Dr Cubbins Heads Army Hospital At Base Camp Beauregard
Letter from Miss Maude Hott details Dr W R Cubbins in charge of the surgical service at Base Hospital Camp Beauregard Alexandria La. with 537 patients under his care and 25 medical officers guiding a large staff. He describes a rambling single story ward setup, long corridors, cool porches, daily rounds, and 4 to 5 major operations per day before possible transfer to France.
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W. R. Cubbins
Cora Brindley
Humorous Exchange on Lent and a Borrowed Fiver
A playful line questions Lent observance as one speaker asks another if he will fast. The reply jokes about repaying a five pound loan, mixing social etiquette with a casual debt quip.
City Health Officer urges regular clean up and sewer fixes
Washington city council is urged by Health Officer Dr. Henry C. Hull to intensify street cleaning and garbage removal and to improve the Sunset Park sewer outlet. He notes limited disease outbreaks mainly to measles mumps and glandular fever with no typhoid. spring cleaning is vital. A May 1 cleanup campaign will collect cans and garbage, with warnings against glass or tin cans. A new lime treated sceptic tank at Sunset Park sewer outlet is planned after resident complaints.
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Washington
Sunset Park
Henry C. Hull
Board of Health
Hull
Relieve Rheumatism with Chamberlain Liniment
When troubled with rheumatism bathe the affected pains with Chamberlain's Liniment. You will be surprised at the relief it affords. For sale by Lemmon's Drug Store.
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Chamberlain
Lemmon
Advt
Cleopatra at Graham Dazzles with Lavish Set Design
Willam Fox presents Theda Bara in Cleopatra hailed as the most elaborate photodrama yet and costing about 100000 dollars. lavish tapestries silk furniture and decorations exceed a hundred thousand. the film plays at the Graham on Friday and Saturday April 19 and 20 with a Saturday matinee.
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Willam Fox
Theda Bara
Graham
County Track Meet Set For May 4th
The fifth annual county high school track and field meet is set for Saturday May 4 with plans for novelties like grenade throw and javelin plus a medley relay replacing traditional relays. Four to six teams including Kalona Wellman Crawfordsville and Washington may participate with Keota possibly joining. Prof JL Smith to coach Washington and Community Y M C A manages the event.
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France
Iowa
Parsons College
Have You Seen a Geyser Attack Remedy Advertisement
A vintage ad explains a geyser analogy for a bilion attack with cycles of calm and eruption. It claims appetite loss before an attack, eating at meal times, and suggests taking three Chamberlain's Tablets at onset to prevent an attack. Sold by Lemmon's Drug Store wadvt.
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Canada
Lemmon
Drax
Wadvt
Announcements From Local Groups Prompt April Meetings
West Chester M E church plans a 1 36 p m April 17 business gathering in the league room with quilting activity. The Holah club meets on Wednesday afternoon with Mrs Chris Ditmer. Mystic Workers of the World seek large turnout Wednesday evening. Notiesn G A RR regular post meeting tomorrow at 2 30 with good attendance expected. Mrs Ellen O Grady named fifth deputy police commissioner of New York, first woman in the role.
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M. E. Church
Mystic Workers of the World
Ellen O'Grady
Police Conmmisssioner
New York
Canvass for Athletics at Camp by Washington Scouts
Washington Loy Scouts will canvass Washington homes and businesses Wednesday afternoon to collect small donations for athletic equipment for soldiers in army camps. Contributions from twenty five cents to one dollar will help fund shipments costing 136 dollars each, supplying base balls bats footballs boxing gloves and other gear. Col C J Wilson urges the effort to boost recreation for soldiers in camps and improve wartime morale.
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Washington Loy Scouts
Washington
Iowa
Athletic Fund
C. J. Wilson
County Council of Defense
Caution Against Opium Cough Remedies for Children
A warning advises against giving opium or codeine containing preparations to children with whooping cough. It states pneumonia risk rises and recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, noted as free of narcotics, available at Lemmon's Drug Store.
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Lemmon's Drug Store
Advt
Wealthy Widow Says She Could Marry Again
A widow declares after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy that her stomach trouble disappeared. The ad claims the remedy cleanses catarrhal mucus and calms inflammation causing stomach liver and intestinal ailments. It asserts refunds if not convinced and cites Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Mayr
Lemmon
Adyt
Funeral of Fred Jardon Jr in Presby Church
Funeral services for Fred Jardon Jr were held at 2:30 PM at the Presbyterian church with Knights Templar guards and Masonic Blue Lodge members in attendance. Dr Frank A Gaseby led the service with a four voice choir and organ accompaniment, followed by burial in Elm Grove cemetery.
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Fred Jardon, Jr
Presbyterian Church
Knights Templar
Masonic Blue Lodge
Knight's Templar
Funer
Frank A. Gaseby
Emma Green
Jed Neiswanger
Preston Wolf
C. Bi. Dougherty
Isle of Somewhere
Wanda Neis- Wwanser
J. A. Glendinning
Masonic Order
A. N. Alberson
Henry Shields
Fred Reid
Merle Lynie
Ear Corbin
Will Harwood
Henry Shaver
Richard Donaldson
Ralp Shannon
Elm Grove Cemetery
There is no royal road to learning quote clash
A witty exchange quotes Wise Guy and the Mutt debating education with a Buffalo Express tablet note on private schools and liveried carriages gathering outside letting out time.
Silver in Early Times
Silver was used for ornaments in very early times. The ancients drew much of their supply from Spain with possible early silver from Palestinian hills.
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Spain
Palestine
Studies in Sacrifice and Politics Conversation
A dialogue quotes Senator Sorghum on women's political participation. He supports female involvement but warns that a woman sacrificing her life to politics may endure a fate similar to marrying a reforming husband.
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Senator Sorghum
Wit in a New Jersey row over Washington portraits
A humorous exchange riffs on George Washington’s honesty and likeness in postage stamps. The dialogue contrasts public perception with fictional self-critique, sparking light banter about historical image versus truth.
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George Washington
Imitation Lace Curtains and Rocking Chairs Out in Home Comfort
An Eastern woman lecturer on interior decoration denounces imitation lace curtains as in bad taste and calls for rocking chairs to be discarded. She seems the type who would banish a husband’s slippers and make him smoke his pipe on the kitchen porch.
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Detroit Free Press
The Egg Argument Adapted by Columbus Dialogue
The scene presents Columbus claiming proof the world is round by an egg demonstration. The king counters that a boiled egg seems to show roundness while an omelet might imply flatness, a witty debate on perception.
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Columbus
Are Seal Neighbors within Zion's Herald Reflection
A meditation on neighbors who join in burdens and care and act as a spiritual support, likened to a rod or staff guiding and sustaining believers through shared burdens and comforting companionship.
Do Your Duty Kiereen Commands Duty
The speaker urges Kiereen to fulfill assigned tasks without hoping for or daring much, framing duty as the sole measure of worth and progress. The message emphasizes obedience and personal restraint in pursuit of responsibility.
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Kiereen
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Men’s Arch Preserver Shoes
Frank L. Wilson & Co
Iowa Avenue
DR. Cubbins
Beauregard, LA
The
U.S. Food Administration
Army and Navy
Calumet Baking Powder Co
Fillmore St
Chicago, Illinois
Goungil
H.C. Hull
City Health OF
Cleopatra
West Chester
Holah Club
Chris. Ditmer
Byron
Warren Cash Grocery
Eathletics
BOY Scouts
Worrow
Sixara
American Pearl Button Co
Ic Department
Button Co
C. W. Leghorns
R. M. Visquain
W. Main
C. H. Wolfe
Ainsworth
Winn W. Eyestone
Wellman Mutual
Timothy Hay
Jas, Knotek
Highland Park Addition
Eli Jackson
FORD
Jones Auto Co
Glenn Hayes
Jersey
Boyd Berdo
Cali Fox & Dewey
Catalos
Frank Flaherty
Marion Avenue
S. Third Ave
Elmer Burham
Toulouse
D. HW
Miller
Joseph Murphy
Crawfordsville
Wellston
Green
O. KE
Rittenhouse
R. TS
Mrs. Lillie Bible
SUICK
Paul Harvey
Fred Donaldson
Fred Jardon
Handsome Serenity
Return
Pauls Lumber Co
Ross & Donovan
W. H. van Winkle
Bone Yard
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