Training for the aviation corps eight ground schools listed
A lieutenant details eight week ground school for aviation cadets at eight universities U C Berkeley Cornell Georgia Tech Princeton Illinois MIT Ohio State Texas. The program trains officers and pilots with intense academics and physical drills and notes many graduates proceed to overseas service as commissioned officers with pay and allowances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
University of California, Cornell
Georgia School of Technology
Princeton University
University of Illinois
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Bingham
ABC
United States Air Service
Written Record of Atrocities
Account of German wartime savagery from Brand Whitlock testimony and captured diaries. Descriptions include executions in Dinant and Dinant’s Bayard ridge, babies shot in mothers arms, towns burned, and civilians driven from Louvain and Tamines with mass graves and forced deportations.
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Brand Whitlock
Rock of Bayard
Meuse
Dinant
Namur
Rocher Bayard
Meister
Canned Luncheons Aid Hoover Campaign in Indianapolis
Mrs. Alice M. French hosted ten Hoover campaign aides for a food conservation luncheon in Indianapolis. The menu avoided meat and wheat, reduced sugar and butter, featuring fruit cocktail salmon scalloped potatoes green beans corn bread fried apples beet salad quinces and oatmeal cookies. The effort reflected her personal use of canned goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ind
Alice M. French
Filipinos Ready to Fight for Democracy in France
Gen Thomas L Hartigan of the Philippine National Guard says the Philippines has three infantry brigades totaling about 7000 men ready to deploy to France if needed. He notes abundant officers and a populace eager to support American efforts in the war.
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San Francisco
Philippine Islands
France
Thomas L. Hartigan
Philippine National Guard
Hartigan
War Department
Philippines National Guard
America
Curious Condensations and Economic Stats
This fragment highlights Mrs. Sarah Ann Pickup knitting 102 pairs of socks over two years, U.S. granite value in 1916 at 17 million dollars, Brazil supplying about 23 percent of 1915 rubber, Samuel Gompers aiming to unionize 600000 civil government employees with Wilson's sanction, U.S. mineral water usage for soft drink production at over 600 million gallons annually, and the War Trade Board requiring duplicate license applications for trade with an enemy.
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Sarah Ann Pickup
Providence
R. I
United States
Brazil
Samuel Gompers
Wilson
War Trade Board
English Women in France in Army Auxiliary Corps
Hundreds of women in the British army auxiliary corps work in France in bases or near base towns. Clerical workers earn 2 to 278 a week for ordinary tasks, 28s. to 82e for superior and shorthand typists, with overtime 7d. to 0d. per hour. A 5 pound bonus is paid for 12 months of service. Uniforms and free footwear are provided. Board and lodging maxes at 14s. a week.
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France
British Army Auxiliary Corps
San Francisco
Death Lurks in a Weak Heart Ad Ad
An early heart health warning urges prompt use of Renovine as a cure. It claims the remedy can prevent severe outcomes and is priced at $1.50. The ad labels Renovine as the heart's remedy and warns of penalties for delaying treatment.
Bargain Fashion Dilemma in Hutchinson Gazette
In Hutchinson, a shopper muses over dresses and skirts, debating whether to alter a skirt or choose a different style for next winter. The conversation touches on hat purchases and matching shoes, revealing shopper priorities and fashion pressures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sidand
Hutchinson (Kun
Gazette
Osculoscope Delays Kiss Amid Court Evidence Doubt
A cautious young woman halts a supposed kiss pending the setting of an oscultoscope. The exchange hints at formal constraints as she cites court rules on evidence, while Tomo concedes the pause in the intimate moment.
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Fhirold
Tomo
Mabel
Femenina Promoted as Wonder Worker for Female Disorders
An advertisement touts Femenina as a cure for female disorders. The claim labels it a wonder worker priced at $1.00 with an extra 5oc. instruction. The pitch targets women seeking relief through a patent medicine.
Never Repeat Mistakes In Life And Work
Quoted maxim urges learning from errors and avoiding repeat failures in personal and professional practice. It emphasizes reflection, discipline, and growth to improve decision making and outcomes.
Lady Visitor-Now and the Crooked Suitor
A dramatic exchange unfolds as a visitor accuses the man of being a crook over a love dispute. The convict responds that his misdeeds came from being crossed in love.
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Camp Upton
New York
Maj
J. B. Whittham
Aviation Corps
Tion
Washington
California
Massachusetts
Illinois
Pershing
Helow
Kaiser Wilhelm
United States Artillery
Air Division
The
United States Signal Corps
Signal Corps
Signal Enlisted Reserve Corps
Territories
Canal Zone
Panama
Porto Rico
Hawaii
United States Army
Pegasus
Committee On Public Information
Gue d’Ossus
Leppe
Maubert-Fontaine
Rethel
Felix
Stlundred Seventy-eighth
Twelfth Saxon Corps
Liege
Andenne
von Buelow
Whithock
Mr. Defoin
Sasserath
Nimmer
Argentine
Victor Ponceret
Wasseige
Messrs
Gustave
Leon Nicatse
Jules Monin
Camille Pistte
Phillippart Viedfort
Miss Marsigny
Madam Athin
Louvain
Place de la Station
Hemaide
Gardes Civiques
Germany
Munster
Tirlemont
Tamines
Borinage
Charleroi
Sambre
Maurice Betems
Nelly Pollet
Gilda Genon
Gilda Marchot
Clara Struvay
Cassel
Prus- Slit
Hoover
le Monde
Cascara
Hill
B. Wgrove
David Roberts
Vet. Co
Grand Avenue
Waukesha
Wis
United Fur CO
American Furs
Decatur
New Orleans
U.S.A
Parker
Texas
Peden Iron & Steel CO
Houston
San Antonio
McCane’s Detective Agency
Jones - Brewster CO
Texas Bag & Fibre Co
Houston, Tex
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