Lieutenant Shoemaker Writes From France
Mr and Mrs W J Shoemaker receive a letter from son Lieutenant Edward Shoemaker who reached France a month ago He reports arriving safely aboard ship enjoying navy life with good meals and fine quarters See notes on food sleep music and pleasant sailing despite longer voyage He prefers navy to army and notes crowded quarters but good dining room and painters waiters in a harbor in France with no precise location provided He says he eats well and feels fatotentially getting fat.
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W. J. Shoemaker
Edward Shoemaker
France
Navy
Army
Frenchman Invents Continuous Glassfurnace
A French inventor has created an electric furnace that runs glassmaking and refining operations continuously using a single heat source. The breakthrough promises streamlined production and potential efficiency gains in glass industries.
Edwin Booths Christmas Gift Story From the Buffalo Express
A theatrical manager recalls a Christmas at Edwin Booths Coe Cob Connecticut estate with a Siberian hound gift, a donkey cart surprise, and a chaotic holiday scene. Dogs broke free, gifts scattered in snow, and improvisation with fur rugs and antique weapons followed.
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Edwin Booth
Coa Cob, Conn
Connecticut River
Long Island Sound
New York and
New Haven
Booth
New York
Edwina
Santa Claus
Buffalo Express
Christmas in Rome observance lights up St Peters
Christmas in Rome unfolds as a quiet solemn ritual from Christmas Day through January 6. St Peters glows with candlelight as Italian art lovers admire Nativity plaster casts and the central theme of the manger and birth amid family reunions and social festivities.
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Rome
St. Péter’s
Rebuild the Health Through Nourishment and Exercise
An impoverished condition of the system can cause a red nose and overall poor health. Emphasize nourishing food, ample sleep in a ventilated apartment, outdoor exercise, and deep breathing to improve general health.
War Talks By Uncle Dan Save Country Perspective
Uncle Dan discusses German education versus American schooling and urges three reforms. He promotes compulsory universal military training, naturalization for foreigners, and compulsory voting, citing Lincoln and urging civic action through Rotary clubs and lawmakers.
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Uncle Dan
Oak Hill
Billie
Jimmie
Carl Newman
Carl
Europe
Germany
Dan
Lincoln
Ancle N
Chamberlain
Rotary
Universal Military Training League
Miss Anita W. Patton Engaged to Gen Pershing
Miss Anita W. Patton of Los Angeles and San Gabriel is reported engaged to General John J. Pershing. She is daughter of George S. Patton, a Southern California lawyer. Patrick Patton Jr. serves on Pershing's staff. The Patton family once hosted a large Washington farewell dinner for Pershing before his departure. Patton's younger sister Katherine wed Keith Merrill of Minneapolis last May.
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Anita W. Patton
Los Angeles
San Gabriel
John J. Pershing
Miss Patton
George S. Patton
California
Patton
Pershing
Charles 8. Patton, Jr
General Pershing
Washington
Fella Claus Stirs Joy With Merry Cherub Throng
A playful verse notes thoughts and dreams around a beloved figure who inspires songs and laughter. The cheerful crowd calls him by affectionate nicknames, praising his merry presence, and describes his fair, plump appearance like a cherry.
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Shoemaker
Scott
Standard Oil Company
Omaha
Maxwell Motor Cars
F.O.B
Detroit
C. E. Harper
Sidney
Nebraska
Hoosier
Pricas
Cheyenne County Trading CO
Sidney’s Department Store
P. W. Barker
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