War year report shows U S military strength and navy grow
The United States reports a massive expansion in its armed forces and navy during the first year of World War I. Officers and enlisted personnel rise to 123 801 and 1 528 924, with regular army and National Guard expanding, and the expeditionary force building in France under General Pershing.
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United States
Germany
War Department
Navy Deartment
United States Shipping Caré
Treasury Department
Army and
National Guard
Adjutant General
Regular Army
Reserve Corps
National Army
France
General Pershing
Paris
West Point
Corps of Engineers
Ordnance Department
Air Service
Naval Service
Navy
Shipping Board
Congress
United States Shipping Board
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Austria
Liberty
Treasury
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Shell-Cap cigar lighter wins praise in wartime notes
Capt John Corrigan of the police traffic squad displays a one inch brass shell cap lighter made from a fired machine gun shell. W R Corrigan, in France with base hospital No 22, sent the item home. A French craftsman turned the cap into a lighter with a brass lid and copper coin cap. Also noted, German prisoners in France are making most thermometers for use in France, training French women in the process at an old fort near Paris.
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Quartermaster Corps
Philippines
Lorraine
Quartermaster General's Department
Air Service
John Corrigan
Police Department
W. R. Corrigan
France
Base Hospital No. 22
Indianapolis News
Germany
Paris
Not Meet for Man to Live by Wheat Alone
A reflective line notes that humans need more than bread, citing spiritual or varied nourishment beyond sustenance as essential to life and well being.
Appeal to All True Citizens to Help Eliminate the Diseased Tree
Churchill urges Americans to unite for democracy against Germany likened to a diseased tree. He praises Wilson’s war aims and world proclamation for emancipation from economic slavery, calls for self sacrificing support for the army and allies, and predicts a generous response to the third Liberty loan.
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Winston Churchill
Germany
German Empire
America
England
France
Italy
Russia
Wilson
Junkers
Bonds Feed the Boys in France with Liberty Bonds
Farmers' sons overseas need food as they serve in France. Liberty Bonds fund meals and supplies for soldiers, ensuring sustenance for the fighting lads. The piece urges rural readers to buy bonds to feed the troops abroad.
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Bonds
France
Liberty Bonds
Don’t Bury Your Bond Preserve Liquidity for Crisis
Guidance urges postwar thrift by not hiding Liberty Bonds. Take bonds to a country banker for certificates of deposit and use bankers to borrow against them at Federal Reserve banks. Keeping bonds in circulation helps the nation weather the crisis.
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Federal Reserve Bank
August Flower advertised as digestive aid laxative
Gentle laxative promotes digestion in stomach and intestines. It cleanses the stomach and alimentary canal, stimulates bile production, and purifies the blood. Sold in all civilized countries. Give it a trial.
Home Grown Drugs Offer Foxglove as Digitalis Substitute
War conditions restrict imported digitalis and force use of tinctures from wild foxglove common in Washington and Oregon. The article notes these home grown preparations compare favorably with the imported drug.
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Washington
Oregon
Halil's Catarrh Medicine Ad Offers Reward
An old advertisement promises $100 for an incurable catarrh case by Halil's Catarrh Medicine. It claims internal use heals through the blood on mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for over forty years. Testimonials free. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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HALIL
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Wasted Energy in Modern Self Obsession
A humorous exchange contrasts ancient Narcissus with a modern movie idol. The speaker notes the idol could have benefited from endless self admiration, even as the line mocks the vanity and self focus seen in contemporary fame culture.
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Narcissus
Castoria Ad Reminds Parents to Check Bottles
A vintage ad derides Castoria noting over thirty years in use. A draft board anecdote recalls a black youth pressured about registration. A Poem? Noted lines mock typesetting errors and a Pellets ad promotes Dr. Pierce products.
GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules advertised for kidney and bladder health
An advertisement extols GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a long trusted remedy for kidney liver bladder and stomach issues. It claims 200 years of use and urges prompt purchase from reliable druggists with a money back guarantee if not as represented.
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Haarlem
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