Religion in the Camps Westington Archivel 26
An article reports on religious life in military camps, listing adherents by faith groups including Roman Catholics Protestants Hebrews and many denominations. It notes interfaith cooperation at training camps and naval stations, the role of chaplains and organizations, and suggests war may revive religion while camps foster informal faith through services hymns and camaraderie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westington
Eenkus Reeurthy
Dies Mien
Cade Bowie
Pesies
Ge Cateye Pubeligielion
Lille’ Relligion
Church of God
Salvation Army
Aia
Europe
Fie
Commission On Training Champ
Ecantonments
Knights of Columbus
Jewish Welfare Board
A Line o Cheer The Gift Poem Fragment
An archaic verse fragment speaks of joy and sorrow as a timeless gift. The speaker praises a boon to the weak and strength to the strong, likening hope to a golden sift that endures beyond years. The piece evokes nature and enduring value in a reflective, lyrical style.
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Syari
Breakfast Table musings mix Easter jokes and reform boasts
A dated column blends holiday quips with world politics and wartime prompts. It references April Fools jokes, Palm Sunday, liberty bonds, daylight saving, and savings stamps while critiquing Kaiser rhetoric and sub-treasury ends. It pivots to reformist humor about clocks, bonds, and penny stamps.
Time for Faith Urges Connecticut Prayer Day
Governor Proleamb calls Connecticut to a Friday day of fasting and prayer for victory and strength in war. The message frames World War II stakes, urges church and public unity, and recalls Cromwell’s army praying before battle as a model for collective resolve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Proleamb
Miiday
Connecticut
United States
Aster
Guy Aris
Whitling
Cromwell
Stratford Opposes Six-Cent Fare Rise For Trolleys
The Post voices dismay at a six-cent fare decision hurting Stratford and Martford riders. It criticizes false capital gains, stock watering, and long-line routes that burden congested cities. It urges Hartford to sever long lines, adopt service-focused plans, and switch to jitneys for short trips as Bridgeport did.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Startford
Martford
Itl
TIME FOR ACTION ON PUBLIC UTILITIES OWNERSHIP
The piece argues public opinion favors public ownership of utilities, citing officials, managers, and policy as cause. It notes gas price reductions, higher quality, and increased consumption as state action boosts profit and suggests preparing for a legislative movement. It warns against anti public ownership rhetoric during wartime.
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General Assembly
Questioning local scheme on plaza project by Dominion Council
Editor skeptical of the administration's handling of a plaza project, suggesting missteps, possible inquiries, and opaque motives affecting promised benefits to special interests.
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al l Plaza
Dominion Council
Ying
$50,000,000 Bill for U S Control of War Minerals
Washington March 26. A $50,000,000 government control bill with drastic powers and an appropriation of 800,000 was considered today by the joint mines committee. The measure would authorize the President to contract for minerals for up to two years and to store and sell them as part of war policy.
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Dugg
Jroure
Washington
Kiam Jr. Knox
National Guard of
Santo Domingo
Navy
A Wise Han By The Medical Fuitor
A dentist recounts examining a townwise man who remains physically and mentally sound aside from a single decayed tooth. The patient dictates to the dentist and promises to pay five thousand a year to stay well, preferring prevention over treatment. He plans to continue hard work, lifestyle control, and monthly mouth inspections.
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Chat
Bart
Lle
Liun
Jlere
Renig
Ships and Military Resolve Through Submarine Crisis
A fragmented wartime plea urges rapid ship production and naval buildup as a nation confronts submarine threats. The speaker links drowning soldiers and civilians to America’s call for ships, urging concrete vessels and faster production to sustain World Democracy and the war effort across seas.
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America
World Democracy
Han
Stars and Stripes
Adel Fisher
Bill to Draft Youths Is Again Side Tracked
A legislative effort to extend universal military training faces renewed obstruction in Congress. Senator New of Iowa and Senator Riowhite of North Dakota push a two year training plan with a lenient probation period. The bill remains stalled as debate centers on age limits and funding.
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Washington
Pe Behar
Universal Military
New
Hala
Aly
Riowhite
YOUR HEALTH PAPE WORM IN TREATMENT AND SYMPTOMS
A health article explains tapeworm biology and transmission in humans and animals. It describes forms Taenia solium and Diphyllobothrium, symptoms from anaemia to neurological issues, and suggests dietary controls and a saltwater purge as attempts at elimination. The piece notes raw or undercooked meat and poor sanitation raise risk, and warns that some people show no symptoms while others have digestive or nervous disturbances.
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Nian
St. Vitus
Live Political Gossip on Party Plans and Veteran Candidates
The piece notes a new National party with an executive committee plan to divide the country into divisions North Southern Central Northwestern and Western with a chairman for each. Two octogenarian House members Joseph G Cannon of Illinois and Isaac R Sherwood of Ohio, both longtime figures, are expected to run this year as one Republican and one Democrat, reflecting cross party friendships. It also discusses the budget system debate endorsed in 1916 by Wilson Hughes and most parties, with a few Congress members blocking it. In Danbury the GOP may gain, as Mayor Sunderland faces a tougher path and a potential end to his term amid Democratic optimism. party dynamics in the city are unsettled with Sunderland possibly not seeking re-election.
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Olinsinale
Ohio
Petislon
Auhouide
Cheaner
Borane
Yoo Om
Ain
Ahboush
Vearuit
Joseph Tl. Odeil
National Army
Amit Apiurt
Qeilitary
Sie
Republic
Anu
Ife
Sone
New National Party
Joseph G. C Non
Thhnois
Isaac R. Sherwood
Congress
Cannon
Sherwood
Wilson
Charles Evans Hughes
Publican
Danbury
Anthony Squnderland
City
Sunderland
Deterats
Workers Strike Over Wages At Mant India Rubber Co
Eighteen hundred shoe workers at the Mant of the National India Rubber Co. here strike, opposing the company’s new wage scale. Also reports a Santo Domingo guard officer killed, and a note on various home remedies and physician advised treatments.
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Bristol J. T
National India Rubber Co
Wnfon
Germans Refer to War Strain and Riots in Chicago
Blanche Slocum reports from Chicago on German residents reacting to wartime strain. She describes rising detestation of the war and government, mutinous sentiment, and small riots. Authorities post placards offering a reward for information on food riot participants and sedition.
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Chicago
Blanche Slocum
Germany
Ber
Suit Filed Over Bill of Lamb in Long Island Case
Leonard K. Gault of Westr sues Micly Cleary of Battery B 36th Regiment Terry Long Island for damages and a $250 bill loan claim. Complaint states $135 due on count. Case raises civil billing dispute and military locale details.
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Leonard K. Gault
Westr
Micly Cleary
Battery B
Terry
Long Island
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