Comrades In Service formed in France for veterans
A two and a half million strong postwar group named Comrades In Service is set to become the official veteran organization in America, successor to the Grand Army of the Republic and United Confederate Veterans. Initiated in France with Y M C A Jewish Welfare board Knights of Columbus and Salvation Army support, it aims to keep veterans engaged through clubs, education, and national observances, with plans for a national magazine and eventual headquarters in Washington.
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Chateau Thierry
Forest of the Argonne
St. Mihiel
France
New Society
Chaplain’s Bureau of General Headquarters
Young Men's Christian Association
Jewish Welfare Board
Knights of Columbus
Wilson
Paris
Palace de Glace
Q. D. Foster
America
Gary
Ind
Union
Grand Army of the Republic
United Confederate Veterans
Germany
Giory
Servier
Eltherr
Comrades In Service
League of Nations
Universi
Y. M
Salvation Army
Themaelvas
Army Ufe
United States
Ufar
U. C. VI
Comrates
Ormyin
Washington
Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes in Alaska Discovered
National Geographic explorers led by Robert F. Griggs found a new valley in Alaska called the Valley of Ten Thousand Smokes. Steam pours from thousands of tiny volcanoes along a vast fissure, creating a single vast cloud and a strong sulfur odor.
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Griggs
National Geographic Magazine
Definite and Distinct Vacuum Question Parody
A fragmented ad style passage jokes about a vacuum and mentions Cuticura products for baby skin and toilet trio. It includes a humorous line about a woman sensing a man’s approach and a caricature about a fighter’s extravagant son.
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Ady
Gold Medal Haarlem Capsules Promote Kidney Health
An old advertisement warns kidneys and bladder trouble worsen without treatment and touts Gold Medal Haarlem capsules as a trusted remedy. It claims long Royal Hague approvals, Hollanders’ health benefits, and a money back guarantee if not satisfied, urging daily use until pain ends.
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Tolland
Bamithoue
First Hand Knowledge on a Cone Teaches Pupil
A playful exchange about a cone and ice cream among students and a teacher. Bobby Jones and Wile Smith describe a triangle and a cone as a lesson, noting a cone is what you get filled with ice cream.
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Bobby Jones
Wile Smith
Whipping the Wrong Horse in Parliament Whips
A foreign visitor to England questions why Members of Parliament use party whips to discipline their own side while seeking to defeat the opposing party in the chamber.
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England
Oach Piorty
In Use for Over 30 Years Castoria Ad Silent Ads
A jumble of OCR items touches on Castoria ads for infants and children, a jokey moral about truth in marriage, and a schoolteacher's marriage claim, with a sister’s caution and a young woman fearing a lonely tomb. The Indianapolis News fragment preserves a slice of period reader notices and chatter.
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Fletcher
Byansville
Gir
Indianapolis: News
Fruit lubricant named ehiropoxtle found in Torreon region
Engineer reports a new fruit called ehiropoxtle with 23 percent oil content of high value. The discovery comes from Torreon area and suggests a lubricant suitable for industrial pursuits requiring quality oil. The text also hints at marital dynamics where a husband asserts independence but is corrected by his wife.
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Torreon
Nothing to It and a Probing Into a Scandal
A fragment from the Loulaville Courier Journal quotes a fairy and a woman debating wishes and a husband's daily cleverness, hinting at a culture of sensational rumors and public curiosity as townsfolk react to scandal and chatter.
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Loulaville Coursier Journal
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Alaska
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Conn
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Dodd
Chicago
Ugg
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