President Wilson replies to West Virginia mother's World War I letter
The White House dated June 16 1917 carries a warm reply from Woodrow Wilson to Mrs Louis Meyer of Wheeling West Virginia praising her patriotism and detailing her two sons Fred and Louis Meyer now in Company D Sixth Regiment Ambulance Corps en route to support the front.
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White House
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Mrs. Meyer
Woodrow Wilson
West Virginia
Fred
Louis Meyer
Washington, D. C
Sixth Regiment
Columbus
Louis
Pop
Wilson
Fred and
Louis Mayer
Orville Wright Sees Air Supremacy End War
Orville Wright argues that Allied air superiority could end World War I by keeping enemy planes behind the line and preventing observation and gunfire. He cites the Aircraft Production Board plan and notes fresh air as crucial to health and recovery, with the state TB commission offering a treatise on fresh air for tuberculosis treatment.
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Committee On Public Information
Orville
Wilbur Wright
Orville Wright
Aircraft Production Board
Mr. Wright
Alleis
Essen
State Tuberculosis Commission
Frankfort
Aviators Needed for U S Corps Air Service
The Government appeals for aviators as thousands more are needed. Eight hundred men are enrolled in preliminary instruction with 200 more joining each week. By August 25 the plan is to graduate 200 weekly into advanced fields, with 1,408 expected to be flying by September 8.
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Committee On Public Information
Do Not Put It Off Procrastination Thief of Time
Proclaims urgency to insure tobacco against hail loss with low rates. Promotes B. Frank Perry & Co. contact 51-31 Phone 124. Personal note adds odd digression about a "food hog" label.
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B. Frank Perry & Co
War memories of a mother and her sons in battle
Mrs. Louis Meyer recalls sending troops overseas to quell rebellion and end the war. She describes taking her sons in her arms and praying for their safety while urging them to remain true to their country and remember their mother.
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Louis Meyer
Wheeling
W. Va
The Value of Fresh Air
A public health plea stresses fresh air as essential against pneumonia and tuberculosis. Poorly ventilated, tightly sealed homes breed disease and even death as occupant numbers rise. authorities urge building permits to ensure ample ventilation and to keep windows open in all seasons.
Nationwide Registration of Women Planned by Council
The Council of National Defense authorizes a nationwide registration of women to catalog service readiness. Registration blanks, printed at government expense, will record age color occupation references desire to work time pledged citizenship education dependents and training across agricultural clerical domestic industrial professional relief and social service work.
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Council of National Defense
Joseph R. Lamar
Georgia
Red Cross
Why Pay More for a Smith Form A Truck
The Smith-Form-A-Truck suits a Ford chassis and total cost is $755 with full guarantee. The seller, G. D. Sullivan & Son, invites customers to discuss requirements to save money and ensure satisfaction.
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Ford
Tf G. D. Sullivan & Son
Every woman Has a Mind Quote
A dated aphorism asserts that every woman possesses a mind while claiming no man can truly fathom it, reflecting gendered attitudes likely from a mid century column and offering a provocative social vignette.
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