Fifty Dollar Liberty Bond Proposition to Aid Soldiers
Public notice extols Liberty Bond as protection for 1000 soldiers against smallpox, 666 from typhoid, 189 from lockjaw, and 400 painless operations. It promises bandages for 555 wounds, 160 first aid injuries, and vast supplies of adhesive plaster and gauze, urging individual war service and support for troops in France. Also promotes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a tonic with quinine and iron for 60 cents.
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France
Georgia Ideal State for Poultry Raising
The article urges Georgians to raise more poultry to reduce imports, stressing patriotic duty to aid soldiers and ease meat shortages. It notes high grain prices, farm cellars selling stock, and calls for simple airy coops and sunlit housing. It offers guidance from Prof. J H Wood of the Georgia State College of Agriculture.
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Georgia
Hoover
The
Food Administration
J. H. Wood
Georgia State College of Agriculture
Athens
American Army Rifle Superior to German Mauser
A Bureau of Ordnance statement asserts American rifles are faster firing more accurate than German Mausers. Critics say the Mauser limits skilled shooters to about half the firing speed of the modified Enfield adopted by the United States. The claim rests on bolt handle design sighting and bullet flight accuracy as well as chamber bore precision.
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Bureau of Ordnance
Variter
Mauser
United States
Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic Drives Out Malaria
An old advertisement touts Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as a general restorative. It claims the tonic drives out malaria enriches the blood and builds up the system for both adults and children.
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Groveh
Navy Vessels Quadruple From Last Year
The naval service now has four times as many vessels as a year ago. The estimated pay for officers and men in the navy during the war’s first year runs to 125 million dollars.
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Naval Service
Army hospitals expand capacity 12 months
Over 12 months army hospitals rose from 7 to 63 facilities and beds increased from 5 000 to 58 400. An additional 30 000 beds are being added.
Chapter Masons to Confer Degrees on April 22
Jackson Chapter No. 54 Royal Arch Masons met Monday night receiving two membership applications. Work is planned for the next regular communication on April 22.
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Jackson
Royal Arch Masons
Army moves to produce 16000 new automobile trucks
Production of 16,000 new automobile trucks is in progress for the army. The effort signals expanded defense manufacturing and support for wartime logistics.
Second Bank Robbery Attempt Shocks Jenkinsburg
The second attempt within five weeks to rob Farmers Bank at Jenkinsburg failed again to take money. Explosives blew the vault area, but the inner door remained secure. A negro observer heard the blast around 11 and alerted no alarm. Officer O B Knowles investigated as a carborne gang fled, with clues guiding officers. First attempt occurred March 6.
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Farmers Bank
Jenkinsburg
O. B. Knowles
Our Community's Part in the War
Mae Childs of Jenkinsburg Public School urges local leaders to join the national effort. Residents should boost thrift stamps join Red Cross and support soldiers with food and clothing while praising God for freedom and democracy.
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Mae Childs
Jenkinsburg
Red Cross
Sam
Bury the Kaiser Beneath an Avalanche of Dollars
A war era piece condemns the Kaiser and German autocracy. It links Belgium atrocities to broader Allied suffering and urges that lasting peace cannot come while such tyranny endures. The text frames American casualties as proof of brutality and calls for decisive action.
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Kaiser
Belgium
God
Atlanta to employ idlers under new labor law
The Talbotton New Era reports Commissioner H M Stanley aims to compel loafers in Atlanta to work. States have enacted such laws and public pressure demands idlers to seek lawful labor. The message frames the policy as a mandatory program, not a request, urging prompt compliance.
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Atlanta
Commerce and Labor
H. M. Stanley
Talbotton
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Rior
HMS
Masons
Jenkinsburg Bank
Frain the Kaiser
Scott & Pawne
Bloomfield
N.J
Cardus
Cardui
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