The Value of Army Training Urges Universal Draft Safety
The author argues that draft aversion stems from imagined comforts and hardships of military life. Universal training would forge disciplined minds and strong bodies, transforming youths into prepared citizens and preventing exemptions scandals. If started years earlier, a trained nucleus for war would exist now, says N. P. Sun.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trench
Iib
Eng
London
England
N. P. Sun
Draft Names Continued From Page
Draft list names several individuals across Indiana Blairsville Homer City Luciusboro and surrounding towns. Notable entries include John Thomas James Saltsburg Wightie Fisher Philip Cazan Millard Campbell and Edward Fortunato along with Arthur Clawson Merle Shearer Paul Chavosky Wade Nipps and Andre Krivonyak. To Be Continued.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Thomas James Saltsburg
Wightie V. Fisher
Saltsburg
Philip Cazan
Indiana
Millard Wilson’ Campbell
Armagh
Robert Galligan
Luciusboro
Paul Covoille Rickard
Blairsville
Fierbert Ellen Swartz
Mahaffey Committee Praises Crowd at Clgn Event
Mahaffey committee on entertainment led by Mrs. G Dy Tolls and Frank Flynn praised the turnout of Clgn folks as the shadow of night fell. The group, praised for hosting, left for home after bidding each other good night amid a unanimous vote.
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Mahaffey
Dy. Tolls
Frank Flynn
Robert Magudd
Clgn
Unanimous Voto
Girls in Penn Don Overalls at Farrell Tin Plate Mill
Sharon Pa Aug 6 women and girls employed in the Farrell Tin Plate Mill adopt uniforms for safety retiring skirts and shirtwaists for blouses and overalls. The American Sheet and Tin Plate Company donated the first uniforms.
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Sharon
Farrell Tin Plate Mill
American Sheet & Tin Plate Company
Stewarts Meet to Discuss Food in the War
Pittsburgh Aug 6 A stand ard war time menu will be established at the thirteenth annual convention of the International Stewarts Association in session here today. Delegates from England France and Canada join about 2000 stewards to review the U S food supply and prices while Hoover may attend if possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
International Stewarts’ Association
United States
England
France
Canada
Frank Knapp
Herbert C. Hoover
Washington
Weekly Weather Outlook For August Forecast
The forecast calls for warm Sunday with lower temperatures Monday or Tuesday and moderate temperatures to follow. Expect generally fair conditions with widely scattered local thunder showers throughout the week.
Dangers Of Medicines Warn By Samuel G Dixon
A health guide cautions that medicines can harm as well as help. Physicians must diagnose thoroughly before prescribing, or in emergencies risk worsening conditions such as appendicitis with dangerous systemic effects. The piece cites misreading symptoms from lower abdominal pain and warns against relying on nonprofessional sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel G. Dixon
One Man to Direct Feeding of 680000 Men Drafted
Joseph Belfeld of the Hotel Sheridan has been named chairman of the hotel men’s committee to supply cooks for 16 cantonments. From August 15 to September 30 drafted cooks from large hotels will feed the army. 3,840 cooks are needed, all men with hotel experience. Two shifts offer $125 or $90 monthly, with transportation and expenses paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Belfeld
Sheridan
Henry B Sharpe
Army
Tia
War Department
Beifeld
Quartermaster's
Fat Conductors Shut Out as Suit Claims Injuries
Atlanta Georgia August 6 Fat conductors are taboo with the local streetcar company after lawsuits totaling 20000 filed by Mr and Mrs W L Shields against the firm. They allege a conductor was so fat that Mrs Shields could not pass and fell to the street suffering serious injuries on a car she rode home aboard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Gya
Afret Car Company
W. L. Shielda
Shields
Fighting Parson Goes to France
New York reports Reverend Mercy Green Johnston, fighting parson of Trinity Parish Newark, sails to join the Paris section of the American Ambulance Field Service as chaplain. Known for a vigorous temperament, Johnston plans to aid organized labor efforts. accompanying is Mrs Johnston, a Johns Hopkins trained nurse.
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New York
Mercer Green
Johnstown
Episcopal Church
Trinity Parish
Newark
Jrs
France
Paris
American Ambulance
Chaplin
Johnston
Johns Hopkins Hospital, Baltimore
Kippered fish and sea methods reach Far North markets
The report notes new additions to kippered fish in Western markets including grayfish and sableflab, with the bureau of fisheries dispatching inspectors via Alaska to teach the Seatel method of kippering herring. It recalls the north Pacific hermit’s prior low value and uses in bait, while stressing personal responsibility in naval funding and ship docking.
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Beatile
Wash
North Western
Fuh
Bureau of Fisheries
Ataaka Cone
North Pacific
Great
End of Debtor Imprisonment Rules in Early America
The article recounts historical attempts to abolish imprisonment for debt, detailing harsh conditions in early jails, the shift toward humane treatment, and pivotal acts like the Bread Act of 1814 and later reforms. It notes New York and other states limiting or ending debtor imprisonment and traces a broader movement toward decriminalizing debt-related punishment.
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Uganda
pHaon Walla
Humane Society
Soapadar
New York
New York City
Ware Airways
A Society
Dubk
Philadelphia
Jamaica Superstition On Poisoned Water After Death
A Jamaican belief holds that when death occurs in a house all water becomes poisoned and must be discarded. The reason given is that death cools the water, making it dangerous to drink, so careful residents remove all water from the home in anticipation of death.
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Jamaica
Jartie Clay
Imitation Marble Deceptions From Sawdust
A fragment describes convincing imitations of marble and wood crafted from sawdust. Experts and artisans have been fooled by these substitutions, with claims of elaborate carvings and variably colored resembles.
Pretty Close Genevieve From Loula Post-Dispatch
A fragmentary excerpt features a quirky exchange about carrying Fred’s picture in a wristwatch and wearing one’s heart on one’s alcove, with a note on youth and learning. The text reads as dated, regional chatter from a Post-Dispatch item.
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Genevieve
Fred
Maddlin
Loula Post- Dispatch
Yale Starts Bureaus for Fighting Grads
Yale opens a Paris bureau as part of the American University Union in Europe to aid Yale graduates and students enlisted in war relief. Director George Selentine sails for Paris with a 3,000-name card catalogue. staff includes Frederic Murphy and George Patterson Jr. and a French stenographer.
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American University Bureau
Paris
France
New Haven
Conn
George Selentine
Yale University
Paria
Yale
American University Union
Europe
Nettleton
Frederic T. Murphy
Treasure of
Mark Cross, Inc
New York City
George W. Patterson, Jr
Chijcato
London
Red Monday in Petrograd and the Romanoff fall
A British nurse recalls Red Monday in Petrograd during the revolution that toppled the Romanoffs. She describes a marching crowd of revolutionaries, women and children at the center, and a gunfire attack from a hotel roof as soldiers and police fire on the procession. The scene ends with the crowd entering the hotel and seizing machine guns.
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Ors Svens
Petrograd
Romanoffy
Moscow
Nevsky
Cours
Stepniak and the Russian Revolution Insight
A fragmented historical note quotes Stepniak and Stepnlak discussing revolutionary prospects in Russia. It cites a 1889 meeting, references a European war as a catalyst, and casually dwells on notions of efficiency, genius, and industrial management with offhand mentions of Darwin and Edison.
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Stepnlak
Manchester
Ghuaredian Firga Records
Stepniak
Russia
Faradays
Edisonia
William H. Smith
Making It Worse in a Boston Prauscript
A humorous fragment notes how counting sheep failed to ease worry, with the sheep provoking thoughts of the betcher's bill. The odd phrasing suggests a satirical or early manuscript style from Boston.
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Boston
Residents and visitors pass through Apollo area this week
Misses Ruth Orr and Ina Gallagher motored to their home in Apollo after ten days with Miss Eva Duncan. Mrs Charles Huey of Erleview visits friends in town. George Fulton of Pittsburgh visits family at the Griffith Filla home on Church Street. Mrs Alex St. Clair returns to Pittsburgh after visiting sister Miss Bertha Lewis. Miss Susan Ruphey returns home after visiting Miss Gertrude Lemon. Mrs Roy Mulonay of Beveralls visits at the home of Judge and Mrs J N Langham. Mr and Mrs Allen Kirkpatrick of Pittsburgh spend the weekend with Mrs George Hamilton on Fifth Street.
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Ruth Orr
Ina Gallagher
Apollo
Eva Duncan
Charles Huey
Erle Te Vie
George Fulton
Pittsburgh
Griffith Filla
Church Street
Alex
Glair
Bertha Lewis
Seventh Astreet
Susan Ruphey
Gertrude Lemon
Wayne Ave
Roy Mulonay
Beveralls
J. N. Langham
Ninth Street
Allen [Kirkpatrick, Jr
George Mamilton
Fifth Street
Love Linked With Death In Turoply Marriage Customs
The Turoply tribe forbids rejection of a marriage proposal under a tribal law that demands the suitor be told clearly and the woman may kill herself if refused. Women carefully question suitors before proposing, and bold inquiries about marriage status and a partner’s health are common.
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Wisi
New Gaulueu
New Chledonia
Tueopia
Murtiaga
Immina
Turoply
Ling
Tucosia
Ian
L'Earson
One Dry Nation Senate Consent Debate Details
A fragment hints at a six year period and Senate approval hurdles. It mentions three of the states must consent and references referees of the Senate. The text is sparse and lacks concrete events, dates, or names to anchor a fuller summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince Lichnowsky
Lichnowsky
London
Haglail
Senate
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Bhbttching Co
S.ernational News Service
Ening
Eeepe Pants
Carriere
Surf Ing. Towne
Steletly
AMG
Hi City
Gazette Office
Penn
Don
Stewarts
Joseph Bellfield
Esample
Coburg
Tan
Cleveland Plath Doater
Tom
McCreary Tire & Rubber Co
P. J. Mackenzie
Iotel
Creekside
Jth
10Th Streets
Chi Dixon
G. E. Simpson
South Ninth Street
G Room House
Chestnut Street
York
Joe Kindig
Public Service Commission
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
North Mahoning Township
Commission
Starrisburg
A. D
C. B. Miller
Solicttoy
Colonial Theatre
Charlie
Charlie Chaplin
Laemmle
Francielia
Billington
New Strand Theatre
Wm. Fox
Stuart Holmes
Mr Holmes
Kitty Gordon
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