Medical report shows 98 percent relief at American Women’s War Hospital
London reports that 98 percent of wounded soldiers treated at the American Women’s War Hospital in Painton, South Devon, have been cured or improved. Of 1000 cases, five deaths. Surgical cures 63 percent, medical cures 33 percent. amputations 14. Immediate first aid on battlefield noted, with many treated within hours of wounding.
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London
American Women’s War Hospital
Painton
South Devon
William Osler
Jesus Hopkins
Penhallaw
Sure Beal
Women Work on Liverpool Docks Apr One
Women are now employed at Liverpool Docks handling cotton and wood products. At the Leyland line docks nearly 100 women are working. Fears of Dockers Union opposition were expressed but have been smoothed over. Women now receive the same pay as men.
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Liverpool
Ding
Liverpool Docks
Leyland Line
Union World
Kansas Guards Plan August Maneuvers At Fort Riley And Camp Douglas
The Kansas National Guard, with units from Colorado Nebraska and Wyoming, outlines summer drills at Fort Riley Fort Sill Camp Douglas and Fort Leavenworth. Infantry and artillery schools run June to August include noncommissioned officers at Fort Riley and a large division encampment possibly at Fort Riley or Fort Robinson. Mexican border orders may affect plans.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
Adjutant General
Co. J. Martin
Fort Riley
Army
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Tllinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Iowa
Missouri
Nebraska
Wyoming
Colorado
Art Riley
Fort Sill
Field Artillery
Fort Leavenworth
Martin
Camp Douglas
Wis
Eamp
Signal Corps
Kurt Leavenworth
Kan Sas National Guard
Fort Robinson
New
Dhe
National Guards
New French Army Helmet Proves Highly Effective
Paris reports the new helmet for the French army is highly effective and may lead to armor for the chest and abdomen. Doctor Roussey told the medical academy that hospital admits with slight scalp wounds doubled from August to January, implying fewer head wounds from bullets and shell fragments.
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Paris
Roussey
Medical ‘Academy
Oklahoma Farm Women Meet Sets Fair Plans
Delegates from farm women clubs across Oklahoma gather in Oklahoma City for the Oklahoma Congress of farm women semi annual meeting. Discussions include coordinated club programs at township and county fairs, a standardized premium list for women’s sections, and a uniform scoring system to unify fair results.
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Oklahoma’ City
Okla
Oklahoma
Oklahoma Congress of Farm Women
Butter fat cash price at Kaw Valley Creamery beats butter
Mr Farmer is urged to sell butter fat directly to Kaw Valley Creamery, which offers 36 cents per pound cash, compared to 25 cents per pound for butter. The ad emphasizes the higher payout for fat and questions selling butter at a lower price.
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Kaw Valley
Social notes from Sibley and area visits
Sunday visits mark Mr Fremont Gilges with Mr and Mrs Frank Horrell and Mrs Peters with Miss Mabel Peters. Mrs T M Barbour improves after illness. Mrs Cowles called on Mrs Freese. Mrs Wim Cooper traveled from Lawrence to visit Mrs Bert Day. Sneile Howed returns to school after five weeks. Mrs Smith heads to Emmett Idaho with plan to return later. Mrs G H Atwood and Vaux Atwood visit Mrs Ed Toward. Mrs Lillian Gormley of Juneton City visits Freese home.
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Fremont Gilges
Frank Horrell
Peters
Mabel Peters
Kd Howard
T. M. Blarbour
Fred Cowles
Freese
Wim. Cooper
Lawrence
Colyer Scheel closes Friday March 24 at Kindred school
Report of a successful term at the Colyer Scheel school with prize winners in every grade. Highlights include head marks for Minerva Burton Freda Alt Alfred Jelle Irvin Hallmark Teekla Jehle Emma Anna Carl Alt and updates on several local visits and calls among families and teachers.
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Han
DF. Smith
Ethel Kindred
B. HL. Powell
Gertie Grammar
Alel. Metsker
Louis Vogler
Theodore Alt
Jon Otto
Hack
Linseed Oil Cure Promoted On Money Rack Plan
An advertisement touts a home remedy using linseed oil or hog lard with Parris Healing Remedy as a cure for skin troubles. It promotes a pint for about 60 cents and mentions Mearris Tealtig Heeany and AL Ay Green at 639 Mass. St. and Lawrence. It also notes fruit salad whipped cream and wafers for 10 cents a plate at Wiedeman’s.
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Mearris Tealtig
AL Ay Green
Mass
St. Aml
S. Ik
Lawrence
Wiedeman’s
Pay the average man a compliment reveals his hidden prowess
A terse aphorism notes that praise often prompts the praised to repurpose the dialogue by signaling that the speaker underestimates their skill. The line suggests vanity and miscommunication arise when complimenting a competent person.
Syeda Hanging On £ Strength? Tire Easily?
Catarrhal disease weakens the body through stagnant blood and itching secretions. The text emphasizes persistent catarrh as the cause of ongoing illness and inability to fully recover.
You Need PERUNA You Need PERUNA Tonic for after effects of grip
Peruna advertised as a catarrhal tonic for grip recovery and digestion. It promises to clear inflamed membranes regulate bowels and support complete recovery. The company notes thousands in every state have found it valuable and offers tablet form for convenience. Columbus Ohio is listed as the producer.
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Iit
Peruna Company
Columbus
Ohio
Rat Tail Reward Prompts Front Line Tax on Rodents
French front dispatches report a sensational order offering five centimes for each rat tail turned in by soldiers to encourage destruction of rats. Tails must be buried and tails collected in paper with petroleum marks. Authorities note rats damage provisions for troops, while some crews claim the reward scheme failed to curb infestations or reduce losses.
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Paris
Deafness Cure Claim and Ear Tube Restoration
A dubious medical advertisement claims deafness can be cured only by constitutional remedies. It asserts ear tube inflammation causes rumbling, imperfect hearing, or total deafness unless the Eustachian tube is restored. It offers $1000 for any case of deafness cured by a tarry cure, and promotes other patent remedies and Hall's Pills for constipation.
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Cheney & CO
Teleda
Ohio
Tae
Hal
Fox
Wby
Rats in War Time and Pest Control Claims
A fragment cites experts arguing rats multiply rapidly with a single pair potentially producing over 122 million offspring per year. It claims only wholesale poisoning or suffocation can curb the pest and notes German forces incinerating or starving trenches. A statistician estimates rat costs reach about forty four million dollars annually in France.
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France
Allen's Foot-Base for the Troops
War zone hospitals order Allen's Foot-Base antiseptic powder for troops. Sprinkle into shoes or dissolve in water with Allen's Foot-Ease to reduce friction and soothe tired feet. Available at drug and department stores everywhere for 25 cents. Do not accept substitutes.
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Allen
Sample line of Ball Gloves. We can save you money.
Ed Klein advertising pitch notes a discount on ball gloves. The line promotes savings and urges buyers to consider the offered gloves and price advantage.
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Ed Klemn
Ed Klein
Fairview Notes on Local Happenings and School Report
Fairview community notes detail visits and work around homes. Mr Kennedy from Lawrence installed gas fixtures at Mr Coffin’s house last Wednesday, and Mr Otto Dreher completed oversole hauling midweek. School notes report seventh month attendance with 12 neither absent nor tardy and list honor students including Grace McClintock and Louise Ochler.
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Mr. Kennedy
Lawrence
Hs Shivar
Miles
Co A. Wisendon
Harvey Lowell
Edward O McClintock
Chester Mitchell
W.bf. Mos
Frank
Smith
Will Walker
Oscar Johnson
Une Kale Leary
Ed Jolson
Grace McClintock
Pleasant Valley
McGuffey
Mislark
Henry
Francis Wells
California
Willian
Utchiison
Piersen
Afr
Finley ’S
Coffin
Louise Ochler
Violet Mitchelli
Fiella Ayer
Hilda Koehler
Willian Wells
Eldan Wirieh
Harry Walborn
Adan Rochley
Mildred Walborn
Mary McGuffey
Alfred. Watts
Louise Nkochler
Nannie Howard
Special Banana Nut Jee Cream at Wiedmann Fs
A brief item notes a special banana nut ice cream offering at Wiedmanns facility. The notice highlights a limited flavor option and local availability. It mentions the product as a seasonal feature and invites customers to try the new taste.
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Wiedemann Fs
Meat Dealers Organize Licensing Effort in Oklahoma
Oklahoma City April 1 The Oklahoma Retail Meat Dealers Association has formed to press state health board licensing for meat dealers with exams, possibly seeking a law for mandatory licensing. Officers include W R Fry president and Georges B Grant Shawnee vice president with an executive board listing Price Piments City and Crites Okmulgee. The group plans inspections to ensure sanitary shops and will meet next in Tulsa with a date to be announced.
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Olahoma
Oklahoma City
Okla
State Board of Health
Oklahoma
W. R. Fry
Ihe Association
W. Tiery
Perry
Georges B. Grant
Shawnee
Pevaiseurs Se Weiore
Norean
HL. T. Brown
Clare+ more
Beird
GL KB
Price
Piiments
EE Crites
Okmulgee
HH. Brown
Elite
Con
Panea
Clu
Adamac Drimright
George Fe
Lawnes
W. AY Sine
Tulsa
Frankraft
el Reng
FLA. Saner
Barteysville
Cl. Z. Tandley
Poenea
Butchor
Oal MebLain
Enid
Fainting Stunt Arrest Ties To Topeka Robbery Case
Mary Davis a Topeka colored woman linked to a fainting stunt in Lawrence is alleged to have used Bertha's trick to rob a Topeka physician. Doctor Miekala, visiting from Dwight, reported losing 80 to 90 dollars after helping a distressed woman at a Chesterfield hotel. He traced the money to Davis, who fled as help arrived. In another incident Augustin Alba, escorted prisoners to Lansing, was spotted by a colored woman aboard a Lawrence train and pursued after Alba slipped away from the smoking car. Police intervened as the chase continued at the depot.
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Mary Davis
Topeka
Santa Fe
Lawrence
Bertha
Miekala
Dwight
Kan
QO. A. Taylor
Nikhit
A. Rock ' Wise
Ile
Chesterfield
Cme
Ter
Madison Revi
Tonether
Taylor
Mminetech
Davis
Miekina
Augustin
Alba
Lansing
da L. Niene
Sheri
Niene
Alba Piusues
Abe
Apricet jee levelam St Reynolis Brothers item
Special for Sunday item appears with numbers 358 and 645 linked to Bell. Readable fragments show a product or catalog entry from a local shop. No clear date, place, or full description available.
Building Bird Homes Topeka Rank April P
Children who have been working uphill for weeks make bird houses as part of a project. A department head from the Federation of Women's Clubs praises the initiative and their crafts. The event showcases student effort and community involvement in a local crafts program.
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Topeka
Rank
Mnakiis
Tors Thal
Chistodas
Fides
Better Than Spanking Promised Home Treatment
An offer from Mrs. MM Sammi W in South Bend Indiana promises a free home treatment for mothers to help with their children's troubles. It claims the method requires no money and includes full instructions and claims to also cure urine difficulties in adults and the elderly.
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Sammi W. South
Bend
Ind
City contest to build bird houses ends today
City wide contest among schoolchildren closed today with anxious participants seeking to impress judges. Prizes include two savings banks each $3, an official soccer ball, a punching bag, and a bird book with 0 bird illustrations.
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Amone Seitoal
Amone
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Massachusetts ST
Kansas Iron & Metal, Company
M. Cohen
Delaware
Syeda
C. J. Eriksen Furn. Co
Fairview
Klein Bell
Massachusetts
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Mass. St
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New Management Garage
Arthur M. Spalding
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Irving Oil
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