United States at War One Year Review Summary
The government reports a full year of wartime activity across branches. It notes the army and National Guard expanded to 1,528,924 enlisted with 123,801 officers, and the Navy grew toward 33,000 sailors with 21,000 officers. Expeditionary forces under Pershing arrived in Paris, and massive ordnance and supply programs were launched.
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United States
Government Committee On Public Information
Germany
Committee On Public Information
War Department
Navy Department
United States Shipping Board
Treasury Department
Naional Guard
Cers
Adjutant General
Regular Army
National Guard
France
General Pershing
Paris
Mberty
West Point
Comes
Corpe
Eniover
Ordnance Department
Ordnance
Browning
Quartermaster Corps
Consistence Divisio
Philippines
Lorraine
Panama Canal
Air Service
Ying Delda
Naval Service
Shipping Board
Congress
Emergency Tiew
Emergency Fleet Corporation
Wer Sist Tereence Bureau
Germans Repelled In Western Front Battles
Western Front news reports heavy fighting in Oise and Somme regions with French forces repelling main German offensives except on the Oise left bank where French positions fell back. British and American troops repelled assaults near Albert and Toul with German casualties. new phase of Somme fighting appears to ease.
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Paris
Oire
Somme
Oise
War Office
Amiens
Verdun
Aveluy Wood
Bucquoy
Noyon
France
Toul
Troops to Entr ain April 26 Draft Quotas Named
Washington reports Provost Marshal General Crowder has ordered 150000 men to entrain for five cantonment days starting April 26. Quotas listed include Nebraska 1460 New Jersey 301 New Mexico 405 New York 10171 North Carolina 3064 North Dakota 1157 Ohio 10.
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Crowder Caile
Washington
General Crowder
Nebraska
Nev
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Lemon Lotion Promises Skin Whitening and Softness
A vintage advertisement touts a cheap lemon lotion mixing juice from two fresh lemons with three ounces of orchard white. Strain the mixture, bottle it, and it stays fresh for months. It claims to whiten freckles and tan, soften skin, and brighten the complexion with daily use on face, neck, arms, and hands.
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Adv
Why is matrimony so easy to enter not exit
A quirky collection of questions and anecdotes from a 19th century era, including a mother catching her son with a bottle plaster and a boy's plan to test a tune it will play. The piece also features a Confederate of humorous quips about marriage politics and social norms from various newspapers.
Interactions Across World, Individuals as Cores
Baron Shibusawa reflects that true international intercourse occurs between individuals, while Prof R W Stevens likens musical tones to everyday items, comparing oboe to acrid, cello to coffee and saxophone to buttermilk, in a collage of quotes from the New York Independent. The piece includes remarks on social status, service, and personal choices.
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Baron Shibusawa
America
R. W. Stevens
New York Independent
Catarth Wai' Sree Bee' by Hall’s Medicine
A fragmentary note references hall medicine and a term catarrh with a short, unclear mention of blood. The readable text centers on a nostril or throat remedy and a brand-like reference to Hall’s product.
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Catarth
Resented the Snub and a Worksite Accident
An Irish worker named Pat was on a hoisting machine at a bricks building. A cough sent him to the top floor where the machine dropped him to the ground suddenly. A co worker on the scaffolding shouted questions and Pat snapped back with a curse. An ad follows for Dr. Pierce's Pellets and a note on a New York patent enabling blind threading of a needle.
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Pat
Be Hippy Delights Has His Hands Full Headline
A quirky fragment from a historic page mentions a lyre concern head commenting on responsibilities. It notes a wife leaving behind a poodle a Maltese cat and goldfish and references builders of air castles facing no labor strike worries.
Globe Lights and Soft Answers Stir Quiet Wrath
A reflective item notes that gentler words can provoke anger, and that the crowd gives youth more applause than money. It suggests patience in pursuing desired outcomes and hints at ongoing debates about merit versus recognition.
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Navy
Atlante
Vladivstok
Western Newspaper
Union News Service
London
Moscow
Vladivostok
Council of People's Commissaries
Siberia
Copenhagen
Exchange Telegraph Company
Tammerfors
Fletcher
Misery
Indianapolis Star
Senator Sorghum
Aserier
Mr. Spendar
International Promine
Red Crossios
Plattsburg Camp Manna
Borth Hara
Pinkhem
Haven
Lydia E. Pinkhams
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