No Exemption From Registry For Army Or Apt
No second day to sign up. The draft law requires all males 21 to 30 to register on June 5. Exemption decisions rest with local boards and tribunals yet to be designated, with penalties for false returns and evasion. Farm labor will not be conscripted. voluntary work may be used instead.
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Washington
Enoch Crowder
War Department
Council of National Defense
Department of Agriculture and Labor
Mystery Unfolds With Sudden Revelations
A sudden turn disrupts Lydia and several others as a mystery deepens. The next installment promises the veil will be lifted.
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Lydia
Fragmentary Dialogue Excerpt From Courtroom Sketch
A clipped exchange features a judge approving wilderness imagery and a quip about sharing singing with someone in the wilderness. The fragment hints at a courtroom or dialogue setting with implied satire or wit.
Ice Ties Up 40 Lake Ships Near Duluth Harbor
In Duluth Minnesota on May 238 forty vessels are trapped in ice within two miles of the harbor entrance. Boats form an arctic scene with green grass and budding trees as a backdrop while the ice extends about seven miles along the Minnesota shore and eight miles on the Wisconsin side.
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Duluth
Minn
The Spoon Lure and Trolling Tactics for Big Catches
Angling guidance explains why spoons remain trusted for trolling and casting. From accidental origins to modern variants, spoons attract fish through movement and light flashes, with sizes from No 3 to No 10 and options in nickel copper brass.
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Buck
Colorado
Freezone Promises Pain Free Corn Removal
A Cincinnati authority endorses Freezone as a cheap, painless method to remove corns and calluses. Apply a few drops directly to tender skin, the corn loosens and lifts out with root intact, without irritation to surrounding skin. A small bottle is sold at drug stores, or ask your pharmacist to order it.
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Cincinnati
Adv
Famous Men Were Broke Through History
A brief note recalls how renowned figures such as Napoleon Soult and Ney faced poverty early in their careers. It mentions Columbus and authors Dickens and Dumas enduring financial hardship, illustrating that wealth did not always accompany power or fame.
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Napoleon
Marshal Soult
Dalmatia
London
Ney
Columbus
Dickens
Dumas
Monte Cristo
Diel
Promising Recruit Sir Adam Beck At Recruiting Door
In Toronto Sir Adam Beck was asked to enlist by a recruiting sergeant near armories. Beck stated he would join but aged under forty eight. When told Beck was nearly sixty and held the job of remount commissioner for Canada, the sergeant paused as Beck departed with a smile.
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Winant
Miss Carteret
Tulloway
Mr. Craven
Carteret
Winmay
Lydia Craven
Lucy Carteret
England
Craven
Lydia
Mrs. Garetas
Irving
Agnes Hicks- Lorrimer
Miss Craven
Nps
Mrs. Beggarstaff
Dowager Dragon
Provincial Hydro
Toronto
Adam Beck
Sir Adam
Remount
Canada
Montreal Herald
A Timely Gift Sent Across the Trenches
Belle-Bob writes that the smoke to the trenches is fierce. Beulah-Is that so? A hint for what I promised to send him a birthday present. A smoking jacket will be sent as the gift.
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Bob
Beulah
Agrees With Him on Appearance and Family Ties
A fragmented exchange notes remarks about looks and a father in law. The lines mention a vacuous compliment and a shift to modern living, with an aunt or guardian figure implied by family reference.
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Whiteha
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Lydia Cravens
America
Liverpool
New York
Amelia Beggarstaff
Lucy
Mr. Quoin
Amelia Beggar
Thaddeus Craven
Tad Craven
Stith
Sand
Misa
Mrs. Merrilees
Thaddeus
ARMY
APT
Iiven
Pence and
Valentin
Strage and
SreSonr
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