Gold in Many Lands Powers War Era Wealth
Gold has long been praised as a war era symbol and main spring of nations. The article notes gold’s wide distribution from Africa’s Rand mines to Rhodesia West Africa and America with operations in Alaska California and other states. It traces extraction from rock ore and river gravels and mentions early discovery in New South Wales Victoria Queensland and Western Australia.
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London
British Isles
North
Wales
Africa
Rand
Rhodesia
West Africa
America
Alaska
California
Australia
New South Wales
Victoria
Queensland
Western Australia
Oldest Ohio Farmer Eighty Four Claims Record
Granddad Mosier, eighty four, claims to be Hancock County Ohio’s oldest new farmhand and possibly the state’s oldest. He recently helped cut and set up 750 shocks of corn and cleared 25 acres, plowed ground, and harvested wheat this past summer.
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Ohio
Mosier
Hancock County
Heck
Keep On Recruiting For Merchant Marines
The United States Shipping Board will extend its recruiting for peace crews on merchant ships. Chairman Edward N Hurley says thousands of men are needed for the peace fleets with 12 training ships and bases in Boston New York Norfolk New Orleans San Francisco Seattle and Cleveland. The service trains about 4 000 apprentices monthly and will increase output. Men aged 18 to 35 inclusive may enroll at 6 800 drugstore stations nationwide.
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Perce
United States Shipping Board
Edward N. Hurley
Mr. Hurley
Boston
New York
Norfolk
New Orleans
San Francisco
Seattle
Cleveland
Shipping Board
Great Merchant Marine
Fiery Exchange Over Cigar on Front Platform
A brief quarrel unfolds between a motorman and a smoker on a front platform. The motorman insists no cigar is allowed, the smoker insists it is a cigarette and, after a quick exchange, both continue arguing over the prohibition and terminology.
Black-Draught Touted As Aid For Digestive Troubles
A Meadowville reader, Cynthia Higginbotham, 65, reports improved health after using Black-Draught for constipation and lazy liver. The ad promotes Thedford’s Black-Draught as a standard household remedy from a long-used line, urging readers to keep stomach, liver, and bowels in good order with a nightly dose for quick, gentle relief.
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Thedford
Musgrove enters Alabama Senate race in 1918
L B Musgrove of Jasper files with the Secretary of State to run for the United States Senate to succeed Oscar W Underwood. He pledges Prohibition support, League of Nations backing, and emphasis on public education and merit in the civil service. He vows to aid farmers and labor, and to represent all Alabamians in the coming primary.
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League of Nations
L. B. Musgrove
Jasper
Secretary of State
United States Senate
Oscar W. Underwood
Musgrove
People of
Alabama
Wilson
United States
Senate
Earth
America
A Scant Solace in Europe Drinking Exchange
A brief exchange between characters, Uncle Bill Bottlesop and another, dismisses the likelihood of Europe ever being dry for a drink. The banter reflects a humorous travel remark about Europe as a distant destination for beverages.
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Europe
Bill Bottlesop
Punishment for the Teutons in Life Magazine text
Quoted dialogue presents a debate on harsh treatment of Germans, with Ted proposing feeding them and Ned suggesting equal portions to those served in fashionable resorts. The fragment reflects wartime sentiment and calls for punitive measures.
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Ted
Ned
Hoover
Irresponsible Persons And The Deviltry They Cause
A brief remark on how called irresponsible individuals are blamed for much mischief and wrongdoing escalating in the community. The writer implies public concern over troubling acts attributed to such people.
How Britain Saved the Babies
National Geographic quotes J C Welliver noting Britain imposed penalties on diners and tavern keepers who served milk, aiming to curb infant mortality. The policy reduced infant death rates to about half prewar levels, marking a historic milk surplus for babies.
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Great Britain
J. C. Welliver
National Geographic Magazine
Britain
Spy Dropping Aerial Photographs Aid War Intel
London reports on early air service espionage using a pocket camera to map front lines. Lieutenant Moore-Brabazon organized a photographic branch, turning aerial mosaics into actionable intelligence. Aerial spies gathered data on tanks roads and billets, with daring landings and return flights to relay information.
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London
Wien
Bowie
Moore-Brabazon
End
Royal Air Force
Air Phot
Cu Brabazon
Flying Corps
Atlont
Air 8
Tooala
Holmes
Mse
Yifal
la Times
Javese
Lensthy
Tangled Time at the Drug Store Kiosk
A fragment from Toungstown Telegram shows Uncle Mose Nightfoot in a rural drug store joking about counting coins and prices. The clerk refuses three cent lany, then wonders about tying money with a tie and ones as customers debate exact change.
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Mose Kightfoot
Darky
Toungstown
Rheumatism Relief Promised by Cham Liploent
A fragmented notice promotes Cham Liploent as a remedy for rheumatism promising relief and rest. The ad cites Sandlin and a local maker, but missing details leave the claim unclear and unverified. The readable text emphasizes relief and ease of pain common to rheumatic conditions.
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Sandlinar Y
County Board of Equalization Report Held for Inspection
Notice from Lawrence County Alabama that the County Board of Equalization has certified tax returns and values, with the report held for public inspection in the assessor’s office. The board will convene on the third day in June at the courthouse to correct any errors in assessments as needed. W. D. Hamilton, Assessor, Lawrence County.
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State of Alabama
Lawrence County
eGee
Lawrence Ey
Lawn County
Sunty Board of Equalita
Asaid
Notice to Non-Residents in Scogin Will Probate
Esther Jinkins filed in Lawrence County Probate Court a petition with a will for Y. Davis Scogin deceased. Unknown heirs of Chassie Scogin, a 14 year old son, are non residents. Hearing set for June 16, 1919. Notice to appear published in the Moulton Advertiser for three weeks.
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Moulton Advertiser
Saiu
Non. J. &. Kumpe
Lawrence County
Monce
Jim Jones
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