Army Pay Nearly Billion a Year
The United States Army pay roll runs to about 950 million dollars per year. December payrolls totaled around 78.6 million for officers and enlisted, with quartermaster disbursing officers handling cash checks and foreign currency. The article details enlisted pay scales, special allowances, housing, overseas increases, and officer salaries including longevity, quarters, and retirement provisions.
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Washington
United States
Army
Navy
Treasury Department
The
Committee On Public Information
United States Army
Quartermaster Department
Military and Naval Insurance Act
War Risk Insurance Bureau
Quartermaster General
Secretary of War
Quartermaster Corps
Office of the Quartermaster General
Interior Administration
Fifteenth and
M Streets
France
Coast Artillery
Engineers
Ordnance
Signal Corps
Medical Department
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Panama Canal Zone
Congress
United States Military Academy
Regular
Post Exchange
Smileage books promise 100 good times for Camp Devens soldiers
Camp Devens in Ayer Massachusetts issues Smileage books to amplify morale for soldiers. Each book costs five dollars and guarantees 100 good times for any recruit fortunate enough to possess one.
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Devens
Ayer
Mass
Return of Captain Howard Clarke after a decade
Howard Clarke, heir to a prominent Chicago lineage, returns home after ten years of absence in uniform as a United States Army captain. He soon leaves to rejoin his regiment at a Pacific port, with planned deployment to the battlefields of France.
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Wanderer
Old Home
France
Chicago
Howard Clarke
United States
Pacific
Kerbela
Nedjef
Ali
Mahomet
Persia
Kurdestan
India
Tibet
Mecca
Woman Recovers Liberty Bond Sum From Rat Hole
Mrs Ralph Wildbauhm of Kansas City Missouri recovered $142 from a rat hole in her home with help from patrolman Arthur Leppert She planned to buy a Liberty loan bond with the money The police were notified of the incident.
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Rat Hole
Kansas City
Ralph Wildbauhm
Arthur Leppert
The Route to Baghdad and the Mesopotamian Rail Way
British forces hold Mesopotamia as a new rail link from the Persian Gulf to Bagdad expands the old trade routes. The route runs from Scutari past Aleppo to the Euphrates and Tigris, promising a grand journey through ancient cities and shifting power.
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Bagdad
Haroun-al-Rashid
Middle East
Los Angeles Times
Mesopotamia
Ottoman Empire
Persian Gulf
Scutari
Constantinople
Bosporous
Aleppo
Euphrates
Tigris
Suez
Nineveh
Garden of Eden
Kelek
Mossul
Old Nineveh
Kurdestan
Manchester
France
Ferenghies
Old Babylon
Kerbera
Nedjef
Misunderstood. Did you hear of poor Fathend's misfortune
A brief insular remark about Fathend's misfortune appears in a stray line of discourse, reflecting concern or rumor without detailing the event or providing names beyond the mentioned individual.
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Fathend
A Klondike to the Real Farmer Letter from Audubon Advo cate
Messrs Harris of Audubon Iowa publish a letter from Western Canada praising Alberta farming. They describe buyers, land values from 1915, and profits from wheat crops plus advice on breaking and fall plowing to retain moisture. They cite a 30 60 Rumely engine and a land buyer from their community visiting Alberta. One section notes a crop valued at about 12 000 dollars, later sold near 19 000 dollars.
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Messrs
Harris
Audubon
Iowa
Audubon Advocate
Canada
Makepeace
Alberts
Here
Alberta
Peder M. Jensen
Hansen
A Carbon Remover Uses Acetol Injection For Engine Cleaning
Acetol is injected through the spark plug opening to quickly remove carbon from the cylinders of gasoline engines. The liquid treatment accelerates cleaning of engine internals.
August Flower advertised as household remedy worldwide
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER has been a household remedy for constipation and digestive troubles for decades. It claims to ease indigestion nervous dyspepsia and liver issues with a gentle laxative effect, promising quick relief after a few doses and urging readers to ask their druggist.
Percy Goose referenced in playful dialogue ad slogan
A humorous exchange notes affection for Percy Goose, followed by an advertisement promoting Garfield Tea as a health aid for dyspepsia. The tone imitates a mid-century advertising voice urging readers to try the tea for relief and steady wellness.
Paradoxical One Quips on Closing Order and Traffic
A brief exchange notes a closing order as an opening wedge, asking what impact on congestion will result. The tone hints at counterintuitive reasoning about traffic flow changes.
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Adv Explains Eczema Relief
A promotional note claims hot baths with Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment relieve distressing eczemas. Free samples offered by Cuticura Dept. X Boston. Soap 25 and Ointment 25 or 50 by mail or druggists.
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Dept. X
Boston
Piles Cured in Days Ad Claims Easy Relief
An old time patent medicine notice advertisesPAZOOINTMENT to cure itch ing blind bleeding or protracting pilea with first application providing relief. Druggists refund money if not cured in six to fourteen days. Also promotes Garfield Tea for constipation biliousness and liver kidney troubles with a light editorial aside about a woman's remark and a barber decree.
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Abraham
Canaan
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Layard
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Percy Goose
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