Drive of Selfless Students to Expand Local High School
Hon J W Graham told high school students they should lead a community drive to expand the school. He urged teamwork to attract new families, emphasized lifting others, and urged students to talk and recruit in the coming months to fill the rooms and secure more teachers before September.
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J. W. Graham
Lfe
York
Darwin
Wabash
Auburn Anderson
Melrose
Douglas
Marshall
Amouni
Socrates
Plato
Disabled Soldiers Trained For Trades After War
Allied governments establish schools to teach disabled soldiers new trades or adapt old ones. Free artificial limbs and training are provided, with carpentry, leather, metal work, drawing, typing, bookkeeping, gardening, and farming among the options. Some disabled veterans earn more postwar than before, as governments favor job placement and land grants to aid their recovery.
Patriotic Strike Halts Gebo Coal Mine Actions
A Cheyenne dispatch reports Wyoming's first patriotic strike in Gebo Hot Spring county where 200 miners halted work for 36 hours demanding the assistant postmaster resign to qualify for immediate draft service. He resigned and enlisted, prompting a mass honor procession and continued mining. The Gebo workforce is largely Montenegrin Serbian and Hungarian with strong Red Cross and Liberty Bond support and many volunteers for the U.S. armed forces.
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Cheyenne
Wyoming
Gebo
Hot Spring County
Priscia
Red Cross
Canny
Abelr
Watterson on Wilson and the path of democracy
Henry Watterson reflects on Woodrow Wilson within an Autobiographic Foray, contrasting praise and critique of presidential power. He recalls Jackson and Adams, warns against hero worship, and questions wartime measures, urging adherence to the constitutional order and vigilant public scrutiny.
John J McCourt Dies: Navy Veteran and World Traveler
John J McCourt born July 11 1876 Hancock NY died March 17 1918 New Orleans LA. He served as purs er and steward in the marine service and purser on the Topeka during the Spanish American War under Admiral Dewey. He married Ida M Wilson and had two children Morton Hubert who died in infancy and Robert L. He is survived by his father and two sisters in New York and was a member of the Elks and Woodmen of the World. His body was brought north for funeral at West Union Methodist Church with burial beside his son in York Cemetery.
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John J McCourt
Hubert
Mary
Kelly) McCourt
Hancock
New Orleans
Brooklyn
Marine Service
US Navy
Topeka
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Ida M Wilson
Morton Hubert
Robert L
New York
The
Elks and the Woodmen of the World
D T Black
West Union
York
Congress Edges Toward Higher Pay for Postal Workers
The lower house has passed a bill, pending Senate concurrence, to raise postal salaries. Workers earning 800 dollars or less would see a 20 percent raise, those between 800 and 1000 dollars get 15 percent, and those from 1200 to 1800 dollars receive 10 percent. Letter carriers and substitute clerks would gain 40 cents per hour.
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Congress
Senate
Donn's Kidney Pills Backed By Local Testimony
An old advertisement urges readers to treat kidney trouble with Donn's Kidney Pills. It features a testimonial from John Wright of Paris Illinois describing backache and kidney-related pain relieved after using the product. The copy touts kidney health and urges purchase from dealers under Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York.
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Marshall
Donn
John Wright
Alexander St
Paris
Dean
Mr. Wright
Foster
Milburn Co
Buffalo
Sunday School Rally At Dunlap Chapel April 21
Notice invites all interested in Sunday School work to Dunlap Chapel Wabash Township for a rally on April 21. The call urges attendance to help ensure the event's success and notes the presence of activities designed to engage attendees.
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Dunlap Chapel
Wabash Township
S. S
Children Cry For Fletchers Castoria Chronology
The note repeats the old advertisement line Children Cry FOR FLETCHERS CASTORIA. A reflection on moon cheese and Swiss astronomers hints at a humorous or satirical dig. The fragment references classic product scorn and a parodic astronomical sighting.
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