New Maid Marians Show What Are Capable of
London reports no let up in Britain's war work call for women. A Buckinghamshire training camp houses educated girls in forestry corps training with Canadian and American support. They measure logs, oversee loading, and perform hostel duties, facing strict examinations and scarce food.
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London
England
France
Canadian Forestry Corps
Buckinghamshire
Londdéf
Woodland
Canadian Forestry
Ene
Women's Forest Service
Letter to Dr Caldwell from Madison Street Me
A personal letter from Madison Street, Me CE, to Dr Caldwell. The writer signs with initials and references a local address in Brooklyn New York, noting routine matters and seeking medical guidance. The tone is informal and focused on health questions.
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Caldwell
Madison Street
Klyn
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Peps Perfect Laxative Trial Bottle Offer
A vintage advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Peps as an opiate free laxative that tastes pleasant and restores regularity. It invites readers to request a free trial bottle by writing to 458 Washington Street, with the note that supplies are free of charge.
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Washington Street
Discipline at a women’s forestry training camp described
An eyewitness portrays a female commandant who emphasizes playing the game, hard work, and strict boundaries at a girls forestry officers’ training camp. Rules are by general consent, with Saturday dances, curfews, and close oversight to keep unruly behavior in check.
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Conlon
Pyrenees
Forestry
Officers’ Training Corps
Trafalgar Square
Navy
World War II Canadian Servicehousehold Description
A fragment describes a camp where girls work in a chalet hostel, enjoying meals and tea, and living in a field of poppies. The narrator portrays the workers as tall, blonde, robust yet with small hands and feet, praising their morale and the comradeship of the two Canadian corps after a year of service.
Loveland cafe owner promotes Estes Park hotel in Wyoming ties
Dr. C. B. Verry of Loveland Colorado runs a cafe and Rockdale hotel in Estes Park. While visiting old friends he advertises park travel and predicts larger tourist crowds this year. He used to work for the State Leader in Cheyenne and served as deputy state veterinarian, with many Wyoming friends.
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C. B. Verry
Loveland
Colo
Rockdale
Estes Park
Leader
Doc
Cheyenne
State Leader
Cheyenne Creamery Co
Wyoming
Roedel Erects New Electric Sign On Seventeenth Street
Seventeenth street druggist A. KE Roedel has installed a larger brighter electric sign in front of his shop replacing the long standing earlier sign. The new display reads Roe del with an arrow directing customers to the door.
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A. KE. Roedel
Seventeenth Street
Roedel
Farmers Must Serve and War Bond Warning
Gov. Houx fails to exempt farm workers from active service as Gen. Crowder orders class 1 farmers to report before class 2. Treasury warns Liberty bond owners against exchanging bonds for stock promoted by Sanford Holmes of 7 Wall Street New York, citing misleading high returns and real trader losses.
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Houx
The
United States
Gen. Crowder
Washington, D. C
Warren
Treasury Department
Sanford Holmes
Wall St
New York
Holmes
Japan China relations urged calm amid rumors and war trade doubt
Baron Goto, Japan's foreign minister, warned governors to guard against rumors aimed at Japan and its allies. He urged restraint in criticism while noting wartime trade restrictions caused by the conflict and the need to maintain quality amid expanding commerce.
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China
Japan
Baron Goto
Hone
Honor Roll Fragments From Local Club List
A disjointed OCR list shows names associated with a local club’s honor roll and affiliated businesses. Names include Wilam EB Mullen Ida Howx Margaret Burdick Thomas Charles Lane Hilliard Ridgely Kinlead Bardick Carpenter Marsh Smith Thompson Palmer Western Fire Inn Co Boice Beard Beatty Plummer Shoe Co Ingersoll Stores Miles Shepherd Meyer Higdon Johnston Warren Carpenter Dunstan Pine Bluffs Moore etc.
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Wilam EB. Mullen
Ida M. Howx
Margaret Burdick
Thomas Iunter
Charles E. Lane
Hilliard
Ridgely
Kinlead
W. Bardick
R. Carpenter
Plummer
Bon Shoe & Clothing Co
E. W. Stone
The
Ingersoll Stores Co
H. M
Pine Bluffs
H. MeuhIhousen
Dunton
Veronic A. Welles
Fohnton
Pat Haye
Ice Moor
Warship Karjaja Arrives Amid Baltic Port Tensions
Stockholm dispatch reports the Liret Pinnlaty warship Karjaja arriving in port as tension rises. The cruiser joins allied vessels in the Baltic area with plans to add to the fleet's strength under a formal announcement from high officials.
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Stockholm
Karjaja
Attved AL Hols
Wresbinx
Letters That Help Lick the Kaiser Reach Fighter
A quirky wartime note from London about American serviceman Paris Q White receiving three letters from unfamiliar sources. One from a cousinish uncle offering cigars, another from the Baltimore Knights of Pythias lodge praising him, and a third from his former employer sending a $100 merit plan payout and thanks. The piece ends with a call to support fighting Yanks via letters and brighter morale.
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London
Paris Q. White
States
Mr. White
Old Baltimore
The
Knights of Pythias
Europe
Baltimore
Isaac M. Scott
Wheeling Steel & Iron Company
Wheeling
W. Va
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Kelley Mercantile Company
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Oreer
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Renney
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