North Carolina Gets Ford Tractors At Cost For Farmers
Henry Ford and Ford Motor Company allot 100 tractors to North Carolina farmers to be distributed by E J Detamble of Raleigh at 750 dollars each. Governor Bickett endorses plan urging direct sale with no middleman cost to growers, aiming to bolster state crop production during wartime.
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F. J. DeTamble
Raleigh
Realeigh
N. C
Federal Food Administration
T. W. Bickett
Henry Ford
North Carolina
E. J. DeTamble
Ford Automobiles
DeTamble Tractor Co
Ford
Canada
Ford Company
Bickett
Pear
de Tambie Tractor Company
Forsyth County Leads In War Savings Stamp Sales
Forsyth County in Winston-Salem North Carolina tops state listings with 30 percent of its War Savings Stamp quota sold. Franklin and Cleveland follow with 21 and 20 percent respectively as April sales show statewide progress.
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County
War Savings
Forsyth
Franklin County
Cleveland
Cabarrus
Catawba
Pasquotank
Edgecombe
Guilford
Porsyth
Orange
Richmond
Foch reserves halt German advance near Paris
The German crown prince’s forces pushed from Soissons toward Paris with fresh divisions, but French lines held firm north of the Marne and at Rheims. British raiders near Arras Lens and Bethune took prisoners and a machine gun, while Italian fronts saw modest artillery activity and aerial reconnaissance. German air raids on Paris caused several injuries.
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Foch
Paris
Samsons
Rheims
Soissons-Rheims
Arras
Lens
Bethune
London
German Death Toll Reaches Three Million In War Losses
London reports via wireless that central powers suffer heavier population losses than the Entente as Germany Austria Hungary face a 5 percent population drop by 1919. Deaths among German civilians rise by a million, while births fall by about 3.3 million. Austria Hungary also see sharp declines in population and vitality.Meanwhile Britain’s population grows, remaining about 3 percent below prewar forecasts but still larger than in 1914.
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London
British Admiralty
Entente
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Great Britain
United States
German Empire
England
No Hope for Charles W. Fairbanks Illness
Indianapolis June 2 Charles W Fairbanks former vice president remaining critically ill at his home Dr J A McDonald his chief physician said no recovery expected. He had been seriously ill for about four weeks and his condition worsened throughout today.
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Indianapolis
Charles W. Fairbanks
J. A. McDonald
McDonald
Fairbanks
Hall by Frank J Cheney Firm Catarrh Cure Ad
Frank J Cheney sworn as senior partner of F Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio offers 100 reward for any catarrh cure failure. Court notarized December 6 1886. Hal Catarrh Cure taken internally via blood on mucous surfaces. Bend for testimonials free. F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio sold by all druggists. Hal's Family for constipation.
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Btate
Ohio
Toledo
Ueas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. Cheney & Co
Frank J. Chen
A. W. Gleabon
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Stuggiers
Hal
Cham berlain's Tablets Endorsement Sparks Stomach Remedies Talk
A long quotation extols Cham berlain's Tablets as highly satisfactory for stomach troubles and constipation. The ad style endorsement attributes the remark to a druggist with many years in service and notes wide availability.
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Chamberlain
Wes Wellsbug
Forethought and Family Remedies in Rural Ohio Notice
A fragmented reader notice from Archer Caldwell Ohio discusses a family using a remedial product called amberlainy Colic Cholera and Dirrhoea Remedy. It claims the remedy was kept at home and was taken when leaving the house or traveling, and that the product is obtainable everywhere.
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Archer
Caldwell
Ohio
Red Cross, Army of Mercy Supporting Soldiers Worldwide
A civic tribute extols the Red Cross as the greatest instrument of mercy, likening it to an army without guns that fights suffering and heartache. It lauds its efficiency and calls for ongoing public support as America defends civilization with its aid behind the troops.
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Red Cross
Humanity
America
Army of the Red Cross
Red Cross advances relief in Paris housing push
An illustrated report praises the Red Cross effort in Paris to house refugees. It details volunteers stripping to overalls to serve as architects and builders, converting vacant church lots and hospitals into new apartments and wards, aiding wounded from the western front while Paris strains under demand. The piece notes pride in French gratitude and questions American confidence.
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Paris
France
Red Cross
Ned Cross
Father Time
The Red Cross Man Of the Vigilantes
A poetic account of a Red Cross helper traveling from battle scarred Germany to Switzerland and France. The poem describes exhausted exiles returning home, finding renewed life amid rebuilt towns, reunited families, and the belief that the Angel of God's Plan welcomes them at the heavenly gate.
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Switzerland
Germany
French
Red Cross
Heavenly Gate
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