Proposals to Expand War Risk Insurance and Pensions
Washington report on Colonel Cholmeley-Jones urging amendments to the War Risk Insurance Act. Proposals include higher disability compensation up to 90 dollars monthly for wives and children, broader total disability definitions, and options for lump sum or installments. Also seeks extended beneficiaries and reinstatement rules, with focus on expediting settlements and keeping policies aligned to 100 dollars maximum in disability awards.
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Washington
Rh. G. Cholmeley-Jones
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Walter Reed Hospial
Washington, D. C
Bureau
Congress
Treasury Department
Wun
Cholmeley-Jones
Jadwin defies red tape to move troops to France
Col Edwin Jadwin led an engineer regiment to France bypassing wartime red tape to ready troops rapidly. The article credits his initiative with efficiency and notes the broader debate over government insurance reinstatement and ex service men protections once the Sweet bill passes.
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Edwin Jadwin
France
War Department
Jadwin
Baker
Col. Jadwin
Senate
Bureau
British birth rate grows in August amid wartime strain
Official returns show England's August birth rate at a level not seen since the war began, about 78 per 1000 with 461 more babies than August 1918. Doctors discuss wartime stresses and higher male birth chances, noting rising costs of infant care and the strain on British families.
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London
England
Macy Schuriieb
Strange Nine Foot Fish Found in Venice Canal
A strange nine foot fish, mostly mouth, head, and tail, drew interest in Venice. The creature was found by Frank Benedict, a local official, near the peau mouth with four rows of teeth and very large eyes.
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Venice
Catona
Frank Benedict
Olleial
Indiana State News Highlights From Dearborn to Indianapolis
Dearborn county bridges to be painted white for safety after dark. Knox County farmers vote to affiliate with state federation. Seeded potatoes yield comparison shows advantage of selected seed. Blue sky committee brands 28 of 32 stock selling schemes as worthless. Purdue figures report 57,100 rats killed in 28 counties, with an estimated 150,000 total. Prohibition ruling holds bay rum sales to be unlawful when used as beverage. Vanderburgh back money from seminary lands reaches county treasures. Zone meeting favors enforcement of laws against radicalism and unrest. Gas field prospects near Princeton suggest 2.5 million cubic feet daily. Forestry conference urges tax reform and cross-state cooperation. Indiana farmers push longer workday and oppose eight-hour limits. Memorial armistice events planned in Warsaw. Jennings county seat vote recount confirms results. Hessian fly appears in early wheat in this county, with advised reseeding in rye.
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Lawrenceburg
Dearborn
Vincennes
Knox County Farmers’ Association
South Bend
Charles Swain
Lafayette
Sheldon County
County Farmers’ Association
Shelbyville Chamber of Commerce
Laufaugette
Indiana
Walter Q. Fitch
Purdue University
Fitch
Indiana Food Production Committee
Indianapolis
8. Robbins
Robbins
Swansville
Vanderburg County
Union Township
State Board of Accounts
A. L. Donaldson
Field
Vanderburg
Cincinnati
Kentucky
Ohio
Mississippi Valley Association
Princeton
Washington Township
Gibson County
Indiana Gas Field
A. E. Morrison
Farmers’ Association
Iinois
Department of Corservation
Todjuna
United States
William Basson
Intam Federation of Farmers’ Associations
Basson
National Convention of Farmers’ssociations
Chiergo
Adamson
Ife
Indiiana Federation of
Indianapoly
Tndiana
Winds
Missouri
Michigan
Warsaw
North Vernon
Jennings
Vernon
Mne
L Ogansport
Cass County
Chicago
Goshen
Fort Wayne
Bloomington
Calumet
Harry B. Smith
Anderson
H. M. Teddy
Lake County
Gary
Labor Party of
Labor Party
Clinton
Chicago & Eastern Tllinois Railroad Company
Chicago, Terre Haute
State Board of Tax Commissioners
Hammond
Standard Steel Car Company
Goodrich
Lewis Bowman
John Williams
oMee
State Purchasing Committee
Indianapoli
Indiana Commercial Secretaries’ Association
City Managers' Association
James P. Goodrich
Merrit W. Sullivan
Miller Township
Greensburg
Woman Recovers Nerves After Using Pinkham’s Remedy
Winona Minnesota woman Mrs Albert Sultze reports over a year of nervousness and sleepless nights eased after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The product is promoted as a long standing standard remedy for nervous prostration and related female ailments including displacements and backache.
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Winona
Minn
Lydia
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Albert Sultze
Olmstead St
Multistory Plans Hint at a Bigger Project
A cartoon exchange hints at a plan for twenty five, twenty six, and twenty seven story buildings. The dialogue plays with scale and delays a full reveal, suggesting more details to come in a later installment.
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Crewitt
Cartoons Magazine
Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Promoted in Ad Copy
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a superior remedy for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It claims quick gentle effects, offers sample bottles for ten cents, and directs readers to Dr Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Reformers and politicians debate honesty in politics
A reformer and a practical politician clash over honesty in politics. Wright's Indian Vegetable Pillla is promoted as a stomach and liver regulator. An exchange between Edith and Marie hints at trust and deception in romance.
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Wright
Dyer Does Wyld Like Music Question Labeled
Dyer answers Wyld dislikes music preferring popular songs and jazz. The exchange notes a stance on musical genres and tastes in life.
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Dyer
Wyld
Experiences of Ohio Women in The Housewife Era
Readable excerpts from Ohio women praising Dr. Pierce products. Mrs Orean Radabaugh reports relief and strength using Favorite Prescription during pregnancy and credits a ten pound baby with little suffering. Mira Harriet Enasterly endorses Favorite Prescription and the Common Sense Medical Adviser as family health aids. Mrs Phébe Far Mn attests lasting improvement after using Favorite Prescription and Pleasant Pellets as laxative.
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Findlay
Ohio
Orean Radabaugh
South &J. Bryan
Phébe Far
Washington St
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Harvard
Indiana State News
Ydia E. Pinkham
Edith
Jack
Marie
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