Acquiring a Habit of Thrift in Wartime France and Germany
A lengthy reminiscence contrasts prewar thrift in France and Germany with wartime virtue, noting French habits of economy, German restraint, and American wartime thrift drives. The author praises the War Savings stamps as a unifying national habit and predicts lasting wealth and strength from disciplined saving.
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Dnbeer
Paria
Friemle
Hoover
France
Evercom
United States
Thie Co
What Are We Going to Do About It
Opinion piece urging clear wartime policy on German and Austrian POWs and foreign-born residents. Questions whether postwar immigration, internment, and loyalty measures should be decided by the public, with calls to bar enemy influence and Americanize immigrants ahead of any lenient approach.
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Lewin Ty
Eca
Europe
America
Hunland
Kaiser Bill
Ienent Wilson
Washington
Vic
Our Boys of the Vigilantes Prayer for Courage
A solemn verse pledges faith and courage for the Vigilantes and their members. The lines invoke God to keep them worthy as they face harsh realities and teach others how to endure, with serene faith and spirit high.
Standardization Cuts Fleet Cost and Maintenance
An analysis argues that standardization in shipbuilding will drastically cut costs and maintenance by uniform lines and patterns. It notes wartime ship production, greater efficiency, and reduced distances in material shipping, highlighting the role of the Emergency Fleet Corporation in pushing widespread standardization.
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Halle
United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Materiale
Methele
Grandfather Not Citizen After Draft Redretration
A man born abroad became a non citizen after redistricting during wartime draft. He arrived with parents as a child and later served two terms in the county army. He now receives his final papers confirming status changes.
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Mewedale
Kane-August Atedereon
Sweden
Mme
Standardization Spreads Through Ship Supply Chains
The text notes few manufacturers focus on protection while a large portion of the business revolves around taking pew dice and increasing costs. It highlights how standardization eliminates many items and affects ship outfitting, with linen bedding and furnishings expected to be uniform across vessels.
Million Books Sent to France Surprises Librarian and Public
The American Library Association shipped a million technical and literary volumes to support the American expeditionary forces in France. The program focuses on camouflage psychology, high explosives chemistry, ballistics, sanitary engineering, meteorology, geology, and other practical subjects for soldiers.
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Greer
German propaganda fears border labor drain in Texas
A Northern Mexican border concern reports German propagandists circulate false stories to deter Mexicans from crossing into the United States. They claim Americans will draft all Mexican men and force women into service in France, a claim with no basis. Officials assureMexicans that only American citizens face the draft.
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Laredo
Texas
Mexico
France
Seal Catch to Big in St Louis Market Prospects
Reported season catch of 7,431 seal pelts will be shipped to St Louis by U S government for dressing and auction next April. Officials expect prices around 1,0000.
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St. Louis
Pribliof
St. Seois
United States
SENTRY'S RIFLE HALT ORDER NEAR WOUNDING OFFICER
A Vancouver Barracks sentry misreads orders and points his loaded rifle at an officer of the day. The officer asks for explanations as the sentry explains his instruction to halt thrice before firing, learning no fatal action was intended.
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Vancouver Barracks
Wash
Purée ads hawk bogus health books for women
An OCR fragment promotes a 1000 page medical book titled Meties Advuet offering guidance for women on diseases, health, and menstruation. It urges readers to obtain a “tone” made without alcohol to ease pain and irregularities and features mis-spelled claims and dubious remedies attributed to Dr. Perce.
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Huffabs
N.Y
Dr. Perces
Dir Perce
Fragmented OCR: Motingee age Merated voting note
Fragmented text from an OCR page mentions suffrage and a committee vote. Names and places are unclear. The garbled words reference a referendum or decision in favor of certain candidates or measures, but specifics are unreadable. The item resembles a brief civic notice with uncertain details.
Lift Off Corns Try Freetone Drugstore Ad
Tour druggist touts Freezone a tiny bottle for a few cents to remove all corn and callus painlessly without irritation. Advert says Freezone is a Cincinnati discovery. Includes a wartime letter snippet about a son in France and a Birmingham Age-Herald blurb.
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Bileted
France
Birmingham Age-Herald
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