Great Yuletide Preparations by Y M C A in France
Paris dispatch reports American Christmas plans for U S troops and French children in France. The Y M C A and Red Triangle arrange two million soldiers gifts including chocolate candy cigarettes and tobacco tins as well as Christmas cards. Y huts and foyers host two nights of entertainment with amateur talent and English French addresses.
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Paris
Young Men's Christian Association
Red Triangle
Néme
France
America
Noel
Entertainment Department
Theater League
Palais de Glace
Money Making Mail Offer From Foley Co. Ad
A vintage postal offer urges readers to mail a slip to Foley Co. in Chicago to receive a trial package of remedies including Honey and Tar Compound Kidney Pills and Cathartic Tablets. The copy promises cures for coughs colds rheumatism backache kidney and bladder ailments and general cleansing benefits.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
Aiiv
Signposting the Desert in Cal and Southwest Arizona
The U S Geological Survey has surveyed a vast desert area in California and southwest Arizona. The thirty ninth annual report of the Survey's topographic division details the methods used in mapping and marking the perilous desert region.
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Cal
S. W. Arizona
United States Geological Survey
Department of the Interior
United States
Dr New Life Pills for Stubborn Coughs and Colds
An old advertisement touts Dr New Life Pills as a gentle effective remedy for throat irritation from coughs grippe and bronchial symptoms. It claims relief without strong purgatives and markets the product at 25 cents.
Desert Water Signs Guide Travelers in Southwest Region
Government survey mapped 950 miles of frontier between Death Valley and the Mexican border. Four teams collected water samples, produced maps, and erected 167 water signs in California and 238 signs in Arizona to aid unwary travelers.
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California
Arizona
Death Valley
Tucson
Phoenix
Wickenburg and
Parker
National Frontier
Water Resources Laboratory
Washington, D. C
Army Engineers
United States
Sierra Nevada
Cascade Mountains
Oregon
Salt Lake City
Santa Fe
Pecos River
Local Weather Update From U S Department of Agriculture
Weather report shows 6 pm temperature 23 degrees with relative humidity 86 percent and wind from the north. The mean temperature for the date is 20 degrees, with a 4 degree drop in the last two hours. Precipitation totals since the January cycle are 13.9 inches with 1.64 inches of unmelted snow and 0.05 inches melted snow.
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U. 8
Department of Agricultura
Acuba
Notable dates and figures from history and war events
A compact timeline lists Jean Baptiste Racine birth and death in 1699, Gen Mansfield birth and death in 1862, and events from 180T to 1915 including ports policy, the 1854 foreign enlistment law, the 1868 ship disaster, the 1879 Afghan battle, the 1914 Dover air raid, and the 1915 public loan appeal.
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Jean Baptiste Racine
Shakespeare
la Ferte
Milan
France
Paris
J. Ky. F. Mansfield
Washington
New Haven
Conn
Sharpsburg
United States
New Orleans
Liverpool
Robarts
Sherpur
Dover
England
Three British destroyers sunk off Dutch coast
Three British destroyers were sunk by mines or torpedoes off the Dutch coast with a loss of 193 sailors. The report notes naval cooperation and ongoing operations in the area.
Canadian War Measure Bans Import of Molotov Toxins
Premier Borden announced a wartime order prohibiting the importation of a noxious toxin into Canada. The move aims to curb hazardous goods amid military operations, as Allenby’s forces occupy three towns along the Damascus railway line.
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Ish
Allenby
Damascus
Borden
Canada
Today’s Birthdays Edna Goodrich
Edna Goodrich born in Logansport Indiana. Actress and former wife of Nat Goodwin turns 35, noted as a noted stage beauty in today’s birthday brief.
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Edna Goodrich
Nat Goodwin
Logansport
Ind
Notable Births Mark Anniversaries Of Three Public Figures
The passage notes three significant birthdays occurring today. Frank B Kellogg, a Minnesota senator, born in Potsdam New York 62 years ago. Opie Read, Chicago author born in Nashville Tennessee 66 years ago. Edward C Stokes former New Jersey governor born in Philadelphia 68 years ago.
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Frank B." Kellogg
United States
Minnesota
Potsdam
N. Y
Opie Read
Chicago
Nashville
Tenn
Edward C. Stokes
New Jersey
Philadelphia
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Capitol Ave
W. 17Th St
Chichester
Aray
the Palace Cafe
Carey
State of
Colorado
E. E. Horn
THE
Opportunity Oil Company
the Opportunity Ofl Company
R. C. Kimbrough
Suite 417
Exchange Building
Telephone
Champa
Qverseas
Dr. Has
Serena
Albany
Weather Report
Anneiversartes
Wyoming
Circulation Department
L. Wax
Pioneer
Pioneer Avenue
H. Shaman
Sands-Hays
M.S. Lewis
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