Men of 36th to Reach Camp Bowie June 7
Fort Worth dispatch notes telegraphic confirmation from the Adjutant General that more than 9,000 men of the Thirty Sixth Division are to arrive at Camp Bowie for discharge on June 7. The contingent includes units such as the 144th Infantry with 1,655 men and 43 officers, the 143d Infantry with 2,365 men and 56 officers, the 142d Infantry with 550 men and 20 officers, and several support and unit commands totaling thousands more across engineers signals and machine gun battalions. The list specifies leaders and unit counts, underscoring a sizable demobilization at the Texas camp.
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Fort Worth
Texas
Camp Bowie
Adjutant General’s Office
Spudding of Coleman & Wassum Well Near Walnut Springs
Walnut Springs Texas June 1 spudding in of the Coleman Wassum well just south of town occurred Friday A public barbecue featuring beef and mutton used seventeen beeves to mark the event
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Walnut Springs
Texas
Coleman & Wassum
Cut This Out and Take it With You
A humorous ad urges readers to cut the notice and bring it to ensure purchasing Uberlain's Tablets for constipation and indigestion. It emphasizes convenience and satisfaction, portraying the tablet as a reliable remedy. The piece uses a casual tone to encourage readers to keep the clipping for reference.
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Uberlain
King Albert to Visit Washington for League of Nations Meet
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 and The Wife Letter Dilemma
A quirky reflection on how a man always discovers a stamp to write to another woman but cannot find one when he wishes to write to his wife, highlighting everyday frictions and humorous contrasts.
Wedding Ceremony 2000 Feet Above Ground in Ellington Field
Lieutenant R W Meade of Cincinnati and Miss Marjorie Dumont of Yorkville Indiana wed in a 2000 foot airborne ceremony aboard a Handley Paige bomber. The 12 person wedding party traveled 20 minutes above Houston with officials in attendance and Washington sanction.
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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 May rise to new record
Washington reports the nation’s public debt reached 25 921 151 270 at end May, up 1 096 640 750 for the month due to new certificates of indebtedness and Victory Loan payments. May ordinary disbursements totaled 907 492 920, just under last year’s 1 068 203 020.
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Washington
Hatband Size Defies Intellectual Growth Theory
A concise remark notes that intellect does not drive a man’s head size beyond his hatband, suggesting a humorous or satirical take on common assumptions about intelligence and physical traits. The line frames a playful challenge to a presupposed link between intellect and headwear.
Weekly Health Talks on Dr. Pierce of Buffalo N Y
A remembrance praising Dr. Pierce, highlighting his openness in listing remedy ingredients and promoting Doctor Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for constipation. The piece extols health benefits and urges readers to buy the pills from a druggist to improve well being.
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Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
America
Dr. Pierce
Doctor Pierce
Congress confronts two ideas of duty and reform
The piece argues the Republican majority faces a split between serving the nation with reform and serving party interests with pork and patronage. It warns Taft era lessons, calls for seniority overhaul, and predicts a pivotal showdown shaping enduring goodwill. It ends with a quirky remark on the germ theory of marital affection.
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Longworth
Mann
Taft
Congress
Conscientious Objectors Face Domestic Battles At Home
The article notes that married conscientious objectors who refused military service also contend with frequent conflicts at home, on par with other citizens.
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Congressman Mann
Illinois
Swift & Co
Gillet
Massachusetts
Record
Dallas News
Clifton Lumber Company
L. D. Townsend
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