Letter From France From Lieut Vincent C Young
U S Marines aviator Lieut Vincent C Young writes home Aug 5 8 9 1918 from a British rest camp in France describing uneventful crossing slow train travel long French countryside war effects fields crops and neat yards. notes lack of bathing facilities and camp life with humor and affection for family. He signs VINT V C Young 2nd Lieut US Marines Naval Aviation Foreign Service Group A North Bombing Squadron c o Postmaster New York City.
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Vincent C. Young
U. S. Marines
Charles W. Young
U. S. Naval Aviation
Foreign Service
Group A
North Bombing Service
Providence
New York
Daddy
Franklin Street
Pete
V. C. Young
US Marines
U S. Naval Aviation, Foreign Service
North
New York City
Influenza Advice From Rhode Island Health Officials
Dr John W Keefe and Dr Charles W Chapin outline prevention methods for influenza. They stress spray transmission through mouth and nose secretions, urge open air and fresh air, avoid crowding, maintain hygiene, and recommend masks for nurses and distancing to reduce spread.
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John W. Keefe
Rhode Island Council of Defence
Charles W Chapin
Providence
Liberty Bonds Appeal to Back the War Effort
A wartime appeal urges Americans to lend money to the government through Liberty Bonds. It promises victory through air power, artillery, and a large, well equipped Army while assuring investors they will recover their principal with interest. The message emphasizes national unity, sacrifice, and the moral purpose of financing the fighting men to create a safer world.
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Germany
America
Born Kunz Son in Town to Edward Kunz Family
In the town on October 5 a son was born to Mr and Mrs Edward D Kunz. The birth is recorded as a family event in local notices.
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Kunz
Edward D Kunz
Bust wife of Ede Frame noted in town record
In this town an entry dated October 4 records Mrs Martha Jaanhester Bust as wife of Ede Frame. The notice preserves a genealogical or civil record with names and relations without further context.
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Martha Jaanhester
Ede Frame
Tage
Eade Wera
Obituary notices from various towns dated October listings
A sequence of brief death notices across New England towns from October dates. Includes Manuel Dias aged 1 year 6 months 26 days in this town. Margaret Green of Milton aged, plus Howard Goff aged 32. Martha Maguire widow. Mary McKenna wife of Sergt McKenna. Antoinette Rische. Joseph Seymour. Joseph Silva. George H Tyler. plus others in Malden Providence Rehoboth Warren Warren Goff and related family references.
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Ory Chaghage
Ie ‘Cabral
Dias
Manuel
Fernandes
Maria Dias
Green
Milton
Mass
Margaret Green
Arthur Efareen
Charles W . Saunders
Warren Goff
Rehoboth
Howard FE
James H
Isabella Goff
Maguire
Providence
Martha A
William J Maguire
Warren McKenna
Mary McKenna
Sergt
William A McKenna
Forth Rodman Rische
Rhode Island Hospital
Antoinette Rische
Daniel Rische
Seymour
Bombard the Boche with Bonds Help Boom the Loan to Doom the Katser
Not enough readable facts to form a proper summary.
Liberty Bond or Liberty Bound which will you have
Local wartime prompt asks readers to choose Liberty Bond or Liberty Bound in a public appeal. Citizens consider support options for national defense funds as community leaders urge participation.
Fighting Fourth Liberty Loan Facts and Figures
The article argues the United States can safely borrow large sums for war needs based on Civil War debt history and current wartime finances. It cites expert B Kerr on feasible Liberty Loan levels, compares to British and French borrowing, and outlines past debt milestones, repayment, and interest-rate changes across decades to justify the Fourth Liberty Loan investment appeal.
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United States
B. Kerr
Great Britain
France
Alea
Louisiana
Philadelphia
Thia
Errone
Thres Mottha
Parsma Canal
German View of Christianity by Friedrich Nietzsche
A fragmentary critique asserts Christianity as a corrupting parasite draining life, holiness, love, and hope. Nietzsche condemns the church as an innate depravity and a driving revenge, labeling it an immortal shame and a malign force affecting humanity.
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Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche
Belgium
France
Lusitania
Six Sons of Former Presidents in World War I Accounts
The piece contrasts six sons of former presidents serving in World War I with royal princes who avoid danger. It lauds the American volunteers as courageous front-line soldiers while condemning the Kaiser’s kin for avoiding risk, highlighting Duke Ernest August of Brunswick and the Kaiser’s court as hypocritical.
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Ernest August of
Brunswick
America
Dorothy Gish Urges Women to Back Fourth Liberty Loan
Actress Dorothy Gish urges mothers and sisters to support the Fourth Liberty Loan after visiting German-occupied territory. She says the loan’s success hinges on women and calls for a strong, swift mobilization to fund the war effort.
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Dorothy Cish
Miss Gish
Where the Money Goes War Bond Summary
A wartime bond breakdown shows how different bonds fund weapons and supplies. One hundred dollar bonds supply small arms, rockets, and ammunition. larger bonds fund shells, bombs, grenades, and siege equipment. The list links bond denominations to specific military items and quantities.
Cost of Navy Guns Shows Liberty Bond Need
The article lists prices for naval artillery from 3-inch guns at 4000 dollars to 16-inch weapons at 256000 dollars. It argues liberty bonds can finance these weapons, noting the 8-inch howitzer at 22000 dollars and urging readers to buy bonds to arm sailors.
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United States Navy
Prince Tesclves
Liberty -Bonds
Fourth Liberty Loan Bonds Set At Four Percent
Secretary McAdoo announced the Fourth Liberty Loan bonds, the Fighting Fourth, will bear 4 percent interest. He urged a stabilized government rate around 4.14 percent to align business and investments and shield against rising rates on government loans.
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McAdoo
Buy a Liberty Bond Artillery Poem Propaganda
A Mary Christina Austin verse from Boston urges support for liberty bonds. It frames patriots in a foreign war as deserving public sacrifice and praises bravery while urging readers to buy and aid the cause.
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Mary Christina Austin
Boston
Sons of Liberty
Seven War Work Relief Agencies Launch Unified Drive
Seven War Work Relief agencies unite for a single appeal with a goal of 170 million dollars. The plan, endorsed by the War Department, aims to avoid waste and duplication of effort through coordinated fundraising and public enthusiasm.
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War Department
Nine men with hats form stronger fighting force saying
A historical quote asserts that nine soldiers wearing hats create a more effective unit than ten without hats, reflecting emphasis on appearance and discipline in military training.
Seven Agencies Unite for Record World War Drive
On November 11 a seven organization war drive will unite Protestants Catholics and Jews to raise the largest outright gift in history. Dr John R Mott is director general with leaders from US Steel National City Bank and other groups backing the effort to boost morale and aid boys at home and abroad.
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Wilson
National Catholic War Council
K of C
Jewish Welfare Board
War Camp Community Service
American Library Association
Salvation Army
John R. Mott
Dr Mott
John G Agar
Mortimer L. Schiff
Raymond B. Fosdick
Commission
George W. Perkins
US. Steel Corporation
James F. Phelan
Hornblower and Weeks
Myron T Herrick
France
Cleveland Dodge
George Gordon Battle
Henry P Dasison
Frank
A. Vanderlip
National City Bank
Inweromublts
Aled Couey
Napoleon
Vinol Promises Strength For Children And Elderly
Ad copy claims Vinol nourishes delicate children and restores vitality to old people using liver and beef peptones and other ingredients. It offers a money back guarantee if not satisfied and cites widespread use by millions, with HOPE DRUG CO and druggists endorsing the product.
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Doc&i
Vinci
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