Interior War Work Drives Women Nationwide Effort
Under Mrs. KE daily leadership the Interior Department mobilizes nearly five hundred women in a war relief program. The War Work association, auxiliary to the American Red Cross, coordinates women through departments from Alaska to the Desert, funding relief across agencies while Home Club members organize donations and support.
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Franklin KE
Pactea
Ito Neuilly
France
American Red Cross
Germany
Cwhier
Home Club
Sega Lon
Jackson Place
Mra
Nnts
Indian Service
Geological Survey
Bureau of Mines
General Land Office
Reclamation Service
National Park Service
Bureau of ‘Education
Pension i Department
Tragic Incident on Washington Ice Streets Story
A vivid, clipped reminiscence recalls a slippery Monday morning in Washington on icy streets and glazed sidewalks. A large cook, balancing a milk bottle and a package, slips as she steps along the slick path, the scene framed by a narrator's quirk and curious musing on ice and fate.
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Crowder
Congress
Georgia Girls Arrive in Washington for Help Effort
A Georgia Society group in Washington seeks to aid girls from Dixie drawn to the capital during wartime. A special committee will appoint each listed girl to roles under the Patents Commissioner’s oversight, addressing the “lonesome girl problem” as Georgia girls come to the city.
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Washington
Erical
War ‘Yoke
Georgia Society of the City
Commissioner of Patents
Georgia
Debutante Miss Frances Hawthorne Brady Aids War Effort
Frances Hawthorne Brady, prominent debutante in Washington society, joins the staff of Pierce General of Rail as part of wartime service. She is noted as the sole woman on the team assisting McAdoo in the rail effort.
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Frances Hawthorne Brady
Washington
Pirece General of Rail
Econd
Sesto
Rail
Seven Million to Contribute to War Costs Tax Guide
Washington reports seven million taxpayers will contribute to war costs under the October 3 1917 act. It details who must file returns with income thresholds for married heads of family and single individuals, rates, exemptions, and deductions for farmers merchants physicians and depreciation rules. It urges timely filing by March 1 1918 and notes the Liberty tax proceeds fund military needs.
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Washington
Daniel C. Roper
Internal Revenue
Germany
Collector of Internal Revenue
Aingle
Income Tax Urges Prompt Filing During War Bond Drive
A 1918 notice explains taxable income items including dividends, royalties, and partnership profits, with penalties for nonpayment. It emphasizes government checks, the Revenue Bureau, and county collectors aiding taxpayers. Extensions up to 30 days may be granted on merit, and agents may file on behalf of absentees.
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Individhiada
Ate
Savings Banka
Bureau of Internal Revenue
United States
Internal Revenue
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Treasury Department
Washington, D. C
Man of 64 Years at Bank Sets Record in Service
Browne H. Derby aged eighty is believed to be one of the oldest bank employees in the country. He recently celebrated sixty fourth anniversary of his employment with Manufacturers Bank. He began banking after attending local school and has served under four chairmen and many directors without interruption.
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Connectrant
Derby
Gunde- Willan H. Browne
Manufacturers Bank
Bear Erie
Portable Hampster Army in New York builds for France troupe
Hundreds of portable houses for an American troupe in France are under construction in a New York courie try. The homes are built in ponedy and chipped to Europe, where they will be ball ed together for use.
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Hampster Army
New York
France
Courietry
Europe
Dodd's Kidney Pills Relieve Rheumatism Claim
Mrs Ira Frey of Le Mars Indiana suffered six months with rheumatism swelling wrists backache and muscle cramps. She reports heavy limbs head pains dizziness faintness and breathlessness before using one box of Dodd's Kidney Pills and feeling improvement after the first dose.
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Dodd
Frey
Mra
Ira Frey
le Mars
Sutereg
A Sunday Handkerchief Tale From Howard
A Kansas City Star anecdote recalls a Howard tale where a sneeze forces a superintendent to reach for a ragged handkerchief. The garment proves so tattered that laughter erupts among teachers and a dignified reaction follows, clashing with decorum at church.
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Tom Thompson
Howard
Indy
Kansas City Star
Tremendous value offer from Pathfinder editor
Unusual 13 week trial subscription for 15 cents to the Pathfinder, a national weekly magazine. Describes it as clean, sincere, nonpartisan, well printed, and entertaining with clear public affairs coverage from Washington. Ad highlights Pathfinder as the only big weekly at the seat of government and invites readers to send 15 cents to 178 Douglas St., Washington, D. C.
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Washington
D. C
The
Pathfinder
Douglas St
Washington, D. C
Friends
Ady
New Kind of Animal to Him Dickey Joins Cousins on North Trip
A Texas ranch child named Dickey grows up with animal friends, pigeons and a magpie. His mother plans a trip up North and asks if he will like cousins, prompting the boy to wonder if cousins have two legs or four.
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Dicky
Texas
Jim
Dickey
Political pull debated by unnamed senators
In a dialogue from The Benign Variety a senator insists on removing political pull while another, Som'ghuma, argues that political pull can be desirable. The exchange cites Diogenes as an example of an honest man whose discovery would create political pull.
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Som ‘Ghuma
Diogenes
Embryo Candidates in Public Speaking Study
Seattle businessmen at the state university practice public speaking to improve participation in public affairs. They aim to train for effective involvement rather than to become skilled orators.
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Wifteon
Seattle
Wash
The
State University
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Senator One
McAdoo
Kremlin
Moscow
Cabtoria
Fletcher
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