Major General Wood Urges Women to Support War Effort
Wood argues women can aid national service by joining the American Red Cross and working in industry, stressing preparedness, rapid mobilization, and the need for trained nurses. The piece details Red Cross expansion, civilian relief roles, and the reliance on voluntary service guided by a government charter.
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Leonard Wood
United States Army
American Red Cross
Red
Red Cross
Germany
Medical Department
Army
the Navy
Medical Reserve Corps
Japan
Russia
France
England
The
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Chicago
Denver
East Fifty-sixth Street
Department of Military Relief
Ak Cner
National Guard
Navy
Congress
Asquith
Valeska Suratt endorses quick facial fixes for pores and hair
A 1920s style beauty column features Valeska Suratt promising rapid removal of blackheads with neroxin and other home remedies. Readers named include Miss B B Evangeline D Genveive T Mrs B G F Curious and Miss T A S as they describe powders, tonics and tips for hair, skin and bust development.
Front Berlin Reports Vast College Student Exodus
In a Prussian Diet committee report the education minister says upper college and university students are nearly all at the front. Of 10,256 last year’s class, only 950 remain. 28,768 male and about 4,000 female students are enrolled, but lectures are attended by 6,968 men and about 400 women as many are serving or conscripted.
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Berlin
Committee of Public Instruction
Diet
Minister of Education
Canadian sergeant insists on spelling name with K
A Hampstead court witness from the Canadian expeditionary force gave the name Cole but asked it be spelled with a K claiming it to be the Yankee spelling. The mayor questioned the claim and the sergeant replied proudly that he is a Yankee now.
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London
Hampstead
Cole
Kole
Joffre Described as Fully Alive and Dynamic Figure
Washington May 12 Field Marshal Joffre the Marne hero draws vivid praise not from images but from direct contact. Reporters praise his dynamite presence power endurance and youthful appearance despite being in his sixties.
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Washington
D. C
Joffre
France
Marne
United States
Government seeks powers to fix food prices to boost production
The article reports the push in Congress for authority to set minimum prices for key crops to protect farmers from losses due to overproduction and to encourage higher output. Secretary Houston and aides argue such powers would curb price manipulation and ensure remunerative returns while safeguarding the civilian population during the war.
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Washington, D.C
Congress
Houston
F. A. Pearson
Europe
Unitedates
Passes Century Mark in Cornwall Farmer Turns 101
William Mugfar, a farmer of Colant, Cornwall, celebrated his 101st birthday and attributed his longevity to the advice eat plenty of salt. He remains hale and active at this century mark.
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London
William Mugfar
Colant
Cornwall
May Sale Items From Joske Bros Co Highlighted
An advertisement from Joske Bros Co showcases engraving services for order-names in old English or French script, visiting cards in a May sale for 1.98, plus Cordonette linen finished paper, encree sizes, 24-sheet boxes, tourist tablets, cretonne sets, and Kodak albums priced from 10c to 6.00 each. The note emphasizes timely appeal of the highlighted article.
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Kodak
Keep Business Going in Wartime Prosperity
The Dry Goodsman urges national effort to sustain production and employment during war. Howard E. Coffin of the Council of National Defense cautions against hysteria and waste while stressing more prolific and efficient industry. Merchants and workers are called to keep stores open and minds focused on wartime prosperity.
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Howard E. Coffin
Council of National Defense
Mr. Coffin
New Book Offers and Prices at Joske’s Department Store
The catalog lists Gene Stratton Porter's Song of the Cardinal and many recent titles priced at 60c. Other offerings include Prudence of the Parsonage The Sealed Valley and The Beasts of Tarzan. Several new fiction titles range from 1.00 to 1.40 with authors such as Ernest Thompson Seton and Marie T. Daviese. Graduation records and school memories appear at various prices up to 1.75.
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Gene Stratton Porter
Joske’s
Prudence
Lizzie
Bunker Bean
Kazan
Penrod
Mary Mac Lane
Cedar Mountain
Ernest Thompson Seton
Grace Richmond
Marie T. Daviese
President Stopped by Treasury Guard During War Time
War brought strict guards to federal buildings in Washington. Notable episodes include assistants barred from entering with bags and President Wilson being stopped at the treasury door. A German tourist with a lunch bag was forced to reveal contents, then explained the bag contained beer and bread.
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Washington, D. C
Washington
White House
State
War and Navy
Treasury
Picious
the Treasury
Newton
Mr. Newton
Wilson
Secret Service
United States
Captain of the Watch
Veteran Feline Sold at Red Cross Sale in Aberdeen
A cat from Mons claimed to have survived ten battles sold for 381.25 dollars at a Red Cross free gift sale in Aberdeen conducted by the Lord Provost. The animal was rescued from a deserted farmhouse by Private Bradley of the Scottish Rifles and had previously fetched about 2000 dollars at earlier sales.
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London
Mons
Red Cross
Aberdeen
Bradley
Scottish Rifles
Thief Corrects Report in Munich Theft Note
A Munich report says ten bottles of white wine two jars of raspberry juice and a basketful of eggs were stolen. An anonymous letter later claims twelve bottles of wine a half filled egg basket eight hundred weight of potatoes and notes the theft was under an invalided soldier's supervision with death by starvation as a threat. The piece ends noting new nail making machines allow an operator to craft one nail per second.
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Munich
The
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