Government expands war risk insurance for soldiers families
The Bureau of War Risk Insurance reports rapid growth since the October 6 1917 act. By April 6 1918 roughly 14 billion in war risk insurance covered 1.7 million service members with 1.6 million allotment checks totaling over 43 million. The program includes death and disability insurance up to 10000, automatic payouts, education and rehabilitation efforts, and extensive correspondence handling.
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James H. Collins
Committee On Public Information
Sam
United States
Bureau
Bureau of War-Risk Insurance
Bureau of War Risk Insurance
Washington
Betty Ingraham
Third Street
Platt City
Ala
Osmond Kelly Ingraham
Ingraham
America
Army
Navy
War Risk Insurance Drives to Protect Service Members
The War Risk Insurance program expands, with millions of cards and checks issued monthly. Officials urge not to hire claim agents, offering free legal aid through the Bureau, while McAdoo promotes education, eligibility, and rapid claims for soldiers, sailors, and Marines. The effort aims at widespread insurance, averaging about eight thousand dollars per man, with over 90 percent coverage indicated for the army.
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Bureau of War Risk Insurance
McAdoo
Two Soldiers Visit Doctor Carroll for Birthday Furlough
Lt Hanlon and Sgt Farrell visit Dr Carroll’s home on leave from the One Hundred and Seventh to spend three days with his family. They share dinners and a river walk with Madeline and Mary Carroll, twins turning eighteen, and exchange promises of future reunions and happiness on return to duty.
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Hanlon
Farrell
Doctor Carroll
Sims
Scott Hanlon
Scott
Sergt
John Farrell
One Hundred and Seventh Artillery
Willager
Jack
Doc
Madeline
Mary
Ducky Darling
Madeline Carroll
Sergeant Farrell
Mary’s
Cole
Walter Carroll
Old Doe
One Hundred and Seventh Regiment
Carrolls
Mary Carroll
Tom
U. S
Alicia
Jack Farrell
Ancient Soap Making at Pompeii Excavation
An old report notes a soap boiler shop found in Pompeii after the city was buried by the A D 79 eruption. The soap reportedly retained some efficacy after eighteen hundred years. It mentions soap making as a notable trade in Italian cities and references Pliny the Elder describing substitutes used when soap was scarce.
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Pompeii
Pliny the Elder
Woman Avoids Operation After Pinkham Remedy
Canton Ohio widow recounts severe female trouble eased by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with enabling her to perform housework without surgery and urges others to try it before hospital procedures. The ad notes medical cautions and offers advice from Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. Lynn Massachusetts.
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Canton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marin Boyp
5Th St
N. E
Patriotism by Protecting Birds and Their Food Saving Role
The article cites scientist backed figures on birds reducing pests and weed seeds. It lists multiple species and counts, from scarlet tanagers feasting on gypsy moth caterpillars to sparrows consuming vast weed seeds annually, urging readers to protect birds as patriotic for national food supply.
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Maryland
Beale
Iowa
People’s Home Journal
Bank Robber Threatens Teller With Dynamite
A menacing man with a grip enters a city bank and demands one thousand dollars telling the teller to hand over cash or dynamite will be used. The teller dismisses the threat stating he forgot something for his wife and prefers the explosion to occur here rather than at home.
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James A. Gallivan
Massachusetts
Sailor Questions Pulpit Over Ship In Distress
An old sailor challenges a pastor quoting a ship in distress, saying it’s a tarnation mess and questioning any further action. The exchange appears in London Tit-Bits.
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Sait
London
Sufficient Reason. A Child Faces a Pale Look
A brief exchange shows a mother asking why Tommie appears pale and Tommie replying he has washed his face twice today, implying a simple domestic moment.
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Tommie
Erroneous Saying Sparks Quip on Docking Horses
A bon mot about a man who docks a horse swirls into a sharper quip reflecting on ignorance and folly. The remark contrasts competence with foolishness in rural humor.
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Paris
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Parker
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