26 Men Leave for Jefferson Barracks May 13 Induction
A local exemption board orders 26 white men to report at 7:30 a.m. Monday for induction into the national army. They will board the 10:47 train to Jefferson Barracks, St. Louis, to be sworn in. Names listed include Eugene Warren, Clarence Cassidy, Charles Hageman, Carl R. Heidbrink, and others with street addresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Army
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
Eugene Warren
Jersey Street
Clarence Cassidy
N. 24Th Street
Charles Hageman
S. Seventh Street
Carl R. Heidbrink
Washington Street
Charles Yachs
Elm Street
Walter E. Gilling
S. Tenth Street
Robert L. Barger
Lind Street
Earl II, Temperman
Vermont Street
Edward M. Hendrix
Fifth Street
George E. Johnson
Second Street
Lawrence Behrensmeyer
Madison Street
Roy John Wommelsdorf
20Th Street
Leo L. Kansteiner
The Making of a Famous Medicine
A laboratory visit reveals the care and precision behind Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Herbs totaling over 350000 pounds annually are harvested at peak potency, solvents extract medicinal properties, utensils and tanks are sterilized, and the product is pasteurized and sealed. Letters from women praising its effectiveness back its fame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fourteen Men Called to Report for Draft in Quincy
The notice lists men ordered to report including Frank Theodore Schreiber and John Peters with alternates such as Jesse Stevens and Lewis Abbott. The first draft number is 684 and the last 940, adding 26 to the 250 sent to the national army from Quincy by May 1. A further call for May 25 is to be announced. Judge Rose praised local exemption work as thorough and prompt. Uruguay forms a commission to study turning locusts into fertilizer soap and stock feed. Lovedale College in South Africa educates Africans with a brass band and sports teams.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Theodore Schreiber
18Th Street
George Franklin Blair
Versailles
Ill
Joseph A. Meyer
Delaware Street
Amos Mayfield
Elm Street
Arthur R. Rice
Cherry Street
Herman J. Norris
Broadway
John Lotz
S. 10Th Street
Harry Lee Nelms
4Th Street
Robert H. Aming
6Th Street
Charles Henry Wessel
Hannibal
John William Welsh
National Army
Quincy
Virgil Johnston
Exemption Board
Rose
Springfield
May Victrola releases new records with military and sacred selections
Maud Powell, Herbert Witherspoon and Geoffrey O'Hara headline May Victrola's lineup. O'Hara, a singer and composer, directs camp music for soldiers while Powell performs four American folk songs on violin. Includes popular tunes like K K Katy and When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again plus sacred pieces Still Still With Thee and In Thee Do I Put My Trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maud Powell
Herbert Witherspoon
Geoffrey O'Hara
May Victrola Records
O'Hara
United States
Miss Powell
Kingdom Come
Witherspoon
Handel
Pathe Company
Johnny
Babelyn
America Republic Band
Joe Belmont
Edmond Thiele
Domenico Savino
Christine Miller
Bendemeer
Edicon
New York
Delighted Dance Number Buzzin the Bee on Xylophone
Personal notices report Mrs. Minnie Whittaker of 1027 Vermont street has a son Frank Whittaker confined in a Galveston Texas hospital with measles. George Castle improved after an operation at a Hinsainig hospital. Mrs. J B Beatty and daughter Helen Frances return to Quincy after Houston visit with Capt Jim Beatty. Mrs. Charles Clarke learns her sister Mrs. G W McMahon died Friday in Otis Colorado and travels west.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnie Whittaker
Vermont Street
Frank Whittaker
Galveston
Texas
George Castle
Hiesainig Hospital
J. B. Beatty
Helen Frances
Houston
Jim Beatty
Quincy
Charles Clarke
G. W. McMahn
Otis
Colo
Remarkable seed production of plants and orchids
A fragment notes that if all seeds of any one plant were allowed to grow they would cover the earth. An orchid can produce over 10,000,000 seeds in a season, with other common plants like foxglove reaching similarly large outputs.
Charm and Quality in Our Bright New Dress Goods
The ad touts durable Tussah cloth 40 inches wide in Pekin blue and other shades with fine finish and attractive look. Also highlights new wool plaids 36 to 54 inches wide, praised for high quality and market-leading value. Prices shown per yard.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sss
Wayne Knit Pure Silk Hose Catalog Note
Silk hose for ladies and men offered in multiple colors including Silver Grey Cham mans pve Brown Black White and Cordovan. Prices range from 19 cents to 1.75 dollars per pair with sizes for stout women and garter lisle tops. Advertising fragment lists Onyx silk hose and full fashioned options in several hues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayne
Redmoor
Ieee
Palm Beach
Also Mentioned on This Page
Vinci
the Comfort Powder Co
Boston
Mass
France
Uruguay
Missionary College
Lovedale
South Africa
Fred W. Schulte
A. P. Schulte
Tenth
State Streets
84Th Company
Sixth
U. S. Marine
Albertson
Atlantic
Paul Albertson
Atlantic Ocean
C. P. Albertson
Chestnut Street
Naval
Philadelphia Navy Yards
NEW May Records
Pincy's
N. St. St
Quincy, IL
Kayser Lisle
Hudson Mills
Imall
Lue
Kayser
Des
Ane
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