New Jersey Exemption Board Members Mock Up Letter Drama
A humorous yet sharp letter from Buford Franklin of Union County Local Board No 3 mocks the burden of draft duties. The spoof lists overwhelming tasks and ends with a closing-day procession fantasy and a dramatic mock blast as a cabinet lines up for destruction.
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New Jersey
A. Boice
Washington County
Imem
Chicago
Boice
Dorothy Morrow
Washington
Buford Franklin
Summit
Adjutant General
Trenton
N. J
Norman P. Stahl
American Can Company
Kelly Field
San Antonio
Texas
Carlsotrom Field
Arcadia
Florida
Bronx County
New York
Poard
France
Union County
Tf. C. Kramer
J. A
Washington, D.C
Col. Kramer
Isreal Cohen
Sacred Board Stampard
Morris Lunatic Asylum
Western Union
Union Co
Gilkyson
Loreal Board
State of New Jersey
City Hall
Sacred Board
Camp Dix
Wrightstown
Crowder
H. C. Kramer
Ruxford Franklin
August Flower Promises Gentle Relief for Digestive Ailments
August Flower a household remedy for constipation indigestion nervous dyspepsia and liver trouble blooms with claims of easing headaches heart palpitations and low spirits. A few doses said to relieve symptoms and act as a gentle laxative. Sold by Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
Advt
Central College Reopens After Influenza Closure
Central College at Pella reopened yesterday after a month’s closure due to influenza. Only two cases were reported, and officials considered a brief holiday-season shutdown prudent.
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Central College
Pella
Balfour discusses League of Nations in interview
London dispatch reports British foreign secretary Arthur Balfour underscored the need for a League of Nations to curb war and guide reconstruction. He warned against overpublicizing private conversations, voiced hope for U.S. participation, and noted Europe’s reconfiguration with many new democracies shaping a safer order.
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London
Balfour
League of Nations
House of Commons
America
Mr. Balfour
United States
League
Europe
Wilson
Germany
Russia
Falls in Snowsedet Two-Story Drop Injures Man
In Iowa City, on January 11, Carl fell in a two story fall in a snowed area. He suffered a cut hand as his only injury. Authorities and medical staff attended to him at the scene.
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Iowa City
Ila
Carl
Narrow fall from two-story building injures man
Krell nearly escaped injury after falling from the top of a two story building into a deep snow drift. His hand struck a window pane during the descent and was severely cut, but he suffered no other injuries.
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Krell
Ottumwa Factory Lands Large Order for Adz Units
The Hardscog Manufacturing Co in Ottumwa is producing a tin mining adz for Dutch dealers, a product previously hand forged in Germany. Machine production now yields 12 to 15 adzes per unit, with contracts totaling 33 000 pieces and prospects for 75 000 yearly. Lester Hardsco g secured the New York contract nine months ago and new machinery was designed for this purpose.
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Ottumwa
Hardscog Manufacturing Company
Holland
Germany
Hardscog
New York
Lester Hardscog
Ottumwa Factory Ships Adz Contract Around World
Signed by Lester Hardscog the contract was secured by Bane Hardscog master mechanic for the firm. The Ottumwa plant expects a special building to fulfill foreign contracts once trade needs are ascertained. Machinery now sits at Nichols Square home of Nichols Manufacturing Company. American reps of Holland firm praised Ottumwa adz as superior to German factories.
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Lester Hardscog
Bane Hardscog
Ottumwa
Nichols Square
Nichols Manufacturing Company
Hardscog
The First Envelope and Early Postal Evolution
The earliest known envelope held a 1696 letter from Sir William Turnbull to Sir James Ogilvie and is kept in the British Museum. It notes the old practice of folding letters and sealing with wax and the rise of envelopes in the early 19th century. By 1840 stamped envelopes spread in England and by 1850 they were widely used in America.
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William Turnbull
James Ogilvie
British Museum
England
Penny Post
Atlantic
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Enoch Henry Crowder
Hut
E Nod Henry Crowder
Army of the United States of America
Wirless
War Department
Col
Clarence ©. Culver
CREEN
BAT
George T. Bye
New Mexico
Hudson
Ottumwa Factory
Opyright, Community Benefit Association
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