Dear Old London Farce From World War I Letters
A humorous wartime bulletin chronicles Harmon a sergeant and his bride Jeanne as they plan a trip from Paris to London on official mission. He negotiates permission to take his wife, faces army rules, and sketches banter with officers while hinting at life beside the trenches.
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Vivela
France
Joe
Paris
London
Berlin
American League
Jeanne
General Pershing
New York
Pershing
Grosvenor Gardens
Great Britain
Ireland
United States Army
Harmon
Pebeco Tooth Paste Fights Acid Mouth Claim
Pebeco toothpaste is advertised as a scientific answer to Acid Mouth, a condition claimed to affect 95 in 100 people. The paste supposedly cleans and polishes, removing food particles and addressing enamel decay and pulp destruction. Sold by druggists everywhere.
Expressing Gratitude for Campaign Cooperation
A donor thanks the Post for its generous coverage of a $60,000 campaign. He notes executive committee appreciation for space given to describe the campaign's purpose and results. The letter praises cooperative effort and the newspapers' role in informing the public.
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Hore
Montreal Fire Balls City Plant and Stores
Fire in Montreal business district destroys Jennings & Co automobile plant with 140 machines including nine government ordered ambulances. Flames also damage Hudson Bay Company and J Carter & Co. premises. Two firemen hurt. Loss estimated at over 1,000,000 dollars.
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Montreal
Jennings & Co
Hudson Bay Company
J. Carter & Co
Influenza Cases Drop Across City and State
Commissioner Woodward of the health department predicts an end to the epidemic as new infections fall by 69 to 80 percent over the past week. The decline brings optimism for reduced mortality and discomfort in the community.
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Woodward
Health Department
Mortality Rate Drops as Cases Fall Says Woodward
Over three days deaths decline from high forties per day to 28 yesterday and 23 on Friday while daily new cases hover around 200 to 500. Commissioner Woodward notes downward trend may continue but warns the epidemic is not over and recurrence remains possible. Dr Hitchcock plans trained physicians at Chelsea Naval Hospital to administer convalescent serum with a $6000 state appropriation support.
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Woodward
John S. Hitchcock
State Bureau of Communicable Diseases
Chelsea Naval Hospital
Rodden
Maguire
United States Army
McGill University Head Stricken With Paralysis
Sir William Peterson principal of McGill University was stricken with paralysis in Montreal while presiding at Emmanuel Church. He was rushed to Royal Victoria Hospital where the whole right side was affected.
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McGill University
Montreal
William Peterson
Emmanuel Church
Royal Victoria Hospital
Tug Sent Out To Help The Tuckahoe
Halifax Nova Scotia January reports the Tug Tuckahoe was 160 miles offshore making slow progress due to heavy seas and high winds. The tug Iroquois was sent to assist from Halifax.
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Tug
Halifax
N. S
Iroquois
British influenza blamed on swine fever hoax
The weekly John Bull claims England’s influenza is swine fever or hog cholera, allegedly caused by American bacon. Critics in Newcastle and U S doctors dismiss the link, noting no human swine disease and no evidence of cooked meat transmitting the illness.
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John Bull
England
America
Newcastle Food Committee
Newcastle
France
Health official hedges on swine disease link to flu
Dr. John Hitchcock, overseeing Dr. Eugene Kelley’s work for the State Board of Health during the latter’s illness, said he could believe a lot about a connection between swine diseases and the current influenza but was not ready to accept the story.
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John Hitchcock
Eugene Kelley
State Board of Health
Germany Lacks News After Spartacans Seize Wolff Bureau
Berlin reports a week without outside information as Spartacans seize the Wolff Bureau and halt several major newspapers. Insurgents disrupted press operations while the public remains largely uninformed about global events and President Wilson.
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Berlin
Associated Press
Germany
Wolff Bureau
Spartacans
Wolff
Wilson
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Norman
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Cheri
Etat Unis
McClure Newspaper Syndicate
Small, Maynard & Co
Daily
Sunday Post
Joe,t
Pebeco
Tion
BOY Scouts
POST
Ing
Boy Scout Movement
Henry Davis
Dr. Woodward
Boston
Timothy Leary
Lester H. Howard
Animal Inspection Bureau
Spain
William C. Woodward
City Health Department
R. E. Dyer
City Health Board
Zvik
Tremont St
Opp
Park St
Madras
Percales
Wrz
Mt. Airy
N. C
Mayo
THE
Mayo Mills
Broadway
New York City
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