Naval Auxiliary Seizes Knitters For Sixty Day Sock Drive
San Francisco February 26 The naval auxiliary of the Red Cross stations experienced knitters to devote sixty days to knitting socks. Reports say hand knit socks outwear machine made, with many men mastering the craft. Public knitting is mostly done by women in cafes and theaters, while some men work privately in clubs.
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San Francisco
Cal
Naval Auxiliary of the Redross
Letterman General
Presitio
STVPE MENT OY PHI ARE AT AONS Wot for you before you joined the army
Apps London Sketch section features a witty cartoon caption about a young man from STVPE MENT and his thoughts on life before enlisting in the army, reflecting wartime attitudes and humor of the era.
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London
Drink Hot Tea For A Bad Cold Patent Remedy
An old ad promote Hamov Breast Tea as a remedy for colds. Directions say to steep a tablespoon in boiling water, strain, and drink a teacupful at a time. Claims include opening pores, reducing congestion, loosening bowels, and curing a cold quickly. Described as inexpensive and entirely plant based.
Hospitals Planned for Reconstruction of Maimed Soldiers
Chicago Feb 26 Plans for reconstruction of soldiers maimed in European trenches are advanced America ready to care for crippled fighters as they arrive Major W A Shields in charge of the medical supply depot says hospitals will be built in large cities to provide medical treatment teaching tragen and protensions with artificial limbs and long convalescence Deaf dumb and other disabled will be taught to earn a livelihood The plan includes scattering hospitals for proximity to homes and relatives and selling the buildings to cities after the war ends
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Chicago
America
W. A. Shields
Central Army Division
United States
Shiels
Shields
France Behind the Lines and af the Front
A report from Paris by George Randolph Chester and Lillian Chester describes life in wartime Paris. The Louvre shopkeeper and cafes adapt to shortages, while Parisian resilience and humor persist despite war.
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France
George Randolph Chester
Lillian Chester
Newspaper Enterprise Association
Homemade Pinex Cough Syrup Outshines Store Remedies
A home made cough syrup using Pinex and sugar syrup is touted as far superior to ready made remedies. The guide claims a pint costs around 66 cents and works quickly to quiet coughs, relieve throat irritation, and loosen phlegm. It asserts effectiveness for ordinary coughs and several ailments, with a note to buy 2 ounces of Pinex and follow directions carefully.
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Rte Eiu
Dallas man returns from France as U S post office representative
R E Cowart of Dallas reports to readers about three months in France with the U S post office department aiding in setting up post offices near American troops. He, a Confederate veteran who fought at Gettysburg and the Wilderness, describes modern warfare and French resolve against Germany with strong anti German sentiment.
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Dallas
Tex
R. E. Cowart
France
United States Post Office Department
Cowart
Hood
Gettysburg
Sharpsburg
The
Wilderness
Virginia
Pickett
McGhraw
Gettyeburg
Grant
Wilderseas
Knillwal
Germany
Jet
Henry V
The Father's Wish
A farmer, hoping to support his son Josh, longs to join the army or navy to guide him, imagining how a corporal could make Josh stand to attention and obey. The remark captures a father's humorous yet affectionate wish for military discipline for his son.
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Farmer Corntessel
Navy
Josh
Washington Star
Woman Shares Relief From Long Suffering
Mrs. Lizzie Courtney of Weat Oskaloosa Iowa credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending years of misery from weakness and pains. She urges other women to try the medicine for displacements irregularities inflammation and backache.
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Oskaloosa
Iowa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lizzie Courtney
Weat
Courtney
I W W Drubbed for Disloyalty in Casper Wy
Casper Wyoming February twenty six. J McGoldrick an I W W agitator was arrested months ago with large quantities of I W W literature. Yesterday he tried to voice disloyal sentiments outside a saloon and was beaten. Patrolman Jim Gallington later arrested him for fighting and Justice Tubbs fined him twelve dollars. he cannot pay and remains jailed.
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Casper
Wyo
J. McGoldrick
McGoldrick
Jim Gallington
Rearrested on Leaving Court in Wyoming Robbery Charge
Ralph Nisbet and William Mueller faced a new robbery charge after a hearing in Douglas. Judge Lewis freed them on assault with intent to commit a felony, finding no criminal intent. They were sent to Casper to answer robberies there, with Jeff Crawford noting $200 missing and stamps matching IDs. Greybull pipeline update aims to reduce rail shipping costs by linking Elk Basin to the area.
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Douglas
Wyo
Ralph Nisbet
William Mueller
Lewis
Wberry
Garst
Casper
Jeff Crawford
Crawford
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