Rats Familiar With High Officer and Wartime Letter Fragments
A collection of wartime items includes a soldier’s letter from Mrs Dev Nall noting service in France October 4, 1918 and messages about trench life and rats. The page also mentions the Farmers Equity Union national convention planned for December 18-19 in Maha, with secretary Jeroy Melton of Greenville NL, and a note from E S SherrerD about eye examinations. A Sidney Lumber Co item appears as an ad fragment.
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Wasmeh
Verdun
Farmers’ Equity Union
Maha
Jeroy Melton
Greenville, NL
Canteen Prices in France 1.0 Reduced for All Goods
Reported telegram from LL Menold of Omaha states canteens in France will sell all goods at the same prices as the Quartermaster Stores starting after November. Prices will be uniform across France, ending profiteering rumors and easing costs for soldiers in inland towns. General Pershing approved the plan, praising the canteen service for keeping life varied for troops billeted in small French towns.
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France
Quartermasters
LL Menold
Omaha
United States
Paris
Gen. Pershing
General Pershing
America
American soldiers and the United War Work campaign
American soldiers seek books across genres from fiction poetry to history and technical works. The American Library Association leads a coalition with the Y M C A Y W C A National Catholic War Council K of C Jewish Welfare Board War Camp Community Service and the Salvation Army in the United War Work campaign.
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American Library Association
National Catholic War Council
K. of C
Jewish Welfare Board
War Camp Community Service
Salvation Army
United War Work Campaign
Big Army Football Game in Omaha On November 16
One of the biggest army football games in the Middle West will be played in Omaha on Saturday November 16 between Camp Grant and Fort Omaha. The teams are former college athletes now in the army. The event features aero plane exhibitions before kickoff and military maneuvers between halves. Omaha society leaders handle program sales.
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Middle West
Omaha
Camp Grant
Fort Omaha
Omaha Society Indies
Sidney Battery Station Testing Drive on West Lincoln Way
A local notice invites residents to get vehicle batteries tested at Sidney Battery Station located on West Lincoln Way. The event emphasizes free testing and quick service for all makes and models.
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Sidney Battery Station
West Lincoln Way
Dean's Kidney Pills Backed By Nebraska User Testimony
Appalling kidney disease mortality stems from neglect of early kidney troubles. Backache dizziness and irregular kidney secretions signal danger. Dean's Kidney Pills advertised as effective for kidney disorders with a testimonial from W M Anderson of North Platte Nebraska praising relief and health maintenance. Price 60 cents at dealers. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo N Y sells Dean's Kidney Pills.
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Dean
W. M. Anderson
Eighth St
North Platte
Nebraska
Doan
Mr .Anderson
Foster-Milburn Co
Msgrs
Buffalo
N. Y
Local Family Social Roundup in SEXTORP Area
Arlo Fisher remained on the sick list last week as neighbors Mrs. Fred Prince hosted Sunday dinner. Pete Nelson and family visited, Norval Gates and Ed Mrow spent the day with Dan Heimer, and Pete Nelson hauled grain to Dalton. Ho Fisher and Mroa visited E Bisher's family, Miss Clara Bolke returned to Sidney after school, Oscar Redeen attended a ceremony in Potter, apples were bought locally, and Myrtle Logar visited Mil Carlson.
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Arlo Fisher
Fred Prince
Pete Nelson
Norval Gates
Ed Morrow
Dan Heimer
Dalton
Mroa
Ho Fisher
E. Bisher
Clara Bolke
Sidney
F. Brett
Oscar Redeen
Potter
Hivalcol
Myrtle Logar
Mmil Carlson
Motor Truck Built for Commercial Work
A sales piece praises the motor truck designed for commercial use, stressing that no truck is better than its motor or final drive. It argues that a manufacturer delivering quality motors and gear units is likely to maintain high overall truck standards, citing owner praise of International Motor Trucks as evidence of reliable service for business hauling and delivery tasks.
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International Motor Trucks
Also Mentioned on This Page
Dev Nall
Hopsem
Sidney Bey
Graves
Love To All Hack Cuptame Toc Graves Co
Apa Tog
E. S. Sherrerd
Sidney Lumber CO
American Bank
Anderson Hart-Parr Tractor Co
Frank B. Nolan
Cheyenne County Lumber Co
Sidney Motor Co
National Cafe
Brewer’s Machine Shop
Chas. Nepinsky
Electric Supply Co
Hahler Garage
J. S. Davis Auto Co
Sidney Branch
Sidney Steam Laundry
Anderson Grocery
W. H. Weeden Hardy Hardware Co
Furer Grocery Watch Pharmacy
Sidney Electric Harness Shop
Hink’s Boot Shop
S. A. Schmitt Implement Co
A. R. LeSueur
Cheyenne County Trading Co
Central Meat Market
Sidney Steam Bakery
Genco Light Plant
Chas. Kilroy
P. O
Sidney, Nebraska
Tila
Sextorp
Rele
Fensee Bros
the Home of Quality
Sunol, Nebraska
Sidney Transfer & Implement House
E. L. Uptegrove
Prop
Rose Street
Merther
Union Pacific
NEBR
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