Pershing’s Boyhood shaped a future commander’s rise
A detailed portrait from Linn County Missouri recalls John J Pershing as a disciplined hard working farm boy raised by strict religious parents. He behaved with integrity, excelled in school and work, and earned a West Point appointment through merit after teaching briefly and resisting temptation to lash out.
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Linn County
John Pershing
France
Lunclede
Missouri
Missouri Northern Railroad
St. Louis
Macon
Montgomery City
Ann Thompson
Laclede
Hannibal and St. Joseph
Pershings
Ehanty
John Joseph
Henry C. [Lomax
Pershing
John PF
Johnny Pershing
John
Jim
Tum
C. C. Bigger
General Pershing
Methodist Episcopal Church
Manny
Mr. Bigger
Prairie Mound
Charlton County
Captain Henley
Carol
Card
Captain Denley
Charles R. Spurgeon
Kirksville Normal
Tim
Kirksville
Snacedy
Congressman Burrows
Old Tenth District
West Loint
Trenton
Buddhist Apostle Visits Japan After U.S. Journey
Rev. Mokusen Heki, a Buddhist envoy returning from America, spoke at a reception hosted by the Japanese Young Buddhist Association. He described U.S. death-rate comparisons, urged youth to embrace Buddhism, and faced playful pressure at a dinner party and ballroom tango.
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Mokusen Heki
America
Japan
Japanese Young Buddhist Association
Panama
Various World War I notes stir amid wartime turmoil
Wartime dispatches report Monseigneur Chollet captured by Germans during a retreat from Cumheal and a Curley “peace cabinet” formed under Tevik Pasha in Constantinople. Also noted are American war efforts, Argonne clearing, Belgian unrest, Serbian advances near Nish, and plans to expand the U S balloon corps. Reports from Basel and Paris relay martial law rumors and financial shifts in Ottoman values.
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Monseignor Chollet
Cumheal
Ality
Curley
Tewik Pasha
Constantinople
A. M. Willard
Cleveland
Loulaville
Argonne Forest
Americi
Parle
Hoyt
Johnson
Congress
South Dakota
Aberdeen
Bruges
Belgium
Amsterdam
Ludendorf
Lerlin
Basel
Switzerland
Bolisiing
Mug Joni
Sheffield Daily Telegraph
Leskovats
Nish
Vinsotintitze
House Miltary Committee
War Department
Washington
Washington Dispatch
Paris
Monsignore Bandrillart
Monsignore Julien
Arcus
Guilmaint
Dutoit
Catholic University At
Lille
United States
Cardinal Gibbons
France
Senate trims auto taxes in war revenue bill
Washington October 10 The senate finance committee cut the 10 percent tax on passenger automobiles and motorcycles to 4 percent aligning with automobile trucks and tractors. The tax on automobile ties and accessories dropped from 10 percent to 6 percent while house provisions on men and women's wearing apparel were kept unchanged.
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Washington
House
Senate
Ananca Committee
Bruges Inhabitants Rise Against Deportations
A revolt erupts in Bruges Belgium as residents oppose deportations. Provisional reports state Ger toon soldiers killed many during clashes and street fighting.
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Bruges
Amsterdam
Oct
Belgium
Market prices compiled by U S flour and farm products bureau
The report lists current prices for flour, hay, eggs, cattle, hogs and sheep. Flour ranges include port blunt and hard winter at varied per hundredweights. hay prices span Timothy and clover grades. eggs show flats and ordinary freight values. cattle prices cover steers, yearlings and cows with wide spreads. hogs list multiple weight classes. sheep include Western lambs native lambs and yearlings with bid ranges.
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United States Food Administration
Reckless driving plea during accident testimony
In court the defense argues about speed as a driver testifies he attempted to reach 45 mph but failed. The judge questions recklessness while the defendant explains that at 45 mph he would not have reached the corner in time, suggesting a disputed causal link to the collision.
Cuticurn Dandruff Cure Promoted with Soap and Ointment
An advertisement promotes Cuticurn Ointment for dandruff and Cuticurn Soap for a hot shampoo. It offers free samples from Cuticurn Dept X Boston and lists prices. The ad ends with a playful exchange about timing boiled eggs.
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Cuticurn
Dept X
Boston
Orugeists
Mall
Dimmed Light and the Moonlit Insults at Court
A quirky item from the Dallas Morning News notes Mrs Peavish recalling her husband once called her the night of his life before marriage, and now he says she cannot hold a candle to his sister in law. The brief humor hints at evolving affections and family snags in a domestic vignette.
That Flappy Hat and the Widow’s Warnings
Fragmentary ad and quips from a vintage newspaper page. It features a garbled cosmetics claim Gole'n Carbelluntve Quickly Believes and heals burning itching skin conditions Ly instantly stops burns with 250 and oe. An odd line urges readers to mail or visit The J. W. Cole Co Buckford for a package. The page ends with a cynical remark on remorse and marriage to a widow.
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J. W. Cole Co
Buckford
Tired Man Seeks Bureau of Information
A weary man with three suit cases asks how to locate the bureau of Information. He plans to apply but first needs directions on where to find the office and how to proceed with his information request.
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Bureau of Information
Gold Medal Kidney Remedy Claim Advertise In Original Irish Voice
Lifes 200 years touted for Maarlem Oi as cure all kidney and bladder disorders. Gold Medal Capsules advertised as relievers for backache headaches indigestion insomnia frequent urination and other pains with a money back guarantee if not effective. Imported from Holland Laboratories and sold in drug stores under the Gold Medal brand.
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Maarlem Oi
Hmolland
Wolland Laboratories
GOLS
Shifting Abode and the Rag-Line Musings
A fragmented column riffs on homes and hearts in playful phrases. It ponders where the heart resides and nods to music and mobility, noting that some people chase trouble while others chase comfort. The piece blends whimsy with urban aging references.
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Cofart
J. Pershing
East
Chicago
Carter
Eatonic
Hatonic
Elaine
Minerabia
Batonic
Plomo
Thia Guiranta
Addrese
H. L. Kramer
Preat
Fatanic Remedy Co
Wabash Ave
SPOHN
Spohn Medical CO
Goshen, Ind
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
U. S
Ottawa
Broughton
W. Adams Shay
Lucky
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