West Point as a Military Asset in War Preparation
Washington June 12 Cadets at the United States Military Academy will graduate with diplomas and enter war work rather than standard regimental assignments. Military critics note West Point’s unique value as a premier source of highly trained officers, whose standards have influenced global military education. The academy has long been the world’s leading military school, shaping efficient officers for national service. More graduates will soon be actively engaged in France as the nation mobilizes for war.
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Washington
D. C
States Military Academy
West Point
Secretary of War
United States
France
United Sates Military Academy
United States Military Academy
Thedford's Black-Draught credited with saving life
Mrs Kate Lee Able of Rossville Georgia recounts her husband’s severe abdominal injury and prolonged illness. After three doctors failed to help he took Thedford's Black-Draught in a large dose and quickly improved. she credits it with saving his life.
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Rossville
Kate Lee Able
Thedford
Danderine Promises Beautiful Hair for Women
An indulgent advertisement claims Danderine removes dandruff and hair loss within ten minutes of application. It promises new, fine hair growing across the scalp after a few weeks and describes hair as soft glossy and lustrous with increased volume and beauty.
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Knowlton
Advt
West Point's Founding and Great Commanders Then and Now
A historical overview recounts early calls for a United States military academy, its 1802 founding, 1862 expansion turning engineers into cadets, and West Point’s rise as a premier training ground. It credits Scott, Knox, Hamilton, Washington, Thayer, and graduates like Grant Lee Sheridan Sherman for shaping a renowned corps of officers.
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West Point Academy
Winfield Scott
United States
Mexico
Elihu Reot
Spain
West Point
Henry Knox
Alexander Hamilton
George Washington
Military Peace Establishment
Artillery
Corps of Engineers
Military Academy
Ulysses S. Grant
Robert E. Lee
Phil Sheridan
William Sherman
Sylvanus Thayer
Pimples Signal Bad Blood Warns to Use S S S Remedy
An old warning urges readers to use S S S blood purifier to clear sluggish blood causing pimples and skin troubles. It claims the vegetable formula cleanses impurities without minerals or chemicals and offers free medical advice from a Georgia address.
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Azure
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Georgia
General Thayer’s Role in West Point’s Rise
The passage credits General Thayer as superintendent in the academy’s formative years and notes his sixteen years of leadership. Historians credit him with much of the institution’s current prestige, placing his statue in West Point grounds as a lasting tribute.
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West Point
Thayer
Academy
Whooping Cough Remedy Praised in Peru Ad
Mrs. P. He. Martin of Peru Indiana reports two daughters cured by Chamberlains Cough Remedy. She says it worked like a charm. The advice emphasizes keeping the cough loose and expectoration easy to aid recovery.
U. S. Lieutenant Slain Beyond Border at Rio Grande
The body of Lieut. David J. Schaile of the 16th United States Cavalry was delivered to American officers at the San Leon pumping plant after being killed on the Mexican side of the Rio Grande Sunday night. Four enlisted men from his party remain prisoners at Mata Moros, opposite Brownsville, as authorities await release orders from Monterey. Details of the shooting are unclear and may not be resolved until those men return to the American side.
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Brownsville
Texas
David J. Schaile
United States Cavalry
Rio Grande
San Lenito
Schaile
Matamoro
Monterey
Champerlain's Tablets Praise From Richmond Reader
A Richmond Kentucky reader, F. B. Tressey, writes he has a good opinion of Chamberlain's Tablets calling them a great remedy for indigestion and constipation. He asserts he never sold anything that beat them and recommends trying them for upset stomachs.
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Champerlain
Beveridge Delivers Commencement Address at Purdue
Allert J. Beveridge former United States senator was the commencement orator as Purdue University conferred degrees on the Class of 1918 in Lafayette Indiana. The class size was smaller than previous years due to the war.
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Lafayette
Ind
Purdue University
Allert J. Beveridge
United States
Americans oppose national trade mark plan in London meeting
The American Chamber of Commerce in London denounces a Sims bill for a national trade mark on American goods under government license. They warn the mark could mislabel diverse products and harm export interests unless strictly tied to standardized quality, a condition they deem impractical.
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London
American Chamber of Commerce
Sims
House of Representatives
Chamber
Trade Information Committee
The
Paul B. Derrick
American Chamber
Great Britain
New Orleans Accepts City Takeover Of Rail and Light System
New Orleans officials accepted the proposition for the city to take over and operate the New Orleans Railway and Light Company system. The move assigns management of both street railway and electric lighting functions to city authorities in New Orleans.
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New Orleans
New Orleans Railway and Light Company
City of
New Orleaans
George Adam Smith Delivers Speech at Chicago Convocation
George Adam Smith rector of Aberdeen University spoke at the 107th convocation of the University of Chicago this afternoon. A total of 662 degrees tithes and certificates were conferred.
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George Adam Smith
Chicago
Cyr George Adam Smith
Aberdeen University
University of Chicago
University of Missouri President Speaks at Arkansas Graduation
Dr A Ross Hill, president of the University of Missouri, addressed Fayetteville graduates as hundreds received degrees amid many in national service. New York University also held its year end ceremonies resuming wartime pauses with about six hundred graduates in the auditorium on Washington Heights. Dr David Yann Hill, former ambassador to Germany, spoke at NYU.
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Fayetteville
Ark
A. Ross Hill
University of Missouri
University of Arkansas
New York
New York University
America
Black and White Ointment promises lighter skin quickly
Advertises Black and White Ointment claiming to lighten dark or sallow skin, heal blemishes, freckles, tan, sun burn, and make skin soft and bright. Offers 25 cents per box with mail order and a free soap if four boxes are purchased, plus agent opportunities from Plough Chemical Co. Memphis Tenn.
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Plough Chemical Co
Dept
Memphis
Tenn
Red Cross recalls work from Monroe chapter
The Red Cross recalls all current work from chapters and directs Monroe AR C to send by June 14 all on hand. Refugee garments hospital garments and knitting are to be completed and submitted, with sweaters and sacks prioritized. Local volunteers urged to finish unfinished pieces and mail them to New Orleans.
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Red Cross
New Orleans
Lahag
Monroe
Sour Stomach Advice From Chamberlain’s Tablets
A brief health note explains sour stomach as mild indigestion from fast or large meals or unsuitable foods. It advises eating slowly and lightly, avoiding meat at night, and taking Chamberlain's Tablets to aid digestion if symptoms occur.
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Chamberlain
Money to lend on farm and city property at six percent
Loan notices offer six percent money on improved farm and city business property and eight percent on city residence property with reasonable commissions. Also includes a relocation ad for Monroe Louisiana lender R B Blamiss Box 660. The Cholera Morbus section endorses Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy with a testimonial from Mrs. Enyecart of Huntington Indiana reporting quick relief for her children.
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R. B. Blamiss
Monroe
Chamberlain
Charles Enyecart
Huntington, Ind
South Dakota State trapshooting opens in Sioux Falls
Friday marks the start of the South Dakota State trapshooting tournament in Sioux Falls. Concurrently the Latonia Jockey Club spring meeting opens in Latonia Kentucky and the Westchester Racing Association closes its Belmont Park spring meet in New York. The United States Football Association holds its annual meeting in Pittsburgh with other sport events listed across the nation. Pacific Coast tennis opens at Del Monte while Massachusetts singles and Long Island Brooklyn events begin.
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South Dakota
Sioux Falls
Latonia
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted Nationwide
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. it is aided by internal remedies. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and works through the blood to the mucous surfaces. Prescribed by leading physicians, it combines tonics and blood purifiers to treat catarrh, with testimonials available.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
T.c. Halls
News-Star Classified Ad Seeks Room Rentals
The News-Star offers a classified ad service to find renters for available rooms. Advertisers can list room details and contact information to connect with prospective tenants.
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The
News-Star
Unclear Text Fragments From Filed Submittal
Respectfully submitted notes mention W S CULPEPPER C P SLACK W A WALKER Z T AUSTIN and other initials in a meeting packet with incomplete lines. The readable items show signatories or contributors but lack a complete context or event details.
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Culpepper
P. Slack
W. A. Walker
T. Austin
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