Red Cross Christmas Membership Drive Urges Nationwide Join
A bold campaign for Red Cross membership aims to enroll 12,000,000 volunteers by Christmas 1917. It outlines 40,000 enrollment booths, widespread posters, and service flags lit in homes with members, mailings, and regional appeals led by governors and President Wilson to support overseas relief and national unity.
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Washington
Nermee
Crosa
Staten
Asuniversal
America
United States
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Wilson
Executors Notice for Moses Kanarr In re Kanarr estate Indiana
Letters testamentary on the estate of Moses Kanarr Inte of Second Ward Indiana deceased have been granted. Creditors are requested to present their claims duly authenticated for settlement and those indebted are urged to make prompt payment. H. M. Kanarr, Executor.
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Moses Kanarr
Second Ward
Indiana
H. M. Kanarr
Wealthy Men Among Conscripts at Camp Travis
San Antonio reports Camp Travis houses the nine tieth division with a pew capita wealth of 650 and Liberty Bond subscriptions averaging 105 per man among 83,000 on the rolls. Recruits span all walks of life from Texas and Oklahoma. five are worth 500000 each, twenty can sign checks for 100000, forty two have estates over 10000, and one man is heir to a 3000000 estate. Over 400 young men begin their first jobs here, all over twenty one, yet content in the ranks.
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San Antonio
Tex
National Army
Camp Travis
Texas
Oklahoma
British Get Honor Stripes for Overseas Service
London announces new chevron stripes to mark overseas service in the great war. Red chevrons for 1914 service, blue for later starts, and an additional blue stripe for each 12 months of service. Stripes to be worn by officers and privates alike.
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London
War Office
Velvet Beans Coffee Startled Dinner Guests
Velvet beans once a stock food are being used to make coffee in the South. A host announced the new use to travelers and guests after dinner, as one guest praised the confectioner while enjoying a third cup.
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Quitman
John Horner’s Plum Burned in London Fire Tale
London reports Sir John Warner’s mansion at Melville Park partly destroyed by fire. The piece recalls the nursery rhyme Little Jack Horner, tied to political doggerel about John Horner who favored the Dissolution era. It notes the Horner manor’s name passing to the eldest son since then.
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London
John Warner
Melles Park
Ryline
Jack Horner
John Horner
Glastonbury
Horney
John
Dancer Eva Lavalliere Sheds Stage and Furnishings
Fragmentary report states Eva Lavalliere, a noted dancer, has retired from the stage. She has sold her furniture and divided her possessions among friends, and plans to join a religious order. The notes suggest a veil and quiet life after a public career.
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Mile
Eva Lavalliere
Beauty of Flowe Grow Chinese Peonies
L M Bennington extols the Chinese peony, praising its early outdoors bloom, hardy growth, and commercial value. He recounts acquiring 3,000 plants in China, selling blooms at four dollars per dozen, and notes the season peaks around May 18 with a 15 day bloom period.
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L. M. Bennington
Ben
Chime
Capa
China
Wry Farm
Virginia
New York
Boston
Gilleswerth
Miami
Aivny
Crocuses for Spring Bloom in Garden Spots
Crocuses should be planted three inches deep in October or early November for best bloom. Pair with snowdrops and daffodils for natural effect. scatter in large numbers on lawns or grow indoors in loam with good soil, placed close together just under the surface.
Composting of Leaves A Question on Time and Cost Profitability
The notice questions whether the time and effort spent on composting leaves adds to the initial cost and yields profit or not, weighing inputs against potential gains. It discusses the viability and payoffs of the composting process.
Bolsheviki and Russia War Prospects Stir European War News
In Bel government circles fear grows over counter revolution while claims of victory persist. Reports say Bolsheviki leaders hint Russia may stay in the war and Germany’s terms seem acceptable. In Rome British and French aviators clash with Italian and Austro German forces along the Piave and Asiago with heavy bombardment. Austrians fail to force Piave crossings. Vienna submerged battleship Wien destroyed near Adriatic coast with several officers lost and most saved.
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Bel
Russia
Germany
Rome
Plave
Asiago
Graater
Piave River
Amsterdam
Wien
Adriatic
Ag Ter
Man's Meare and Wante in Independent Growth
Fragmentary text hints at a discussion of a man’s desire and independence, with emphasis on the smallness of his wants and their impact on independence. The readable phrases are insufficient to determine concrete events or identities.
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Hiro
The Offender and the Worth of State Power
An archaic reflection on crime and punishment contrasts the offender with the state’s authority. The piece argues that wrongdoing corrupts the soul and that state power bears responsibility to restrain harm while safeguarding justice and order.
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Coal Cook Stove
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J. L. Orr
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Grant Street
John M. Daughey
Linden Valley Sweets
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Boston Confectionery
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Circus
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