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Newspaper
Bridgeport Telegram
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1918
Page
9
Five recruits for the United States Navy were accepted yesterday at the recruiting office. The event marked another step in strengthening the fleet as new sailors joined training, with officials noting readiness and commitment to serve.
Names of recruits leaving for Neewpore training station: Walter Ilwood, Henry J. Miller, Wiha Smith, Stanley Meade, and Charles A. Yoothill, with ages and ranks. It notes unclear reason for a smut man wanting bass and a big man singing tenor.
Cadet Edward B Donynge of New Jersey was instantly killed and another pilot seriously hurt in an Acroepinne accident a mile from Beaunusvilla in Ontario. The casualty occurred as Donynge prepared to depart for overseas.
Washington report from the Department of Commerce analysis Germany’s prewar aims to control global markets and raw materials, noting failed commercial aims, wartime disruptions, and uncertainties in rebuilding foreign trade. It warns that postwar German competition will face many diplomatic and economic obstacles.
An American steamer delivered nearly 4,009,000 pounds of sugar from Cuba to an Atlantic port on April 17, described as a record cargo. The vessel’s captain noted Cuban ports held large sugar stocks awaiting space, and there is understanding that Dutch ships recently requisitioned by the government may be used for transport.
An old ad copy promotes a product called Tig for sore feet promising immediate relief from burning swelling and calluses. It claims the remedy draws out poisonous exudations and allows smaller shoes with no pain or limp, selling a year of comfort for 45 cents.
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