American Soldier’s France Memoir Captures Trenches and Cooties
A WWI memoir chronicles a U S soldier’s journey from training at a depot to transport to France. He describes drills in Southampton cattle cars and rest billets in barns and trenches. Cooties infest shirts and underclothes as soldiers cope with heat, fear, and grit on the march to the front.
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Southampton
Ling
France
Aeign
Cheveeux
Tommy
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Denver Man Receives Croix de Guerre for Bravery
A. L. Strechike Jr of Denver is awarded the Croix de Guerre for carrying a wounded comrade to safety under heavy German fire. The decoration was announced to his parents.
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Denver
March
A. L. Strechike, Jr
Red Cross Nurses of Europe Cigarettes to the Boys
Red Cross nurses report on advances in tobacco preparation, noting toasted cigarettes improve flavor and preservation. Nurses say soldiers always welcome a cigarette for wounded men, often the first request.
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the Red Cross Nurses OF
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Red Cross
Legislature Hints at No Adjournment Before April First
Jackson Mississippi March 13 The adjournment of the Legislature before April 1 seems unlikely as Lieut Governor Lee M Russell says substantial business remains for the house to handle and will be attended to before adjournment.
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Jackson
Miss
Lee M. Russell
Wireless Outfits Found In Trees Near Everglades
A land owner and Captain F. A. Forbes discovered a wireless telegraph outfit hidden in a pine tree with nailed steps. Germans seen nearby fled into a swamp while officers later seized another wireless rig in the Everglades with Seminole guidance. The Miami sheriff warned of a possible German submarine threat off the East Coast.
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Everglades
Miami County
Wirless
Germany
Borbard
Clip This and Pin on Wife's Dresser
A colloquial notice touts a foot care product called freenane promising to remove corns and calluses. It suggests freezone costs little, urges readers to ask their druggist to order a bottle, and appeals to American women.
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Freezone
Freenane
National Acre plan aims at farming thrift stamps
Atlanta March 13 local reformers unveil a national acre plan encouraging farmers to set aside one acre for cultivation. Proceeds from the harvest would buy thrift stamps as a national effort to support wartime savings.
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Atlanta
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