Western Canada Seeding Sparks Optimism For Wheat Boom
A Calgary dispatch notes widespread seeding under way by mid April across Western Canada with excellent soil, ample moisture, and strong labor prospects. Farmers expect 40 bushel wheat yields, rapid growth aided by spring rains, and increased land values as grain exports to Australia and France expand.
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Canada
Manitoba
Rocky Mountains
Western Canada
Calgary
Alta
South Country
Western
Cabri
Saskatchewan
America
Australia
France
Ostrich in Store Window Highlights Public Education Value
A Washington Star cartoon snippet shows two boys at a store window puzzled by a mounted ostrich. One boy calls it a swan, the other corrects that it is an old he buzzard, illustrating how public education and a zoo benefit local youth.
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Washington Star
Swamp Root Aid Promoted For Kidney Health
An advertisement promotes Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney and bladder issues among women. It urges treatment without delay and notes bottles are available for purchase. The copy weaves in unrelated lines about conversation and theater.
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Can Peregrina
Vitor
Kilmer
Amprica's Immortals 1918 Lieutenant Amory Leads Patrol
Lieutenant Amory commanded a hazardous mission to locate the enemy defense line. He pushed under heavy fire, established command two kilometers inside enemy territory, and refused to yield ground despite wounds and a battered detachment. His home was Wilmington, Delaware.
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Amory
Wilmington
Del
Records of American soldiers who would not stop in battle
The war department records show soldiers awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for conspicuous bravery. These men did not stop despite facing death from German machine gun fire and shrapnel, continuing beyond their objective.
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War Department
Private Stockton Decorated for Bravery in France
Frank B. Stockton a Private in Co. E 167th Infantry earned a heroic award for risking life under heavy machine gun fire near Lan dres et St Georges France on October 14 1918. He crawled to a shell hole to rescue a severely wounded man and was killed while placing him on a litter. He was the son of Rev J A Stockton New Decatur Alabama.
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Stockton
Landres-et-St. Georges
France
J. A. Stockton
New Decatur
Ala
Private Barkeley Receives Conspicuous Gallantry Award
Private Barkeley of Company A 356th Infantry earned a medal for crossing the Meuse near Pouilly France on November 9 1918. He volunteered with a comrade to reconnoiter enemy positions, swam to the opposite bank and returned despite heavy fire, but drowned before reaching shore. His mother Mrs Antonio Barkeley resides in San Antonio Texas.
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Barkeley
Pouilly
France
Meuse
Antonio Barkeley
San Antonio
Tex
Private Bart of Co C Ninth Infantry Hero at Medeah Farm
Private Bart of Company C 9th Infantry earned the Medal of Honor for conspicuous gallantry near Medeah farm France October 8 1918. While serving as a company runner he seized an automatic rifle and charged enemy machine gun nests silencing two nests and enabling the advance. Home address Newark New Jersey.
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Bart
Medeah Farm
France
Newark
N. J
Two Heroes of World War I Awarded Distinguished Service Cross
Corporal Frederick C. Gaskins of Chesterfield South Carolina posthumously earned the Distinguished Service Cross for leading his squad under heavy fire near La Haie Meneresse France October 16 1918 and capturing two gun nests before being killed. Sergeant Major Burke of Maloneton Kentucky received the DSC for extreme energy bravery and loyalty at Cantigny France May 28 30 while crawling under machine gun fire to deliver a critical message, risking his life.
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Corp. Gaskins
la Haie Meneresse
France
Chesterfield
8. C
Maj
Burke
Cantigny
Maj. Burke
Maloneton
Walters earns Distinguished Service Cross for bravery at Beau mont
Sergeant Arthur L. Walters of Company B, 2nd Ammunition Train risked his life on November 9, 1918 near Beau Mont France. He led a convoy to safety after a truck exploded, then returned to extinguish the blaze saving the truck and ammunition.
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Walters
Beaumont
France
Sergeant Hatler Heroism Near Pouilly France During WWI
Sergeant Hatler of Company B 356th Infantry received decoration for extraordinary courage on November 8 1918 near Pouilly France. On a patrol along the Meuse with crossing supplies destroyed he swam the river after his companion drowned from cramps, secured needed information, and returned to report. Hatler's home is Neosho Missouri.
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Sergeant Hatler
Pouilly
France
Meuse
Neosho, Mo
Distin guished Service Cross citations from World War I
ABE L. ALLEN of Leesville Louisiana Corporal Co B 28th Infantry earned the Distinguished Service Cross for bravery near Cantigny France May 22 1918. Despite severe injury from shell explosion burying two comrades he crawled to shelter under heavy shell and shrapnel fire. Gail H. Sager Corporal Co D 108th Infantry also earned the DSC for heroism near Roussoy France September 29 1918 after a hand wound he bandaged it and advanced toward machine gun nests under fire.
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Corporal Allen
Cantigny
France
Leesville
Gail H. Sager
108Th Infantry
Sager
Roussoy
Distinguished Service Cross for sergeant near Remonville France
Sergeant Forrest earned the Distinguished Service Cross for gallantry near Remonville France on November 1 1918 advancing under heavy fire to within fifty yards of an enemy machine gun nest and leading a charge that scattered the defenders. His home is in Hannibal Missouri. Corporal Brown of Company B 6th infantry from Iowa Falls Indiana was also decorated for bravery on the Cote St Germaine in France on November 5.
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Sergeant Forrest
Remonville
France
Forrest
Hannibal
6Iet Infantry
Brown
Iowa Falls
Cote St. Germaine
Principal probes smoke in school basement
A Kentucky high school principal found a cigarette stub in a basement and began interviewing students. She visited rooms, naming boys who had smoked, and questioned one room about their smoking. The passage ends with unclear dialogue and a list of names.
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Kentucky
Seth
Lift Off Corns With Freezone Magic Cure
Advertises Freezone a Cincinnati invention for corns and calluses. A drop on a corn stops pain instantly and allows lifting it out with fingers. Claims a tiny bottle costs a few cents at drug stores and works on hard, soft, or between toes without soreness. Also mentions Billy Sunday anecdote about a Philadelphia girl asking to smoke.
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Cincinnati
Green's August Flower Ends Constipation and Liver Trouble
Green's August Flower has long been a household remedy for constipation digestive troubles and low spirits. It is a gentle laxative effective for dyspepsia liver trouble and related symptoms. A few doses relieve discomfort. ask your druggist. Sold in all civilized countries.
New Heart Explained as Heavenly Stomach by Child
A preacher cites the need for a new heart and a child’s humorous reply defines it as a heavenly stomach. Little Bess asks about the concept and answers with cheerful misinterpretation.
A Lady of Distinction Recognized by Her Perfume
A Lady of Distinction is praised for the delicate influence of her chosen perfume. A cleansing bath with Cuticura Soap and hot water, then a dusting of Cuticura Talcum Powder, is said to yield clear sweet healthy skin.
When Money Is a Curse Quote Insight
A George Bernard Shaw observation on money as a social curse, noting it harms some when cheap and others when scarce, making life itself feel condemned in foolish conditions.
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George Bernard Shaw
Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets Advertisement
An old ad promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets as a remedy for headaches bilious symptoms constipation dizziness and indigestion with the claim to “Clean house” and improve health.
If Some People Think Twice Before Speaking Then Silence
A pithy line notes that overthinking words can lead to inaction as a humorous quip on caution in speech and social restraint. The joke implies people may avoid speaking to avoid mistakes or offending others.
Acid Stomach Relief Promises Quick Health Boost
An ad claims indigestion and hyperacidity cause many ailments and promotes EATONIC tablets. It touts rapid stomach relief, absorption of excess acid, improved digestion, and renewed energy, urging readers to buy from their druggist with a money back guarantee.
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Eatonic
Eatontic
Atonic
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Amprica
Frank B. Stockton
167Th Infantry
356Th Infantry
Frank J. Bart
9Th Infantry
Frederick C. Gaskins
Company
148Th Infantry
Jackson D. Burke
Battalion
28Th Infantry
Arthur L. Walters
Waldo M. Hatler
Abe L. Allen
Arthur J. Forrest
354Th Infantry
Reland Brown
Thomas D. Amory
Billy Sunday
Philadelphia
New York
United States
Dane
Rayer
Nell
Hellam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydis & Pickhass
Duane Miomaainak
Tere Youpen
Hellam, Pa
Lydia E. Pinkhams
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