The Boston Store Fancy Dry Goods Sale List
A long price list from The Boston Store features wide assortments of fabrics and garments with unit prices. Includes fancy batistes 12 to 15 cents per yard, dress ginghams 12 and 15 cents, silk voiles 18 cents, fancy dress tissues 20 cents, sec o silk 35 cents, silk poplin 50 cents, and numerous ladies and men’s accessories priced from a few cents to a dollar. Also includes stockings, gloves, hose, vests, union suits, shirts, and waists with varied price points.
Detective of the Air Traces Amateur Wireless Offender
A 16 year old Brooklyn youth William F Kekolf was arrested after three months of wireless banners by an amateur operator near New York caused alerts at the Navy Yard. The case, tracked by the New York Herald and aided by Department of Commerce officials, centered on a home roof station and a Jan 21 signal using a U S code.
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FTER
Amteur
New York
New York Navy Yard
Wiliam F. Kekolf
la Home
Brooklyn
Bays
Ter
Department of Commerce
Arizona
Hecho
United States
Louis Bick
Germans Hold Dominating Front Positions Near Calais
London report from Major General Maurice notes Beltish forces control the Moyennes region and Tage pots, reducing British casualties. He states western front length about 130 kilometers held with trenches drawn down to a 26 kilometer stretch, asserting German defenses now dominate key heights.
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London
Moyennes
F. OR. Maurice
Maurice
Calais
Thorn
Bemme
Messines
Magrive
Slnea Wa
LRU
Germina
France
New Food Controller of Great Britain Name Rhondda Appointed
Baron Rhondda, president of the local government board, has been appointed food controller of Great Britain. The baron, David A. Thomas, who was Britain’s coal king before his 1918 peerage, succeeded Viscount Devonport after his resignation. Rhondda was the fifth choice offered after the war. Lord Rothermere, brother of Lord Northcliffe, refused the post.
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Baron Rhondda
Local Government Board
Great Britain
David A. Thomas
Viscount Devonport
Lord Rothermere
Lord W Northcliffe
Red Cross Drives Strong Support For War Relief in Fort Wayne
Fort Wayne volunteers on West Berry Street maintain a steady pace supplying clothing and medical goods through the Red Cross chapter. A city wide lawn festival planned for June 28 supports the Red Cross fund with local families and church groups contributing, reflecting broad patriotic effort during wartime.
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Red Cross
West Berry Street
Red Crnen
Fort Wayne
FB. O. Miller
The
Jaden
A. O
Aethedral
Ted Cross
Mias
Margaret Colling
Alice Minick
Cummins
Agnes Anenngad
Mish Lomletta King
Teeay Tn
Cheabaye
Young Ladies’ Sodality of the Catheden Parrish
Leo Tha Hed Croas
Red Cross Social
Mra
W. A. Anas
Tatheran Hospital
Red
Croxa
South End
Klitzke
Fort Wayne Dalry Company
Rost
Cindy Booth
Weol Ross
Elephan A. Hass
Oearps
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Snother
Wilbert
United States
Ligonier News Highlights Local Guests and Events
Local notices detail visitors from Fort Wayne and South Bend staying with residents, weekend guests shared among families in Ligonier, names including Mr and Mrs Hattory, Mrs Henry Wolfe, and Mr and Mrs Peterson. A wedding at the Lutheran church in Elkhart preceded a honeymoon trip to Buffalo and Niagara Falls, with the couple planning to live in Elkhart. The report notes many Sunday gatherings, travels to Detroit and Detroit area, and a veteran death of Naniel Wo Beall in Walkerton.
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Higontri
Meakisen
Wis
Migs
Heet
Jagtts Rourte
Fort Wayne
Mra ti M_ Hattory
North Webster
Mere
Wesley Hourte
Mrakal Peterson
Sindy
Mins
Havel Wolfe
Kikhart
Henry Walte Woo Witton
Casiris
Actar Gybsen
Middlebury
Fisher
Lewis Catheck
South Bend
Charles Corkrell
Kens
Marehall Flowers
Howard
Ieshen
Mr. Hire
Woo de Vor
Kenta Ville
Jarek
Santis Bantyo
Anid
Mary Marker
Cou
pUhiin
John South
Marcuk Hepnach
Iaporte
Tle San
Couneiiniaay
Misa Natwlie Kilgore
Werlattyille
Cleo [Ty] Leway
Christkin Darr
Ayracuse
L. Showalter
Newari
Perry Maston
Adrian
Weh
Mra Manton
Wadan
George Pincheon
Little Dan
Lansing
Mich
Bam Solig
Harry Howenatten
WD. Sweet
Hertha Moser
Moser
Joetty
Bert Wilt Johnson
Elkhart
Lutheran Pa Igh
Elchart
Cnme
Buffalo
Niagara Falls
Permanent Red Cross Society in Noble Co. form two groups
Noble county Red Cross workers organized two permanent bodies in Albion to handle war relief. Kendallville’s Mr Cray was named county chairman and Dr Keehn of Ligonier as permanent secretary. Committees for each township and three towns were appointed with pro rated dues and an administration committee named.
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Albion
Ind
Noble County Red Cross
Cray
Kendallville
Keehn
Ligonier
Juota
Noble County
Kwenter
Walter Bonham
Z. Munton
Lemon Beauty Remedy From Lemons Advertises Skin Whitening
A vintage advertisement advises using lemon juice to whiten complexion and brighten skin. It claims lemon pulp mixed with orchard white cream can soothe and renew the skin, suggesting daily application to the face neck arms and hands for a lighter, fresher look.
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Jules
Gil
Fleean
Fire-Fighting Trolley Car Appears In Duluth Park Point
USUTH Minnesota reports the city’s fire fighting trolley car, a repurposed open streetcar, now serves Park Point to meet urgent rescue needs. It carries 1,500 feet of hose and firefighting apparatus, enabling rapid response on the narrow land strip and improving coverage to the harbor area.
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Usuth
Minn
Hake Superior
Dulachlia
Park $Oint
Dinluth
Singin
Duluth
Park Point
Dria Aera
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Boston
WM. Hahn & CO
Bargain Store
Menter’s
Women’s Department
Aia
Calhoun ST
Germany
West Front
Rhondda
Ligonier News
Nus
Permanent Red Cross Society
Noble CO
A. B. Kirschbaum Co
Kirschbaum
Kratzsch & Schroeder
Calhoun Street
Wilson’s
Harrison
Wayne
UY Gageles
Ile ‘Auburn
Roussey Auto Tire Co
Norther
Indiana
East Main St
Court House Square
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