Pioneering Atlantic Steamers and Cables Remembered
Sixty years after the flat cable message and a century since the Savannah’s launch, this feature notes the Atlantic cable and steamship milestones underpinning wartime quick communication and troop transport, from Savannah’s 1819 voyage to 1868 cable milestones and the Great Eastern’s failure and repair.
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Atlantic
Europe
America
Cros
United States
Savannah
New York
Ocean
Georgia
St. Petersburg
Liverpool
Eral Naval Aovers
London
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Promoted by Mothers
This advertisement touts Chamberlains Cough Remedy as an efficient treatment for coughs colds croup and whooping cough. It claims long use favorable reception and endorsements from mothers including Wm Scruby of Chillicothe Mo and cites its pleasant taste and lack of opium or narcotics. It emphasizes safety for children and households.
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Chamberlain
Wee
Wm. Scruby
Chillicothe
Chamberstain
Croup
Gratitude From France For American War Aids
The French press lauds America as savior as workers and supplies arrive by ship. Crowds along the port cheer loudly while nurses and munitions workers support wounded and rebuild devastated regions. The writer aches with emotion at French gratitude.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Ameriica
War Work Council
America
Exit the French Heel and Wartime Recreation in Paris
The French heel ends thanks to the French girl and the War Work Council of the YWCA. Recreational programs in France bring hiking, basketball, and outdoor sports to munition workers to relieve strain. YWCA centers called Foyers des Allies offer rest, music, writing, and fields for dancing near Tours, with sugar conservation tied to ships and victory.
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Paris
Little Parisienne
War Work Council
France
Y. W
Foyers Des Allies
Loire
Patriotism in Mining Communities in Wartime WV
EE White of Glen White hails coal miners as patriotic and undeterred by the term slacker. He toured the district noting miners’ nights shifts, farmers turning to mining, a preacher’s volunteers loading 100 tons, and a worn-out miner’s pledge to hire others to work a day. The piece praises grit and unity supporting the war effort.
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EE White
E. B. White Coal Company
Glen White
West Virginia
United States
Wiel
White T
Vir. White
France
Million Dollar Loan For Forest Fire Fighting
A one million dollar loan was issued from the President's special defense fund to the Forest Service to combat unprecedented fire danger in the Northwestern and Pacific coast national forests. Foresters warn the season may be the most serious in government history due to drought, winds, storms, labor shortages, and reduced protective forces amid wartime needs. The loan was used because the 1918 1919 Agriculture appropriations bill had not yet passed Congress.
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Forest Service
Special Defense Fund
Northwestern
Pacific Coast
Northwest
Department of Agriculture
Congress
Herder Held for Murder in Lander Killing
Enciano Labato known as Peruna a sheepherder and witness at the coroner inquest into G. A DeSoto's murder in Crow Creek basin is held as the murderer. He allegedly shot DeSoto in the head and back with a six shooter using steel jacketed bullets. Sheriff Gaylord found no kin among Labato’s acquaintances and that bullets were hidden in his bedding. Labato was jailed in Lander awaiting an interpreter before hearing. DeSoto's body was buried in Lander cemetery last Thursday.
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Enciano Labato
Peruna
G. A DeSoto
Lander
Sherif Gaylord
Crow Creck Basin
Johsson
Nweer
Possesor
Lobato
Nesoto
Wye
Through Work How Kemmerer Citizens Find Kidney Relief
Through Work reports on Doan's Kidney Pills as a tested remedy for back ache urinary disorders and kidney diseases. A patient named Mr Murray from Santerton, Wye endorses the product, claiming great faith in its effects and urging readers to ask for Doan's Kidney Pills. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo distributes.
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Dean
Murray
Fe Santer Eiton
Doan
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