Lucky Thirteen's New York City Training Journey
Elliott Grayson recounts the Lucky Thirteen's arrival in Buffalo and travel by special train toward New York City. He describes meals from the Red Cross, varied rail trips, social welcomes, and daily army routines at New York University training detachment. He notes weather, campus life, classes, drills, and letters home while mourning news of local deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliot Grayson
New York City
Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara Falls
Buffalo Red Cross Society
Long Island
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western
New York
Binghampton
Scranton
Pennsylvania
Bronx
Dear Journal
Old Town
Washington
Army
Cleveland
Col
D. J. Palmer
C. J. Wilson
Boy Scouts
Fife and Drum Corps
Col. C. J. Palmer
Muscatine
Greer’s
Rock Island
Chicago
Illinois
Bureau
Ottawa
Joliet
Sea
Hippodrome
LaSalle Station
Tavenport
Fairfield
Io Davenport
Nickel Plate Road
Davenport
Iowa City
West Liberty
Columbus Junction
Fostoria
Ohio
Hawkeye
Hoboken
North River
University Heights
University
German Language Edged Out in Iowa Public Schools
April 29 in Des Moines, reports say German is being eradicated from Iowa public schools. State Superintendent Deyoe notes schools are ousting German, burning textbooks, and embracing English only instruction in secular and religious teaching to inoculate Americanism.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Deyoe
D. F. Dickerson
Cumberland
America
Ira H. McEntire
Muscatine
Calvin J. Schmitt
Washington, Iowa
Jay J. Sh
LaVerne
Sherman
Denies Break With Berlin
The Dutch legation denied any rupture with Germany and stated no ultimatum had been sent to The Hague. Officials also rejected reports that Holland embargoed exports from the Dutch East Indies including tin, ore, espohon bark, quinine, quinine salts and kapok needed by the United States for war purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Legation
Holland
Germany
Hague
Berlin
State Department
Dutch East Indies
United States
Soldiers' Home Beginnings and Expansion Across States
The Soldiers' Home in Washington, the first institution of its kind in the United States, was established in 1851. A 200 acre land tract was bought with money Gen. Winfield Scott levied on Mexico during the war. Now several branches exist and state homes operate in twenty seven states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Soldiers’ Home
Washington
United States
Winfield Scott
City of
Mexico
National Home
Dr Edwards Olive Tablets Aid Stomach and Liver Health
Advert suggests olive tablets as a vegetable remedy to stimulate the liver and bowels, relieve indigestion and stomach troubles, and improve appetite and energy. It claims quick relief with no cramps, priced 10 and 25 cents per box, available from all druggists.
Red Cross Notes at West Chester United Presbyterian
The Ladies Auxiliary reports 25 triangular bandages from the last meeting and 17 comfort bags for French refugees, each bag containing 14 articles. This week the scultetus bandage is to be made, with sweaters in demand for June. Mrs. Babcock seeks knitters and yarn, asking women to report or call with commitments at short notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
J. B. Crooks
Tutterington
Miss Aller
Burlington
Gallacher
Miss Temple
Fairfield
J. B. Crail
West Chester
Babcock
Cavender
Gibson
Workers complete surgical dressings under Mrs Sieck
Twenty five employees worked Friday in the surgical dressings department. Twelve produced twenty eight split irrigation pads while the rest cut gauze and performed inspections under the oversight of Mrs Sieck.
Best For Children Foley Honey Tar Cough Medicine Ad
Mrs M F Sehlarb of Ashland Pennsylvania praises Foley’s Honey and Tar as the best family medicine for children’s coughs colds croup and whooping cough. For sale by J Lemmon’s Pharmacy Advertise with the phrase I saw your ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Ill
Foley
J. . Lemmon
Adve
M. EF. Sehlarb
Oakland Ave
Ashland
J. &. Lemmon
Advt
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Ellitt Grayson
THE
BRON
TOWA
Broadway
Battery Park
Aquarium
Statue of Liberty
Ellis Island
Woolworth
Old Court House
Brooklyn Bridge
Singer
Metropolitan
Strand Theatre
Professor Allen
Washington Boys
J. Elliot Grayson
New York University
Fred Jordon
Nop
Langeage
Denies
Washington Sage
Dr. Edwards
U. S Army & Navy Tablet CO
West Broadway, N.Y
Red
H. S. Ward & CO
H. i. Ward & CO
Iowa Gas & Electric Co
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