Men Who Fought At Tour May Get Medals
Americans in the Toul sector may receive the first new bravery medals. Officers Lieut. Joseph Canby and Lieut. William Coleman earned praise for daylight No Man’s Land actions. Sergt. Patrick Walsh Sergt. William Norton and Privates Buddy Pittman Alvin Solley shown valor in the raid. Norton killed a German lieutenant and two soldiers.
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Tour
France
Associated Press
Toul
Clemenceau
Washington
Joseph Canby
Brooklyn
William Coleman
Charleston
Patrick Walsh
William Norton
Buddy” Pittman
Alvin Solley
St. Ouis
Sergt. Walsh
Detroit
Sergt. Norton
Arkansas
Cant. Holtzendorff
Georgia
Lieut
Green
Canby
Coleman
No Man’s Land
Sergt
Norton
Leutenant
Walsh
Hood's Sarsaparilla Adverts Claim Health Benefits
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a safe, long trusted blood purifier and general tonic. It claims it improves digestion, aids appetite, and provides rich red blood for all ages, urging immediate use.
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Hood
America
California Syrup of Figs Promised as Gentle Laxative
Mothers rely on California Syrup of Figs to ease cross feverish children, claiming its pleasant taste cleanses the stomach liver and bowels without griping. The ad urges checking tongue coating for dosing and warns against counterfeits, promoting the genuine California Fig Syrup Company product for all ages.
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California
California Syrup
California Fig Syrup Company
Little Girl Saved By Dr True Elixir Relief Story
A grateful Maine mother recounts administering Dr True's Elixir after six doctors failed to help her ill child. The ad promotes the remedy for stomach worms in children, listing symptoms and urging purchase at the dealer with prices and a mail address for orders.
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Jetter Wa
Mcleod
Ear Harbor
Maine
Dr. Troe
Seorch
True
Dr. True
Seaman Killed Aboard Belgian Relief Steamer
Tivank vw. Reuhl, a seaman in the naval reserve, was accidentally killed aboard the Belgian relief steamer Elizabeth Van Belgh by a bullet from the revolver of Edward Reutmann, another seaman, in Washington on March 5.
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Washington
Tivank Vw
Reuhl
Naval Reserve
Elizabeth van Belgh
Edward Reutmann
Foreman and apprentice lunch mix up over eaten meal
A Kensington textile foreman orders an apprentice to heat his luncheon. The boy, unfamiliar with cockney phrasing, eats the cold meal after claiming he was told to "eat it up." The misunderstanding ends with the foreman demanding why it was not heated.
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Kensington
Camouflage Reply During Rooster Feathers Exchange
The victim fears the tar and feathering as a man declares plans to camouflage him. The exchange quotes the attacker saying the victim will be made to look like a rooster so he can crow for the Kaiser.
Senators Debate Wilson Plan to Seize Piers
Washington action to authorize government title to NL Liner piers at Hoboken N J was postponed as Senate Appropriations Committee seeks reasons and cost estimates. Debate centered on necessity and risk of permanent state ownership with administration urging swift passage of an amendment to the deficiency bill.
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Washington
Wilson
Iloboken
N. C
Senate Appropriations Committee
Martin
Virginia
White House
Senate
Jubilee's Partner Chapter Coxy
A first person diary style fragment follows a boy recounting farm chores and domestic strife. He describes meals, a quarrel with an uncle over crackers in a cup, family tensions between his parents and aunt, and daily rural activities with Jubilee. He notes school, social talk with a girl about parties, and plans for summer chores like leading the cow to pasture.
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Coxy
Thomas Aristides
Jubilee
Anker
Unkel
Ant
Evellan
Methuselam
Hunteh
Youniss
Tripe
Lee
Maggie
Columbus Street Hill
Man Claims Train Crew Pushed Him After Arm Amputation
Meriden, March. William Tessier, 44, of Wallingford, arrived at Meriden hospital with a mangled arm that later had to be amputated. He says freight crew members pushed him from a freight car near a culvert by Tracy while he tried to ride home after missing the last passenger train. He crawled to a house and alerted Elliott Brindley and Charles Warner, who helped him into the city walking, denied assistance at three stops. Tessier remains in serious condition.
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Meriden
William Tessier
Wallingford
Meriden Hospital
Tessier
Tracy
Fruit Growers Meet and Elect Officers
Representative fruit growers of New England met in Springfield Massachusetts to organize the New England fruit growers exchange. The plan envisions a non stock non profit cooperative model patterned after the Eastern States Farmers exchange. Active organizers include Howard W Selby J T Gear Stancliffe Hale Charles I Sayman and others from Connecticut Massachusetts Rhode Island and Rhode Island.
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Springfield
Mass
New England
Connecticut Raises $63514 for Library Fund in War Effort
Connecticut data show $63,514 raised since September for the national war library fund with totals reaching $1,727,554. Officials including the treasurer and state librarians report the campaign’s progress and ongoing appeal across the state.
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Hartford
March
Connecticut
Godard
Anld
National Fund
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Smith's
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