Camp Humphreys Vocational School Aims to Train Army Backbone
At Camp Humphreys Virginia a new model for military vocational training is proposed to equip regulars reserves and National Guard with civilian skills. The plan envisions ongoing schools including a future College of Military Research with extensive facilities and a focus on dual service in military and civilian life.
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Congress
Humphreys
Eneer School and Post and
College of Military Rch
United States
Thentry
Camp Humphreys
Eneer
Camp Humys
Washington
Potomac
Army
Washington Barracks
Corps of Engineers
Belvoir-on-the-Potomac
Richard
Regular Army
W. H. Lanagan
Maj
H. B. Kebben
Corps of Engles
Gan
Daniels
America
United States Army
West Point
Engineer Trade School
College of Military Research
Richard Park
Western Newspaper Union
Bonar Law Iron Merchant of Glasgow Gains Noted Sticking Power
Bonar Law, a Glasgow iron merchant, built his Westminster reputation on his keen business sense and remarkable memory for figures. He is praised for discipline and persistence, having stayed with his role through personal sorrows.
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Bonar Law
Glasgow
Westminster
Peeigine
Answera
Don
The Youthful Malady Leads to Quip About Smallpox
A playful Latin lesson turns into a jab about smallpox in the home. The erudite visitor notes Pax means peace while Ian appears impressed. amid piano, talking machine, and noisy stage, a facetious remark hints at lingering illness.
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Ian
Fresh Discoveries and Witty Exchange in Kanseg City
A humorous exchange features a horsefaced party questioning beliefs about the Germans and J Fuller Groom correcting the notion by noting that new information often alters worst-case views in Kanseg City.
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J. Fuller Groom
Kanseg City
Bayer Aspirin Ad Promotes Genuine Tablets
An advertisement urges buyers to seek the Bayer Cross on genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin to ensure safety. It notes unbroken Bayer packages contain directions for relief from headache toothache earache neuralgia colds and pain with small tin boxes of 12 tablets and larger packages available at drug stores.
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Bayer
Roast and raw deal spark back and forth exchange
In a brief exchange a manager says the roast was delivered, while the actor agrees it was a raw deal. The dialogue captures a tense moment reflecting tensions between them. The remarks underscore a clash over reception and fairness in the public airing.
August Flower Remedy Featured For Summer Ailments
In the good old summer time when fruits ripen and picnics abound August Flower is promoted as a sovereign remedy for tired disordered stomachs and indigestion. It is claimed to stimulate the liver cleanse the intestines and alleviate sour stomach headache and constipation. Sold everywhere.
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Eatonic
Batonic
Thousands Have Kidney Trouble and Never Suspect It
Druggists report many kidney issues go unnoticed and Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer and Co is highlighted as highly effective. A Life Insurance examiner notes kidney trouble causes many insurance rejections. The ad promotes two bottle sizes and offers a sample with a request to send ten cents to Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer
Dr. J & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Jim Bludso and the author who wrote it
In Winnowed Memories Sir Evelyn Wood recalls meeting Col. John Hay in London. The American diplomat and poet discussed Jim Bludso, with Hay claiming the poet did not embellish the tale and that he himself wrote the piece.
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Sir Evelyn Wood
England
Sir Evelyn
Jim Bludso
Jim
Col
John Hay
Pike County
United States
London
Secret Service Warning Sparks Cautious Exchange
Jones asserts freedom of speech while Brown cautions to speak softly fearing a secret service presence overhearing. The exchange hints at surveillance concerns during a casual talk.
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Jones
Brown
Secret Service
Darby’s Peculiar Plan for His Son’s Schooling
A Florida man explains to an old enslaved man his plan to educate his son gradually. The boy has begun writing letters to a distant aunt, showing progress, but the father keeps expectations modest until his son’s pen skills strengthen.
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Darby
George
Florida
Jacksonville Times-Union
Now that the war is over a boy writes from France
A Birmingham Age-Herald quip contrasts vague war updates with parents seeking precise location. Mr Cobbles notes villagers lack meaning to those never leaving their state. The line ends observing that selling cheapens a man’s worth.
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France
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Jim Brudso
Mr. Reuter
Dean
Doan
Jas. W. Carr
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