Elsie Janis Sparks Morale for A E F Troops in France
Paris theater becomes a railway shed as Elsie Janis performs for American soldiers. Her magnetic presence and songs lift spirits, inspiring brigades marching to the front and earning praise as a pivotal morale booster for the American Expeditionary Forces.
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Elsie Janis
Alexander Woollcott
Paris
France
America
Mammers
Elsie
Columbus
Ohio
Western Front
Dreas
Come Contagion Barracks
Daughter goes to camp with Virginia Draftes
Virginia Draftes accompanies her daughter to camp in Cantonment. The pair depart with support and care, highlighting family ties and ongoing travel plans for the child.
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Virginia
Baltimore firm halves shipbuilding time for steel vessels
Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Co cuts average construction time for 12 contract steel ships to 13056 days, aiming for rapid build records. Fastest list shows Tuckahoe at 37 days, others from 78 to 119 days. Pacific coast speeds average about 10015 days, Great Lakes 1242-5 days, Atlantic 2091-5 days.
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Washington
Baltimore Dry Dock and Shipbuilding Company
Shipping Board
Tuckahoe
New York Shipbuilding Company
West‘Hiahga
Skinner & Eddy Corporation
Seattle
West Alsek
Ossineke
West Durfee
Canoga
Westgrooge
Columbia River
B. Co
Western Queen
Skinner & Edidy Corporation
Lake Huron
American
Iced Drinks Under Ban In Little Rock During War Time
In Little Rock Arkansas the state soda administration bans iced drinks in soda joints, forbidding iced tea sherbet and similar beverages. The move targets socializing by soldiers and courting couples, aiming to keep girls focused on wartime duties as the country faces conflict.
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Little Rock
Ark
Sooda
Axel Grease and the Editor in a Nation of Purchases
A satirical verse sketches merchants trading goods across professions. Clerks buy salt wholesale, a butcher, clothier, druggist and banker all feature, revealing a town’s economy tied to editor’s stance. A closing scene mocks department stores and fakirs with a contested contract and a humorous ending.
Y W C A appoints district leaders in Iowa war work drive
Des Moines Aug 21 Leaders named in fifteen Y W C A war work districts to publicize wartime activities across Iowa with Esther Erickson directing from the Des Moines headquarters. Campaign uses information literature meetings recruiting speakers and county outreach through district leaders and county heads yet to be named.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Burlington
Creston
Esther Erickson
Chas
Rawton
County Shors’ Association
Hollingsworth
Bureau of Recruiting
A ‘L.wella
W. Mire
College Men in Service Push for Iowa College Army
President Wilson backs a general recruiting day in Iowa for the college army. The plan targets September first or eighth with an educational week in late August. Campaign leaders vow posters speakers and letters across the state to recruit students for a quota of 4000. Colleges will house units and keep students in class through training while enlistees join the U S Army with uniforms provided and pay during summer camps.
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Wilson
J. H. T. Main
Grinnell College
Iowa
Students’ War Service Campaign
College Army
Iowa College Army
Iowa Campaign Committee
Des Moines
Sam
War Department
War ‘Department
When Thieves Fall Out Illustrates Prohibition Views
Two excerpts from separate organes of the liquor trade debate prohibition. A brewer argues beer allows longer social drinking without intoxication, while whiskey interests counter with beer can intoxicate similarly. Both claim the aim is to produce a “punch” or strong effect, comparing beer and whiskey in a public sentiment frame.
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Nquor
Midas
Beers, Bars, and Blame in Thief’s Fallout
In a Marshalltown Times Republican piece the author argues beer saloons prompt slower intoxication yet similar social harm. He cites witnesses and families, noting alcohol’s link to crime, waste, and neglect of children, urging control even at home and in saloons.
Help Wanted Cooking and Kitchen Help at Dormitory
Help wanted for cooking and general kitchen service at College Dormitory. Apply to Mrs C Halbert at Cotton Hall 1002 Independence Street.
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College Dormitory
C. Halbert
Cotton Hall
Indépendence Street
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Baitimiere, Shipbuilding Company
West Point
Keng Wang
China
Mae
State Food Administration of
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Chicago
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Nan
Jones
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Montgomery Ward
Diemot
Y. W. C. A. Publicity
Dinmo
Marshalltown Times-Republican
No. Main Street
Joe Rhynsburger
West Fifth Street
Vinton
South Side Square
van Wely & Schilder
W. H. Vander
Oskaloosa
Oppenheimer’ S
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