Army law to be strictly enforced on saloon sales to soldiers
Hugh R. Robertson, acting U S district attorney, says the bone dry army law forbidding saloonmen to sell liquor to soldiers in uniform will be enforced to the limit. Violations can bring a $1000 fine, one year in jail, or both. bootlegging and intermediary buyers may also be prosecuted. Police and sheriffs offices will cooperate. civilians supplying soldiers will face action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh RR. Robertson
United States
J. L. Camp
Robertson
Police Department
Sheriff’s Office
Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
Cincinnati reader Mrs. Josie Copner says the remedy helped her recover from female troubles and return to daily life after long illness. The notice promotes the product as a tonic derived from roots and herbs and urges others to try it for similar health issues.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia E
Pinkham
Josie Copner
Harrison Ave
Fairmount
Laughing Lizzie Navy Crew in Training at Newport
American bluejackets famed for versatility and pluck. Shown in Newport Rhode Island with about 5000 patriots in training, wheeling their Laughing Lizzie into action and unlimbering rifles for a charge. The scene depicts a small part of the busy training course.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Earth
Newport
R. I
Lizzie
Officers To Notify Saloon Licenses In Bexar County
State comptroller and County Judge James K. Davis will inform saloon license holders of the danger of selling liquor to soldiers. Brewery agents will warn saloons to stop sales. Convicted violators may lose federal licenses and face fines and imprisonment. Army authorities will aid enforcement and soldiers face penalties for violations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
B. Terrell
James K. Davis
Bexar County
Robertson
Secretary of War
Urging Garden Work At Bowie And Bonham Schools
L. E. Wolfe director of the food and feed campaign will discuss urgent need for planting gardens with parents and children at Bowie School Friday night starting 7 30. Charles Braun schweig will supplement the talks and Saturday night W G Hiand will join Wolfe at Bonham School. George J. Roark president of the food commission plans plowing of school farms beginning next Monday with city supplied plows and men. Mimeographed soil treatment treatises by W W Evans will be available from Roark upon request.
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Bowie School
L. E. Wolfe
Food and
A New Yorker Roasts Aged Birds At Maryland Dinner
A visitor from Orlando recalls an insult to Maryland chicken at a New York dining table. The impromptu verse lampoons the dish as a tough, aged fowl from Maryland, claiming its pastry is as hard as boar hide and its state worsens with every bite.
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Orlando
Fila
Maryland
Free Zone solves painful corns with simple application
Advertises a painless corn treatment promising immediate relief by applying drops of Free Zone to a tender corn. Claims the corn shrivels and lifts out with root intact and no irritation to surrounding skin.
Rotarians Plan 10 Buy Liberty Bonds at Luncheon
Judge W F Ramsey urged purchase of Liberty Bonds at the Rotary Club meeting in the St Anthony Hotel. Plans were made for every member to buy at least one bond. The event featured farewells to Clinton G Brown, as he leaves mayoral office, and a brief entertainment segment led by T N Smith and Ed ward Raymond with Majestic performers.
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W. F. Ramsey
Rotary Club
St. Anthony
Ira J. Kercheville
Ray M. Mackey
Clinton G. Brown
San Antonio
Holmgreen
Brown
T. N. Smith
Edward Raymond
The
Majestic
Raymond
Danger From Secret Wireless Across Americas
The article warns that clandestine wireless stations and German operated intercepts could be established in the United States Mexico and Central America. It notes Belgian presses receiving Entente dispatches and suggests U S amateurs already receive German broadcasts. Authorities fear German linked stations may transmit instructions to submarines while facing less risk abroad.
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United States
Mexico
Central American
Belgium
England
France
New York City
Armstrong
Nauen
Eilvese
Central America
Berlin
Wonderful Lily White and the Lily in History
The essay describes the white lily as a symbol of purity and innocence linked to Easter and religious art. It traces lily varieties including Easter Lilies and Lily of the Valley, notes their cultivation from bulbs, and recalls historical uses from Hoses to royal and fraternal symbols. It mentions geographical ties to Palestine Siam Bermuda and notes beliefs about lilies preventing crime.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eae
Hosea
Palestine
Louis
France
House of Bourbon
Siam
Bermuda
Veteran soldier recalled for dirty rifle and bow error
An aged veteran newly enlisted faces an officer for not cleaning his rifle. The officer teases him about re‑enlisting after long service, prompting the veteran to quip his last offense was not cleaning his bow and arrow.
Back to Nature Hair Care with Q Ban Tonic
The ad promotes using Back to Nature hair beauty products with Q Ban Hair Tonic to restore vigor and beauty to hair. It touts simple, natural remedies with marvelous results and claims both combine and air are free.
The Vexed Meaning of Friendship Between the Sexes
The author argues the term friend has evolved with gender relations and proposes a new word to describe modern dating among men and women. He notes that friendship now implies intimacy and lacks restraint, allowing “endearments” typical of lovers while denying love or flirtation.
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Maid
Mrs. Grundy
Mr. Wattall
London Spectator Sees Gum Chewing Across Nation
The London Spectator predicts Britain will adopt American gum chewing as a national habit. It asserts sucking boosts mood and focus, cites Marshal Saxe and Sir Thomas Browne, and notes British troops already taking to gum as alliance with America grows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Spectator
London
America
Spectator
Marshal Saxe
Thomas Browne
Funeral in Glasgow Story From Harry Lauder
A Glasgow funeral tale by Harry Lauder features a well dressed stranger who sits in a mourning coach and is pressed for identity. The stranger avoids being a brother cousin or friend of the corpse, explaining he has not been well and hints at his doctor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Lauder
Glasgow
The
Corp
Carriage Exercise Ordered Prompts Frugal Transit Note
A Pittsburgh Post item notes someone chose the cheapest option for carriage exercise, implying cost concerns influenced travel arrangements. The quote reflects practical budgeting in transportation decisions.
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Pittsburgh Post
Family Tells of In-Law Strife and Acceptance
A young man laments his father-in-law’s fault finding while his wife insists he is treated as part of the family. The exchange highlights tension and eventual acceptance within domestic ties.
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Rotarians
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Ieee
Wiking
Natural History
R. A. Sell
Lily White
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INC
Buffalo NY
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Memphis
Tenn
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Thomas Trio
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