Mirons Soldiers Letters Miscarried at New York Port
The Central Directory Division at a West 46th Street pier sorts millions of wounded soldiers mail. A 1120 clerks, mostly women, handle 17,000,000 undelivered letters and 700,000 packages. 99 percent went to France. 13,000,000 delivered. 162,000 sent to dead letter office. 34,500,000 letters processed locally. Million letters daily at peak. Card index system holds 3,000,000 addresses. many soldiers returned from overseas.<END>
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Port of Embarkadon
Fae
Central Directory Division
West Forty-sixth Street
North River
France
Mavéli
Gleut
Marcel
Keene
War Department Post Office
Washington
Win
Civil Service
Dangerous Tobacco Habit Warns by Dr Connor
A printed health notice urges quitting tobacco using Nicotol tablets from a drugstore. It cites Dr Connor of Johns Hopkins Hospitals, warns of nicotine poisoning and fatal diseases, and promises quick relief from the pernicious habit. The advertisement claims refund if not satisfied and urges readers to read the announcement carefully.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dostor Connor
Johns Hopkins
Jany
Ahniknes Ruggista
Doc
Ithia
Middletown Public Alley Improvements and Local Deaths
In Middletown the public alley between Dr A A Lamar and Sherman Koogle has been concreted along most of its length with new curb and gutter. Property improvements include a porch, enlarged windows, and repainting by several residents. Also noted: Joseph O Gaver joins Brown & Co. in Baltimore. Glenn Cookerly takes a position with the B&O in Brunswick. September death records show 2 city deaths and 23 county deaths, with interments across multiple local cemeteries. mortality down from August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middletown
Dr. A. A. Lamar
Sheman R.koogle
Valley Hotel
Daniel O Kepler
Herring
My and Buller
O Nisl
M. K. ‘Thuren
Bolleau
Edgar Castle
Jerson Street
Joseph O. Gaver
Brown &Co.,certified Public Accountants
Baltimore
Hagerstown
Glenn I. Cookerly
Win
EB. Cookerly
Brunswick
B. & QO. Rail
Mt. Olivet
St. John’s
Central
Utica
Knoxville
Beaver Dam
Burkittsville
Thurmont
Charlesville
Emmitsburg
Troughs
Walkersville
Libertytown
Sabinasville
Hope Hill
Miss Rhoderick Resigns for U S Government Post
Miss Jielen M. Rhoderick of Middle town resigns from the auditor's office to join the Radio and Steam Engineering Department of the U S Government. She began her new duties Wednesday at the Navy Building in Washington near 27th and D streets. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy advertises its use for coughs croup and whooping cough across the United States and overseas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jielen M. Rhoderick
Middletown
Rattan Frederick
U. S
Navy Building
27Th and
D Atreen
Washington
Chamberlain's
United States
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mirons
Sander
Seventy-seventh Division
308Th Infantry
Camp Upton
Matt
Atlanta
South
Alf
THE
Franklin Savings Bank
Frederick
Federal Trade Commission
Food Administration
Department of Justice
Swift
Swift & Company
Union Stock Yards
Chicago
U.S. A
WIT Company
Greenawalt
Dandelion
Greenawalt’s
STORE
Red Cross
Henry K. G. Fox
Patrick ST
Market ST
Sphone 106
C. R. Landis
Jeweler
South Market St. Frederick, Md
Cloces
ATOR
the Commercial State Bank
McCleery’s Jewelry Store
North Market Street
P. O
Frederick, Md
Timothy
P. L. Hargett & Co., Inc
South Market Street
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