Women's War Roles and Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription
The piece notes women's battlefield and hospital work supports fighting capacity, acknowledges hardships, and promotes Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a non alcohol or narcotic remedy. It describes tablets and liquid forms, lists ingredients, and invites readers to request a 10 cent trial package from Dr Pierce's Invalids' Hotel.
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United States
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Invalids
Buffalo
N. Y
Troop Movements By Rail Reach One Million
Washington reports that railroads have moved about 1.5 million troops to training camps and embarkation points since August 1. About 500,000 traveled overnight in Pullman sleep ers. one west to east hop covered 3,700 miles in under a week with sixteen sections. The Pullman company shifted supervision to Washington to centralize sleeping car supply, easing long daytime trips for 600,000 soldiers. Railroads set an average 25 mph for troop trains, dropping to 20 mph when freight cars are included.
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Ashington
D. C
Pullman Company
Chicago
Washington
C. W. Henry
Mr. Henry
Railroads’ War Board
Quartermaster General
Enlistment Cutoff Set for December in Draft District
Official War Department notice informs that no draft registrants may enlist after December 16, while December 15 serves as the final day for voluntary enlistments. Sergeant Noonan urges interested men to enlist before the deadline to gain branch choices, as volunteers will face post Order placement in any active service needed.
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Army Recruiting Office
Noonan
War Department
France
Miners' Bodies Recovered After Mine Explosion
Four bodies have been recovered from the Old Ben Coal company mine four miles north of Christopher after a blast wrecked the night before. Rescue teams press to reach fourteen other men trapped in the mine as investigators assess the scene.
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Associated Press
Christopher, DL
Old Ben Coal Company
Here
Reevers
Wheat fit for humans barred as poultry feed rule
The federal food administration restricts using wheat fit for human consumption in poultry feed. Miller's rule forbids more than ten percent wheat in such feed, and the 1917 food control law makes wasteful practices illegal. Feeding milling wheat to poultry, cattle, or hogs is deemed wasteful and should be discontinued.
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Federal Food Administration
Miss Owen Writes On How To Gain Speed In Typing
Stenographers who witnessed Miss Margaret BH. Owen the world speed typing champion have learned she wrote a book on her success with typewriter speed. Forbes & Company of Chicago offer it for one dollar. Owen recounts the system that earned her record pace of 142 words per minute for one hour.
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Miss Owen
Margaret BH. Owen
Forbes & Company
Chicago
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