Local Elks stage successful gathering at Library theatre
The Library theatre hosted the 1918 Bika Minstrels to a capacity crowd, delivering a polished two-part show under Miller and Draper. Leon ard Crandall, J H Goldstein, H J Bassett and others impressed with mimicry, singing, and comedy, closing with Sousa’s Stars and Stripes Forever.
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Library Theatre
Crill
Guida Hawkins
Sousa
Big Jmne
Elks
Miller
Draper
Hulda Hawkins Ball
Leonard Crandall
Joe Johnson
L. C. Jamieson
Bill Wil Tidims
J. H. Goldstein
Henry Brown
H. C. Sandstrom
George Washington Lee
Harry Miller
Hulda Wawkins
Colored Society
Kidney Pain Relief Pills Ad Vends Remedy Claims
An old ad claims back and kidney pains signal diseased kidneys and promises quick relief. It urges readers to visit local druggists for Medal Haarlem or gold labeled pills, stating easy use and three sizes and listing a European origin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Haarlem Gil
Franch Rivanant
Holland
Ping Tie
Yanks Move 550Ton Stone House In France
Report from Spiker France describes Abe Griesner and Shire Murphys of Company moving a 550 ton stone house to a new site with jacks and rollers. Officials record the feat, and a French Academy photographer documents stages. The maneuver aims to aid railway construction along the line. Also noted is a new French military ambulance design for rapid evacuation and care for severe wounds.
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Frances
Abe Griesner
Shire Murphys Cof
Caulid
Jeraif
Sean Lat
French Academy of Sciences
Spiker
France
Long Record of Work by Miss Jessie Cone in Granville Drum Shops
Miss Jessie I Cone of Granville Mass has worked for over 22 years at Granville drum shops weighing in on drum hoop production. She tacks about 2000 hoops daily with one hammer, wearing out three handles. She works from 6 am to six pm then helps on the family farm milking cattle and processing crops, drying beans and canning over 70 jars of vegetables in the last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jessie I. Cone
Granville
Mass
Light blue Royal Air Force officers and airmen uniform approved
In London the air ministry announces a light blue uniform for Royal Air Force officers and airmen. Some months must pass before general supply. khaki will be available soon and will gradually be replaced by blue.
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British Air Ministry
London
Royal Air Force
War Savings Stamps 1919 Push Delayed December Sale
Public notice explains 1919 War Savings Stamps differ from 1915 issues and are not interchangeable. Stamps start at 412 and rise one cent monthly, mature in five years with 4 percent interest, while Thrift Stamps remain unchanged. Unfilled 1915 certificates must not be updated with 1919 stamps and nonredeemable for cash.
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Tech
Times
Rand Jigay
America
Engineers and Medical Corps Battle in France Game
Sergeant Leddy recalls a brutal football match in France between engineers and the medical corps as one of the wickedest head games witnessed by about five thousand French soldiers. He notes no injuries due to hardened, long training and cites a Path’s remark that locals would hate to see such fighting by Yankees.
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Sergeanu
Frank M. Eddy
Engineers
Medical Corps
France
Leddy
St. Paul Pioneer Press
Made Truck Driver Smile. A Doughboy in War Scene
A Yankee truck driver, halted by a shell hole, laughs through profanity as four Prussian guard officers approach in rain. On a nearby stretcher, a wounded doughboy lies smoking a cigarette beneath Stars and Stripes in a wartime roadside moment.
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Avecourt
Sacramento
France’s Sacrifice and a Widespread Remedy Claim
A dramatic notice claims 1,500,000 French soldiers killed and 25 percent wounded, praising France’s sacrifice for liberty. It touts a stomach and intestinal remedy from Chicago chemist Geo. H. Mayr, marketed as preventing operations and ailments, with Siegfried’s Pharmacy and other druggists selling the product.
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France
America
Geo. H. Mayr
Chicago
Siegfried
Miss Helen Grimes Sees Western Pa Campaign Drive Win
Miss Helen Grimes president of the Congress of Women's Clubs of Western Pennsylvania urged counties in the western end to meet War Savings Stamps quotas by year end. She praised Pennsylvania vigor and said thrift and saving would be taught through the campaign. Her tour covered teachers meetings and women’s organizations across counties.
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Helen Grimes
Congress of Women’s Clubs of
Pennsylvania
Miss Grimes
Fire losses in Warren Borough kept low in 1918
Fire Chief A. M Gordon reports the Warren borough saw modest losses in 1918 despite several incidents. He credits the fire department, noting 50 members fought fires with grit, including a blaze at a downtown store where quick water application limited damage. Equipment and hoses are in good condition, giving residents confidence for the new year.
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Warren Boro
Warren Dorough
A. M Gordon
Gordon
Hore
Circflation Advertisements in The Times
A fragment notes that advertisements in The Times relate to circflation matters. The text is incomplete but hints at promotional content linked to circulation and advertising.
Wilson's Father Taught at Mercer Academy in 1834
A. J. McKean recalls Reverend Joseph R. Wilson, father of the president, taught at Mercer Academy for one term around 1834. Wilson, a former Jefferson College graduate, studied under Mr. Rodgers in mathematics and languages with about 50 students. He then moved on to Princeton Theological Seminary, preached in Washington County, married there, and the family later settled in Staunton, Virginia, where the president was born.
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Mercer
iRev
Joseph R. Wilson
iPresident
Mercer Acadermy
A. J. McKean
Che Uideel
Stown
Wilton
McKean
Wilson
Zahniser
Princeton Theological Seminary
Washington County
Staunton
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