Railroads Push War Effort with Humanized Policy
Western Newspaper Union report outlines U S Railroad Administration goals to win the war by moving troops and materiel quickly, serving the public, and fostering sympathy between management, workers, and 100 million patrons. It urges economical, standardized operations with fair wages and safety gains. Gas masks issued to all American army food containers for frontline gas zones.
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Union News Service
Washington
United States Railroad Administration
Jiu
Farm Bureau Seeks 966 Farm Laborers in Ohio
Columbus reports the Farm Labor Bureau of the Civil Defense Council requests 966 men and boys to work on Ohio farms immediately. The effort, led by T. D. Phillips, frames farm service as essential to boosting food for soldiers and allies.
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Farm Bureau
Columbus
Farm Labor Bureau
The
Culo Defense Council
Ohio
T. D. Philips
Farm Labor Service
Defenes Council
Auto overturns near Toledo claim two lives and injuries
In a west Toledo accident a car carrying four girls overturned. Richard Quick 33 of Highland Park Detroit died instantly. Miss Belle Griffith 23 was seriously wounded. The four female companions sustained lesser injuries.
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Toledo
Ohio
Richard Quick
Highland Park
Detroit
Belle Griffith
Senators Seek List of 100000 Firms Profiting Over Fifteen Percent
The Internal Revenue Bureau assigns hundreds of clerks to prepare a Senate evidence file listing 100,000 corporations that earned more than 15 percent profits last year. The move aims to document corporate profitability for Senate review.
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Senate
Washington
Internal Revenue Bureau
The Long Lane Turned A Lesson In Truth And Duty
A reminiscence narrates a teen’s plan to revenge a harsh farmer and his moral conflict. He discovers lambs near the farmer’s hay barn and chooses honesty over deceit, realizing the turning point of his life as he weighs right against wrong under God’s standard.
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Josiah Stebbins
Stebbins
Lyman Croster
Mr. Stebbins
Tra Judson’s
Lyman Crosler
Crosler Farmhouse
Lyman
Ira Judson
Mr. Stebbin
Cincinnati Markets Flour Hay and Grain Prices
Market prices list for flour hay and grain in Cincinnati. Includes flour types and prices, oats corn butter eggs poultry live stock hogs sheep and calves with ranges for quality grades and weights.
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Cincinnati
Northwestern
Do Not Say Pretzel Says German Taint Dairy Lunchrooms
Indianapolis News reports that workers at a dairy counter on East Washington Street admonish patrons to pronounce not as pretzel but as teally. The clerks reference Germans seen in films and urge customers to avoid German words in the shop.
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Dairy Stpch
East Washington Street
Indianapolis News
Cuticura Ad and German Propaganda Plan
An ad touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment for clear complexions and soft hands with free samples from Cuticura Dept X Boston. A World-Herald note mentions a German empire propaganda drive proposing two to three million copies of the Ten Commandments printed in German and dropped by airplanes.
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Cutidera
Cuticura
Dept. X
Boston
Omaha World-Herald
Allen's Foot Ease boosts workers comfort and efficiency
Farmers and laborers increasingly use Allen's Foot Base powder and foot baths to reduce friction, refresh feet, and prevent blisters. Advertised as a universal remedy, it targets tired feet and sore conditions, with broad dealer distribution.
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Allen
Foggy Morning Confuses Camp Grant Drill Serpent
An unusually foggy morning at Camp Grant leaves a sergeant puzzled as he calls a soldier into line, only to discover the man he addressed was a distant wooden post. The strange incident ends with realization and a correction of the drill.
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Camp Grant
Japanese government to issue small paper notes
The Japanese face a shortage of small coinage and plan to issue small paper notes of 50, 20, and 10 sen. The sen is worth half a U.S. cent, highlighting coinage gaps in both nations.
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United States
Peanut butcher woman on Western railroads noted
A brief item reports a woman nicknamed peanut butcher has appeared on several Western railroads alongside the remark about business plans and exchanges of affections.
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Claim Quick Kidney Relief
An advertisement touts Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for backache kidney and bladder troubles. It promises fast cleansing of the bladder and kidneys, relief from rheumatism and lumbago, and urges buying from a druggist with a money back guarantee.
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Fey
Haarlem
Eatonicq
Eatonic
Batonic
Kramer, Pres
Eatonio Remedy -Co
Wabash Ave
Chicago
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Sable
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Castoria
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