Army mass firing school opens at Fort Sill Oklahoma
Fort Sill Oklahoma to host the only mass firing and musketry school in the United States. The facility trains officers and non commissioned officers in fire discipline, concealment, and control under simulated battlefield conditions. The program traces its origins to Italian and German methods and aims to expand to regimental schools at each post. Colonel R. J. Plate has command, with instructors drawn from field artillery and other arms.
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Sill
Okla
Wnited States Army
Tor Dield Artillery
War Department
Treach
Ander
Es Amnnal
Trent
Park Sill
Allove Sy
RK. 3
Plateh- Sard
Ts Tadition
Jewelers Ad Mentions American Fat and Gold
An old classified style line references various items and names including Solid gold and gale Aled Hawai Blain, Mamilton, Waltham and other American Fat. It cites W Parsonsy Jeweler with a street number 717 and appears as a partial ad fragment.
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Gale Aled Hawai
Blein
Mamilton
Waltham
W. Parsonsy Jeweler
Mail order consignment viewed with caution in Lawrence
George Connell editor of the Lecompton News surveyed a mail order display in Lawrence. He highlighted spoiled canned goods, mislabelled items, and bait pricing including sugar, flour sacks, and an inferior chair to lure buyers, noting a nearby catalog for price verification.
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George Connell
Lecompton Son
Lawrence
Mérchants Association
Slyame
Hants
Connell
Lawrences
Thesday
San
Tao
Washburn- Crosby
Ivory Dresser Set Admired At Dick Bros This Christmas
For Mother Wife or Daughter an Ivory Dresser Set is praised by people of good taste. We display a handsome assortment this Christmas season at Dick Bros leading druggists.
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Dick Bros
Tales of the Town and Local Notices From Lawrence
Homer Meyers of dul New York plans to leave tomorrow for Ae r Kansas to join a cement firm. C Burha, a student at the university, will speak in Kansas City on December 30 at a meeting highlighting Philippine independence. The association counts about forty members from Kansas towns including Vilie and Mistery Jutias Langsdorf of the St. Louis firm visited Lawrence on business. A university notification mentions Luzon Island and mass confusion over a fund. Local news also covers a man driving a car at midnight, prompting safety reminders. The Y M C A holidays employment service continues for Christmastide tasks. phone the secretary for aid or work.
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Homer Meyers
New York
Aer
Kansas
Meyers
Fee
C. Burha
Cni
Air Vo
Kk City
Philipppines
Elf
Foxty
Laaweneiee
Lawrence
Fred Gleed Builds Flourishing Lawrence Produce Firm
Fred Gleed runs a thriving produce business in Lawrence and Douglas County, known to farmers for fair dealing and reliable purchases. The firm has established a large operation and is trusted to buy farmers’ goods regardless of market conditions. Gleed is a well known figure in the local trade network.
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Fred Gleed
Streck
Lawrence
Gleed
Douglas County
Aly
Gifts Distinctive Your Christmas Spirit In Gift Shop
The ad extols thoughtful giving and prices, touting the store as the community gift shop with new unusual patterns and home furnishings as affordable Christmas gifts. It urges discerning shoppers to choose practical, value-packed items that bring real pleasure to recipients.
Noted merchant thanks patrons after a good year
A local business owner named Mr Gleed expresses gratitude to his patrons and friends for their support during the year. He notes fair prices and honest dealing as the foundation of his success and says this has been a good year for the shop.
Islanders Parade in Fiji Reveals Native War Dress and Dances
A Fiji capital parade showcased Fijians Tongans Samoans Solomons Islanders Chinese and whites in a merging of tradition and spectacle. Costumes included kilts of mulberry cloth with dyed fibers and war shields while women wore tapa. Proceeds reached about 5000. dances featured carved reed instruments and weapon-like props with vivid color and ceremonial chants.
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Saga
Fiji Islands
Fiji
Reed Instrumments
Tokelau
Aetors
Miemon
Maxwell Cars Boosted by Local Dealer in Lawrence
C P Banker of Lawrence has sold more Maxwell cars than any other area salesman, handling over five hundred Ford Maxwell units in Douglas County. The 1916 Maxwell features 25 to 28 horsepower, electric lights, an electric starter, and low upkeep at a low price, with a fireproof new garage at 684 Massachusetts Street housing the operation.
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C. P
Ford
Lawrence
Douglas County
Maxwell
Maxwellsgenex Lelias
Baker
Massachusetts Street
Vie Haa
Hime RH. Osheim
Varry Epley
Maxwell's
Still Fighting Liquor Controls Tighten in Britain
Britain moves to curb liquor traffic with new measures in military and industrial centers. London awaits the strictest order yet, restricting hours from noon to 2 50 p m and 6 30 p m to 9 30 p m for on premise consumption. Women labeled primary offenders, say police, as the plan mirrors Liverpool dockside controls.
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Britain
London
England
Scotland
Liverpool
Local notes mix with praise and prices in a cluttered page
The page mixes social concern about women and wages with police court neglect stories, plus advertisements for Christmas gifts, Epley’s Restaurant, fresh fruits and nuts at New Fruit Store and Wiedemann’s. It mentions rising prices, a two year old fatality, and calls for support of Daily Dearna World subscriptions.
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Siguor
TAX HOME WINES Britain Would Exact Tribute From Elderberry
London reports discuss British wine made from home grown ingredients like elderberries currants and blackberries. Tax schemes would require cottage licenses and strict controls to prevent distilling while revenue from such products could be marginal.
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London
le Bya
England
Eastman Kodaks for Evans Drug Store Poe
Evans Drug Store in Poe area stocks Eastman Kodaks for customer use and photography projects. The listing emphasizes availability and local retail access to popular camera models and film supplies.
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Eastman. Kodaks
Evans Drug Store
Poe
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Tisenstatt
Vof St. Louis
Trday
Hye
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Ensches Varba
Fiibine Sidonig University
Luzon Island
Ootohen
Massaelyn
Setig
Lawrence Daily Journal-World
Mail
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Chesty
Olga
Rohde
Aéty
Dearna World
Epley
Chris
rHpley
Sears
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Dudge Numbe
Riley’s
Epley's
Wiedemann’s
TAX Home Wines
Elderberry
Wiggins
Bowersock Theatre
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