Legal questions for soldiers explained by judge advocate officials
In camps from New York to Camp Mills and Camp Upton soldiers seek guidance on pay allotment wills guardianship debts and property. The judge advocate general’s department provides up to date advice and a free pamphlet guides soldiers on how to handle real and personal estate debts guardianship and insurance while in service.
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New York
Turance
Europe
Judge Advocate General’s Department
Camp Mills
Camp Upton
United States
Court of Appeals
Legal Aid Bureau
Educational Alliance
Nore
Sousa Led Marine Band From Drummer To Great Naval Conductor
John Philip Sousa enlisted at Washington barracks in 1868 hoping to be a drummer or bugle boy and rose to direct the Marine Band. He led the world’s greatest military band, later serving as a lieutenant at Great Lakes Naval Training Station where the band became the largest of its kind.
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Washington Barracks
John Phillip. Sousa
Marine Corps
John Phillip
Sousa
Marine Band
William A. Moffett
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
United States
Tegan
Deiling
Gosage Oil & Refining CO
Oklahoma City
Okla
Beaver activity blocks White Tail Deer creek on Helena ranch
Helena Montana Rev E J Stanley reports heavy beaver damming along White Tail Deer creek on his ranch north of town requiring daily trips to clear obstructions. The note contrasts Canadian manufactures value at 2,000,006,000 with 1,392,000,000 in 1915.
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Helena
Mont
E. J. Stanley
White Tail Deer Creek
Fragmentary Tale Of Bethlehem Steel And A Phonograph
A damaged passage recounts a Bethlehem Steel figure told as a forceful speaker. He travels to New York to meet Pliny Fisk, drafts a statement for accuracy, and Fisk questions why the words were written rather than spoken into a phonograph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manker
Charles M. Seluwah
Bethlehem Steelworks
Selawah
Bethlehem Steel
Pliny Fisk
New York
Fisk
Setawab
Schivab
Mar
Isk
Mer
Mar. Fisk
Red Faces and Red Hands Treatment Ad
Public health advice notes using Cuticura ointment for facial and hand care with instructions to apply, wash, soak, and moisturize. Includes a free sample offer via mail and a Boston address for Cuticura in a general advertising block. Also mentions an unrelated London Daily Chronicle air raid warning and scientific American content.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. L
Boston
London
Chonicle
Ate
Pherp Diineks
Efeerrde
Pardastanen
Ap CIA
Selentifte American
Kidney Health Ad Advises Attention to Kidneys
Physicians urge more care for kidneys as they filter poisons and support other organs. Modern habits reduce water intake and exercise, increasing kidney workload. An herbal remedy Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root is promoted with a sample offer by mail order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N.Y
Ady
One Exception Wow about live electric wires
A terse note questions who will handle any danger from live electric wires and expresses surprise at the risk. The fragment implies concern over safety and proper handling of electrical hazards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ke Noman
Woman Teaches Seamanship Amid River Mortally Tragic Event
A woman teaches seamanship in a Charlestem area school foyer after a death on a ship. Mrs Chiarrotte oversees lessons as Mrs Patten, widow of a deceased captain, continues her husband’s sea duties aboard a vessel despite the tragedy.
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Chiairlestem
Eotpartbodt
Chiaurrotte
Patten
Correction. Is your wife a good plain cook
A terse quip contrasts a wife described as a good plain cook with the reply that she is “a good pretty one,” highlighting a sharp social joke about domestic roles and appearances.
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Tsonzo Front
Vipulzane
Department of Judge Advocate General
Nen
Thurope
Iie
Kane
Chen
Tim Fren
John Phillip Sousa
Schwab
Sailor Boy
Wrigley’s
Gli
Ravor
Congress
Coluimbia
8. C
State
Tie
Ater
Rere Wisi
Solio
Pigee Oe
Cheney & Co
Canh
Jacob Schoen
Pottsville
Doanen Syovears
Nee
American Gas Machine CO
Albert Tea
Ming
Washington
Food Administrator
Conservation Division
The
Food Administration
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