Vacancies for Navy Yard Pattern Maker and Yardmaster
The U S Civil Service Commission announces open competitive exams for a pattern maker in charge at Naval Yard Charleston S C and for a yardmaster at the same yard. Requirements include extensive pattern making and yard experience, age 21+, and submission of photos. Applications due before January 26 1918. A separate note reports a $10 000 donation to the Y M C A with Japanese officials visiting and urging Christian leadership in Asia.
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Atlanta
United States Civil Service Commission
United States Navy Yard
Charleston
American Society of Engineers
Navy Yard
S. C
United States
United States Civil Service Board
Fifth Civil Service District
Gia
Japan
N. Hibiki
Imperial Japanese Army
Hibiki
Europe
Administrator's Notice for Caleb Barker Estate Guilford County
An administrator's notice announces qualification as administrator of Caleb Barker's estate in Guilford County North Carolina. Creditors must present claims by January 1919 or be barred. D B L Anderson is named administrator and calls for debts to be paid promptly.
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Caleb Barker
Guilford Country
North Carolina
N. C
Southern YMCA War Fund Surpasses Goals in 1917 Drive
Atlanta reports over 560,000 contributed to the Army Y.M.C.A. during 1917 with total Southeastern drive surpassing 1.08 million. Mississippi exceeded its 100 percent goal, Florida overfilled by 50 percent, and boys in the region pledged to earn 10 dollars each to aid the Red Triangle war fund.
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Southeastern
Mississippi
Florida
Union
Tennessee
Georgia
North Carolina
Alabama
South Carolina
South
Counry
America Boys
WG. Chadler
Southern Boys
Y.mca
Fisheries Bureau Urges General Oyster Consumption
The bureau of fisheries promotes eating oysters with a poster on safety and nutrition. It notes U S production exceeds all others combined and inspections ensure bed and handling purity. Green gilled oysters are praised for flavor and value, and a free booklet is available from the division in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Fisheries
Department of Commerce
United States
France
Food costs rise more in Norway after war
London report from the Board of Trade and Labor Gazette shows Norwegian food prices climbed about 14 percent since the war, versus 105 percent in Britain, 138 percent in France, and 46 percent in the United States. Details cite beef, sugar, milk, tea, and fish among marked increases as overall family expenditures for workers rise about 85 percent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
United Kingdom
France
United States
Board of Trade and Labor Gazette
Norway
Traction Car Crash Near Big Four Bridge Sends Ferious Wreckage
A Louisville and Southern Indiana traction car en route from Indianapolis to Louisville crashed into a Jeffersonville and Louisville interurban car on the southern approach of the Big Four railway bridge over the Ohio River. Wrecking crews race to reach occupants trapped in the Jeffersonville and Louisville car, which was badly smashed.
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Louisville, Ery
Louisville
One-Fourth of Sale Announcement Delayed
For the annual sale event, notification notes the sale on Friday with a morrow announcement from N. H. Silver Company.
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N. H. Silver Company
C Y R Railway Schedule Fragment
Fragmented timetable text shows trains between Denton Ar High Rock with times such as 10:4 17:00 11:38 12:16 and No 22 Leave daily except Sunday from Ly High Rock 12.45 1:26 with uncertain station sequence and departure notices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
P.M. Ly
High Rock Denton
Lionized Paw-Paw Claims Wide Cure Success
An advertisement touts Ironized Paw-Paw a tonic with Nuxis claiming rapid, broad health benefits. It features a customer testimonial from Mrs. I. M. Mizzeli praising digestion, energy, and appetite after two bottles. The copy notes alcohol is avoided by the product and lists Mann Drug Co in High Point as a retailer and Interstate Drug Co in New York for orders.
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Windsor
I. M. Mizzeli
High Point
Mann Drug Co
Interstate Drug Co. Inc
New York
Somerset man credits Foley Kidney Fills relief
Louis Buckner of Somerset Virginia says he felt run down with back pain and fatigue before using Foley Kidney Fills. He reports the remedy revived his energy and eased backache and rheumatic pains, with relief from sleep disturbing bladder symptoms. Mann Orne Co.
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Louis Buckner
Somerset
Foley
Mann Orne Co
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