Letters from France Describe quaint scenes and war roughs
A letter from Thomas Doedamead in an anti aircraft unit near Paris paints France as quaint like Millet paintings. He notes old stone houses and wooden shoes, observes wounded soldiers, and describes farmhouses, hungry children, and Y M C A canteen lines amid war conditions. Roy B. Case signs the piece.
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L. E. Dodamead
Thomas §. Doedamead
France
Dodamead
States
Miller
Roy B. Case
Roy Case
Greensboro
Coast Artillery
Fort Caswell
Magnitude of Troop Movement Realized in England
Correspondent notes a rapid influx of American troops into France passing through England from May onward. Rest camps grow as American officers praise British efficiency in handling transports. British managers keep the flow steady, while American units oversee landing and camp duties before departure to embarkation ports.
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England
Associated Press
America
France
Paving Assessment Notice for Main Street Hearing
Final hearing on the confirmation of street paving assessments for Main Street from English to Commerce will be held by the city council at its July 23 meeting at 8 p.m. Any interested parties may be heard. The assessment roll is on file in the city manager's office. This July 12, 1918.
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English
Commerce
City Counci
French mourn death of American heroes in Paris
Paris reports daily funerals for American dead from the second Battle of the Marne. French families mourn while the Republican Guard, American Marines and hospital staff participate in services at the Suresnes cemetery near Paris. American bugler plays taps and services honor both Protestant and Catholic dead.
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Battle of
Marne
Paris
Associated Press
Suresnes
Republican Guard
France
VI-TO-NA Claims Big Health Gains From Use
A Atlanta hostler engineer, F B Leak, reports gaining 35 pounds after taking VI-TO-NA. He says prior catarrh, indigestion, insomnia and back pain vanished and his strength recovered. He asserts the product cured his run-down condition after paying for other medicines. VI-TO-NA is sold in High Point by Matton Drug Co.
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High Point
Matton Drug Co
Occupation of Beersheba Film Draws Massive London Crowds
Reports from London on July 12 say a film about Beersheba's occupation has become wildly popular with local crowds. Soldiers' letters describe theatres unable to seat all attendees as fans throng to see the moving picture.
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London
Beersheba
Fotey Kidneys Pills Advertises Aid for Overworked Kidneys
The copy touts Fotey Kidneys Pills as a remedy for kidneys and bladder when they slow or overwork. It emphasizes aiding tired kidneys and promoting cleaner blood and relief from aches, claiming support from Mann Drug Co.
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Mann Drug Co
May Fix Prices for More Cotton Goods
Washington July 12 Senator Smith of South Carolina discussed with President Wilson the placing of further spree fixing regulations on manufactured cotton goods. The talks aim to set price controls expanding to additional textile products.
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Washington
Smith
South Carolin
Wilson
Nevot'an Government Announces Five Shilling Paper
The Nevot'an government has decided to issue paper money of a value of five shillings. Hitherto the lowest denomination has been ten shillings.
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Efird
C. B. Mattock
Millet
United
Guy
Peoples House Fur
Nishing Company
South Pryor Street
Atlanta
Miss Thomas’ Commercial College
Wachovia Bank Building
High Point, N. C
Service
City Transfer Co
Starr
Ang
Tome
Tone Arm of Brass
Star Motor
Great Starr
Amos Furniture
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