Workers Sleep In Shifts Three To A Bed In Gary District
Chicago reports state that war workers in Gary Indiana sleep three to a bed in eight hour shifts to house the influx of labor for steel plants aiding in a victorious war effort. Dormitory scenes show beds crowded with workers as contractors rush to build more housing along Lake Michigan's southern shore. Meanwhile George F. Rupp from Gary is named a second lieutenant in the aviation section non flying signal corps in Washington. Harrisburg Railway Company plans new uniforms for streetcar staff with a June 27 committee report.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Morpheus
Gary
Lake Michigan
Indiana
Sam
Kaiser
Great Steel District
America
Tony
George F. Rupp
Signal Corps
Adjutant General
Washington
Rupp
Harrisburg Railways Company
Hairy Growth Removal Ad Vise by Beauty Expert
A well known beauty specialist advertises a fast facial hair removal method using a paste of powdered delatone and water. Apply to the hairy area, wait about two minutes, rub off, then wash. The ad claims the hair vanishes and that the method is quick and safe, with a warning to obtain genuine delatone to avoid disappointment.
Bio-feren hailed for recovering health in cases of debility
A doctor and several patients report Bio-feren rebuilding strength and vitality after serious illness or overwork. Cases from Kentucky and Pennsylvania describe improved nerve and bodily function after two weeks of use. The ad claims Bio-feren is a health builder, not a stimulant, and offers to send formula to physicians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Rules on Parcel Mail to France
Harrisburg post office issues guidelines for mailing to American Expeditionary Forces in Europe. Packages to individuals or units must bear full addressee details with title and unit, include the phrase American Expeditionary Forces, and follow eighth zone rates up to seven pounds. Approved requests needed for some items. newspapers and publications may bypass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Navy
Europe
American Expeditionary Forces
U. S. Naval
Vesp
New York
Adjutant General of the Army
Washington, D. C
Great Britain
Army
Navy
American Red Cross
Silk Stockings Ban Vexes Service Women in Philadelphia
Philadelphia women in war work challenge a naval ordinance banning silk stockings with arguments on personal comfort and patriotism. They note local regulations already allow silk stockings, lisle, or wool with any color and reject the idea that uniform design should curb their attire. They urge treating female yeomen as adults free to choose hosiery, asserting silk stock- ings enhance appearance and morale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
United States Navy
England Grows Potatoes Amid Fears of Shortage
The Ministry of Food announced that about 900000 acres in Great Britain were devoted to potatoes this year, a 25 percent rise from 1918. Allotments and cottage gardens were excluded from the census, while county yields show increased potato planting by allotment holders. In Harrisburg, four Sons of Veterans from General John F. Hartranft Camp, No. 15, attend a Scranton convention. In St Paul, Samuel Gompers was re elected president of the American Federation of Labor at the annual convention with Morrison and Tobin re elected as secretary and treasurer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Ministry of Food
Great Britain
John F. Hartranft
Sons of Veterans
Harrisburg
Scranton
Pennsylvania
M. Fetterhoff
Forrest E. Julius
W. C. Hess
J. E. F. Bair
Gompers
St. Paul, Minn
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Frank Morrison
Washington
D. J. Tobin
Indianapolis
Hungry tots in Austria beg crust of bread
A Hague dispatch printed in The Times from Arbeiter Zeitung describes Vienna bread hunger. Children knock on doors asking for a small piece of bread while workers, the gas meter reader, locksmith, and others also beg. The piece argues scarcity harms honest workers and that begging is their right.
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Austria
London
Vienna
Hague
Times
Arbeiter Zeitung
Fragments From A Seer Puzzle Lineup
A cryptic OCR fragment offers a sequence of letters and spaces. The readable text shows scattered vowels and consonants with no clear names dates or places, suggesting a damaged or incomplete puzzle snippet from a historical page.
Special Sale on Toilet Creams and Papers at Low Prices
Readable list shows a special sale offering toilet creams, face powders, and writing paper sets. Includes various paper bundles with envelopes such as 12 or 24 sheets and prices ranging from 10c to over $1. A mix of brands like Azurea, Tetlow, Mary Garden, Carmen, Djer Kiss, La Blache, and Java Rice Powder appear with promotional values.
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Men’s Army Son
Florsheim
Crossett
North Fourth Street
France
Father John
Mellin’s
Clark
Bland’s
Standard Medicines
Caldwell’s
Ely
Nature
Kondon
Peterson
Mayr
Pearson
Carter
Fletcher
Dean
Sloan
de Witt
Chichester Pennroyal
Weber
Psules
DeMirace
DeMiracle
120Th St
Mark Ave
Riverview
Etta Dorion
Ogdensburg
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marie Boyp
St. St
N. E
Canton, Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Havana
Even Stevens
King Oscars
Gen. Hartranfts
Sweet Girls
la Tifton
Counsellors
Gem Jr
Gem
Mennen
Colgate
Johnson
EL Marento
Porto Rico
Manila
Londres
Islands
Bellans
Pinkham Veg
S.su
Bremerton Cloth
Lyons
S. S. Whit
Colgate’s Mirage
Azurea
Tetlow’s
Mary Garden
Carmen
Gallet’s
Houbigant
Tae
Calex Colte’s
Sanitol
Calex
the Wyeth
Pinaud
Goodrich
Jergen
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