Building 16 Army Cantonments A Massive Construction Effort
The War Department undertakes sixteen new cantonments near Ayer Yaphank Wrightstown Annapolis Junction and more to train 625000 men. Each camp houses 40000 with 1000 houses per site and 37000 bunks per camp. Total outlay 80 million dollars initial and 200 million in first year with 120 million annual running costs.
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New York
War Department
Panama Canal
Ayer
Massachusetts
Yaphank
Long Island
Wrightstown
New Jersey
Annapolis Junction
Maryland
Petersburg
Virginia
Columbia
South Carolina
Atlanta
Georgia
Chillicothe
Ohio
Louisville
Kentucky
Battle Creek
Michigan
Des Moines
Iowa
Fort Riley
Kansas
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Rockford
Illinois
Little Rock
Arkansas
American Lake
Washington
Army
California Syrup of Figs Promises Easy Constipation Relief
A newspaper blurb urges mothers to give a teaspoonful of California Syrup of Figs to constipated children, claiming it cleanses the bowels and restores health within hours. It warns against counterfeit syrups and promotes a 50 cent bottle with directions for all ages.
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California
California Fig Syrup Company
The Persuasive Power of Seven in Sacred Texts
A compact study traces seven’s prominence across the Bible from creation to prophecy, listing seven days, seven years, seven trumpets, seven devils, seven petitions, and other sevenfold motifs. It notes sevenfold repetitions and concludes with the idea that memory can stretch for seven minutes.
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Walter Scott
Cervantes
Pharoah
Jericho
Balaam
Laban
Jacob
Job
Elijah
Ahasuerus
Esther
Solomon
Temple
Israel
Abraham
Abimelech
Joseph
Elias
Shunamite
Elisha
Nain
Lazarus
Christ
Enoch
Adam
Jesus Christ
Seventy
Shadrach
Nebuchadnezzar
House of Wisdom
Army Cantonment Supply and Camp Construction Demands
Massive food and material needs for the cantonments are detailed with figures for wheat corn potatoes vegetables beef pork mutton milk butter eggs and chickens. The text notes daily weekly and daily delivery requirements and cites rapid construction records at Yaphank and the Presidio amid improving military logistics.
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Cantonment
Maryland National Guardsmen
Yaphank Cantonment
Presidio
California
Soldiers urged to learn French in camps in Texas
War Department officials urge teaching French to soldiers in training camps to boost battlefield effectiveness. Roy Wallace and Elbert Vail promote French education via Texas University extension and local volunteers. Fort Worth and Waco consider a soldiers club and a Travis Military Park model after San Antonio’s programs.
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Fort Worth
Waco
San Antonio
War Department
Roy Smith Wallace
Southern Department
Board of Regents
Vinson
University of Texas
State University
Texas University
Wallace
Elbert M. Vail
War Recreation Board of
Camp Wilson
France
Mr. Vail
North Texas
Mr. Wallace
Organization of War Recreation Boards
Army Board
Wallace and Vail
Uncle Sam
Calcasieu
Travis Park
Travis Military Park
Brackenridge Park
Vail
Words and Stones in George Merediths Home
A visitor notes the author’s modest, cozy house compared to grand castles in his writing. Meredith quips that words are cheaper than stones, explaining his choice to build a small home.
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George Meredith
Love Party Aid For War Orphans At Highland Park
Ruth Russell Matlock hosts a Thursday Love Party at 715 Rigsby Avenue in Highland Park to aid Jeanne Marcois of Marvent France, a war orphan cared for by Orphelmat de Armees. Children donate a dime each, sign the Love Book, and dimes are sent to Jeanne through the charity. The program features dances, piano pieces, a recitation and a plea for French orphans.
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Ruth Russell Matlock
Highland Park
Rigsby
Jeanne Ma
Orphelmat de
Jeanne
Orphelmat de Armeeés
B. F. Dabe
L. B. Clegg
Thomas Franklin
Ruth
Miss Matlock
the Swan
Titania
Leferature-Wely
Mignon Gavette
France
Mrs. Matlock
Failure of Faith in Drought Sermon Provokes Outcry
A preaching scene amid a drought ends in scathing remarks about the congregation from a reverend. He condemns the crowd for lacking faith and failing to bring umbrellas, signaling communal shame and rising discontent among the colored community during hard times.
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George Washi
Everybody’s Magazine
Wisdom and Censorship in the British Press
The Argonaut notes how editors mock a recent skit with lines evoking a battlefield volleying effect. Censorship removes a key passage, with the censor justifying it to avoid revealing artillery positions.
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Eagely
Iron Deficiency Spotlight in Women Donor of Health
A 1920s health feature promotes organic iron to combat anaemia in American women. It claims iron deficiency weakens strength, beauty, and mood, urging two five-grain tablets of organic iron-nuxated iron after meals for two weeks to boost vitality. It cites Dr. Ferdinand King and Dr. Schuyler Crosby, notes food iron loss from refined staples, and warns against metallic iron products.
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Ferdinand King
New York
America
Igor
Schuyler C. Saawee
Snover
Rumgstown Ca
Durance
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Baker
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The
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International Y. M. C. A
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Sage Foundation
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Thomas J. Howells
Pittsburg
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Cleveland
Palmer E. Pierce
United States Army
Fosdick
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Aldershot
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