March H In France a fallen Amer soldier alive claim
A wartime grave inscribed for George Gillin of Company A Ninth Machine Gun Battalion is disputed as he is alive. He and others push Congress to empower a national Disabled Soldiers league to campaign for veterans’ rights. The Washington office invites disabled veterans to join, arguing sympathy is not enough and justice is due.
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Paris Police Warn Women About Vacuum Cleaner Thief
A Paris charitywoman nicknamed the vacuum cleaner has earned a special police warning after allegedly stripping houses of jewelry worth 10 000 francs. The thief, described as a charwoman named Depont, reportedly works by entering homes in a position of trust and removing valuables.
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Pihe
Depont
Lady Glen Conner pens spirit message book in wartime
London March 5 Lady Glen Conner sister-in-law of former Premier Asquith writes a book titled The Earthen Weasel recounting spirit messages she says she received from her son Edward Wyndham Tennant who was killed in the war.
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London
Bernhardt Honored and Plans Return to Stage
Paris reports Sarah Bernhardt has been promoted to officer of the Legion of Honor she is 76 and plans to go to London to perform next summer the famed tragedienne previously made chevalier of the order.
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Ingrown Toenail Found To Resolve With Outgro Treatment
Advertisement claims a few drops of Outgro applied around an ingrown toenail reduces inflammation and pain by toughening the skin beneath the nail so it grows outward. Outgro is described as a harmless antiseptic for chiropodists, available to consumers at drug stores.
Decayed tooth restores mind in Wisconsin hospital case
A Milwaukee report says after 12 years in Wauwatona Hospital for Mental Disorders a woman's sanity improved when three anchor teeth holding a heavy gold bridge decayed and the bridge fell out. Dr. W F Beutler notes the change followed the loss of the bridge.
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Enterers Husband as Champion in Odd Divorce Suit
In Jerry City New Jersey on March 2, Marie Pilborn sued for divorce from Mark Filbern, claiming he is the laziest man and spends time loafing. She says he rises early to loaf and now must stop eating to sleep, and sleep to eat, amid the unusual case.
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Prisoner Confined for Twelve Years Then Becomes Calmer
Dr Beutler describes a woman confined for twelve years due to violent tendencies. She caused constant trouble for guards as her condition worsened until a dramatic event involving a heavy bridge falling from her mouth marked a turning point and began to improve her mental state.
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Monocled Women at Monte Carlo Fashion Trend Emerges
NICE March fashion note reports Monte Carlo society embracing monocles and smoking in public. Observers cite a striking trend among women to adopt dark glass monocles and a refined air as part of new style.
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Seemes
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Dogs Get Insurance Coverage Now Offered
New York announces a novel dog insurance service allowing owners to insure their pets for two thirds of estimated worth at a 12 percent rate for males and 16 percent for females. The policy promises payout to bereaved owners upon the dog’s death.
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German women seek U S work as cooks in doughnut trade
A trio of German women, all skilled cooks, seek employment in the United States. Their main experience comes from a doughnut factory run by the K of C in Coblentsz. Frau Grohrmeir claims to be Germanys champion doughnut cook with a record of 100000 doughnuts baked single handed.
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Germany
He's Way Overdue She Wants Divorce
Cincinnati dispatch notes Mrs. Theresa Haageanys seeks divorce after her husband left claiming a brief departure four years ago.
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Theresa Haageanys
Cushing Torpedo Boat Deemed Obsolete in Norfolk
In Norfolk Virginia on March 26 the Cushing, the United States Navy’s first torpedo boat, is described as left to rot and consigned to the dump. The 1890 launch drew many foreign and domestic observers who noted the vessel as a model later copied by navies worldwide.
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Norfolk
Cushing
Roma VI of Siam Known as Ox Lorn Graduate Poet Playwright
Roma VI, king of Siam, is identified as an Ox Lorn graduate and noted for work as a playwright and a poet.
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Siam
Easter Fashion Parade Opportunity Opens Nationwide
Readers are invited to join a nationwide Easter Fashion parade next week and enjoy the satisfaction of being well dressed and prosperous again through our upstairs saving of $10 on each garment.
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