Monkeys and Salt Theories Stir Post Office Rumor
Comic tale from San Francisco about monkeys on Guam and salt licking fleas, tied to a spoof warning from Postmaster Burleson. The piece riffes on war era mail fears and a faux official envelope, hinting at a light satire of rumors and wartime paranoia.
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Burleson
P. M. Burleson
United States
Jim Burleson
San Francisco
Cal
Darwin
Guam
Robert L. Darwin
States Marine Corps
Pacific Island
Smokeless Friday Campaign Appeals to Smoke For Our Boys
National effort urges smokers from New York to Seattle to abstain and donate their tobacco funds to the Our Boys in France Tobacco Fund. The plan mirrors Hoover era food drives and promotes a tax efficient donation where 25 cents buys 45 cents worth of American tobacco for troops overseas.
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New York
Seattle
France
He Star
Amerianit Ene
Thrift for 25 Cents Moves War Savings
John Wesley cited to urge thrift and sacrifice for wartime funding. The piece promotes buying War Savings and Thrift stamps at rising prices, framing it as lending to the government at 4 percent interest. It links wartime effort to personal finance and public duty.
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Uncle Sam
Feels Better Now Than for 30 Years Says Doctor
Dr Daniel J Pellier of Gloucester Mass testifies Fruitola and Traxo improve digestion and relieve dizziness and pain after years of stomach and liver trouble. The medicines are said to be produced by Pinus laboratories Monticello Illinois and available in drug stores without a prescription. A booklet for stomach trauma sufferers is available by writing Pinus Laboratories Monticello Ill.
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Daniel J. Pellier
Mason St
Gloucester
Mass
Pinus Laboratories
Monticello
Mil
Ill
Minerva Painta and Odd Notices From Windsor to Tokyo
A fragmentary, curios catalog of obscure ad lines and stray phrases. It includes Windsor Ontario references to Minerva Painta, Tokyo mentions of Preach and pure milk, a Newark clothing store line, and odd hotel parlor notices. The passage then shifts to a suggestive cinema scene description and a cryptic blessing request to a doctor.
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Windsor
Minerva Painta
Tokyo
Newark
Agden
North Aide
No Team Work Here Mayoralty Candidate Emerges
Friday J. France became a mayoralty candidate while Gill has not signified withdrawal to back the new contender. A broad drive on traffic offenders starts as authorities await the suspect who struck a shoelace at 45 mph. Yesterday Gill and Sparck fronts quiet. The piece calls for renewed wartime effort with Do your BEST rather than just a bit and links liberty to collective effort and sacrifice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Co. J. France
Gill
Germans Target Allied Hospitals in France War Report
Wartime dispatch details German raids on base hospitals and ambulance units in France. It notes thirteen American base hospitals in the theater and explains three German aims: space front lines, reduce wounded care, and kill medical staff to cripple Allied fighting power. It cites Dr. George F. Brewer and Harvard Medical Unit members facing bombings and casualties.
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Milton Bronnerpedal
Washington
Dan
France
War Department
Alilea
Firitieh
Hospitala
George FE. Brewer
Columbia University
Columbia Presbyterian Hospital
Brewer Him
Kenneth Gaston
Harvard Medical Unit
New Jersey
Banks urged to boost stamp sales in war effort
A letter from C. J. Lord of Capitol National Bank in Olympia to State War Savings Director Daniel Kelley argues banks must push thrift stamps to fund the war. The Danish fleet section notes 16 vessels over 100 years old, including the Constance from Nalskov built in 1723 at Aeros.
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C. J. Lord
Capitol National Bank
Olympia
State War Savings
Daniel Kelleher
America
Constance
Nalskov
Aeros
Analysis of War Moves By J W T Mason
United Press analysis argues German plans to block British advances in Palestine are undermined by Allied gains north of Jerusalem. It notes Kaiser demands over Turkey and questions Western front support, while Allenby’s cautious but steady advance reduces German aims in the Holy Land.
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J. W. T. Mason
The
United Press
von Falkenhayn
Paice
Affenby
Jerumiem
Allenby
Palestine
Augusta
Turkey
Holy Land
Railroad Union Draft Idea Urges Labor Solidarity
W S Carter reports the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Enginemen argue that unions use a draft concept during strikes. They contend free speech is limited when members oppose strikes, and that conscription-like strikes expel non-participants as scabs, denying conscientious objectors relief.
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Railroad Brotherhood
W. S. Carter
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Jenner and Pasteur shaping germ theory and vaccination
An early overview traces the development of germ theory from Jenner's smallpox vaccination to Pasteur's contributions. It notes that prior to vaccination, smallpox killed many and left marks, while vaccination induced lasting or recurring protection depending on exposure.
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Pasteur
Edward Jenner
Jenner
Police to Register Alien Enemies Here
A letter to Mayor Gill from Attorney General T. W. warns German residents to register as alien enemies once federal forms arrive, signaling upcoming police registration steps in the city.
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Gill
T. W
Relief speeds cold relief with repeated doses
Advertises a remedy taken every two hours for up to three doses to relieve grippe symptoms. Promises instant relief from nasal congestion and head passages, stops a runny nose, and eases body and limb ache. Claims pleasant taste and low cost per dose.
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Wkksit League
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Wash
Star Publishing Co
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Titus
Jesalem
Karl
Petrograd
Ag Aeen
S. Colyum
Signs OF the Times
Atkina
Ark
Footish Foundry
Crown Prince
H. Gill
Sparck
Berton Braley
Tom
Harry
Ella
Mary
Marjorie
Taberty
Goa
Sir
Water
Eun
Brain
Self Ron
Veer Canal
Miss McDonald
Gaston
Villat
Nord
Division of Pictures
Committee On Public Information
Washington, D. C
England
Office OF
Pike Street
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