Illiterates received schooling in Army at Camp Dix
Camp Dix New Jersey hosts a recruit education center where 1800 men from ages eighteen to forty five, many non English speakers, learn reading writing and public speaking. Under Prescott Lecky, the school system includes three daily hours of drill and five days of classes weekly with group singing twice a week at the Liberty Theatre.
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Camp DIX
N. J
Recruit Educational Centre
Europe
United States
Sam
War Department
Camp Upton
N. C
Camp Lewis
Washington
Camp Travismas
Camp Pike
Arkansas
Camp
Liberty Theatre
Ministers Return From Enfield Church Conference
Rev. George R. Brown pastor of the First Methodist Protestant church and A. M. Rankin have returned from Enfield where they attended the church conference convening there during the past week.
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George R. Brown
First Methodist Protestant Church
A. M. Rankin
Enfield
Dublin City to Sell Paraphernalia for Funds
Dublin moves to auction off mayoral and mansion house items after government withheld public funds. The plan includes selling the high sheriffs gold chain and pictures of British royalty to pay city employees, with proceeds aimed at reopening the Pig eon House hospital for consumptives.
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Dublin
Corporation of
City of
Sinn Fein
Sinn
Lord French
Pigeon House Hospital
P. T. Daly
Miss Wineskie Returns from Western Tour
Miss Tillie Wineskie leaves High Point with a visit to Portland Oregon planned next after time with her brother Frank Wineskie She will travel via Kansas City and Denver en route to her destination for a short stay with relatives and then proceed north westward.
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Miss Wineskie
Tillie Wineskie
Portland
Oregon
Frank Wineskie
High Point
Kansas City
Denver
Price Increase Hits London Gazette Oldest English Paper
The London Gazette, England’s oldest newspaper, now costs two shillings after a government increase to cover running costs. It has strayed from its news sheet origin into an official miscellany of state intelligence. The U S Navy department lists five old warships and 25 miscellaneous vessels for sale.
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London
Official
London Gazette
England
Gazette
U. S. Navy Department
Hamlin's Wizard Oil and Liver Whips Ad
A vintage ad urges use of Hamlin's Wizard Oil as a safe antiseptic for burns cuts and injuries and promotes Wizard Liver Whips for constipation and headaches. It touts effectiveness for pain inflammation sprains bruises bites and stings with a 35 cent bottle offer and a one dollar liver remedy.
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Hamlin
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