Education in ruins: French schools still crippled by war
A Brooklyn Eagle report details French education after 1914, with 65 villages under American supervision showing 22 improvised schools opened by July 1919. Many children walk up to ten miles to reach shelters used as classrooms while teachers labor in dugouts and barracks built from war debris.
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New York
France
Germany
Brooklyn Eagle
Hoover Comissalon
American Committee
Aisne
Marseilles
Twine Trail Leads to Recovery of Cash Box
A garbled note describes a store break in with a cash box missing. A hall of a store led to the recovery after a knock at the door from upstairs. an officer and others investigated a brick concealment and injuries occurred when a person was found at the door.
Billy Goat Is Ornery Cuss Says Doctor
Dr. W C Dubois recalls a suburban call when a billy goat wandered into his car and refused to depart. After a brief struggle using a long pole, the physician expelled the stubborn animal and resumed his escape.
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Santa Ana
W. C. Dubois
Dubois
Bear Encounter on Banff Road Ends Swiftly
Bert Thompson, cycling home after work, collided with a dark animal on a Banff road. He rolled from the bike and faced a large grizzly bear, which then fled as both parties moved away quickly.
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Banff
Can
Bert Thompson
Bernard
Indiana towns feel coal shortages and strike impacts
Indiana cities report coal shortages due to the miners’ strike affecting gas heating streetlights and industry. Officials urge conservation while cities such as Greenfield Indianapolis and Columbia City announce reduced lighting and energy use as trains, schools, and factories brace for strained power supplies.
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Greenfield
Hancock County
Interstate Public Service Company
Huntington
Offhce
Indianapolis
Public Service Commission
Utility Fuel Committee
Grimes
Robinson Bros
Greenwood
Costing Bros
Silverwood
Washington, D. C
Cronbach Industrial School
Gary
Gary Steel Mills
Mam F. Gleason
S. A. Rand
United States Steel Corporation
Vincennes
Thad 8S
Nash
Princeton
Dairy Extension Department
Purdue University
Knox County
Plymouth Pedro
N. E. Beckes
Bruceville
Medovial
Becker
Lafayette
Agricultural Extension Department of
Farmers’ Institute
Dubois
Gibson
Brown
Crawford
Floyd
Switzerland
Purdue
Jasper
Jeffersonville
Pennsylvania Hines
Young Business Men's Club
Mall
Louieville
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern F Railroad
Wiscoy- Canadas Manine
Jefferson
Fort Wayne
Richmond
City Electric Light
Frank N. Wallace
State Conservation Commission
Holland-St. Louis Sugar Company
Decatur
Indiana
Lebanon
Boone County Board of Education
Logansport
Barnes
Columbia City
Evansville
National Presbyterian Board of Ministerial Relief
Thornton
Newbury
Jennie Glaze
Tippecanoe
Harry B. Smith
Indiana National Guard
Tmillietta
National Guard
School of Agriculture
Chicago
Charles J. Ortiwon
Orbison
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
Treasury Department
Jouett Shouse
the Treasury
Treasury
Indiana Harbor
Dr King’s New Discovery Promises Fast Cold Relief
An old ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds and phlegm with soothing effects and safety for children. It claims rapid chest relief and no after effects at a dollar twenty per bottle from druggists.
Dr King's New Life Pills Promote Regular Bowels
Advert explains constipation symptoms and claims Dr King's New Life Pills ease waste buildup. It urges use to move bowels smoothly and mentions 25 cent price at druggists with overnight readiness.
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Dr. King
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Pearl Harbor
Honolulu
Pearl Harbor Drydock
Josephus Daniels
Daniels
Mrs. Raymond Robins
Raymond Robins
National Women's Trade Union League
International Congress of Working Women
Indiana News
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