Transport Sunk by German U-Boat Disaster at Sea
A German U-boat sinks a transport, tragedy aboard the Antilles. Naval officers die, many missing or rescued after the ship goes down during convoy operations. Official dispatches indicate American officials aboard the vessel returning from overseas missions, with questions raised about war preparations and possible sabotage.
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Wandington
Wits & Vermoh
Navy Department
Winutes
Femur Madore
Antilles
Adudirat
Astilles
Aed
Beennan
Eavog
Idaho State News Report From Farmland To Riverside Struggles
A garbled Idaho State News item records widespread agricultural disruption. It mentions flood and river work near a city, farm labor, school attendance, and various civic efforts. Several names and places appear inconsistently, with references to irrigation, education boards, and county agents amid unclear events and outcomes.
Bullsnake Named Mascot for Portland Troops in Aberdeen
Portland troops headquartered in Aberdeen pick a bullsnake as mascot. The story recalls a snake kept at company outposts in the Cascade mountains. A soldier fought off two rattlers. he kept the bullsnake, believing it worthy of recognition.
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Bullsnake
Portland Troops
Portland
Ore
Washington State Infantry
Aberdeen
Cascade Mountains
Nurses Aid Union Fights Frauds In Red Cross Drive
Jane A. Delano, longtime nurse and former superintendent at Bellevue and University of Pennsylvania, leads the national nursing service committee. She affirms there is no abuse of the Red Cross nurses uniform and highlights the morale and discipline expected of volunteers.
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American Red Cross
Army
Navy
Jane A. Delano
Miss Delano
Bellevue Hospital
New York
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Ted Crosa
Blister Beetle Life Dual In Indiana Fields
State entomologist Frank N. Wallace calls blister beetles both pest and blessing in Indiana. The insects, once scarce, are now numerous across fields, harming crops yet helping farmers by curbing grasshopper populations. Wallace notes 1917 saw greater damage than recent seasons, while acknowledging their role in grasshopper control.
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Indianapolis
Frank N. Wallace
Indiana
Wallace
Red Cross Nurses Trained for Army Service in France
The American Red Cross leads in nursing care for war troops with a trained, enrolled nurse corps. Only graduate nurses may serve, and recruits must pass physicals, oath to the U S Constitution, and verification by hospitals. Uniforms, badges, and strict safeguarding of insignia are described as essential for security and discipline.
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United States
France
Washington
Mae
American Red Cross
Armerican War Hospital
Ite
Red Cros
Red Cross
Congress
Ited Cross
Europe
TMK
Thorugh
Cros
Pige
Tran
Metuter
Red Cross Committee
Nurkes
London schools mobilize chestnuts for wartime munition needs
Englandwide drive by schools will collect horse chestnuts over six weeks for government use in munitions. Royal Society research showed chestnuts substitute grain, saving about half a ton of grain per ton collected. Authorities expect over 800000 tons turned over this fall.
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London
England
Royal Society
Lumber Boom Warns of Nationwide War Construction
The Southern Lumber Journal reports massive government demands for lumber as wartime hospitals in Boston New York Philadelphia Baltimore Washington Buffalo Cincinnati Chicago and 16 other cities plus camps in France require millions of feet. Estimates range up to 360 million feet for hospitals and troop camps with additional aviation camps planned, signaling a sweeping crisis for Southern mills.
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Tomring Mint
Bermens
Tran
America
Ameria
Ettade
Americas
Herman Aden
Wetivithes
Aimetionn
Arnaaport
Kuathern Vac Steanmelly Company
Tine
New Orienne
New York Sc
Antilles
Willingtton
N. C
United States
National Guard
Short Fenee
Southern Lumber Journal
Washington
War Department
Army
Lefe Upvaneeset
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Bualo
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Paul
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Denver
Kuusas City
St. Louis
Memphis
Richmond
Atlanta
New Orleans
Cuup
France
Lems
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy for cure
Mrs Taos McGonigal of Philadelphia says monthly cramps from youth ended after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She recalls doctors warning, bought a bottle on a newspaper ad, finished three bottles and was cured, granting permission to publish her letter to help others.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Taos
McGonigal
Hartville Street
Phila., Pa
An Unreasoning Complainer in a Coal Furnace Moment
A comical exchange features an unnamed man who complains about rising at an early hour to feed the furnace. His friend counters with a sharp, humorous remark about the man’s tardiness and the labor of shoveling coal. The vignette captures a rustic, everyday grievance framed as a light jest.
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Ricks
Destroyer of the Frontier Noted air travel defies borders in 12 hours
The Toledo Blade notes Captain Lauriat of the Italian aviation corps flew from Turin to England in 12 hours and 2 minutes, arguing swift air travel erodes frontier lines and questions the need for old borders as internationalists dream of a world state.
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Turin
England
Lauriat
Athenal
Te World
Unkind Comment Reflects Community Tensions
A fragment notes a heated exchange with phrases like Sam bent on this thing and I thought it was crooked. The brief remarks imply local distrust and a discussion of wrongdoing that some say the community must endure.
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Sam
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