Y M C A Seeks 3000 Overseas Volunteers For War Effort
Oversea Y M C A appeals for 3000 volunteers to serve with American and Allied troops in France England and Italy. Director B C Carter cites 96 posts with 47 near front lines and 38 under shell-fire as urgent needs. A G Knebel notes hard service, not “tame” work, and Herbert Pratt offers $100000 for overseas secretary costs. Recruiting drives span Georgia North Carolina South Carolina Florida Alabama Mississippi Tennessee with state committees and national backing.
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France
America
B. C. Carter
Paris
Post Exchange
England
Italy
Pershing
Red Triangle
National War Work Council
Whitman
New York
Rye
Tennessee
Harry Lauder
Gipsy Smith
Army
Navy
Southeastern Department
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Florida
Alabama
Mississippi
Navy Y. M. C. A
War Personnel Board
Atlanta
A. G. Knebel
Y M.C. A
High Seas
Y. M. GC
Alexander
Southeastern Department Personnel Committee
United States Army
Red Cross
Clean Up Week Set for Red Triangle Collections in May
Atlanta reports a May 1 to 8 Clean Up week to boost Y M C A war fund campaigns in the Southeast. R H King notes 73 percent of last drive’s collections, aims for 85 percent. Mississippi and Florida lead. Georgia trails at 71 percent with Alabama 70 and other states lower. National director Whitford touts direct gifts supporting defense.
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Atlanta
Southeastern Military Department
R. H. King
Southeast
Mississippi
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
South Carolina
North Carolina
Tennessee
A. H. Whitford
National Financial Campaign
You Cant Be Too Careful If Sick You Cant Be Too Careful
An ad claiming careful medical treatment and exact prescriptions with pure drugs. It emphasizes faithful compounding and rigid adherence to orders when illness requires bed rest.
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Wightbrek
Gigantic 15 Cent Men’s Collars Sale Ad in New York Evening Mail
A large advertisement announces a sale offering men’s collars priced at 15 cents each. The notice highlights bulk purchases and a wide selection, suggesting a major discount event in the New York Evening Mail.
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New York Evening Mail
Copper lined coffins promise low priced burial goods
An advertise insert from North of Atlanta promotes coffins bound with copper linings and claims to guarantee Atlanta prices on burial goods. The seller touts top quality stock and invites customers to inspect offerings in person.
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Atlanta
North Georgia College Special Advantages Advert
North Georgia Agricultural College in Dahlonega advertises six to seven listed benefits for students. It promotes low total yearly expenses between 125 and 175 dollars including board lodging books fuel lights and uniform. It highlights climate mountain location freedom from city distractions strict discipline and a strong military department with cadet band under Army supervision. It also mentions full courses in agriculture mining engineering and commercial science plus A B and B S programs and dormitory living under officers. For details address Dr. G R Glenn, President.
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Georgia
A.S. Army
G. R. Glenn
Understanding the cerebrospinal fluid role in medicine
The Journal of the American Medical Association discusses Dr. W D Halliburton's Royal Society of Medicine address on cerebrospinal fluid. It explains the fluid’s origin from choroid plexuses, its low protein content, and selective permeability that keeps harmful substances from nerves. The note also mentions its physiologic bathing of the nervous system and secretory pressure.
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Journal of the
American Medical Association
W. D. Halliburton
Royal Society of Medicine
Halliburton
Black Draught touted for liver and digestion relief
In Meadowsville Kentucky 65 year old Cynthia Higginbotham reports improved appetite strength and regular bowels after using Black Draught for chronic constipation and lazy liver. The ad promotes Thedford’s Black-Draught as a long standing household remedy priced at 25 cents per package and one cent per dose.
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Hag
Thedford
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Brothers In Arms
Foley
Toley
Zas
Phone NO
Townsend
Dr. H. Head
Copfins
T. S. Weetlreld
Wraler
North Georgia Agricultural College
Dahlonega
Meadowsville, Ky
Cynthia
Higginbotham
B. R. Meaders & Sons
T. J. Smith
Joanes, BI
Lt Roch Riki
Meschandise
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