Autocratic Power and War Mobilization Call
A 1917 notice urges congressional grant of broad presidential authority to win World War I. It cites Lloyd George and England, argues for strong leadership under Woodrow Wilson, and outlines training camp pay, uniforms, and selection standards. It directs citizens to apply through local committees for the Military Training Camp Association.
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England
Lloyd George
Woodrow Wilson
Congress
Cchal
The Kaiser Calls His Friends In Antiwar Plot
The Journal objects to a August 7 gathering inviting Socialist bodies and pacifists to thwart the war effort. Notables named include Max Eastman and David Starr Jordan. The piece condemns the plan as a threat to US men in the field and urges rejection of the group, likening them to pests.
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Kaiser
America
Max Eastman
P. Gillebier
Enjamine Schlesinger
Cet
David Starr Jordan
Charles Kruse
Max Pine
Wid Starr Jordon
Starr Jordon
United States
Uncle Sam
Sam
Becond OMeers Training Camp 1917 War Department plan
War Department authorizes officers from line services to attend three month training camps. Western Department camp at Presidio Reservation San Francisco opens August 27 1917 and runs to November 26 1917. Eligibility includes officers in reserve corps and those with prior war service or exceptional qualifications. Applications due July 18 with physical exam at applicant's expense.
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Omeers
the Preside
San Francisco
Cal
UND
Car
Cmeery
Filme
Ata Mazy
Iwatenane
FALCO0
BATE
Caatr
Weeters
Presitia
San Francico
Odienso Neverve Corps
Aler
Split
Sulette
Officwr
Army
Feu
Regular Army
National Guard
Secretary of War
Red Cross Broadens Work Beyond War Time
A Red Cross bulletin outlines expanded powers under the new charter after the Geneva Convention. It states the organization may operate national and international relief in peacetime to mitigate pestilence famine floods and other great national calamities and to devise measures for preventing suffering.
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Red Cross
Ninety five percent of the opera avoidable by proper eating
Hygienograms advises increased water intake and careful diet to prevent August indigestion and diarrhea. Fresh fruit, cream, and milk curdling are discussed. heavy summer foods and pickles are discouraged. Sun exposure with protection, fresh air, and indoor focus on vision are noted as contributing factors.
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Daniela
Gael
Teachers Exam in Shoshone On July 26 27 and 28
The regular examination of teachers for state and county certificates will be held at the Court House in Shoshone on July 26 27 and 28. The examination begins promptly at nine o'clock in the morning. Stella Cook County Superintendent.
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Court House
Shoshone
Stella Cook
Gatekeeper Transforms Unattractive Tower Into Ornament
TJ Jones, a Southern Pacific gatetender in Pomona California, turns a sunbaked gatehouse into a decorative town ornament. The bleak box, once a stark, windblown shelter, is now vine covered and visually enhanced as a perk of landscape craft.
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TJ. Jones
Southern Pacific
Pomona
Cal
Thrifty American farmer with thriving produce and tidy castle
One side shows Initials in living green and quaint designs on the other, vines outline ledges. Inside he places window boxes and potted plants without hindering business. A whitewashed stone fence surrounds a compact space between tracks. He farms intensively and grows tomatoes, potatoes, onions, peas and carrots in abundance, becoming a bustling example of thrift and industriousness.
Glaring Street Lights and Glare Reduction Debate
Walter R. Howell explains in Good Health that engineers favor a dense globe light to avoid revealing the inner filament while producing an even glow. They argue glare depends on the background and contrast, noting upshaded lamps against dark backgrounds are harsher than on light walls.
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Walter R. Howell
Inauguration of clean-up and beautification campaigns
Chambers of commerce emphasize civic work as a yearly program supervised by experts. Better housing conditions for employees are highlighted as yielding contented workers and a stable labor market, making community improvement more lasting than volunteer efforts.
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Chambers of Commerce
Chamber of Commerce
Wood-Block Pavement Inspection Results in Minnespofs
An official survey of wood-block pavement laid in Minnespofs in 1006 found only two of eighteen sections with more than 5 percent of blocks low in spirits. The heavy traffic districts showed the highest defects at 13.5 and 16.5 percent, while longleafed pine and birch sections aged ten years had only 2 percent.
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Minnespofs
Good Business Creates Cozy Yard Oasis In Los Angeles
A Los Angeles businessman cleared the store’s unsightly backyard, planted flowers and vines, laid Navajo rugs, placed comfortable chairs, and added a Victrola. The small renovation doubled usable space and boosted appeal at little cost.
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Los Angeles
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Thele Ohtete
Ston
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