Severe Punishment Urged for Sleeping on Post in War Time
General order from Southern Department chief Major General Ruckman condemns lenient sentences for sleeping on post. It stresses wartime training and demands anchoring punishment to the offense of sleeping at duty. The note cites harsher possible penalties, including dishonorable discharge and hard labor, and warns against inconsistent court-martial sentences while referencing front line realities.
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Southern Department
John W. Buckman
Ruckman
Fhia
General Pershing
War Department
St Jacobs Oil Fights Soreness and Pain Instantly
The ad touts St Jacobs Oil as the quickest painless relief for soreness aching joints and nerves. It promises instant easing of head neck shoulders back arms and legs and claims the remedy is harmless and non irritating. A small bottle purchased at any drug store is urged as a reliable quick fix.
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St. Jacobs
St. Jacoby
Aix
Bob White a Song Bird Praised in Field Notes
In Our Twink Animals the article lauds the bob white quail for its song, arguing its place among master singers and urging protection. It cites Ohio Lewis Jature and Gene Stratton-Porter praising its music and compares it to the lark, noting its cheerful notes and appeal to children and lovers of the countryside.
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Gene Stratton-Porter
Sam
Bob
Bob White
Burglary Record at Livertool Names Soner Sentenced
John Miles Saumer, 31, sentenced to ten years for housebreaking with ten years preventive detention. Admits to 172 house-breaking cases in Livertool on March 3.
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John Miles Saumer
Wartime Remedy Promises Quick Hair Color Change
Wartime consumer notice promotes Orlex powder as a home hair dye to turn gray hair black or brown. The ad claims a 25 cent box with simple dissolve and comb usage, with a gold bond guarantee and no silver or toxic ingredients, promising a younger appearance.
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Orlex
Tead, Inc
San Antonian Retires After 28 Years at Southern Pacific
Jacob Staudt Urner, a longtime San Antonio rail worker at the Southern Pacific Copper Smith Shop, retires on pension after 28 years of service. Born in San Antonio, he witnessed the city’s growth, recalled the old shop, and survived a six years ago locomotive explosion that collapsed the shop and pinned him under a bench, with a life saved by the bench and his boss Williamson.
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San Antonian
Jacob Staudt Unner
Southern Pacific Railway Company
Mr. Staudt
San Antonio
San Santonio Staat
LeRua ~ Cosgrove
Southern Pacific Company
Copperamith
Tittle
J. A. M Williamson
Bosa
Williamson
Bench
Southern Pacific Railway
Urner
Pines
Williaamson
Beautify Your Air and Stop Dandruff Beauty Claim
An advertising note urges readers to buy Danderine to beautify hair and stop dandruff. It promises light, wavy, abundant hair, new growth, and relief from itching, claiming results within minutes to weeks and recommending Knowlton's Dandlines or trained outlets.
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Smailston
Thia
Knowlton
French plan to adopt American soldiers during war
A proposal by M. Georges Le comte calls for French families to adopt an American soldier for the war’s duration. The scheme, supported by the Association Fides Française, aims to pair every U S soldier in France with a French family that will shelter and care for him, a gesture to strengthen wartime ties and morale.
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Paris
M. Georges Lecomte
Au~thors
Fides Francaise A L'Ilt
Miter
M. Leygues
Marine
Ranea
Lieut Pat OBrien Sailor Turned Aviator Wounded in France
Richmond California reports on Patrick O'Brien former fireman of the Santa Fe who gained fame worldwide as an aviator in France. The article notes his service in the Royal Flying Corps and mentions that he was wounded by German forces during the war.
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Jin
Charles Pearl
Santa Fe
O’brien
Momence
Richmond
Pat O'Brien
Cal
Patrick O'Brien
The
France
Unclear Question Sparks Dialog on English Kinship
A fragmented note discusses perplexity in English kinship terms and a Yankee soldier shown over an old church with hundreds buried. The exchange mentions a sweeping gesture and questions about a more interesting Dencher, reflecting misread or stray OCR from a European context.
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Enaland
Bible Class Bet Reaches Army Fund Gift
London March 3 one St James Church Bermondsey fund received a sovereign gift. A Bible class member bet before three months in the trenches he would drink smoke and swear. He won the bet and sent five dollars home to aid church interests.
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London
St James Charch
Bermondsey
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