Army training begins with bayonet drill for New England recruits
In Camp Devens Massachusetts the 302d Infantry and other units begin intensive training as nearly 20 000 drafted men arrive. Major Barlow urges officers to teach bayonet use to instill combat readiness while recruits witness marching, digging, and weapon handling. Bayonet practice starts tomorrow with two daily periods per regiment.
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New England
Massachusetts
Barlow
Edward
California Syrup of Figs Adverts Tease Laxative Remedy
An old consumer ad promotes California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for children and adults. It claims to cleanse the liver and bowels, ease stomach upset, and improve mood, urging mothers to use the 50 cent bottle made by the California Fig Syrup Company.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
Army recruits drill and march in old Civil War spirit
The cantonment bustled with activity as new recruits from Maine, New Hampshire, and Massachusetts prepared for army life. Soldiers marched in drill formations near Fitchburg road while voices sang John Brown's Body and officers allowed limited smoke during the march. In the 301st Infantry and 301st Light Field Artillery, recruits from Boston and the North Shore collaborated with veterans and workers, building wooden artillery horses and clearing streets as they trained.
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Fitchburg Road
Maine
New Hampshire
303D Field Artillery
John Brown
301St Infantry
Boston
Back Bay
301St Light Field Artillery
Massachusetts
North Shore
Outfit
Boston prepares 40 percent draft for Ayer camp
Boston will send the next 40 percent of its drafted men to Ayer camp on Wednesday October 3. Governor McCall was notified by telegraph from Provost Marshal General Crowder and the adjutant-general’s department at the State House began preparations to prevent delays. A report confirms the transport of the first 40 percent arrived with no men missing despite some delays in arrival.
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Boston
Ayer Camp
McCall
Crowder
Adjutant-General’s Department
State House
National Army
Eight football teams organized at Camp Devens depot brigade
Captain Charles Coolidge former Harvard All American has been named athletic director to organize and coach eight football teams in the depot brigade. Schedules are being made with infantry and artillery outfits and uniforms will be bought from battalion funds while the Y M C A provides the footballs.
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Camp Devens
Charles Coolidge
Coolidge
Harvard
Discovered Cure for Asthma and Hay Fever Ad
Chemist D. J. Lane of 5382 Lane Bldg St Marys Kansas announces a home remedy for asthma and hay fever. He offers a free postpaid bottle with a judge by ten days. Send name and address on a postal card to receive it.
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D. J. Lane
Lane Bldg
St. Marys
Kan
Lane
Boston Retailers Adopt Plain Package Delivery Policy
Several Boston stores join in an agreement to deliver all merchandise in the original packaging without external wrapping. If the original package is damaged or not in original packaging, items will be placed in a suitable container, but still delivered without outside wrapping. This applies to both in store and shipped merchandise.
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Boston
Anxious to Get in the Draft from India
From Calcutta, Mayor Curley received notice that Henry G. Morse of 80 Glendale Street Dorchester wished to be included in the draft registration. Morse, a MIT graduate, has worked in Calcutta in the jute trade and states he has maintained American citizenship and stands ready for military service.
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Calcutta
Curley
Henry G. Morse
Glendale Street
Dorchester
Morse
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Minister Dies After Three Month Illness
The Rev. George W. Pierce a Free Will Baptist minister died yesterday at his home 56 Columbus Avenue Somerville aged 82 after a three month illness.
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George W. Pierce
The
Free Will Baptist Church
Columbus Avenue
Somerville
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