Campaign urges garbage use to aid war effort nationwide
The United States Food Administration launches a campaign urging housewives to keep kitchen waste in a separate container and feed table refuse to hogs. Officials cite large potential gains from proper separation, with estimates of national savings in glycerine, soap, fertilizer, and nitro-glycerine for munition production.
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United States Food Administration
The
Food Administration
Garvage
Beecham’s Pills Advertises Beauty Claim
An advertisement promises clear complexions and brighter features by cleansing blood and improving digestion. It asserts Beecham's Pills purify the blood, rid the body of toxins, and restore healthy stomach and liver function for rosy cheeks and bright eyes.
Homespun care at Red Cross rest stations in France
Mrs. Belmont Tiffany, New York social leader, writes from France about American Red Cross railroad rest stations for troops. Rest stops offer hot showers, good meals, canteens, and cheerful American hostesses, making weary soldiers feel almost at home as they write letters home and enjoy comforts like milk, butter, jam, pudding, and desserts.
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New York
France
Red Cross
Tiffany
Signal Corps
Bell Telephone
Woman credits Hypo-Cod with renewed strength and health
Mrs. Alice Beaver of Wellsburg West Virginia recounts twenty years of lung trouble rheumatism and neuralgia and describes dramatic improvement after taking Hypo-Cod. She says she can work again sleep better and eat normally and recommends the remedy as more helpful than doctors.
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Alice Beaver
Wellsburg
W. Va
Earle Chemical Co
Wheeling
Bluefield
Goodykoonts Drug Co
White Pharmacy
Central
Dormitory Life and Canteen Goods Highlight Reform Efforts
Reports describe dormitory comforts, including unlimited stationery, reading material, and a well supplied canteen with affordable meals and drinks. A soldier’s daring pawnshop robbery in Spartanburg yielded $150 and jewelry worth thousands, with no injuries among staff.
La Creole Hair Dressing Promises Gentle Gray Coverage
A society leader praises La Creole Hair Dressing as a non dye that gradually restores color and reduces dandruff. It conditions the scalp, promotes new hair, and aims for a natural dark shade with lustrous results. Available at Central Pharmacy El Va with a money back guarantee.
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