Unemployment drive seeks names of habitual loafers
State employ ment bureau retrained letters to 700 families asking for lists of habitual loafers in districts. Many employed people found positions, and industries statewide requested 4479 workers. A Liberty Bond note is discussed as an investment idea amid wartime prices. The page lists names and notices, including public addresses and event dates, from various officials and residents.
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Employment Bureau
Peter
Ragamuffins Dine with Yanks in French Camps
Ragamuffin boys from France and Belgium, ages five to twelve, swarm American army camps from Calais to the Pyrenees to share meals with U S troops. They carry simple mess kits and rely on soldiers’ generosity as hunger and displacement drive their wandering path through the war zone.
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Prance
France
Belgium
Tracquies
Charlot
Pierre
America
Fragmentary Crime Era Snippet From A Dusted Page
Readable fragments describe soldiers and refugees near a camp with haystacks and sacks. The lines mention English words learned, a dump, salvage efforts, and waiting around, hinting at a wartime encampment scene and scarcity.
Maigick Son Accepted To Officers Training School
Private Merrill Maigick, who left Pittsburgh with Selective Service, has been accepted as a candidate in the Officers Training School at Camp Lejeune. He expresses relief at leaving the blue hat cord behind and serving in the red, white and blue. Mrs. Maisick has another son serving in France. Mrs. Anna Scott Maisick of North Sixth Street is noted.
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Ibuteh
Mrr
Maisick
France
Anna Scott Maigick
Seeds Used In Gas Masks For Doughboys In France
A government appeal urges Indiana and national residents to collect peach plum olive and prune seeds and pits to make charcoal for gas mask filtration. The charcoal is granulated with chemicals to neutralize poisonous gases, enabling soldiers to breathe safely in combat. A receptacle for fruit stones is in Troutman Company store for Red Cross collection.
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Indiana
France
Berlin
Troutmann Company
Red Cross
Fragmentary War Era Dialogue Reflects Army Enlistment Odds
In a dated exchange, a Nebraskan reflects on a recruit weighing ninety two pounds and deemed unsuitable for front lines. The sergeant suggests alternate roles in the Signal Corps or as a carrier pigeon, while the scene hints at broader wartime recruitment pressures and the quirky names of participants in the correspondence.
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Nebr
Teton Giaavis
Adrvonnt
Marinéa
Swanson
Lee Carpenter
Signal Corps
Noted Appeal to Buy War Bonds for Our Soldiers
Notes from page one encourage lending money via bonds to support the fighting line. Refrains urge readers to buy bonds for their boys, keep Old Glory waving, and honor those who may never cross the foam. The message frames patriotism, sacrifice, and prayers for loved ones.
Yankees Gain in Lorraine Front Report
The American front in Lorraine reports limited German reserves fit for action with only 13 divisions ready now, including one Austrian unit near Metz. American artillery allegedly hit the Conflans railway bridge, crucial for German supply lines from Berlin to Laon. Two American balloon observers escaped when a high wind tore loose their craft, parachuting to safety behind German lines. A Yale scientist notes overly stimulating climates may raise self harm rates.
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Lorraine
von Hindenburg
Metz
Conflans
Verrlin
Laon
Plans for Farm Corn Exhibit Across Five Districts
The state divides corn exhibit into five districts for even judging, with District 6 handling state classes. Counties listed include Armstrong Beaver Bedford Blair Butler Cambria Centre Clinton Columbia Fulton Huntingdon Indiana Jefferson? Lawrence Lycoming Mercer Montour Northumberland Schuylkill Snyder Somerset Union. Prizes for 1st through 5th places range from 5.00 to 1.00 dollars across each class, listing varieties such as Dent and White Dent.
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Armstrong
Beaver
Bedford
Blair
Butler
Cambria
Centre
Clinton
Columbia
Fulton
Huntingdon
Indiana
Jimiata
Lawrence, Lycoming
Mercer
Mufflin Montour
Northumberland
Schuylkill
Snyder
Somerset
Union
Ten Herbs Relief Reported by Ailing Man in Pitts Lough
James Duffy of 747 Reedsdale Street, Pitts Lough, says Ten-Herbs eased longstanding catarrh of the stomach and related symptoms. He credits improved appetite, sleep, and digestion to the herbal remedy, urging timely use to avoid serious illness.
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James Duffy
Reedsdale Street
Pitts Lough
Heo
Bank Bandits Take $29,000 In Chicago Bank Raid
Five armed bandits robbed the Argo State Bank in Chicago, seizing $25,000 in currency and $4,000 in Liberty Bonds. They escaped in an automobile and were pursued by a police posse, with surrounding cities notified in hopes of overtaking them. A separate note mentions a new tanning preparation from England for light colored leathers.
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Chicago
Argo State Bank
Daugherty's Drug Store and a Reflective Bulletin Note
A fragmentary reminiscence from Trumbull County references Daugherty's Drug Store in Indiana and Pas Ye Towne. The author contrasts a belief in receiving benefits with contributing nothing in return, noting friends and others who accept all offered yet give little back.
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Daugherty's Drug Store
Indiana, Pas
Woman Drowns With Infant After Family Car Plan Fails
In Aurora on a Sunday in Miry month twenty four, Jos?cMiteas, Gulnday, aged twenty four, drowned herself and her infant in a tank of three feet of water after apparently being unable to use the family auto to visit a soldier. Relatives report the act was by self harm.
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Aurora
Jos
cMiteas
Gulnday
Miry
Daniel
Grady
Beavery Mell Trees Defend Cutting Trunk Notch Claim
A naturist named Beavery Mell Trees argues eco friendly aims in forestry. He describes a peculiar notch created by slicing a trunk with repeated cuts to enable felled trees to fall safely. Rye flirts with Atlas while passing an apple.
Extraordinary Optimist Laughs Himself to Death in Poorhouse
A Canadian charity home inmate reportedly laughed himself to death after hearing a joke. The incident highlights the peculiar fate of a man whose sense of humor proved fatal in a charitable facility.
Thought His Time Had Come Disappointed
A reader recounts relief after eight years of stomach trouble with Mayr’s Wonderful Remedy. The letter touts a single dose as curative, promises refunds, and notes widespread pharmacy availability. A separate item reports Prod Sterz of Decatur fined $100 per word and $1,000 total in federal court for disloyal remarks about the President, claiming intoxication.
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Mayr
Hetrick Bros
Drupuists
Springfield
Ill
Sterz
Decatur
Rainstorm Drowns Hundreds of Sparrows
A heavy storm in Moundsville West Virginia drowned hundreds of sparrows after intense rain pounded the area. Local observers reported the sheer volume of weather casualties and noted the unusual toll on small birds.
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Moundsville
W. Va
Infant dies after thirty pills in serious poisoning case
A thirteen month old child of Mr and Mrs Brimn Pritchett of Marys West Virginia died after ingesting about thirty cathartic pills. The incident occurred Sept 20 at Barnesville Ohio. The report notes local tragic event amid wartime strains and other regional notices.
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St, Mary's
W. Va
Mr. and
Mes
Brimn Pritchett
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J. W. Cowder
Bec. Griffith
Thomas
Harmon
Harold i Jennings
Leider
Maud Mathews
Harry Murphy
James Palmer
John Shoemaker
Frd Swert
Blanche Shafer
Wm. Thomas
Dabe
H. W. Fee
P.M
Rignen
Iim
Alvania Association of Inspect
Enatechamiber
Ling
Pittsburgh
Batta
Waltham
PHE
Rama
Yankees
Yale
England
Ord Cent & Word
Ean
Pirat
Groom House
Inquire Gazette
Church Street
M ‘St
North Fith Street
Indiana Floral Co
Storage Ice & Supply Co
Bath
Gazette
Remington
18Th Street
Indiana Hospital
Oda
Smal
Clymer Avenue
King Razor Mfg
North Ninth Street
Weamer Bros
Catholic Church
Toven
Adilrese XX
Gazette Office
Royce
South Seventh Street
Mat Water Street
Hia
K. Cc. B
Gasleas
Seventh Street
Rye
Atlan
Barnesville
Barnesville Cow Testing Association
London
Mass
Paris
Seema
Tom B. Hildebrand
Be. Utility Electric Co
Barre
New Strand Theater
Byrne Brothers
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