Give Your Boy a Chance to Rebuild His Life
Capt Arthur H Samuels shares a tale of a derelict whos life turns around after hospital care and artificial limbs He becomes educated and a leading authority in corporate law He marries a Southern girl has two children and a stable career The piece argues for comprehensive veteran rehabilitation programs including curative workshops training and jobs with federal coordination and urges women to support this effort for returning disabled soldiers.
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Arthur H. Samuels
Surgeon General's Department
Hohenzollerns
S-Large
Samuels
Uncle Sam
Washington
Ramuels
Germany
Red Cross League of Love by Edwin Markham
Poem praising the Red Cross and the League of Kindness. The speaker pledges to carry love and mercy as flags that unite humanity. It envisions a future where compassion replaces warfare and all people lift together in brotherhood.
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RED Cross League OF Love
Edwin ‘Markham
Vigilantes
League of Kindness
Corn Versus Pork in The War Food Crisis
The writer argues Kellogg’s extreme vegetarian view to cut pork, citing ten pounds of corn per pound of pork and pork waste versus energy used by animals. He discusses German rationing, urges reducing pork, cotton, wool, and raising cattle without exercise to conserve food for allies and the war effort, calling for doubled production and precise use.
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Kellogg
Combe
Bna
Kellogg's
America
North Sea
Automobile survey shows 80 percent use for business
A 1917 survey of car owners finds 80 percent of automobile use for business and 53.1 percent of cars purchased by farmers. Salesmen and professionals show high car ownership, with time saved estimated as an army of 625,000 workers daily.
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John N. Willys
Uni
United States
Automobiles as Nation’s Greatest Transportation Tool
A historical analysis outlines how U S workers in public services and mining own small shares of cars despite high mobility needs. It cites rail and road usage, noting 60 billion annual car miles versus 35 billion rail miles, and urges accelerated transport production to support war needs and supply chains.
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America
Value of Priming Cups in Cold Starts
The text explains priming cups aid starting on cold mornings and suggests using spark plugs with priming cups. It notes ethhe as the best priming substance. It also observes that the average farm vehicle is a truck and that this applies to both trucks and autos.
Street Talk War Mother Voice in Vigilantes Poem
A dramatic verse piece by Laura E. Richards dramatizes a War Mother and a nalniet speaking of fear and loss as guns echo. The speaker vows loyalty to both son and self with prayers for courage and endurance amid battle.
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Laura E. Richards
the Vigilantes
Arbitration grants new concessions for London council tramway staff
Scraps report arbitration awards granting about £50,000 yearly to London county council tramway employees. Other notes mention Caithness school boards adopting a $400 minimum for assistant teachers, oyster shells in cement, BC university agronomy courses, cork health debate, patented shoe arches, and coal pile ventilation tips.
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London
England
Caithness
Scotland
Gulf of Mexico
University, of
British Columbia
Remembered engagement at Waldorf Astoria dance
A report recalls a New York Waldorf Astoria incident where grease spilled on the floor nearly caused a fall. A hotel guest, later identified as Mr Boldt, cleaned the mess while a younger guest warned him, calling him old but courteous to safety and guests.
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Waldorf- Astoria
New York
Paul Jones
Willie
Boldt
Young Ladies Journal
Several Ways to Pay Debts Faced With Reluctance
The article notes there are multiple methods to settle debts, but most are paid reluctantly. It highlights hesitancy among borrowers and mixed feelings toward settlement options. The focus remains on payment behavior and financial strain.
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The
Pho-farmer
Amer
Ica
Army
Navy
Red Cross
Fepty
Nord
Union Stock Yards
Denver
Western Stock Show Association
Hampshires
Rommeys
Dwight Lincoln
Fred P. Johnson
Cuticura
Taleum
Pinkham Med. Co
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