Woman Testimonial Promotes Lydia E Pinkham Remedy
Canton Ohio resident Mrs Marie Boyd recounts relief from female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits doctors recommending surgery but says the remedy enabled her to work at home without difficulty. She urges others to try it before surgery and offers to write for advice from the company in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Canton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkham
Eyal J. Pinkham
Assured Packers Equipment of War Planes
Food administration reports sugar supplies will meet factory needs for the coming year as Cuba shipments grow. Canner stock reports due by March 15 will guide release of surplus canned goods. Civilians urged to guard against enemy intrigue while soldiers train for gas defense.
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Washington
Food Administration
Cuba
Europe
The Air War Strain and the Drive for Mechanics
After three years of war the total air strength on the western front has not exceeded 2500 planes at once. Each aircraft requires 46 men, two spare planes, and a training plane per pilot, plus an extra engine. Planes live at most two months and engines are overhauled after 75 hours. With American battle planes heading overseas, the urgent need is thousands of skilled mechanics and repair workers to sustain air supremacy across the front and at depots.
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Western Front
France
Army Surgeon General discharges 1050 Medical Reserve officers
From the declaration of war to February 22 the surgeon general removed 1050 Medical Reserve corps officers. The discharge table hides inefficiency under inaptitude in many cases. Breakdowns show 411 physical disability 154 inaptitude 306 to join other branches 59 domestic difficulties 88 resignations 82 needed by communities hospitals schools. In the period 2265 promotions occurred, with some officers promoted more than once.
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Army
Medical Reserve Corps
Junior Four-Minute Men planned for every school
Plans call for organizing Junior Four-Minute Men in all U S schools during the third Liberty Loan campaign. Bulletins will be sent to schools for distribution by superintendents. top student speakers will present speeches in public and the best performer will receive a government certificate as a Junior Four-Minute Man. Packages to forces in England will be duty free if gifts are bona fide and within personal needs.
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Committee of Pubic Information
Liberty Loan
United States
England
Navy Base Hospital Reaches 500 Beds For War Zone
A navy base hospital with a capacity of 500 beds will treat navy personnel ashore and afloat. If space allows, it will also care for army and allied sick and wounded in the war zone.
Fertilizer Licenses Due By March 20
All persons or firms involved in importing manufacturing storing or distributing fertilizers must secure licenses by March 20. Applications must be made to the Law Department License Division United States Food Administration Washington D C.
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Law Department
United States Food Administration
Washington, D. C
Comb manufacturing shifts to wood in Germany
Report from Germany notes wood is increasingly used instead of celluloid and ivory for making combs. Ex cellent toilet combs are now produced from wood.
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Germany
War Trade Board issues special license for troop personal shipments
The War Trade Board announced a special license allowing shipments from the United States to individuals serving in the army navy or American Red Cross abroad for personal use. It excludes shipments to American prisoners of war and aims to simplify sending small personal items without individual export licenses. Mail shipments must follow Post Office rules and further limits would be announced if needed.
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The
War Trade Board
United States
United States Army
Navy
American Red Cross
Red Cross
Post Office Department
United States rifle tests show promise for Model 1917
The Model 1917 rifle, called the modified Infield, is praised by the War Secretary as fully justified after extensive service trials. It uses a 30 caliber rimless cartridge with jams possible if cartridges in the magazine misalign. The weapon measures 46.8 inches long and weighs 10 pounds 5 ounces with oiler and bayonet. A new Rochest or New York school trains Signal Corps photographers for four weeks with advanced wartime techniques and offers commissions after additional instruction.
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Rochester
N. Y
Signal Corps
Federal land banks pay January farmers 87517 on long-time mortgages
Federal Farm Loan Board reports January payouts to U S farmers total 87517 on long term first mortgage loans with the federal land banks. By February 1 cumulative disbursements reach 50782432, covering 24020 loans. loan applications total 260556891 from 112146 applications.
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United States
Federal Land Banks
Federal Farm Loan Board
President's proclamation limits beer brewers to 70 percent
Near beer and temperance drinks within malt liquor designation are included in the President's proclamation. Brewers of beer are restricted to 70 percent of the grains and other food materials used last year.
Daughters of the Revolution Open Mending Rooms in Hospitals
Massachusetts and Michigan chapters establish mending rooms in cantonments to serve hospitals. Departments are opened for garment repair with hundreds of garments mended each week.
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Massachusetts
Michigan
Daughters of the Revolution
Remembering Dune and the Dining Table Folly
An aging barber, Dune McCarty Beezer, recalls a harsh childhood rule that children must wait for company at table. He vows his own family will not endure such delays, testing manners and hunger in a vivid reminiscence of family meals and discipline.
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Dune
Dunce
Dunc
Beezer
Clemenceau's War Office Reform Sparks Revolt Commentary
The Christian Science Monitor notes M Clemenceau orders sweeping changes in the war ministry. He aims to cut red tape by favoring quick direct communication over written reports and paperwork. Departments will face supervision and penalties for delays, signaling a radical shift in administration.
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M. Clemenceau
Griffe du Tigre
Christian Science Monitor
How He Got His Uniform in Texas Aviation Camp
A Texas aviation camp recruit faced a uniform shortage as many wore civilian clothes. One resourceful trainee, Blank, hid in his tent without clothes until a lieutenant discovered he borrowed a friend's uniform and arranged to mail it home. The lieutenant then secured a proper uniform for him.
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Texas
Blank
Ant
Ban on Chocolate Candy Impacted by Sugar Shortage
The Parish Association of Chocolate Manufacturers decides to produce only tablet chocolate and cease all other forms of chocolate candy. It requests a prohibition on importation of such products, following an interview with the minister of food supply.
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Parish Association of Chocolate Manufacturers
Toasted Cigarettes Sell Big to Support Troops
An ad touts Lucky Strikes toasted cigars cigarettes made from toasted tobacco as improving flavor and shelf life. It notes millions are sent to American troops in France via tobacco funds and Red Cross support, highlighting wounded soldiers’ interest in cigarettes.
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American Tobacco Company
Red Cross Society
France
Red Cross
You Were Very Late from the Speaking Last Night
A Kansas City Star quip about Senator Greed’s talk at a speeches night. The old uncle claims Greed had nothing to say yet spoke until seven o clock, provoking family humor at breakfast.
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the Statesman
Greed
Kansas City Star
Hair Dye Mixture for Gray Hair from Barbo Compound
An old advertisement describes a home hair darkening mix using Bay Rum glycerine and Barbo Compound. It promises gradual darkening of gray streaks without coloring the scalp, leaving hair soft and glossy and not sticky or greasy.
What a Doughnut Is according to London Punch
The ministry of food informs the Twickenham food control committee that a doughnut is not a ban. Local unrest has been almost completely allayed by prompt and fearless decision.
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Ministry of Food
Twickent:m Food Control Committee
London Punch
Garfield Tea Promises Relief From Constipation
Claiming to restore health, the advertisement touts Garfield Tea as an effective remedy for constipation and overall wellness.
Evening Things Up in Odd Parlor Exchange
Bertha proclaims her father earns an income while Loretta retorts her father has a boil. The article notes the Balearic Islands cover 1,936 square miles with about 335,860 inhabitants.
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Bertha
Loretta
Balearic Islands
Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules Offer Kidney Health Relief
For centuries GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil has been a standard remedy for kidney and bladder trouble and related diseases. The advertisement claims long history, safety, and effectiveness with refund if not as represented and urges immediate use and continued protection.
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Haarlem
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