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Newspaper
Steele City Press
Location
Steele City, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1918
Page
3
Patent remedies and a brisk advertising tale
An early 20th century note mocks flashy medical ads and a costly dime store campaign. A doctor targeted Indianapolis physicians with mailed booklets that failed to yield business, the doctors rejecting the push and discarding the materials.
From Mufti to Khaki in a Jersey City Office
A Jersey City officer recalls wartime fears after the Lusitania sinking. A lieutenant and the narrator prepare for possible mobilization, disposing of telegrams and debating departure for England amid rising tension and civic anger. The narration ends with a late evening plan to depart for England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jersey City
Leutenant
Jersey National Guard
France
New York
Lusitania
Washington
Fulton Street
England
St. Pancras Station
American Yank Enlists in British Army for War
A narrative recounts an American in mufti in London encountering recruiting officers. After first being turned away for neutrality, he persuades a lieutenant to enlist him. He tests recruits with swagger sticks, mocks top hats for khaki, and documents two missing fingers on a volunteer in a bar scene before a misplaced claim ends his attempt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kitchener
Tommy Atkins
Tommy
Royal Fusiliers
London
Lansing
Army
Officers’ Training Corps
Ogden
New-York
Tottenham Court Road
Utah
New York
England
Empey Encounters Coo-Ties in French Training Quarters
In training quarters in France Empey notes the distant booming gaps and befriends soldiers nicknamed the cooties. The passage teases his subsequent experiences in the next installment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Newport News Named After Ship News Arrival in Virginia
The passage explains how Newport News earned its name from the arrival of Captain Newport's ship. In Virginia's early days news from England came by sea and the colony gathered eagerly for reports when a vessel was expected near the location now bearing Newport’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newport News
Virginia
Newport
England
Earthquake Rips Southern California City Areas
A strong earthquake shook southern California and western Arizona, wrecking Hemet and San Jacinto, injuring several, killing one man in Santa Monica, and trapping workers in a mine near Hemet. Reports describe widespread damage inland and minor impact elsewhere as rescue efforts began.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Angeles
Cal
California
Arizona
Utebh
Hemet
San Jacinto
Riverside
Frank E. Daniel
Santa Monica
Barstow
Atrocities Tied to German Training and Atrocity Claims
Dr. William L. Bobn argues German training in barracks creates brutal soldiers ready for atrocities in occupied territories. He says officers dehumanize private soldiers, forcing humiliation, beating, and obedience. A New York official urges potato consumption to spare wheat, and Lincoln hosts a Loyaltyabels conference set for May 28 with Nebraska supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
William £. Bobn
New York Society of the Friends of German Democracy
Chicago Association of Commerce
New York
Herbert. Careaver
Not Room for Both Flags McAdoo Tackles Railroad Meeting
Secretary William G. McAdoo told El Paso and southwestern railroad men that there is not room for both the German and American flags and that the American flag will fly over Berlin before he proceeds. He spoke during a mass meeting on his tour in support of the third Liberty Loan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Berlin
William G. McAdoo
Southwest
Washington
Third
Liberty Toam
Favorite Variety Garden Conversation
A playful dialogue centers on gardening plans. Mr Crossiets mentions cauliflowers as his preferred crop while Eve and Adam discuss moving forward, with a nod to the narrator’s own amateur gardening passion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eve
Adam
Artesan
Incoherent Tissue of Ad Snippets and Slogans
Scraps of old advertisements and quotes mix in a stray catalog style page. It mentions Red Cross Ball Blue laundry use and saltfish for imbibing, plus a Hall and Hall’s Catarrh Medicine testimonial claim with Toledo Ohio origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Ye ‘Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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Pat Lern
University of Nebraska
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