Discharged American Soldiers Seek Fortunes in France
Paris report notes several thousand U S soldiers remaining in France to seek wealth and work. A minority prosper, many start businesses or take varied jobs while adapting American methods. Notable successes include ambulance drivers turned entrepreneurs and men marrying French families, with ventures from ice cream to rebuilt typewriters and tire shops.
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France
Paris
Brest
Chicago Press Club
Gerald Kiley
Harold Fitch
St. Paul
Dixie Club
J. L. McCann
Battlefront
Longstanding Lake County Suit Dismissed After 63 Years
A chancery bill from 1856, Cath erine Slunson versus Rhoda A. Rog ers, was dismissed by Judge C. C. Edwards on attorney Eugene M. Bunyard’s motion. The plaintiff had died during the long case. The text also references Nathan Israel and a claimed blindness cure using a “radium stone glass” priced at $30, with a patient reportedly seeing poorly through them.
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Lake County
Eugene M. Bunyard
Catherine Slunson
Rhoda A. Rogers
C. C. Edwards
Milwanukee
Nathan Israel
Roman Caerwent and Silures in Monmouthshire
The article recalls the ancient Roman conquest of Caerwent in Monmouthshire and its Silures heritage one time a Roman city with walls and ruins. It also includes short items on a school teacher shifting buildings and the origin of the word Mangel Wurzel from Runkelruben and a brief note on meat pricing.
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Caerwent
Monmouthshire
England
Monmouth
Brecon
Glamorgan
Silchester
Christian Science Monitor
Safe deposit box key missing at dinner remark
Conversation reveals a character laments losing the key to a safe deposit box during a dinner exchange. The exchange notes the lack of sugar and hints at a larger concern about access to valuables. The tone is informal and hints at a domestic scene with stakes around the safe.
Iron Will Float Upon Mercury
Mercury is a heavy liquid. iron will float on it and metals like gold copper form a silver amalgam coating when dropped in. Amalgams are alloys with mercury. the same effect occurs with many metals.
Dr Reesman Takes Charge At Donner Block Clinic
Dr. Reesman, a four year graduate of Parent School Kirksville Mo, is now in charge of our offices in Donner Block due to Dr. Troyer's illness. He is fully qualified to render osteopathic services to the community. Phone 226 day or night. Dr John F Spaunhurst.
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Standard Oil Company
Indiana
Troyer
Dr. Reesman
Parent School
Kirksville
Donner
Reesman
John F. Spaunhurst
Christmas Savings Club
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YANKS
United States
Iinois Court
Michigan Ave
Chicago
California
Cartoons Magazine
Jim
Telegraph Instruments
Boudier
Hurst & Compay
Greencastle
Liberty Bonds
Central Trust Company
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