shopper named Bob and a doctor confirming a first diagnosis about a patient.
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Bob
Scott
Allen's Foot-Ease Ad Brings Relief for Foot Aches
An advertisement extols Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder to relieve painful feet and bunions. It promises comfort for foot-aches and offers a trial package free, with a mailing address in Le Roy, N Y. A separate item quotes railway engineers debating a head on collision remark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmated
le Roy
Grove's Old Standard Tonic Ad Highlights Quin ine Benefits
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless chill Tonic as a general remedy with quinine and tron. It claims liver support malaria relief blood enrichment and system building value. Speech bubbles mock a dating line and a joke about the Ten Commandments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grove
Soft Clear Skin Promoted by Cuticura Trial
The advertisement urges nightly and morning use of Cuticura Soap with hot water to keep skin clear. For pimples or dandruff, apply Cuticura Ointment before bathing. Free samples by mail with a book available from Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston, with sales everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. L
Boston
One Advantage of a Wooden Leg
A wartime veteran jokes about the benefit of losing a leg. He quips that with a wooden leg he can haul up his bloomin sock using a tin cup chuckled the hero.
Lift a Corn Off Without Pain Says Cincinnati Authority
A Cincinnati authority promotes freezone as a cheap remedy to remove corns or calluses with direct application on tender areas. The small bottle claims to relieve soreness and loosen the corn or callus for painless removal, without irritating surrounding skin. If stock is unavailable, ask a druggist to order it.
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Absorbine, JR
Cincinnati
Women testify to Lydia E Pinkham remedies for change of life
North Haven and Lowell women describe relief from nervous trouble headaches and bearing down pains after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash. They praise the products and invite others to seek free advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. with letters kept confidential.
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Lowell, Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Margaret Quinn
Worthen St
North Haven
Conn
Pinkham
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Carter
Green Mountain Asthma
J. H. Guilduate
New York Medical Co
New York Chemical Lab
Bellegia
Ork
Guild Co
Rupert, Vt
Bourden Po
Vmeny
Chick's
Ingten. Ke
Krlie
Hoosier News
Etta Charles
Alexandria
Harry Goodin
Carpenter
Brazil
Red Cross
Charles Pavy
Madison
Huntington
Richard Meller
Elwood
C. N. Vance
Sullivan Schools
E. C. Snarr
Greencastle
Madison County
Brazil City
Western Gas Construction Company
Fort Wayne
Terre Haute
Orleans
W. A. McClure
Richmond Commercial Club
Greenfield High School
Howard B. Smith
Sheldon
Indiana University
Monte Grove Company
Shelbyville
Pratt's Grove
St. Paul
Minn. YE
Beigh
Episcopal Diocese of
Suport
W. WW. Wanmond
H.W. Buttolph
Tagerstown
Elkhart
Asa
Benjamin Harrison
Gary
Michael Lasso
Nick Uzalich
Lasso
Sigma Nu
Princeton
Leonha Trible
Lebanon
Litayette
Charlies E. Stinger
Lawrenceburg
Whitewater
Culla J. Vaytiinger
Grant County
Hartford City
Newcastle Farmers
Harrison Township
John Carter
Harry Cox
Winchester
White River Bridge
People's State Bank
Sullivan
Trinity Springs
Bedford
Citizen's National Bank of Winchester
Public Service Company of
Aurora
Richmond
Agricultural Experiment Station
Arthur Goss
Indiana University Medical School
Knights of St. John
Jeffersonville
Boonville
John Clauss
Bicknell
MacBeth-Evang
Marlow
American Sheet and Tin Plate Company
Wood
Charles M. Price
Siffis Moss
Castoria
Haynes-Langenberg Manufacturing Co
Forest Park Blvd
St. Louis
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