Red Cross Star on Yank's Back and Joy Cart Feats
Paris reports Private Jean Fournan of New York carries a cross scar on his back from shrapnel in France. At American Hospital No. 1 he entertains fellow patients with humor while his appetite grows from Red Cross food and cigarettes. Fellows in Ward 288 such as Corporal Heill and Sergeant Kelly share meals, jokes, and resilience as they recount combat near Soissons Fismes and Compiègne, the Philippines, and the Mexican border.
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Paris
Ihelong
Jean Fournan
New York City
American Military Hospital
No. 1
Red Cross
Fournan
Soissons
Fismes
France
Frank Helil
Columbus
Texas
Heill
Bowie
Corporal Heill
Webb la Pointe
Sheboygan
Wis
David Ritton
Regular Army
Kelly
St. Joseph
Mich
Ritton
Ward 288
Philippines
Mexican
Fere-en-Tardenois
Camp Mills
Champagne
Chateau Thierry
American Soldiers Take Priority at Aix Casino
Aix-les-Bains France 1919 reports that the famous casino reserved for the American Expeditionary Forces denies services to nobles and royalty. American soldiers and YMC A staff enjoy priority on dancing, drinks and theater, while dukes and counts receive only non interfering access. The piece notes a duke paying ten francs for a seat versus a sergeant paying two and honors to Doughboys over European elites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Kellogg Towers
Aix-les-Bains
France
Aix
Hotel de l'Europe
Boniface
Daddy” Leder
Europe
America
Mountaineer Learns of War Glad to Go
Uniontown dispatch reports Jacob Harris, a mountain native visiting the city after four years, expressed eager willingness to serve. Not registered, Harris was inducted into service on the spot, saying his place is at the front and he is glad to come.
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Mountaineer
Uniontown
Jacob Harris
Harris
War Efforts Not Abated As U S Prepares For Victory
Washington reports Assistant Secretary Benedict Crowell highlights continued wartime drive. Congress asked to boost heavy cannon funding by 1.1 billion dollars as US supply lines, shipbuilding, and troop logistics expand. Grants detail rail, steel, wire, camouflage, lumber, and pontoon equipment shipped to France.
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Committee On Public Information
Washington
Benedict Crowell
United States
Crowell
Congress
France
Engineer Corps
England
Switzerland
California Syrup of Figs Ad Claim
A vintage advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children and adults. It promises gentle cleansing of the stomach liver and bowels without griping and urges mothers to use the genuine product from the California Fig Syrup Company, warning against counterfeits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
California Fig Syrup Company
Frenchman Chevreux Behind Early Zeppelin Claim
Maurice Chevreux a French naval engineer who died recently devised the concept and plans for the first Zeppelin. He lived in Germany during the war and worked in Zeppelin workshops where he designed a six cylinder motor enabling the craft to fly for hours, challenging Count Zeppelin's role as inventor.
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Zeppelin
Maurice Chevreaux
Chevreux
Germany
Count Zeppelin
Women Sufferers May Need Swamp Root
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder trouble and may not know it. Kidney issues can trigger back pain headaches loss of ambition and nervousness. Start treatment now with Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. obtain a sample by mailing ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. for a test bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kilmer
Dr. Imer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
All He Wants Said of Him War Memoir Fragment
A fragmentary quotation reflects a wartime voice asking not for praise but to be recorded as someone who did not take advantage of a schoolboy and notes a fifty-dollar bond and two thousand dollars in value tied to adult men.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promises Cure
An old advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh by cleansing the system and acting on mucous surfaces. It asserts relief from acute and chronic catarrh and offers testimonials and a money back promise for any case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Roman Eye Bais At Retirement Aid Eye Strain
Unclear text suggests a product named Roman Eye Bais intended to prevent tired watery eyes and eye strain during retirement. The fragmentary note mentions use of the product and references eye comfort but lacks full context or dosage details.
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Yank
Alx
Cits
Siberia
Harbin
Single Service Corporation of
New York
C. C. Williams
Ordnance
United States Fuel Administration
Lorraine
Pershing
War Department
al- Hed
Conservation and Reclamation Division
Quartermaster Corps
Nice
Riviera
Cannes
Menton
Beaulieu
Monte Carlo
Astoria
Majestic
Suisse
Winter Palace
United States. C
Vatican
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