Captain Buchanan’s potato patch aids transport relief at war front
Plane News reports Captain Buchanan, former Kelly Field commander of The Forty Thieves, now leading American Expeditionary Forces in France, organizing potato growing by his huskies to ease supply lines and feed troops. He praises the plan for saving transport costs and enhancing rations as his men toil on the garden project.
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Buchanan
Fields
American Expeditionary Forces
Kelly Field
Plane News
France
Kelly Fed
United States
American Farmer Sends Gift to French President
An American farmer mailed $50 to President Moin care in Paris, explaining the money is one tenth of his possessions to partially pay the U S debt to General Lafayette. The gesture drew strong approval from the French press and prompted praise in La Liberte. Also note Grove's Baby Bowel Medicine advertised for summer diarrhoea and stomach ailments.
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Paris
Moin
United States
General LaFayette
Council of Ministers
la Liberte
America
GROVE
Mexican Law Closes Newspapers Hostile to Administration
Associated Press reports Mexican authorities target foreign correspondents and editors deemed pernicious. Forced investigations are used against outlets like Redeéacion and El Hombre Libre, with editors arrested or threatened and officials vowing action to curb anti government reporting.
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Associated Press Correspondence
Mexico
Tamaulipas
Monterey
Fampico
Alfonso Barrera
Peniche
Manuel Gaudi
United States
Cauteria
Reson
el Universal
Ines Chavez Garcia
Michoacan
Jalisco
Federal District
Alfredo Braceda
Chavez Garcia
Felix Palavicini
Universal
Chavez Gareix
Mexicans Eat Horses
In Juarez Mexican soldiers marching to the Ojinaga district live on scarce rations of horses burros rabbits and roots. They often kill starving animals for meat and boil beans with chili peppers. Despite scant food they march all day and fight all night, a feat noted by American officers since 1848.
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Juarez
Mexico
Ojinaga
Mother's Friend Advertises Pain Relief for Expectant Mothers
The ad claims Mother's Friend eases nervousness bearing down and stretching during pregnancy. It says the external remedy softens abdominal muscles to reduce strain and supports natural expansion, promising safer childbirth and fewer pains at the crisis.
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Bettenggar
Bradfield Regulator Co
Lamar
Atlanta
Harsh Hardships Face Mexican Soldiers in Field Life
The passage describes how Mexican soldiers endure extreme deprivations including bare land, inadequate food, and severe corporal punishment for minor infractions. Soldiers wear ragged uniforms, thin sandals, and a tattered shawl for warmth, yet demonstrate bravery and obedience, even charging machine guns in battle.
Salesmanship Club to Meet and Discuss Postwar Distributions
The Salesmanship Club will hold a study meeting Friday 6 15 to 8 15 p m in the pink room of the Gunter Hotel led by Charles O Wood. The main topic is distribution changes caused by the war and their effect on salesmen. Regular session Saturday at 12 15 noon in the Gunter Hotel ballroom features lunch and a lecture by Prof M F Beckwith on Can Business Man Learn to Think and Speak on Fly Feet. New members listed include George J Roark W M Aikman and others. May suspend increased rates Senate Finance Committee considers action on the postmaster class publishers mall rates due July 1.
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Salesmanship Club
Gunter Hotel
Charles O. Wood
Gunter Lote
If. F. B. Beckwith
Baylor University
Waco
Orattory
University of Minnesota
George J. Roark
W. M. Aikman
W. Creighton
5. P. Walker
CG. O. Sawtelle
Frank T. Richardson
Hollyeee Thomas Rice
Joseph P. Devine
E. T. West
Ed Bierce
Leo DeHymel
S. B. Duke
Ross Iblin
Frank E. Beovill
Washington, D. C
Simmons
Senate Finance Committee
City sells asphalt plant for paving Grand and Jones Avenues
The city sold its thirteen year old asphalt mixing plant to the Uvalde Rock Asphalt Company in exchange for paving Grand and Jones Avenues from Camden Street to River Avenue. The deal nets about 6500 dollars to the city, with a city credit of roughly 6100 to be used for future repairs, while the council also notes prior efforts to dispose of the plant. The meeting included budget actions including 500 for the vice detection fund and 85 for two extra firemen who are no longer with the department.
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Old City
Callaghan
Uvalde Rock Asphalt Company
Grand and
Jones Avenues
Ackerman
Jones
Grand Avenues
Camden Street
River Avenue
Wright
Department
Satahl
Wilson urges Senate to pass woman suffrage amendment
President Wilson urged the Senate to enact the woman suffrage amendment during this Congress session. He conveyed his stance in a reply to a memorial from the French Templar for Woman Suffrage, presented Thursday by a delegation from the American Woman Suffrage Association requesting him to support the principle.
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Washington, D. C
Wilson
Senate
Congress
American Woman Suffrage Association
Dodson's Liver Tone Promises Safe Liver Cleansing Remedy
An advertisement touts Dodson's Liver Tone as a gentle, vegetable liver and bowel cleanser that replaces dangerous calomel. It claims the tonic cleans sluggish livers, relieves headaches and dizziness, improves digestion, and does not salivate, with a money back guarantee.
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Dodson
Guaeran
President urges Senate to pass suffrage amendment
The President called on the Senate to pass the suffrage amendment to the Federal constitution before the session ends. The address stressed the rights of the future and the need for an unmistakable answer on voting rights. A census note mentioned North American birds with 125 species and subspecies, some previously unrecognized.
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Senate of the
United States
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