Banks wake to advertising as war bonds boost banks
W R Morehouse of the Guarantee Trust and Savings Bank of Los Angeles says sale of Liberty Bonds and War Savings Stamps awakened bank interest in advertising. He notes the old view of bank advertising being undignified has faded and that banks across Missouri, Arkansas and Kentucky now display ads in newspapers weekly, often using posters and banners to promote securities.
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W. R. Morehouse
Morehouse
Missouri
Arkansas
Kentucky
Noticed Rats vanquished by RAT-SNAP says trainer Joy Armstrong
Joy Armstrong, a renowned dog trainer, reports rats infesting kennels until RAT-SNAP was used. In three weeks rats disappeared and dogs kept away from the bait. The product, sold by Chenault & Orear, comes in cake form in three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00 with a guarantee.
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Chenault & Orear
The Flyabout and the Flight for the Gift
A nostalgic look at changing personal transport from the best girl buggy to the chummy roadster and finally to flying craft. The piece notes how wartime production yields shifted to air travel gear like flying boats and seaplanes, pitched as gifts for sons or daughters as speed and novelty replace older toys.
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Hortié
New York
Pigs Used as Machine Gun Decoys by Germans
A World War I letter from Sergt. Sidney S. Foy describes German tricks to hinder Yankee advances near armistice. He reports pigs tied to machine gun triggers to provoke shots as American troops charged, with troops urged to proceed cautiously across German-evacuated ground.
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Sergt
Sidney S. Foy
Detroit
Mich
France
Michigan City
Foy
By-Products From Packing House Waste
The text explains two classes of packing house by products edible and inedible. Inedible parts such as external coverings offal bones and hides yield leather soap glue and fertilizer. Waste from horn and hoof based items became a fertilizer when treated with sulfuric acid releasing usable nitrogen.
Tanks May Tow Barges in a Rebuilt Canal Era
A London News article cited by C J Aubertain imagines tanks repurposed as towpath tractors for state canals. The Scotsman notes France has tested light tanks hauling four barges at two mph, about twice a horse’s speed, with Germany already using mechanical traction on some canals.
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C. J. Aubertain
London News
Edinburgh Scotsman
Immunity in a Mule
Alabama doughboy recalls a stubborn mule during gas tests in World War I. He describes the mule biting his finger then kicking him in the pants as German gas alarms sounded. He fitted gas masks on two mules and led the stubborn animal for two hours with no harm to the mule.
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Alabama
Campaign Against Coyotes Near Edmonton
Hunters and ranchers in Alberta plan a continued extermination campaign against coyotes. Twenty five wolf hounds have been acquired for drives as automobilists and horsemen join the hunts. A half circle formation will close in on the coyotes along a river bank.
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Edmonton
Alberta
Pepto Mangan Promises Health Through Red Blood Boost
Advertising copy extols Pepto-Mangan as a remedy to thinned complexion and fatigue. It claims the product builds red blood for vigor and attractiveness, noting two forms liquid and tablet, both with the same medical value and marketed under the Gude’s label.
Soldiers fighting again test GOP on Von Hindenburg views
When the soldiers resume conflict the Republican party will understand and appreciate the feelings of Mr. Von Hindenburg.
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Republican Party
Mr. von Hindenburg
Liberty Bonds For A Home In Fulton Ky Ad Offers
A Fulton real estate dealer in Fulton Daily Leader offers to take Liberty Bonds at face value in exchange for specific properties he plans to dispose of. He claims bonds will rise above par soon, though notes he is a trader not a philanthropist. The piece also comments on Republican Senate opponents of the treaty facing a tougher campaign as the war lasts longer.
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United States
Senate
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