British Subjects Enlistment Surge Aids UK Canada Draft Pact
Chicago reports more than 14 000 British subjects in the United States have enlisted for the United Kingdom and Canada. A reciprocal draft agreement with the United States is expected to raise enlistments, with 30 000 British empire citizens in the U S eligible for service. General White says subjects 20 to 40 will be on par with home-country nationals and given 60 days to join voluntarily.
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Chicago
United States
Britain
Canada
England
W. A. White
Congress
Chico
United Kingdom
General White
State Councils of Defense
White
Europe
Government cites advertising as key to drafts and loan campaigns
The government notes that advertising boosts the draft and two liberty loan drives, arguing printer's ink proved effective in public awareness and fundraising efforts.
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Printer
Letter Claims Suicide By River Described In Confusing Note
A garbled report recounts a letter by John Alexander claiming he would drown in the Yadkin river and naming High Point Hardware in High Point North Carolina. The timeline shifts as townspeople learn John was healthy at home, leaving the true fate unclear.
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High Point
John Iexander
Yadkin
Alexander
John Alexander
John
Adkin
Emar Alexander
Pomona Cotton Mills
Total Hardware Company
Pay scales for officers set to cost seven million
London reports new officer pay scales for army and navy will cost just over seven million pounds in the first year. The reform aims to adjust salaries for higher ranks and improve retention across services.
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London
Relief for delayed use Triumph Pills advertised
An old advertisement urges women to request information on Triumph Pills branded as safe and dependable. It promises relief and avoids drugstore options, inviting readers to write to the National Medical Institute in Milwaukee Wisconsin for particulars and a free brochure.
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National Medical Institute
Milwaukee
Wis
Canadian to Instruct. Gas Defense at Camp Sevier
Lieut. Austin of the Toronto regiment and Sgt Bernard of the Saskatchewan Canadians arrived at Camp Sevier to lead the division gas defense instruction. The British mission now includes five commissioned and five non commissioned officers plus two body-servants. Gas training has been ongoing under a medical officer with officers completing courses and returning to their units to instruct others.
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Camp Sevier Greenville
Austin
Toronto Regiment
Sergt
Bernard
Ssth Canadians
Camp Sevier
Sheriff warns on unpaid taxes in High Point Township
Deputy Sheriff B Wagner urges full payment of taxes due in High Point Township by March 15 to avoid sale of property. Sheriff D B Stafford notes taxes payable at the sheriff's office in High Point North Carolina and cannot hold taxes for a later date.
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High Point Township
Tod
B. Wagner
Ofice
High Point
N.C
Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound Hair Darkener
An old remedy, Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound, restored faded gray hair to a natural dark shade. A downtown druggist touts its natural, even darkening effect and ease of use with a sponge or brush, cautioning it is not a disease treatment.
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Wyeth
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