Trench Piano Joke Haunts 82nd Division Followers
Avanta Ga March 17 A year ago the 82nd Division trained at Camp Gordon where a piano company boasted a piano light enough to carry to the front. The gag inspired mock plans for a trench piano battalion and lip stick laden knapsacks. Germany later received copies of the joke with a somber note about civilians not backing soldiers with blood or arms. Major Quimby Melton quotes soldiers laughing at the absurdity while overseas with the 82nd.
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Avanta
82Nd
Camp Gordon
107Th Trench
B2nd
France
Sammy
Quimby Melton
8 2Nd
Toral Payer
Germany
Mother Ald Run-Down Lad to Have Health and Keep House
Fragmentary testimonial from Mrs Hannah Randall praising Viral tonic for restoring health while caring for her husband and four children. Ad copy mentions beef, iron, manganese, glycerophosphates and tonics as bodybuilding aids, with references to Dick Bros and local ads for skin remedies and remedies.
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Hannah Randall
Vinci
Dick Bros
Cour
Sidney Drew Returns to Stage With Mrs Drew in New Comedy
Sidney Drew and his wife Mrs. Sidney Drew leave cinema for live theater. Coming from a famed theatrical family they join acclaimed producer Hichas Walton Tally to perform a new comedy titled Keep Them Smiling on stage, promising the public a familiar yet refreshed performance.
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Sidney Drew
Mr. Drew
John Drew
Mrs. Drew
Walton Tally
Drew
Mle Gets Recess Appointment As Currency Comptroller
Washington March 1 John Sir ton Wiltems to receive a recess appointment as comptroller of the currency if authorities deem it necessary to continue in office. A White House report notes ongoing renomination processes amid government actions.
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Mle
Washington
John Sirton Wiltems
Congress
Jad Salts Kidney Aid Ad To Relieve Sluggish Kidneys
A vintage advertisement advises relief for kidney slowdown from high meat intake. It promotes Jad Salts, a grape and lemon juice blend, to cleanse sluggish kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and ease bladder irritation. The ad claims quick nightly relief and a pleasant effervescent drink.
Prostration Relief Promised By Lydia E Pinkham Note
West Philadelphia woman relates thirty years of marriage marked by nervous prostration. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regains strength and urges other ailing women to try it for benefits. Letter asks for further inquiries to Lydia E. Pinkham Co. Massachusetts.
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West Philadelphia
Frank Virzeeraun
41St Street
Fitzgerald
Lydis EP Co
Loma
Mass
Yver
Robbers steal coat then ransack Snoder home
Topeka March 17 Robbers targeting the C W Snoder family 1265 Roswell avenue stole an overcoat from their car and later ransacked their home on Western avenue. Jewelry valuables and postage stamps valued at about 300 dollars were taken after the family returned from a party.
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Topeka
C. W. Snoder
Roswell Avenue
Soldier Brings Bullet Back In Finger From War
In Trewn the Ko U. spytba, shot behind German lines five days before armistice, arrived in Lawrence with a single wound from diving year of flying. Brown, captured after his fall near Ver dun, still has a bullet in his right finger. He will graduate in June after returning to the University of Kansas. he carried the bullet for over three months to avoid hospital in France.
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Trewn
Ko U. Spytba
Lawrence
Brown
Soappy de Chateau
Verdun
France
Graven
PWT
Urbans A
Striking Railroad Clerks Return to Desks in Atlanta
About 1500 railroad clerks employed on all roads entering Atlanta except the Nashville, Chattanooga and St Louis went back to work this morning after a strike starting Friday that disrupted freight traffic through the city.
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Atlanta
Nashville, Chattanooga
General Von Arnim Beaten to Death by Peasants in Bohemia
Paris dispatch to Exchange Telegraph reports General Sixt von Arnim commander in Flanders during much of the war was beaten to death by peasants at his chateau in ash Bohemia. The mob allegedly shot a peasant who gathered wood on his property before invading and pillaging the chateau.
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Hans
London
Sumiay
Count Sixt von Arnim
Flanders
Ash
Bohemia
Paris
Exchange Telegraph Company
von Arnim
Parliament Speaker Salaries and Royal Privileges Described
The piece notes the British speaker’s salary of 25000 dollars a year plus a Westminster residence and free government support for household needs. Perquisites include royal favor, wine from the cellar, and gifts from London guilds, with retirement a peerage and pension. Also reports a general strike in Mendoza and Argentina, and Norway’s agricultural workforce nearing 400000.
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House of Commons
Palace of
Westminster
Sandringham
Windsor
London
Aspirin Widely Used in Place of Quinine
Bayer aspirin tablets are recommended as prompt relief with less discomfort than quinine. Adults may take one or two tablets with water, up to three times daily after meals. The trade mark belongs to Bayer Manufacturing of monoacetical videster of S.
Capital of Mendoza Province Argentina Near Chilean Frontier
The capital of Mendoza Province in Argentina sits near the Chilean border about zero miles from the frontier, reflecting its central position in the region's geography and cross-border activity.
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Mendoza
Argentina
Returning Yanks Want Office Jobs
Washington reports 787 disabled soldiers approved for retraining by the federal board for vocational education. Among 165 in commercial colleges for office work, 137 in agriculture follow, with most farm boys seeking scientific farming knowledge to return home. Courses cover agronomy to poultry and horticulture. Training includes 65 dollars monthly support and dependent allowances. The board contemplates broadening agricultural education.
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Washington
Federal Board For Vocational Education
France
Federal Board
Intercollegiate Debate on Free Trade Today
Castoria ad beside a jumble of notices mentions six eastern women’s colleges Vassar Mount Holyoke Smith Wellesley Radcliffe and Barnard debating universal free trade in the League of Nations context. Also notes Arbor Day St Patrick’s Day Evacuation Day and a Wind Pool accident with twenty anniversary references and a New York hotel fire with fifteen deaths.
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Leadpier Women’s Colleges
East
Vassar
Mount Solyeke
Smith
Wes-lester
Radcliffe
Barnard
League of Nations
Miller's Antiseptic Oil Promises Quick Pain Relief
The ad touts Miller's Antiseptic Oil, known as Snake Oil, claiming almost instant relief for rheumatic and joint pain, lumbago, neuralgia, sore throat, chest pains, burns, and more. It markets three bottle sizes 30¢ 60¢ and $1.00, with a money back satisfaction guarantee from Round Corner Drug Store.
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Miller
Round Corner Drug
Ctore
Adv
Paderewski’s Swiss exile and wartime aid as premier
Poland’s Premier Paderewski, long a fruit grower in Morges, sheltered thirty refugees at his villa during the war and expressed fear of a German invasion via Switzerland. He assisted travelers in Lausanne and pondered a Swiss frontier crossing, noting a narrow German authorization to move forces toward France.
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M. Paderewski
Poland
Switzerland
Paderewski
Morges
Geneva
Waderewski
Sted
Lausanne
Parerewsti
France
Belgium
Rejected by Army Examiner For Lame Reasons
In a tale from Indianapolis News a wannabe officer faced medical disqualification for flat ears ingrown heart tobacco eyes and a sallow complexion. The surgeon, showing dry humor, printed a note denying merit and warning the reader that further contributions would waste time.
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Cmp
United States Army
Indianapolis News
Old Cradle for New Baby in Loysville Heritage
Mary Virginian Foose, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Moose near Loysville Pennsylvania, uses a 170 year old walnut cradle from the Rice family. The relic, not new when bought, has endured generations and rested in attics for over two decades before rocking the child to sleep.
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Mary Virginian Foose
George Moose
Loysville
Dy Ries
Dad
Harrisburg
Foley
Jas
Edwards
Harriett St. Beleairce
Montgomery
Alabama
Treasury issues 100 percent Victory Loan emblem
The Treasury Department introduces a new emblem for the Fifth Victory Loan campaign. Businesses industrial and civic groups that meet required employee subscription levels receive an "Industrial Honor Emblem" bearing a Y on white with a red border. Pictured are Frank R. Wilson and J. Ti Turton presenting the emblem.
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Treasury Department
Victory Liberty Loan
United States Treasury Department
Frank R. Wilson
Publicits
Louies
J. Ti Turton
New York
Origis
Gardens of Gotham Grow Great Cannons in Defenses
A fragmented wartime feature describes camouflaged battery gardens around New York harbor known as the Gardens of Gotham. It notes Camouflage Expert Josephus Daniels and Navy plans, detailing sunken garden forts with mortars and huge 1,000 pound shells, designed to deter advances and blend with the landscape.
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Lee
MK Evi Milian Tech
Josephus Daniels
Navy
York
Saul
Tony Aleme
Payne
Nook
Ome Ann
Hove
Leppert
Counverny
Siegine
Not by the Hour and Odd Inquiries Across Daily Life
Dialogs blur the line between service charges and daily chores. A Detroit reader frets over metered telephone rates while others ponder ancient inscriptions and trivial domestic tasks. The talk turns from harnessing cost to bread loaf flaws and comic misreadings in everyday life.
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Detroit Free Press
Relieved Coughs and Colds Sold Widely
Fragmentary medical ad notes quick relief for coughs and colds. Mentions Father and diligent selling of medicine, urging hurry to buy, with widespread availability.
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Arnald
Zion Federation of Canada to raise 100000 for Palestine aid
The women’s societies of the Zion est Federation of Canada launch a dominion wide campaign today aiming to raise 100000 dollars to aid the destitute population of Palestine.
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Women's Societies of the
Zionest Federation of Canada
Palestine
Kong's New Life Purе reliable and mild in action
Advertorial copy cites bowels and constipation as health concerns. Claims Kong's New Life Pills act gently to relieve issues and cleanse the body. Mentions pharmacists and a 250 price reference in a fragmented promotional snippet.
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Kong
Float contest underway for Liberty Memorial parade
High School seniors enlist Weaver Dry Goods and Clarence N. Pierson to decorate the winning class float for the Liberty Memorial parade on Thursday March 27 in a bid to unite the ideas of victory with school pride. Judges will be announced soon as the Red and Black plans to feature the winning float. Also noted is a local arrest for drunkenness with parole revocation and imprisonment.
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Weaver's
Decoater
Liberty Memorial
Deine
Lawrener
Liberty Hirh
N Te Weaver Dry Goods
Wiest
Chas
K. Decker
Weaver
Osis
Deckerace
Clarence N. Pierson
Clarence Vierson
Lawrence
Marvel
Two Prisoners Released Vedra Herandes Release Morning
Vedra Herandes, arrested February 2 for violating the benedys kaw, was released this morning in Vedra.
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Vedra Herandes
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