National Museum exhibits honor Washington and other giants
Displays at the United States National Museum in Washington preserve uniforms, swords, epaulets, and personal relics of Washington, Lincoln, Grant, and other famed generals and naval heroes. The collection spans colonial to modern eras, highlighting battles, campaigns, and a Star Spangled Banner lineage through artifacts such as Decatur and Farragut relics and gifts to leaders like Lawrence and Biddle.
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Division of History
United States National Museum
Washington
Arts and Industries
United States
Continental Army
Annapolis
Abraham Lincoln
Museum
Gen U. Grant
Paul Revere
Lexipogton
Concord
Alexander Hamilton
John Hancock
Peter Gansevoort
Montgomery O. Meigs
Marquis
Navy
John Snaul Jones
Jones
America
Francis Scott Key
Stephen Decatur
Algiers
James Biddle
James Lawrence
Peacock
Lawrence
Chesapeake
Shannon
David C. Farragut
Hartford
Mobile Bay
Winfield Scott Schley
Rural school sanitation study highlights urgent health needs
An Indiana rural education survey by the United States Public Health Service finds many one room schools with outdated buildings lacking water, proper lighting, heating, ventilation, and adequate janitorial care. Officials urge medical supervision and mental classification to identify students needing institutional or specialized treatment for overall educational progress and community health.
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Uncle Sam
Bureau of Education
United States Public Health Service
Indiana
Cuba Is Best Shoe Market in the World
A brief report from the United States Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce finds Cuba the leading market for American footwear. Despite tropical climate, most natives wear some footwear and per capita shoe consumption is high. Over 80 percent of Cuban business is by American firms with little local competition and modest European impact. Special Agent Herman G Brock notes several ways to strengthen the American hold amid several trade features not well indicated by manufacturers.
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Cuba
Roy
Tnele Sam
Bureau of Foreign and
Europe
Americcn
Herman G Brock
Amereuo
Is Determined To Fight Longfellow’s Evangeline
A note details Henry Wadsworth Longfellow wandering in pursuit of the forbidden fruit and being rejected for enlistment in the U S Marine Corps in six cities within one month due to physical disability The Marine Corps issued a bulletin to all stations warning against accepting him as the modern Gabriel and to be on the lookout for him.
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Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Uncle Sam
Marine Corps
Longfellow
Boakout
Gabriel
Strontium Ore Markets Grow in United States
J M Hill of the United States Geological Survey says strontium ore from U S deposits is marketed for the first time in years with most 1916 output from Arizona and California. Washington ore remained unmarketed while domestic output reached about 10 percent of prewar demand at roughly 2 000 tons. The British embargo on strontium salts is viewed as manageable due to abundant U S ore and proven American salt production.
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United States
J. M Hill
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
Arizona
California
Washington
Women in Homes Can Aid Nation by Thrift and Duty
Secretary of Agriculture Houston urges housewives to conserve food and clothing without leaving home. She can help feed troops and civilians by reducing waste, using garden produce, repairing garments, and practicing economical, balanced meals. Promote thrift, practicality, and national duty through daily homemaking.
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Uncle Sam
Secretary of Agriculture
Houston
Tno Herome
Uncle Sam’s experts seek better farm product transport
Officials from the department of agriculture explore parcel post marketing as a new transport method for farm produce. They note direct producer to consumer links. studies show nights and controlled timing aid cooling, with emphasis on perishable goods like butter lard and dressed poultry to prevent spoilage.
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Uncle Sam
Department of Agriculture
United States
Express
Neuse
Office of Markets of
Department
Jewelers Seek Platinum Conservation During War
The Jewelers Vigilance Committee asks all manufacturing and retail jewelers nationwide to curb platinum use in bulky pieces and nonessential parts. It urges substitution with gold where possible and to promote gold-platinum combinations where artistic value is maintained.
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Uncle Sam
Jewelers’ Vigilance Committee
Farming Now A Business Brightens Rural Prospects
A nationwide call for higher production notes grain prices at historic highs. The piece argues farming has become a profit-driven business, with Western Canada cited as a model through large-scale wheat operations, strong yields, and cost-efficient practices. It includes affidavits from Alberta growers Newell J Noble and Nancy Coe detailing substantial harvests and favorable returns.
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Des Molnes
Champion
Alberta
Hewtt
Dex Moines
Canada
Northern
Messrs. Smith & Sons of
Vulcan
Western Canada
Mr. Smith
Newell J Noble
Nobleford
Nancy Coe
Freezone promises painless corn removal for women
An advertising snippet touts Freezone as a magic cure to lift out corns and calluses with a few drops. It claims instant soreness relief and painless removal without damaging surrounding skin, urging readers to ask their druggist to order a bottle. Also mentions New Zealand government revenue for the last fiscal year as context.
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Ciocionati
Adv
Nervousness and Blues Woman Credits Pills Help
Washington Park Illinois notices a mother of four describes female trouble beckache and nervous spells. She credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Liver Pills with restoring health and improving appearance despite worry and fatigue.
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Washington Park
Ill
E. Pinkham
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John Paul Jones
Evangeline
Soldiers OF Sea
Sidney H. Riesenberg
United States Marine Corps
Germany
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Joseph and Sons
Des Moines
Ta Ostre
New Zealand
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