Provision Made to Pension Civilians in Lightouse Bill
The annual lighthouse bill approved by President Wilson instituts a civilian retirement system. Optional retirement at 65 after 30 years service, compulsory at 70, with pensions up to 30-40 of the last five years average pay. Limits exclude some civilian branches. raises district superintendent pay to 3000 dollars. lightkeeper average pay to 840 dollars.
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Wilson
Washington
Lighthouse Service
Coast Guard
Aid in Paris During German Air Raid Described by Red Cross
An American Red Cross inspector recounts helping Paris as German air raids strike. The account details darkness lit by sirens and searchlights, civilians seeking shelter, and troops and workers guiding residents to caves and cots while archies and bombs shake the city.
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RED Cross
Paris
Washington
Suiect
Mademoiselle
Turtle
Hospital Gardens Bring Forth Crops At American Bases
Acres of gardens near American base hospitals yield vegetables grown by wounded convalescents. The work provides relaxation, lowers costs, and aligns with army provisioning plans. Red Cross cooperates with smaller plots to aid recovering soldiers and supply fresh produce.
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Paris
Associated Press
Army
American Red Cross
Sarah Bernhardt Banishes Wrinkles with Evanola Cream
Famous actress Sarah Bernhardt touts Evanola Cream as a quick effective beauty aid. She claims it brightens the complexion, strengthens vocal cords, and protects the skin after weather exposure. Readers are urged to ask their druggist for Evanola Cream samples.
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Sarah Bernhardt
Doughboys Get Even With Airmen for Monopolizing Girls
London reports the air men, marked by white bands on their caps to distinguish them, were rivaled by doughboys and artillery in keeping girls. The doughboys spread a tale that the bands signified walking quarantine due to a mumps outbreak, as airmen struggled to shed their isolation.
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London
Uncle Sam
Sinn Feiners Resort to Raiding to Get Weapons
Raids for arms continue in Ireland with Sinn Féiners often facing little resistance as they seize firearms. In Ferbane a six man raid on a woman’s house was repelled by a retired officer who captured two attackers. In Roscommon near Tulsk a gun owner defended himself and fled as masked raiders were repelled. Police later seized weapons and a hoard of 150 pounds in silver during a separate Tipperary seizure.
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Dublin
Associated Press
Ireland
Sinn
Tulsk
Roscommon
Linn Fermers
Tipperary
Her Silent Sacrifice at Broadway with Alice Brady
The Select Pictures drama stars Alice Brady in a tale of a country girl who sacrifices for love and art. A Parisian milieu and a scheming prince test devotion as fate guides a true romance toward marriage.
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Alice Brady
Select Pictures
Prince Boissard
Big Steamship Passes Narrow Canal Locks Plan
The United States Shipping Board solves a canal width problem to move the 458 by 50.2 foot steamship Charles R Van Lise from the Great Lakes for war service. The ship will be cut amidships, bulheaded and rejoined after placing steel pontoons and water ballast to reduce breadth to 25 feet, allowing passage through canal locks.
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New York
States Shipping Board
Great Lakes
Charles R van Lise
United S’aes
America
Welland Canal
St Montreal
Quebec
Atlantic
van Hisen
F. A. Eustis
Unified States Shipping Board
Great Lakes District
Stella Vitae Promises Relief for Women’s Ailments
Advertorial notice extols Stella Vitae as a long used remedy for diseases peculiar to women. It claims a ten year guarantee with refunds rare, and shares a testimonial from Mrs Russell of Mill Springs North Carolina noting dramatic weight gain after use. The piece emphasizes benefits for puberty, childbirth, and menopause while urging immediate purchase.
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Mirs. E. TM. Russell
Mill Springs
N. C
Russell
Dreco Herbal Cure Praised by Forsythe Worker
J B Hodges of Winston-Salem recounts dramatic relief after one bottle of Dreco for kidney trouble indigestion and rheumatic pains and urges friends to try it. Ring Drug Co sells and recommends Dreco in High Point.
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Hodges
Ring Drug Co
Petey Kidneys Pilly Aids Ailing Kidneys And Bladder
A midcentury health notice touts Petey Kidneys Pilly as a remedy for fatigued kidneys and bladder issues. It promotes easing age related slowdowns with this product from Mann Drug Co, aiming to relieve aches and pains by supporting kidney function.
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Bladder Mann Drug Co
Million Dollar Mystery at the Rose Tuesday
The feature tale titled Million Dollar Mystery plays Tuesday at the Rose Theater. Performances promise lively mystery thrills with a professional cast and stagecraft expected to attract local theatergoers.
Cuba to Send Regiments Overseas and Form Aviation Corps
Habana reports Cuba will dispatch at least one regiment of regulars to France and all volunteers for Europe under a military service bill passed by the house. The bill also provides a military mission to the United States France England and Italy and a Cuban aviation corps trained in the United States. President Menocal has signed a decree creating the corps amid hundreds of civilian applicants.
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Habana
Cuba
France
Europe
House of Representives
United States
England
Menccal
Aviation Corps
C. & Y. R RAILWAY CO Schedule 1917 Southbound Times
The schedule lists train arrival and departure times effective November 28 1917 at stations shown, with no guarantee of exact times and subject to change without notice. Southbound trains show a 12 10 departure time.
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Sisters of the Poor
Boche Escadrille Kommandator
Kolnischegeitung
Escadrille Kommandator
Houseless
Mme. Bernhardt
Eustice
Duluth Superior
Milwaukee
Chicago
Detroit
Toledo
Buffalo
Astabula
Stella-Vitae
Gilmer Brothers Company
J. E. Hodges
Os Forsythe Chair Company
Dreco
J. B. Hodges
Center Street
Winston-Salem
Forsythe Chair Company
Junion Order
A. E. Frazier
Dental
Bank of Commerce Building
Tanlac Cpm
C. & Y. R. Railway CO
Cid
High Point
Thomasville
High Rock
Cordontown
Denton
Gordontown
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