Adjourning Politics during War Effort in Illinois
The Chicago Tribune reports a Democratic ad in Cook County urging a pause in political campaigning until the Liberty Loan drive ends. It argues Republicans have backed wartime measures and loyalty to the president, contrasting 1864 and 1898 contexts with 1918. It also lists Christmas shopping rules to support war needs.
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Ilinois
Liberty Loan
Chicago
Democratic Managing Committee
Cook County
Lincoln
Col. Roosevelt
Chicago Tribune
Europe
Congress
Berlin
Vienna
Democratic Committee of
St Louis
Republican Party
Democratic Party
Skeitchen
Pres. Wilson
Christmas Shopping Deadlines Highlight Season Rush
Only 48 shopping days remain before December 5 when final Christmas packages must be mailed. The public urged to shop early to ensure timely delivery and select items with care amid ongoing holiday demand.
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Army
Navy
Hidh
State Treasurer Len Small Frees Public Funds Interest
State Treasurer Len Small reports payment of 306 424 33 dollars in interest on public funds to the state treasury. The figure is about 16 000 higher than the total interest turned over to him when he assumed office, illustrating a sizable return on investments during his tenure.
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Len Small
Mr. Small
General Revenue Fund
London
Germany
Daily Télegraph
Rotterdam
Arras
Bavaria
Sifestin
Berlin
North Sea
Christiania
the Times
Jutland
Aftenpost
Copenhagen
Norway
No German Peace and the War’s End Outlook
The piece discusses pessimism about a swift victory and questions whether a true peace can come before year’s end. It contrasts a German surrender with a peace based on compromise and condemns murder piracy and pillage as non negotiable terms.
Offers Recipe for Rain in Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City officer Chester Westfall, assistant secretary of the state council of defense, refused a $2,000 fee from a woman who claimed to hold a rainmaking secret. She sought payment for delivering rain but left empty handed after the exchange.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Chester Westfall
Oklahoma State Council of Defense
Council of Defense
Bestar
Westfall
New Cure for Cooties from a Private’s Letter
Private Fred G. Motten writes home from New York that a new nightly disinfectant wash helps soldiers sleep and dream of home. He says it calms calgers and eases worry about cooties, calling them a major concern among troops.
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New York
Fred G. Motten
Bonfire Destroys German Textbooks in Wisconsin School
In Mellen Wisconsin citizens seized all German language textbooks in the high school and burned them in the street. Scores of onlookers witnessed the destruction signaling the end of German instruction in the schools.
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Mellen
Wis
Red Cross Headache and Neuralgia Remedy Ad
The ad promotes Red Cross Headache and Neuralgia Remedy claiming relief from neuralgia and chronic headaches without opiates, fast absorption, and immediate effect. It notes recommendation for headaches from excesses and references over a hundred other Red Cross Remedies and Toilet Preparations available and guaranteed by Keifer Drug Co.
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RED Cross
We Buy Old False Teeth and Precious Items
An advertising notice offers payment from two to thirty five dollars per denture set, plus actual value for diamonds, old gold, silver, and bridge-work. Mail via parcel post to Mazer's Tooth Specialty in Philadelphia. returns goods if price unsatisfactory.
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Mazer’s Tooth Specialty Dept
Fifth St
Philadelphia
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Keifer Drug CO
America
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Swift
Swift & Company
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Peruna
Manalin
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Ashland
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