Colonel Dickerson Tracks Slacker Icons in Boxing and Film
Springfield dispatch reports Colonel R. P. Dickerson leader of the National Loyalty League backs a bill restricting sloppy boxing and moving pictures. He cites fighters as national heroes and urges veterans to lead by example while praising Bob Martin as the true heavyweight champion and criticizing Dempsey film roles. Auto top making ad at Hobbs Huckfeldt and Finkbeiner.
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Springfield
R. P. Dickerson
The
Loyalty League
United States
National Loyalty League
Dickerson
America
Buron
Ana
Roosevelt
Wilson
United States Secret Service Department
War Department
Secret Service Department
League
American Legion
St. Louis Moving Picture House
Dempsey
Jack
Bob Martin
Smoke screens to signal Mars proposed by Bryn Mawr chemist
Bryn Mawr College associate professor James J. Crenshaw, ex wartime chemical warfare expert, suggests huge smoke screens hundreds of miles wide as a signaling method to Mars. He proposes a Pennsylvania sized white or black smoke spot, possibly over oceans or deserts, visible with telescopes and repeatable by turning on and off ejectors.
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Bryn Mawr
Mars
James J. Crenshaw
Bryn Mawr College
Chemical Warfare Service
Sahara Desert
Oliver Lodge
Crenshaw
Pennsylvania
Crenshaws
Desert
Ocean
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad resumes operation and seeks business
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad announces it has resumed operation of its property and will strive to handle business to and from all points on its lines. It highlights its geographic reach linking major Eastern and Western centers and will establish regular freight schedules between New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore, Washington and Pittsburgh, Chicago, Detroit, and other key cities. The company aims to satisfy patrons’ needs and solicit business on that basis.
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Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Interior
Seaboard
Mississippi River
Great Lakes
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Washington
Pittsburgh
Whietling
Columbus
Toledo
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Baltimore and Ohio Company
Crenshaw Proposes Inexpensive Signalling Method
Professor Crenshaw describes a low cost signaling plan using existing materials. He claims it would cause no harm and be almost free, potentially equal in effectiveness to other suggested methods.
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Crenshaw
Railroads Return to Private Control Depot Change
At 12 04 am Monday trains of Colorado and Southern and Chicago Burlington and Quincy shifted to the old Burlington depot as private control restored. Trains no longer run into the Union Pacific terminal, ending wartime government operations.
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Cheyenne
Colorado & Southern
Chicago Burlington & Quincy
Burlington
Union Pacific
Foley's Honey and Tar Restores Sleep for Cough Sufferer
Mrs. Annie Davison of Long Beach California reports a restful night after using Foley's Honey and Tar. The remedy is described as easing harsh coughing, wheeze, and throat irritation with a soothing coating.
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Annie Davidson
Myrtle St
Long Beach
Cal
Foley
Warning to Mothers Why Spring Cleansing with Tea
A period advertisement urges mothers to purify the family’s blood and cleanse the stomach and bowels with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea this spring. It promises improved health and happiness for all, claiming better color, vigor, and well being, and cites Forbes Pharmacy and Sands-Hays Drug Co as sellers.
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Hollister
Forbes Pharmacy
Sands-Hays Drug Co
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Dickinson
Bill
Hobbs, Huckfeldt & Finkbeiner
Baltlore
Ohio
Coenion Beas
Brecht
Brocht Candy Co
Dormer
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