Plan Urges Illinois Fourth of July Unity and Patriotism
The Illinois state defense council launches a campaign to make Independence Day the biggest patriotic display yet, urging churches schools and civic groups to promote a solemn celebration with services readings of the Declaration and Gettysburg Address and wide participation across all districts and communities.
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Springfeld
State Council of Defense
Illinois
Universal Church Service
Boas
Council of Defense
People of Lines
Paramedat
Utoe
Chiesa
al Agenes
Hellpious
Abe
Almerten
What Women Can Do in the War Red Cross appeal
Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood writes in a Red Cross bulletin urging women to aid the war effort by joining the Red Cross and working in industry. The piece outlines preparedness, mobilization, nursing needs, civilian relief, and child care, stressing voluntary service and government ties.
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Washington
Leonard Wood
American Red Cross
Wood
Army
Navy
Red Cross
Germany
Medical Department of
The
Army and
the Navy
Medical Reserve Corps
Mili
Department of Military Relief
Department of Civilian Relief
Congress
League trains army cooks led by Miss Georgina Roberts
A group of prominent women led by Miss Georgina Roberts organized a league to train army cooks with New York City headquarters. The league offers immediate instruction to prospective army cooks and instructors using the Army Cooking Manual, with standard kitchen and field equipment for hands on lessons.
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Georgina Roberts
New York City
Portland approves horse and other livestock meat inspection
Portland city council approves an ordinance requiring inspection and clear labeling of horse mule goat and jackass meat sold in markets. The first horse meat market opens as 22 wild-range mustangs from eastern Oregon arrive. prices quoted as low as 4 cents per pound for soup cuts and up to 20 1/2 cents for T bones.
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Portland
Ore
Dobin
Billy
Maud
Oregon
College women volunteers sweep flag duties at sunset to sunrise
Cleveland readers learn of Missea Esther Dittenhaver and Virginia Dippinger from the College for Women who volunteer to lower the campus flag at sunset and raise it again before sunrise each day, embodying a quiet act of patriotism.
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Cleveland
Missea Esther Dittenhaver
Virginia Dippinger
The
College For Women
Resemble President, Get Big Salary in War Drama
Lafayette Indiana story notes Paul Westphal a hotel dining clerk earning about 10 dollars weekly who was spotted for his president lookalike role. A film firm cast him as the nation’s chief in a war drama earning roughly 250 cents per week.
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Senate
Howlett
Big Muddy
Mississippi
Hilnois
AdJst
Frank S Dickson
Curth
Lafayette
Ind
Paul Westphal
Wilson
West Sets Pace in Enlistments In Census Record
Pennsylvania tops eastern states with over half of its quota, leading enlistment figures by divisions. Western states have captured most volunteer enlistments, placing them at the front of the national list as detailed by the census bureau.
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West
Pennsylvania
Washington
Ddc
Ust
New England
Census Bureau
Nevada
Oklahoma
Oregon
Kentucky
Utah
Arizona
Indiana
West Virginia
Wyoming
Michigan
Louisiana
Idaho
Tennessee
Nebraska
Rhode Island
Kansas
Connecticut
Pennsylvania &i
New Hampshire
South Dakota
California
Alabama
Maine
Vermont
Massacugetts
Middle Atlantic
New York
New Jersey
East North Central
Minnesota
Pretty ambulance drivers at Red Cross event
Nearly 100 Washington society women have qualified as American Red Cross ambulance drivers. Notable figures include Miss Ethel Harriman and Mrs. W D Robbins. Their uniforms, tailored by real tailors and never from commissary shelves, reflect the polished standards of the group.
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Washington
American Red Cross
Iure
Ethel Harriman
J. Borden Harriman
W D. Robbins
State Department
Paes Helps the Laundress with Backache Siphon
A laundress complains of backache and heavy tub as Paes proposes to siphon the tub. John fetches rubber tubing, fills it with water, and uses the tube to drain the tub into the sewer, demonstrating an easy emptied tub. The laundress watches astonished at the simple method.
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John
Cuticura Skin Care Ad Promises Purity and Healing
A 1910s style advertisement urges daily use of Cuticura Ointment on the face followed by Cuticura Soap after five minutes with hot water. The program lasts ten days to show skin improvement and offers free samples by mail via Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Haunted woods and a murder tale in Princeton talk
A narrator recalls walking through the woods where Casey was murdered last fall, claiming it is haunted. The tale shifts to a reflective note about neighbors and goodwill, contrasting fear with suspicious sentiment. The piece blends local folklore with social commentary and a jokey regional voice.
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Mike—Begorra
Casey
Dad
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