Campbell recalls experiences abroad during wartime visit
William Campbell of Charles Town describes a tense Liverpool meeting over a Shriner badge and foreign spies fears. He recounts English suspicion of Americans as he appeals for mutual courtesy and defense of U S resolve at a Rotary Club banquet, citing Runnymeade and American independence.
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Washington
William Campbell
Charles Town
Liverpool
Dutton
Swith
Mr. Campbell
Shriner
Stover
Politi
Cian
Bristol
Sol Jdiier
Campbell
United States
Wilson
Philadelphia
Rotary Club
America
Runnymede
London dockside tale of war era labor and conscription
A fragmentary diary style note recalls expenses and delays at a London port. It mentions a princely wage for a London worker, looming conscription, a Jefferson county upbringing, and a firm with army members. It hints at songs and rumors about war time.
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London
Christ Church
Jefferson
England War Talks and Labor Shakeup Amid Rationed Times
A wartime observer notes England’s labor scarcity with workers in trenches and camps, while crowds fill cafes and theaters despite dark London nights. He warns of a new class of unskilled, drinker workers labeled slackers, whose higher wages tempt long-term idleness and threaten productive effort.
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England
Sidi
London
Wiley urges clean advertising at world convention
Chicago, June 22. Louis Wiley of the New York Times urges newspapers to keep advertising clean and fraud-free. He warns fraudulent ads erode trust, harm circulation, and damage the industry, praising New York laws against deceptive ads and ad circulars in papers.
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Chicago
Louis Wiley
New York Times
Associated Advertising Clubs of the World
Wiley
Ike
Shim
Uens
New York State
New York
Eneek
Ani
Geah
Sreéd
Cssh
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Milan Hemp Andlace Creations
Tryteg Prettcia
cPrexo
Dire Clark
Eruit— Olaandorato
Itus
Sturmy Wilson
W. Pike St
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Arco-Sealit
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Bell
R. Home
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Highland Bros. & Gere
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