Local Business Notice Mix Headlines
A batch of short notices lists the A EB Steele Shoe store moving to Fulton building at Main and Franklin, BEEF CATTLE WANTED seeking cattle at top market price with buyer J C Council, Oak wood stove fuel by C A Shelton, Brower’s Springs water at 10 cents per gallon with Creed’s Book Store or phone 258 for delivery, Roxie Gregory announces hairdressing services, and a gratitude note to city ladies for last summer.
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Creed's Book Store
State quotas set for eight officers training camps
Washington June 7 the war department announced that about 15 000 men will be trained in the second series of eight officers training camps from August 27 to September 26. A total of 40 000 entered the first series but the fall encampments were reduced to attract older and more experienced men. Quotas by state were published with sites in Virginia North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Georgia Alabama Florida and others. Applications open after June 15 and must be sent by July 15 to designated examining officers.
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Washington
McCain An
McCain
Virginia
Fort Monroe
North Carolina
Raleigh
South Carolina
Charleston
Tennessee
Broadway
Nasheville
Hoover and the Belgian flour rescue tale
A New York tale recalls Herbert Hoover pressing through wartime red tape to obtain a shipload of flour sent to Belgian starving women and children. He overruled British officials including Asquith, delivering aid and earning respect for his persistence.
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Straita
Belgium
Patriotic Women of
Canada
Hoover
Great Britain
Preas Associations
England
Asquith
Kaiser’s nephew praised for kindness before death
London reports an account from Rev. Mr. Caldwell, chaplain to German prisoners in France, detailing Prince Karl Friedrich’s final days. The wounded nephew of the German emperor spoke of tennis with Wilding, praised Australian and hospital kindness, and expressed no regrets about the war before dying calmly after prayer.
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London
Karl Fredrich
Caldwell
General
France
Wilding
England
Hoover report says allies need billion tons cereals next year
Herbert C. Hoover's government report released today outlines that the United States must supply about a billion tons of cereals to allies and some neutrals over the coming year, with substantial needs for meat fat and sugar as well.
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Washington
Herbert C. Hoover
United States
Elkin Mt Airy Jitney Line Schedules and Fares
One way fare is 1.75 dollars with a car running the route via Burch, Little Richmond, Dobson and White Plains. Schedule lists departures from Elkin at 9 a.m. and from Mt Airy at 2 30 p.m. with stop at Gwyn Drug Co. and the Ray and Harris Auto Transfer Co. Notation indicates a daily timetable.
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Burch
Little Richmond
Dobson
White Plains
Elkin
Turner Drug Co
Mt.Airy. Gwyn Drug Co
Problem of Clothing the Army Being Solved
Washington June 10 The navy clothing program advances rapidly as Charleston factory nears 100000 white suits monthly and New York plant scales blue suit output from 20000 to 70000 monthly with private contractor help. About 60000 workers added to navy payroll this year, over two thirds in past two months.
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Washington
War Navy
Daniels
Navy
Charleston
D. C
New York
Cholera Morbus Dreaded But Chamberlain Remedy Advised
A reader from Indiana urges keeping Chamberlain's Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy at hand to combat cholera morbua. She recalls two of her children were sick in 1911 and quickly recoverd after use, noting immediate relief.
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Chamberlain
Charles Enyvrant Oe
Ind
Trial Demands Rise for Ex Czar in Petrograd
News from Petrograd via London reports growing calls by revolutionaries for the trial and punishment of Nicholas II with him kept in prison. Sailors on ships at Helsingfors threaten force if their demand is refused and leaflets call for Nicholas’s trial amid ongoing district and municipal elections using universal suffrage.
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Republic
Gangnant
Diana
Helsingfors
Kronstadt
Saratov
Petrograd
Nicholas
Council of Workmen’s
Kronetadt
House to House Canvass For Liberty Loan Bonds
Danville Virginia on June 9 reports a house to house canvass to boost Liberty Loan bonds after low response. Subscriptions include a $50,000 block by Riverside and Dan River Cotton Mill Company, with banks investing heavily. The chamber of commerce aids in publicizing the loan.
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Danville
Riverside and
Dan River Cotton Mill Company
Chamber of Commerce
News From The Front Pushes Allied Efforts In Europe
The British breakthrough near Messines and Wytschaete shifts lines and eases pressure on Ypres while German gains on the Aisne are offset by large Allied captures. Prague unrest and Czech state ambitions ripple through Europe as Italy and Austria clash. France welcomes American supply ships as Britain sharpens strikes on Zeebrugge and Belgian coast fortifications. Submarine warfare shows some relief as U S ships join the hunt, and Russian reports turn gradually more hopeful though remain unsettled.
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Messines
Wytschaete
Hindenburg
Berlin
Haig
Lille
Ypres
Aisne
France
Germany
England
Zeebrudgge
Belgian
Serape
West Rain Brings Call to UA Over Painting Materials
A brief notice urges contacting the UA about painting and painting supplies before the weather front passes. It notes an expectation for a response and provides a fallback phrase if calling is not possible.
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Business Builders
The
A. EB. Steele
Fulton Building
Corner Main
Franklin
J. C. Council
C. A. Shelton
Brower's Springs Water
Roxie Gregory
War Department
Georgia
Fort McPherson
Alabama
Clark Building
Birmingham
Florida
West Bay Street
Jacksonville
Herbert Hoover
Relief Committee
Mr. Hoover
Great Brit
Mr. Asquith
Mr. As
Kaiser
Mr. Cladwell
Mt. Airy
RAY and Harris Auto Transfer CO
Mines
Liberty Loan
Greensboro Daily News
Corso
Italy
Paris
Prague
Bohemia
Stockholm
Silvershell
Mediterranean
Russia
F. L. Smith Hardware Company
N.C
Wanorwo Paint Company
Jupiter Pluvius
Duieh Boyart
Wrigley’s
Wietiolt
Tokyo
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