Stay-Ins Feed Captures Thanksgiving at Camp Devens
Camp Devens marked its first army Thanksgiving with about 6000 stay-ins enjoying bountiful meals and celebrations. Y M C A volunteers dispersed 40 barrels of apples and pies through barracks while visitors and Worcester women sent treats. officers shortened posts to match daylight.
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Devens
New England
National Army
Maine
New Hampshire
303D Field Artillery
Twitchell
A. Law
Rence Lowell
Philip Spaulding
Worcester
301St Field Artillery
Eaton
Boston
Captain Taylor
Rhode Island
1St Engineers
Peter B. Piro
Plant Juice Ad Claims Wide Reach Across Cities
An extensive advertisement extols Plant Juice herbal stomach remedy with hundreds of testimonials. It notes headquarters at the Houghton & Dutton Co. Drug Department and lists multiple city drugstores carrying the product, including Brockton Dudley’s and Fall River J C Brady’s, among others, asserting broad usage and relief from stomach ailments. The copy emphasizes modern life stress as a cause and invites readers to try Plant Juice through the listed outlets.
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Houghton & Dutton Co
Brockton
Dudley’s
Fall River
J. C. Brady
Lowell
Manchester
N. H
Walsh & Gammings
South Braintree
W. A. Taney
Quincy
Edward J. Murthy and
Stoughton—Hy. L. Cobble Winehi
Ued
H Goldwaithe
D—Bemisooper
Rockland
B. H. Porter
Police to Aid War Department in Army Registration
Nation wide police and postal cooperation will enforce new military registration and screening. Police will arrest deserters and escort inductees to camps, with rewards of 50 for captured absentees. Post Office will ensure questionnaires reach registrants and return within seven days.
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Washington
National Army
War Department
Crowder
Department
Post Office Department
Wilson
Burleson
Camouflaged Food Tested Aboard Grant Transport
Army transport Grant tested camouflaged recipes from the National Emergency Food Garden Commission. The camouflaged pumpkinless pie uses indian meat, salt, brown sugar, cinnamon, two eggs and ginger. the gingerbread is gingerless, molassesless, eggless, butterless and milkless with great success. Only complaint was there wasn’t enough.
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Washington
National Emergency Food Garden Commission
Mayor Curley to Speak at Elks Memorial Service
Dr. Joseph Santssuosso of the Boston Lodge of Elks has picked Mayor Curley as orator for the annual memorial at the Orpheum Theatre next Sunday afternoon. The committee led by John F. Burke and J. Edward Kneeland promises an elaborate program with notable vocal and instrumental figures and tableaux to surpass prior services.
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Curley
Joseph Santssuosso
Boston Lodge of Elks
Orpheum Theatre
John F. Burke
J. Edward Kneeland
Burke
Newton Women Dine Soldiers and Sailors
Mrs A E Alvord and Newton Centre women organized a Thanksgiving event for 80 service members at Trinity Court Cafe. The group included 40 from Nem Blationow and 40 from Cambridge radio school and Naval Reserve detachments. After dinner, four theater tickets were provided.
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A. E. Alvord
Newton Centre
Waccihiwwwa Arsenal
Radio School
Cambridge
Naval Reserve
Trinty Court
Use Wood Save Coal Urges U S
Washington November 29 The fuel administration with the Department of Agriculture launches an intensive campaign to substitute wood for coal to cover a 50,000,000 ton shortage. One cord of wood equals one ton of coal and coal is released for war work per substituted cord. New England and the South have ample wood and foresters will supervise cutting to protect timber and maximize supply.
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Washington
The
Fuel Administration
Department of Agriculture
New England
South
Miners Forego Thanksgiving to Boost Coal Output
About half the anthracite miners answered a UMWA and operator call to skip the Thanksgiving holiday and keep mines running at full speed amid national coal shortages, framed as a patriotic duty.
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U. S. Pottsville
Penn
United Mine Workers of America
Emperor Receives Ishii Mission Report in Tokyo
The Japanese Emperor today received Viscount Ishii's report from the United States mission. He sent President Wilson thanks for the splendid reception and said the future happiness of Japan and the United States would be gratefully remembered in Japan.
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Tokio
Viscount Ishii
United States
Wilson
Japan
Thanksgiving Service Readings Highlight Bible and Science Text
The service titled Thanksgiving featured co relative passages from the Bible and from Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures read by the first and second readers, specially prepared for the occasion.
Hymn Selections Featured in Service
One hymn titled Shep herd Show Me How to Go, a Christian Science favorite by Mrs. Eddy, was sung alongside U to the World the Lord Is Come and All Power Is Given Unto Our Lord.
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Mrs. Eddy
Fruit-a-tives advertised as unique fruit juice remedy
An advertisement touts Fruit-a-tives as the only medicine made from fresh fruit juices. It claims broad benefits for stomach, liver, bowels, kidneys, and skin, calling it a nerve tonic. Pricing listed: 50c a box, 6 for $2.50, trial 25c, available at dealers or by mail from Fruitatives Limited Ogdensburg NY.
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Fruitatives Limited
Ogdensburg
N. Y
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