Ten Million Men to Register for Wartime Draft
Washington reports the federal war army bill passed by Congress and signed by President Wilson to mobilize a national army of over a million trained soldiers within a year, with 500,000 more in training and 10 million men aged twenty one to thirty urged to register on June 5. Regular army units move northward from the border as recruitment for 293,000 man total continues.
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Washington
Congress
War Department
Wilson
A Soft Answer Forgives a Youth's Offense
A tactless young man harshly criticizes a lady friend and asserts she should agree. She begins to refuse but his proposal interrupts her. his offense is forgiven after the exchange. The vignette captures social pressure and forgiveness in a brief, muted domestic scene.
Flower Growing Possibilities in Plant Families and Species
Flower growing possibilities are vast with over 200 natural families or orders, about 7 000 genera and more than 100 000 species. Begonia has 300 species, violet about 250, and pink family around 100.
Youthful Blackmail
A fragmentary note shows a playful exchange about love and a request for a quarter for candy, with coy lines attributed to Puck and a character called the kXiddie. The tone suggests a light schoolyard taunt or prank rather than a formal notice or report.
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Percy Paul
kXiddie
Els
Puck
Evolution of Harvest Shown in Motion Pictures at Ideal
The Baldwin Standing Grain Thresher was demonstrated in fifteen hundred feet of film at the Ideal last Saturday night. The machine harvests one crop while plowing and discing the next, at the cost of one dollar per acre, operated by three men. Straw is left in the field. A repeat demonstration is set for next Thursday at the Ideal with H A Palmer and local men Gilbert Nelson and Ed C Johnson among early adopters.
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Baldwin
Ideal
H. A. Palmer
Hotel National
Gilbert Nelson
Ed C. Johnson
Potter
Expressive quote in Flatbush dialogue heard in Yonkers Statesman
In a terse exchange Bensonburst says his wife does not need to tell him not to go out. She just looks. The Yonkers Statesman records the exchange as a colorful, sharp remark reflecting domestic dynamics.
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Flatbush
Bensonburst
Yonkers Statesman
Trouble Enough and a Daze of Dress Ties
A clipped quotation piece summarizes a Browning's Magazine vignette about a man troubled by valet illness and uncertain attire. It reflects period voice and humor in a brief card-style item.
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Browning
Heo Delivers After Dinner Speech on Quitting
In Shanghai the Datroit Free Press notes Heo’s after dinner address as an awful hit proving to all that he knew when to quit. The piece frames his speech as timely given Shanghai’s status as a treaty port since 1842.
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Datroit Free Press
Shanghai
Nation Calls for General Registration in 1917 Draft
President Wilson issues a proclamation setting June 5 1917 as the day for all male US citizens aged 21 to 30 to register between 7 am and 9 pm with penalties for noncompliance. The order covers absentees and ill members abroad, urges national unity, and emphasizes the civilian roles in war beyond soldiers, including factory and soil work.
Chance to Obtain Officer's Commission by Examination
Telegram from the Army Recruiting Office in Omaha announces eligibility for Regular Army commissions by examination after enlistment. It outlines group I and II subjects, exemptions for graduates, and conditions for non-graduates and college students seeking officer appointments.
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Army Recruiting Office
Omaha
Regular Army
War Department
Fort Snelling
A Man Pretending Cheerfulness Proves Poor Acting
A man feigning happiness fails to convincingly perform in public, revealing inner discontent as his cheerful demeanor looks forced and unreliable in social settings.
Students exempted in more than half of group one take two from group two
Students exempted in more than one half of the subjects in group one will take two subjects of group two not more than one of which may be a foreign language.
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Hon. C
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NEW Harper Building
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Bridgeport, Neb
O. Street
Joseph Oberfelder
United St Parss
C. W. Zike
Palne Livery Barn
Glenn Bliss
Neubauer Building
R. E. Roche, M. D
Hink
McIntosh
W. H. Wiker
McKean's Jewelry Store
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Dbr
Myron L. Babcock
Logan County Bank Building
Sterling
Henry E. Gapen
Government Land Business
Gapen Building
J. R. O. Carter
Xray Equipment
Potter, Nebraska
W. R. Weeden
Enbalmer
I O
R. S. Chlouper
F. L. Buck
W. T. Eikner
McIntosh Block
Sidney Electric Harness Shop
Thos. Olsen
Prop
Cheyenne County Lumber Company
Chevrolet
Buick
Monree
Hupmobile
Hahler’s
Lincoln Highway
Reo
Dearborn
M. W. Osborn
Hordwell Building
O. R. Owens
Crow- Elkhart
New ‘Era
BUM Rumner Motor Co
Brewer Garage
Hudson
Chalmers
Bentley Autombile CO
Goodyear and Federal Tires
Willard and
Prestolite
Hardy
Paige
Sidney Auto Company
W. I. Swatzlander
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