Memorial Trees to be Registered by Forestry Association
The American Forestry Association in Washington announces a nationwide program to register Memorial Trees planted in honor of U S soldiers and sailors. A certificate of registration will be issued to the planter and a permanent record kept, listing who planted, tree type, and date and location. The association will answer inquiries on tree care and protection. Reports indicate memorial planting will spread across counties this spring, often accompanying monuments and community buildings. Pure pasteurized ice cream from Wiedemann's is advertised.
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American Forestry Association
Washington
United States
Jis
The
American Forestry
Association
America Forestry Association
Charles Lathrop ‘Pack
American Forestry Association of
Washington, D. C
Rook Reco vering After Operation in France
Former K A gridiron star George Woodward of Kansas football backs two seasons ago is recovering after an operation for neck gland inflammation caused by mumps. Son of J R Woodward sheriff of Douglas County and a first lieutenant in the 110th Infantry, he is reported at Somiers France during transfer after the 139th Infantry suffered heavy losses.
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K. A
139Th Infantry
Somiers
France
Dr Albright Chiropractor Mass Office Phone 1531
Chiropractor Dr Albright listed with office at 1027 Mass and residence at 1769. Phone numbers provided as 1531 for office and 1769 for home.
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Dr.Albright
Mass
Railways borrow Will-Issue bonds at five per cent
Washington April 2 The War Finance Corporation will offer for sale tomorrow 200 million dollars in bonds to provide funds for railroads and meet war obligations. This first issue under the War Finance Corporation act authorizes a total bond issue of 2.1 billion. The bonds will be sold at five per cent and carry the government backing.
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Washington
War Finance Corporation
Dr King’s New Discovery and Bond Issues Advertised
An ad touts Dr King’s New Discovery as a remedy for throat irritation from colds coughs grippe and bronchitis citing nationwide esteem and a long record of relief. Separately a financial notice offers one year bonds at 5 percent interest with $1,000 denominations exempt from most taxes and issued through federal reserve and agent banks.
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Dr. King
Ebert
Federal Reserve and ‘Agent
War Time Labor Centers Become Unemployment Hubs
London reports a shift from wartime employment to unemployment across England. Birmingham, once a vast munition hub, shows 362 unemployed per 10,000. London 188. national rate 170. Women hold 61 percent of unemployment policies, while former soldiers and sailors account for 10.4 percent.
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London
England
Labor Ministry
Birmingham
Kodak Time is Now At McColloch's Drug Store
McColloch's Drug Store advertises a full Kodak line from Brownie to autographic models and offers developing and printing services. The notice invites customers to view different styles and kinds in stock.
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Kodak
McColloch
Have new name bustle squeezers in Montana law article
In Butte on April 2 a new label appears for a class of offenders described as bustle squeezers. The article explains Indian maidens allegedly attempting to violate the bone-dry law by concealing liquor inside a hot water bag worn on the person.
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Montana
Butte
Mont
Lydia Pinkham Remedy Sparking Health in West Plains Woman
West Plains Missouri resident Miss Cora Lee Hall recounts months of indigestion and crippling cramps. After trying doctors and remedies, she credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with easing symptoms and saving her life. She urges others to seek advice from the Ly dia Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
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West Plains
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cora Lee Hall
Medicine Co
Lynn, Mass
Whisky Racket Probed With Coercive Sales Tactics
A dealer used a rubber hose attached to a bag to extract whisky from an alleged source of supply. An official disclosed that slight pressure cost about four bits and yielded a small amount, while heavier pressure increased the cost accordingly as part of an investigation into the scheme.
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsements From Lawrence Woman
A Lawrence woman Mrs P W Ewing testifies Doan's Kidney Pills gave relief from back pain and kidney trouble. The ad touts widespread use with 50 000 Americans recommending Doan's and urges readers to try the remedy priced 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY manufacturers.
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Lawrence
Dean
Doan
P. W. Ewing
Pennsylvania St
Robbers in uniform stage bold depot hold up
In Mulberry Missouri near Burgess a band of ten men including one invalid robbed the Southern depot. A robber in a soldier’s uniform led the group. They took $60 from a trained animal show proprietor after the raid. George Prell, a special officer of the Kansas City Southern, was among the victims.
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Mulberry
Kans
George Prell
Kansas City Southern
Southern
Burgess, Mo
Court House Is Condemned in Crawford County
Crawford county must provide a new court house at once after the old building, in use for over thirty years, was condemned by State Fire Marshal L. T. Hussey and Dr. S. Crumbine of the state health board. Walls are reported to be spreading, deeming it unsafe. commissioners plan to start construction around June 1.
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Court House
Girard
Kans
Crawford County
L. T. Hussey
S. Crumbine
State Board of Health
Memorial Convention Hall Plan Aimed at Atchison War Heroes
Movement to build a memorial convention hall in Atchison Kansas gains momentum after a state law allows cities and counties to fund memorials for their war participants. A joint city county committee will soon be appointed to plan details and site options.
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Convention Hall
Atchison, Kans
Atchison
Moslems protest Turkish travel ban to European Turkey
In Stockholm on April 2 the Turkish minister asked American minister Ira Nelson Morris to relay a protest to the American mission in Paris. He said allied commissioners in Constantinople issued an order barring moslems and Turkish subjects from returning to European Turkey, prompting the diplomatic move.
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Stockholm
Ira Nelson Morris
Paris
Turkey
Constantinople
England Seeks Clean Milk Delivery Reform
A London driven campaign pushes for milk to be delivered in bottles across England and targets small milk carts seen in city streets. Scientists cite these carts as a major risk in milk distribution as the drive to improve public health advances.
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England
London
Graduate Housewife and Mother Ceremony Noted
A fragment notes a graduation titled Graduate Housewife and Mother in domestic science with reference to Sehgal and resilience. The brief hints at an institutional or celebratory event highlighting women completing studies in home economics and related resilience themes.
City garden soil prep tips from spading to lime use
The article explains breaking hard urban soil for gardens by spading or cutting with a pick when plowing is impractical. It stresses deep soil loosening to 8 to 10 inches, mixing in manure, options like coal and wood ashes, and careful lime application with fertilizer timing to reduce work and improve yields.
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United States ‘Department of Agriculture
England
Drouth
Growing of Small Fruits for Home and Market
Growing raspberries and blackberries is challenging but rewarding for canning and daily use. Plant new nursery stock in 6 to 7 foot rows with 2 foot spacing, stake or frame supports, and prune old wood after harvest. Expect fruit by year two with productive life of eight to ten years.
Raspberries and Blackberries in Illinois Gardens
The article notes that burning can control fungal diseases and pests on elder bushes, recommends annual straw manure mulching to preserve fertility and moisture, and lists popular raspberry varieties in Illinois such as Plum, Farmer, Cumberland, Cuthbert, Louden, and King. It also discusses blackberries, highlighting Snyder as the hardiest in winter, with cold and drought sensitivity and the benefit of heavy mulching for drought resilience and fruit maturity.
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Tlinois
Cuthbert
Louden
King
St. Regis
Snyder
Ilinois
Arsenate of Lime as Spray for Fruit Trees
Experiments by the Bureau of Entomology show arsenate of lime can replace Paris green in all uses where it has been applied. For apples pears and quinces it often serves as a satisfactory substitute for arsenate of lead, whose cost is above normal when used with lime or lime-containing fungicides.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Entomology
Palace Market Listing in Massachusetts Street
Palace Meat Market on Massachusetts street advertises services with phone number 86. Small, readable fragment notes local shop presence and contact point for shoppers seeking meat trade offerings.
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Palace’ Meat Market
Massachusetts Street
Anuric touted as kidney disease cure by Dr. Pierce
A 1900s public notice extols Dr. Pierce's Anuric as a cure for nephritis and kidney trouble blaming backache rheumatism on uric poison. A testimonial from Kansas City claims relief after using the remedy, while mixing gardening instructions on soil trenching and spading techniques.
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Idney
Pierce
Veterans seek retraining for allied service disabilities
Washington reports the federal board for vocational education seeks to locate soldiers disabled while serving with Allied armies. Citizens are asked to provide addresses so these veterans may receive the same rehabilitation opportunities as U S forces, funded by the Elks.
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Stars and Stripes
Washington
United States Forces
Federal Board For Vocational Education
United States
The
Elks
Altar Of Heaven In Peking A Ming Era Marvel
The piece notes the altar of heaven at Peking in southern China, built by Emperor Lung-le of the Ming dynasty around 1420. Described as a vast white marble complex with triple balustrades and grand stairs, it was reputedly an annual kneeling site for the emperor within a large enclosure.
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Tien Tian
Peking
Lung-le
New Archbishop Succeeds Late Archbishop Ireland
Vedere rises to archbishop after the death of Archbishop Ireland in St. Paul. Dowling, former editor of The Visitor in Providence, led the cathedral there for years before becoming bishop of Des Moines in 1913.
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Ireland
St. Paul
Dowling
Providence
Des Moines
Staterooms and the origin of sea berths
An old steamboat man named Shreve, who operated vessels before the Battle of New Orleans, built wooden staterooms named after states including Kentucky and Mindland. Travelers would ask the captain, “What state am I in,” and the term stateroom spread worldwide.
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Shreve
Jackson
New Orleans
Kentucky
Mindland
Pennsylvania
Stateroom
Palestine Salt Mountain Described Near Dead Sea
A remarkable salt mountain lies at the south end of the Dead Sea in Palestine. The ridge runs six miles long and about three quarters of a table wide, with near 600 feet of height. Earthy deposits cap portions, but the core is solid rock salt, some of it as clear as crystal.
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Palestine
Dead Sea
Penetrating Oil Promises Quick Pain Relief
An advertisement touts Miller's Antiseptic Oil known as Snake Oil claiming rapid penetration to relieve pain in sore joints sprains and swelling. It sells for $1.90 a bottle with a money back guarantee if not satisfied, urging readers to try the product.
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Anaske
Drus Stere
Adv
Olive Tablets Offer Gentle Constipation Relief
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets provide a calomel free laxative option for chronic constipation and torpid liver. They claim no griping, promote normal bowel and liver action with no harsh effects. Many use one or two nightly to stay regular. available in 10c and 28c boxes at all druggists.
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Dr. Edwards
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