Between Love and Duty in Wartime Life Choices
A woman writes seeking guidance as war reshapes loyalties. She stayed with a difficult husband rather than seek independence, while she contemplates nursing training and possible separation to pursue a vocation, noting his refusal to enlist and her own wartime duties.
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Feminine duty and divorce in wartime rhetoric
A correspondent seeks views on ending a marriage in wartime America. The writer condemns the husband as useless and argues a wife's service to the country justifies divorce, asserting patriotism overrides personal loyalty and that cowardice breaks the marriage covenant.
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America
Poslam Skin Remedy Ad Urges Clearer Skin Now
An old advertisement promotes Poslam for pimples rash and eczema and touts its safety and effectiveness. It claims fast results and urges readers to request a free sample from Emergency Laboratories in New York City. It also endorses Possum Soap as a tonic soap for the skin.
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Soldier Gets Five Years For Threat to Desert
Aniston Alabama private Abe Kenlen of Company B 104th Ammunition Train Camp McClellan was sentenced by a general court martial to five years at hard labor for contemptuous remarks about the Star Spangled Banner and for declaring he would desert to join the Germans if he reached the battlefields of France. He forfeits all pay and is dishonorably discharged. findings approved by General Morton.
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Dying Boy Answers Children’s Day Call
A frail boy named Tim on a hot June night pleads for care for his sister Totty as he nears death in a grim attic. The mission teacher arrives just in time to promise guardianship and Tim finds peace in the belief that Jesus welcomes such children to the kingdom.
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Americans and British Train United Front in France
The first U S Army units arrive in France and begin final training with British forces. American and British troops share language and gear, exchange war lore, and align behind lines with flawless organization. A diverse American contingent includes 78 occupations and multiple creeds, marching as kin in the common cause.
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Channel
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Atlantic
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America
Daily Dot Puzzle Draw From One to End
A concise puzzle item titled Daily Dot draws from one to two and continues toward the end. The note hints at a sequence puzzle or game mechanism featured in the page section. No further context or figures are provided for exact actions or outcomes.
Advice to Lovelorn From Beatrice Fairfax in Los Angeles
In this column Beatrice Fairfax counsels a reader about a famous actor suitor, weighing public opinion and propriety. She urges hosting him as a guest to judge character, then forming friendship from what he reveals in the home, while downplaying gossip and past divides.
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Beatrice Fairfax
Miss Fairfax
Los Angeles
Blood Purifying Remedy Promises Clear Skin Cure
An advert explains skin disease signals poor blood quality. It warns blotchy skin indicates a diseased blood condition and promotes S. S. S. as a pure vegetable blood purifier to remove humors and heal the skin. Local salves won’t cure. the cure lies in cleansing the blood with S. S. S. and medical advice is offered.
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Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
Iron-tic Tablets Promise Vitality For Home And Front
An echoed wartime appeal praises iron rich blood for soldiers and civilians. Dr. Pierce aligns Irontic tablets with medical research from Buffalo, offering a trial for 10 cents and noting most druggists sell them at sixty cents per vial to boost energy and vigor.
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Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo
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