British Canadian recruit drive trains leaders for front
Brig Gen W A White heads a mission urging 200000 Canadians and Britons in the United States to join British and Canadian armies. In one week, over 800 volunteers enlisted as potential officers train across Britain and Canada at Sandhurst Woolwich Royal Military College and Kingston Ontario. Command structure covers Western Chicago Pacific Eastern divisions led by Col J S Dennis Lieut Col F C Jamieson and Maj C S Manchester.
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W White
United States
France
Italy
Lgium
England
Ials
Royal Military College
Sandhurst
West Point
Great Britain
Royal Military Academy
Woolwich
Canada
Kingston
Ont
W A. White
New York
J. S. Dennis
Chicago
C. S. Manchester
F. C. Jamieson
Connecticut Patents in Official Gazette March 26 1918
Connecticut patent list reports issued patents to Alfred C. Gilbert Robert J. Guest William Guest Clifford Hall Grant Hammond Daniel Humphrey Thomas Johnson F F Knous William McLaughlin R E K Barcroft Raymond Price C Lee Clarence Pratt A B Smith Clarence Sterling Joseph Goodman Mallory Hats and related items. includes several firearms and mechanical device patents. also notes Home Guard Rifle Shoot results and war work volunteer calls in Connecticut.
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Connecticut
United States Patent Office
Official
Arthur B. Jenkins
Connecticut Mutual
Hartford
George
A. Mooner
Plume & Atwood M’f’g. Co
Waterbury
New Haven
William J. Guest
Milford
Clifford H Hall
Wilkinsburg
Waterbury Clock Co
Watterbury
Grant Hammond
Dalton Arms Corporation
New York
Daniel N. Humphrey
Torrington
Thomas C. Johnson
F. F.knous
Winchester Repeating Arms Co
William H. McLaughlin
C. S. Chase
R. E. K. Barcroft
C 8
Naugatuck
Goodyear Metallic Rubber Shoe Co
Clarence D. Pratt
Bridgeport
Élecbe
Esse A. B. Smith
Glenbrook
Underwood Typewriter Co
York
Clarence C. Sterling
Hart & Hegeman M
Hart & Hegeman M's’g. Co., Hartsnap Switch. . Joseph Goodman, Whitneyville
C. Cowles & Co
E. A. Mallory & Sons, Inc
Danbury
Mallory Hats
Haarlem Oil Capsules for Back Aches and Urinary Pain
Warning of bladder and kidney distress linked to gravel or stones, urging use of GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules. Claims rapid relief within 24 hours, with continued daily use to prevent future issues. Promises money back if ineffective and stresses authentic Gold Medal import brand.
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Haarlem
Tle
Middletown National Bank Instalment Plan Details
Plan of The Middletown National Bank outlines weekly payment options including 1.00, 2.00, 10.00, and 20.00 per week as instalments. The document presents a simple schedule for ongoing payments without additional terms.
Central 10 Percent Payment Schedule Summary
The clause sets a 10 percent payment due at subscription time on or before May 4, with an additional 10 percent each month on the 15th until full payment is achieved.
Middletown Savings Bank Bond Savings Plan Noted
The notice outlines a Liberty Bond Account offering 10 percent interest this month and 15 percent each month thereafter until the final payment. Interest will be added to the last payment at the same rate as the bond.
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Liberty
Subscription Bond Notice for October 15 1918
On October 15, 1918 the subscriber will receive the bond with all interest coupons attached.
German chemists suspected in Salvarsan at Camp Custer
Army and justice agents probe reports that German chemists who could produce Salvarsan the blood medicine may have added subtle drugs. Four Camp Custer soldiers died after its administration and Surgeon General Gorgas ordered stopping use in cantonments. Two American firms and a German branch supply the medicine, complicating identification of the maker.
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Camp Custer
Battle Creek
Mich
Army
Department of Justice
Gorgas
United States
War Books at Russell Library
Russell Library lists popular World War I books available for readers. Titles include Bullets and Billets, Kitchener’s Mob, Over the Top, My Four Years in Germany, The Great War, and more by Daw son, Empey, Huard, Wilson, and others. Also note a quirky tip about salt fish to improve water taste before drinking.
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Russell
Bairnsfather
Red Cross
Boardman
Clarke
Camp
Germany
Curtin
C. W. Dawson
W. J. Dawson
Empey
Frazer
Gerard
Kitchener
Hall
Holmes
Huard
Simonds
van Dyke
West
Wilson
Wright
65 Year Old Fights On Street Car in Chicago
Chester C. Dodge a 65 year old school superintendent weighed 170 pounds, thrashed a German on a Chicago street car after overhearing insulting talk about American soldiers. He struck the man beneath the left eye and declared defiance to age critics.
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Chicago
Chester C. Dodge
Dodge
Kaiser
Gott
Treatment That Gave Relief For Constipation Headaches Dizziness
J Royall of Boston recounts three years of constipation with dizziness and violent headaches. After trying medicines and laxatives he used Fruit-a-tives Liver Tablets, buying two dozen boxes as results were pronounced. He finished all twenty four boxes with his condition becoming perfect. Fruit-a-tives Limited Ogdensburg New York offers 50c per box six for $2.50 and a trial size 25c.
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Fruit-A-Tives Limited
Ogdensburg
N. Y
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Meriden
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New England
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Yarmouth
Company D
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Eeeeeses
Pa Ial Wealth Tee Sky
Ford
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Middletown Savings Bank
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Max Press
Liberty Loan
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Hartman Drug Company
Usco
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