Company K Soldier Letters From Dugout Campfront
A letter from Rennie Moore of Company K 168th Infantry dated May 10 describes life in dugouts in a French garden setting. He notes hot sand, four hour mountain climbs, a weekly sand storm, cemeteries and ruins nearby, and requests a black necktie and candy or cake from home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. B. Moore
Ainsworth
Rennie Moore
168Th Infantry
Altho
France
San Antonio
Iowa
el Paso
Private Moore Writes Home On Mothers Day From France
The letter from Private Rennie Moore to his mother expresses affection on Mothers Day. He recounts leaving the United States and serving in France, praising mothers for bearing the burden and noting comfort in letters. He hopes to return to the U S and unite in peace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moore
United States
France
Rennie Moore
Son's letter from Fort Bliss describes long train ride and new surroundings
Don Beatty of the Sand field artillery recruit detachment at Fort Bliss Texas recounts his trip from Washington with a twenty-four hour train ride and impressions of the camp and surrounding country. The letter is dated last Saturday June 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Beatty
Don Beatty
Sandfield Artillery
Fort Bliss
Texas
Tam
Washington
Dangers of Constipation and Foley Cathartic Tablets Ad
Neglected constipation may cause piles ulceration of the bowels appendicitis nervous prostration paralysis. Don't delay treatment. Best remedy is Foley Cathartic Tablets. Do their work surely easily gently with out injury to stomach or intestinal lining. Contain no habit forming drugs. Fine for fat folks. Lemmon's Pharmacy ad.
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Lemmon's Pharmacy
United States Marines Drive Huns Back Two Miles
American and French forces in France repel attacks near Lecre in the Kemmel sector. An American machine gun battalion held a bridge at Chateau-Thierry, killing about 000 Germans with minimal American casualties. French troops also struck 300 Germans on the Marne's southern bank as hill 204 braced under heavy fire. An officer noted commanders struggled to keep Americans from crossing the river amid intense combat over several days.
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Lecre
Kemmel
France
Chateau-Thierry
Marne
How to Live on 1 15 Per Month from War Front
Deming New Mexico June 7 Private J D Carter of F Battery 126th Field Artillery describes frugal living on 1.15 monthly. He advises skipping movies eating army rations early bed rest and saving. He notes his 30 monthly pay is tied to allotments insurance and Liberty Bonds and urges back home support.
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Liberty Theatre
Carter
Man Spent Fortune in Search for Cure Ad Claim
A man recounts spending 1800 over seven years seeking medical help and being told cancer or ulcers afflicted him. After using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy he claims relief for three years. Advertisement asserts the product removes mucus and calms inflammation, including stomach and intestinal ailments, with a money back guarantee and Lemmon's Pharmacy selling it.
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Mayr
Lemmon's Pharmacy
Lieut Everett Burham Sends News From Camp Gila New Mexico
A letter from Lieut Everett Burham describes Camp Gila New Mexico in early June 1918. He details mountain scenery cold nights water freezing in tents and a transfer request to K Company. He notes forest fire risks peaceful camp life and training with the 109th Engineers while awaiting orders and a return to Cody.
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G. H. Burham
Lieut
Everette Burham
Gila
N. M
109Th Engineers
Cody
K Company
Camp Cody
Santa Rita
Camp
New Mexico
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Ad Claims Cures
Mrs. Mary Logdam of 282 Maple St Port Newark New Jersey writes that Foley's Honey and Tar Compound helps coughs and hoarseness by breaking up summer colds with no narcotics and mild laxative effect.
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Foley
Mary Logdam
Maple St
Porth Aaboy
N. J
Lemmon
Mindoro Population By Ethnic Groups
Mindoro island in the Philippines counts about 29 700 inhabitants. The breakdown lists 18 000 Tagalogs 7 200 Mangaynes and 2 000 Visayans living on Mindoro.
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Mindoro
Philippines
Teething Lotion Claims Ease for Babies
The ad promotes Dr Hand's Teething Lotion to ease tooth cutting pain and reduce slobbering fussing crying. It advises applying the lotion to the gums with a finger and using it frequently, noting swallowing some lotion is harmless.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Hand
Teething Lotion Promoted by Baby Specialist Dr Hand
This scientific lotion prepared by a famous baby specialist eases teething pain reduces gum swelling and is recommended for mothers. It is priced at 25 cents and available at druggists.
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Dr. Hand
War Savings Stamp drive set for June 22 to 28
Iowa joins a nationwide drive from June 22 to 28 to raise 2 billion dollars in War Savings Stamps. National War Savings Day is June 28 proclaimed by President Wilson. The plan includes pledges at meetings in voting places and schools, with hopes all counties reach their quotas.
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Iowa
United States
Wilson
Miller
Vinol Touted By Massachusetts Nurse As Health Booster
Mrs. F. M. Locke of Greenfield testifies that Vinol rebuilt her strength after grippe and cough. The ad claims Vinol uses beef and cod liver peptones iron manganese glycero-phosphates as a famous body building tonic.
Enlistment in War Savings Societies Ends June Twenty-Eighth
The message urges steady saving and regular purchase of government securities through war savings societies. It marks June Twenty-Eighth as the end of a special enlistment period in the great volunteer army of production and saving at home and calls for full participation.
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United States
War Savings Societies
Great
Volunteer Army of Production
Woodrow Wilson
How She Banished Backache by Mrs Effie E Kleppe
Mrs Effie E Kleppe of Averill Minnesota recounts recovery from backache after stays at a sanitarium. She describes long treatment periods and observed improvements, presenting her experience as a testimonial to relief from chronic discomfort.
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Effie E, Kleppe
Averill, Minn
Back Pain Relief Claim From Foley Kidney Pills Ad
An ad claims immediate relief for rheumatism and kidney trouble after trying Foley Kidney Pills. The customer reports taking half a bottle and finishing the cure, with relief when back pain returns. Lemmon's Pharmacy is listed as the source.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alway
Lemmon
Submarine Inventions Traced Through History
The article notes submarines elude a single inventor after 300 years of study. It highlights John P. Holland of New York and New Jersey as a key American figure who developed the modern form and built early boats. He produced his first submarines in the 1870s and completed a model in 1800 approved by naval authorities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John P. Holland
New York
New Jersey
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