Absurd Illness Claims at Camp Cody Denied by Officials
A camp statement from Edwin, director of the American Red Cross, and Merritt Thane, director of military relief, refutes rumors of dire illness in the Thirty-fourth division at Camp Cody. They note no deaths in August, seven in September, and fifty-five in December, with pneumonia the main cause and a rate favorable to city averages. They attribute many concerns to careless reporting and describe measures to improve camp health and housing, including reduced tent occupancy and ample clothing.
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Edwin
American Red Cross
Camp Cody
Deming
XII MM. Bes
T Merritt Thane
Mountain Division
Ae Cield Dhreeov
Camptots
Howe
Woman Works 15 Hours a Day Finds Relief with Lydia E Pinkham
Peru Indiana woman Anna Meteriano, 36, describes displacing backache and dragging pains that left her unable to stand. After doctors suggested surgery, she used Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and reports full recovery, returning to 4 am housework and factory shifts with renewed energy. The ad urges other sufferers to try the root and herb remedy.
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Peru
Ind
Yidia E. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Anna Meteriano
Weet 10Th St
Lydia BE
Army of Workers Needed on the French Front
The piece calls for a broad labor corps to support British and American fighters on the French front. It lists skilled trades and shipyard workers aged 41 to 66, detailing pay from 76 cents to $1.28 daily with free transport to enlistment sites, and depicts barbed wire posts and anti aircraft guards.
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United States
Camarai
Tommy
Inland Waterways and Docks
Imperial Loyal Engineers
Camp Cody Health Record Defies Dust Claims
Camp Cody reports lower mortality and illness this year than last year at El Paso and among nearby troops. Officials attribute good care water and plentiful food to the health of the camp despite dust rumors.
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Camp Cody
el Paso
Cody
Bromos Quinine Laxative Claim Promises Quick Cold Cure
Advert shows a laxative product named Bromo Quinine with phrases urging customers to seek the full name Laxative Bromo Quinine and attribute to E. W. Grove. Claims a cold cure in one day are attributed to the product.
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E. W. Grove
Balloon service applications increased as exams halted
A telegram from Charles B Glidden a district aviation board head says no more examinations will be held for balloon service applicants. All notices are cancelled and applications filed. Flying commissions engineers and ground service remain open with age ranges 19 to 80 for flying, 14 to 30 for nonflying, 40 to 36 for supply officers and adjutants.
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Army
Charles B. Glidden Fieet
Theviation Examining Boards
American Ranching in North China Promises Vast Prospects
Pred Bartow, a pioneer American rancher, outlines North China as a prime field for cattle horse and sheep ranching. Land can be leased up to 1,000,000 acres for 99 years at about 50 cents per acre, with mild winters and abundant feed. Labor is cheap at about four dollars a month, and an English speaking interpreter helps manage operations. Barton plans return to China in January 1918 and invites interested parties to join him via San Francisco, Shanghai, and Honolulu routes onboard economical steamers.
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Pred Bartow
North
China
Montana
Liditor
Mr. Barton
San Francisco
Bush Street
Shanghai
Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Hughes Reconstitutes Ministry After Conscription Defeat
Melbourne Jan 10 The official announcements say William Morris Hughes who resigned the nationalist government yesterday to the governor general is recon structing the ministry following the defeat of the conscription proposals.
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Melbourne
William Morris Hughes
St Jacobs Liniment Promises Quick Rheumatic Pain Relief
An old advertisement urges readers to stop internal dosing for rheumatism and rub St Jacobs Liniment on the tender spots. It claims rapid relief from pain, stiffness, swelling, and neuralgia without skin burning, promoting a small trial bottle from any drug store.
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St. Jacobs
Tlne
War Council Aims to Cut War Department Red Tape
Washington January 10 The War Council of the Council of National Defense seeks to streamline war department operations reduce paper work and clarify bureau powers. It targets delays caused by stall tactics overlong procedures and lack of decisive action linking reform to faster commission and contract decisions.
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WAR Department
U. . Board
Harry B. Hunt
Washington, D. C
War Council
Council of National Defense
Baker
Record of 1917 railroad abandonments and new construction
In 1917 the United States saw nearly as much rail mileage abandoned or sold for junk as new track constructed. The Railway Age reports 62 miles of new main line, 451 miles taken up, 40 miles abandoned, and 396 miles awaiting permission. Second to fourth tracks added, and Canada saw 206 miles. Large orders included 2704 locomotives and 1167 passenger cars for North American rails and foreign orders for military roads in France and governments abroad.
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United States
Railway Age
Canada
France
England
Russia
Russian Oerdera
Chicago Snow Blockades Slow City Traffic
Chicago residents struggle to clear a four day snow cover as streets in the city remain heavily blocked to vehicle traffic with risk of famine and fire threats.
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Chicago
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Thensilos
Cheyenne Light, Fuel & Power Co
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Mits
Aminda
King
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America
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War College
Foley
la Grippe
St Aujckt
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