British soldiers receive jack knife kit in overseas gear
The May dispatch notes every British army trooper in France is issued a three part jack knife with a Sheffield blade a can opener and a marlin spike. It explains practical uses from meal aid to battlefield wood cutting and box opening while debunking German rumors of eye gouging with the spike.
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France
Associated Press
Sheffield
Tommy Atkins
Tommy
British Prisoners of War Commission
Beaman
Browne
Mexican Soldier Endures Sparse Rations and Harsh Discipline
Juarez Mexico June 14 A Mexican soldier marches for miles on scant food and water while surviving on beans and chili peppers boiled over campfires. He endures beatings and rags for uniforms yet remains hardy and capable of charging a machine gun. In contrast London lists 566 war charities registered.
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Juarez
Mex
Ojinay
How She Banished Backache
Mrs. Effie Klepe of Averill Minnesota writes that after failing to find relief at a sanitarium for rheumatism and kidney trouble she began using Foley Kidney Pills. She reports immediate relief and says a half bottle completed the cure while always using the pills when she feels back pain. Mann Drug Co.
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Effie
Klepe
Averill, Minn
Regimental sports foster morale in British Army camps
Correspondence from AP describes how regimental sports in wartime Britain build competitive spirit and unit pride. Activities include bucket tilting, clay bomb throwing, alarm race, rapid roading, bayonet charging, entrenching drills, and singing contests. Companies vie for best collective times and performances.
Climate of New Orleans Undergoing Big Change
New Orleans climate shows eight degree hotter summers and four degrees cooler winters since 1900. Dr. I M Cline cites city subsurface drainage as the cause, noting water’s heat absorption and soil drainage from levees and swamp reclamation.
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New Orleans
I. 3 M. . Cline
Weather Bureau
Watege
German Reichstag Plans Child Friendly Housing Bill
Protect Children reports that the socialist faction has introduced a motion in the Reichstag asking the Chancellor to propose a law barring landlords from refusing to lease apartments to large families, per Berlin Vorwaerts.
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New York
Reichstag
Chancelor
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Praised by Mrs Smale
A California resident says Foley's Honey and Tar Compound acted like a charm for a stubborn cold last week. The ad notes persistent coughs and colds at season as reasons to use a reliable remedy and cites Mrs Margaret Smale of Bishop California. Mann Drug Co.
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Margaret Smale
Bishop
Calif
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