Men of 36th Division to Reach Camp Bowie June 7
Fort Worth dispatch reports telegraphic word from the Adjutant General that more than 9,000 soldiers of the Thirty-Sixth Division will arrive at Camp Bowie for discharge on June 7. Units include the 144th Infantry 1 655 men 43 officers the 143d Infantry 2 365 men 56 officers and other groupings with hundreds of men and several officers across the 111th Engineers Sanitary Train Field Signal Battalion and more, totaling over nine thousand.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Camp Bowie
Adjutant General's Office
Well Spudded in Walnut Springs Texas Event
In Walnut Springs Texas on June 1 the spudding in of the Coleman and Wassum well occurred on Friday. A beef and mutton barbecue used seventeen beeves to mark the occasion.
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Walnut Springs
Texas
Coleman & Wassum
Cut This Out and Take it With You
A promotional note urges buyers to carry this cutout to ensure acquiring Chamberlain's Tablets. It claims the product provides relief from constipation and indigestion and suggests it is a reliable choice for lasting satisfaction.
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Chamberlain
King Albert to Visit Washington for League Meeting
Paris May 28 King Albert of Belgium is expected to visit Washington to attend the initial meeting of the League of Nations next October.
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Paris
Albert
Belgium
Washington
League of Nations
Stamp Shortage Sparks Wife Letter Wistfulness
A wry remark reflects the plight of a husband who cannot locate a stamp to write to his wife yet easily finds one for another woman, highlighting everyday frictions and light humor in domestic life.
Wedding in the Clouds as 2000 Feet Above Ground
Lieutenant R W Meade of Cincinnati and Miss Marjorie Dumont of Yorkville Ind wed aboard a Handley Paige bomber at Ellington Field Houston May 31 in a world first. The ceremony, heard by 10 000 spectators, was conducted by Chaplain J E Rees after pilot E W Killgore lifted the couple to the skies for a twenty minute flight before descent.
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Houston
Texas
Liberty Motors
R. W. Meade
Cincinnati
Ohio
Marjorie Dumont
Yorkville
Ind
Ellington Field
L. W. McIntosh
Public debt at high point reaches 25.92 billion in May
Washington reports the nation's public debt rising to a new high of 25.921 billion dollars at end of May. The increase of 1.097 billion comes from new certificates of indebtedness and Victory Loan payments while May ordinary disbursements total 907.493 million, just under May 1919’s 1.068 billion.
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Washington
Headwear Dispute Suggests Nongrowth Factor at Play
The remark implies that a man’s head growth is not the cause of his hatband size. It hints at alternate factors for fitting headwear, suggesting a humorous or observational note rather than a discovery of physiological change.
Mann Sacrificed by Caucus for Speaker Choice
Saturday Evening Post notes Illinois congressman Mann could be bought for favors like a beefsteak but faults him for supporting Swift & Co. The Republican caucus, seeking a speaker, ousted Mann in favor of Massachusetts' Gillet, then left him to shape the House’s organization.
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Saturday Evening Post
Congressman Mann
Illinois
Swift & Co
Mann
Gillet
Massachusetts
Weekly Health Talk Praises Dr Pierce of Buffalo
A health column extols Dr. Pierce of Buffalo New York as a great benefactor who publicized remedies openly. It highlights Doctor Pierce's Pleasant Pellets made from Mayapple aloe and jalap root, praised for gentle bowel movements and cleansing of intestines.
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Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
America
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Two Congresses, Two Paths to Reform and Pork
The column argues the GOP faces a choice between making Congress a more effective national service and serving party interests through seniority and patronage. It warns Taft era divides loom if the party chooses the old game and predicts a pivotal showdown shaping enduring goodwill. It also notes the quip about Germ Theory and marriage as a separate, sharper aside.
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Longworth
Mann
Taft
Congress
Truth of the Conscientious Objectors at Home Battle
The remark highlights that married conscientious objectors who refuse army service contend with as many home conflicts as the general public. Reported in the Record and Dallas News, the piece notes the cost or value at $1.75.
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K. K
King Albert
Farmers Guaranty State Bank
Clifton
M. Jenson
the Farmers Bank
Record & Dallas News
Record
Dallas News
Clifton Lumber Company
L. D. Townsend
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