Canadian Soldiers Talk Here on War Effort and Rally
The report covers a wartime rally where speaker private Joe Murdock and others urge continued support for the war and Liberty Loans. Murdock shares trench experiences with humor, stressing morale, Red Cross esteem, and steadfast home-front duty. A Spring Valley Concert Band entertained before the speech segment.
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Red Cross
Joe Murdock
S2nd Overseas Battalion
Murdock
Pennsylvania
Courteous Service Cited by Bureau County Clerk Candidate
A Bureau County Clerk candidate pledges courteous treatment and efficient service. He notes his tenure has earned Board of Supervisors approval and he cites past work as a coal miner to emphasize labor support and asks for continued voter backing.
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Bureau County
Board of Supervisors
Walters Makes Fine Record for Stark County Representative
Representative John W. Walters of Stark county earns strong praise from the Legislative Voters' League for a first-term record. He introduced two bills that passed into law and supported moral and educational reform in the last session, showing quick perception and hard-fighting principles. Support Walters at the primaries, Sept. Bl.
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John W. Walters
Stark County
Springfield
Legislative Voters’ League
General Assembly
League
Walters
Tive Record
Letters From Boys In Service From France 1918
A pair of wartime letters dated August 4 1918 describe Allied advances and prisoner captures in France, praise General Foch, and note Fourth of July bombardments. The writer in the first letter asks about Spring Valley friends and mentions plans to photo and send clippings. The second letter to family expresses good health, notes the front retreat, and compares American railcars to US standards while requesting papers.
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Til
Kaiser
Berlin
Foch
Kaiser Bill
Halifax
Nova Scotia
Co. B
Spring Valley
Jack
France
States
Red Cross
Postoffice Closes for Labor Day Holiday Observance
The Postoffice will be closed all day Monday Sept 2 for Labor Day, a legal holiday. Mails will be dispatched as usual, lobby open until 9:00 AM, with no city or rural delivery that day.
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Postoffice
One Reason for Men's Pockets From Galveston News
A Galveston News quote jokes that men have more pockets because their collars are too tight to allow throwing things down the shirt front. The humorous remark contrasts fashion with practical need in male attire.
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Galveston
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