Americans Too Confident On War Des Moines Speech
H L West of New York, secretary of the National Security League, urged Des Moines audiences to back war effort with action not rhetoric. He warned Americans are too confident at home and must sacrifice labor dollars and luxuries while fighters defend the nation.
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Des Moines
H. L. West
New York
National Security League
West
Chicago
Alex Fitzhugh
League
Omaha
Moline
America
Red Cross
Army
M. C
Chamberlains Cough Remedy Stands the Test of Time
The article notes medicines rise and fall with fashions but Chamberlains Cough Remedy has endured for over forty years. It remains popular in many homes across generations and is recommended for coughs and colds. Sold by J E Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
J. E. Lemmon
Adyt
Seed More Supplies for Avignon Hospitals
Mrs. Marsh wife of Commander C C Marsh U S N has led fundraising for military hospitals in Avignon since last May. She has helped send about 8400 dollars in cash and 5000 dollars in supplies with no salaries or rentals, overseen by Madame Boissiere. She will speak in southern cities on March 12 then at Columbia University and Stage Woman's War Relief in New York.
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United States
France
Charlotte Evans Marsh
Mobley Evans
Bob
C. C. Marsh
S. N
Avignon
Maret
Marsh
Evans-Sewall
Evans
Washington, D. C
Madame Boissiere
Mistral
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Promises Cure
One hundred dollars reward offered for incurable catarrh. The ad promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a 35 year reliable remedy that cleanses the blood and heals mucous surfaces. It claims visible health improvement after short use and encourages sending for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Sold by all druggists for 76 cents.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Ohio
Zemo Promises Quick Relief for Skin Troubles
Advert promotes Zemo as a cheap topical remedy available at drug stores. Claiming instant relief from itching, it cleanses and soothes skin, heals many skin diseases, and is non greasy and easy to apply. Includes pricing of 35c or $1.00 for extra large bottle.
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E. W. Rosg
Cleveland
American War Casualties Reported Total Deaths 7,679
Washington March 16 The U S losses show 958 soldiers killed in France and 5 763 in the United States during the last seven months with additional deaths since September 21 1917 to March 1 1918 among regular national and national guard troops. The total deaths in France and the United States amount to 7 679.
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Washington
D. C
Mar
France
United States
National Guard
Dean Pacha
National Army
Wong Asiatal Seetirete
RS Seeedee Ey
de Ae Aha Gry
Hart-Parr Co Wins $700000 War Ammunition Contract
Charles City reports a government order for ammunition worth 700000 with Hart-Parr Co led by W R Dray securing the deal. Only three U S firms can fulfill such work as Hart-Parr expands tractor production and announces a 10 percent wage increase effective February 2, boosting employee pay and morale.
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Hart-Park Company
Charles City
W. R. Dray
Hart- Parr Co
United States
Hart-Parr
Hart-Parr Company
Canada
North Carolina
Illinois
Dakotas
Montana
Kansas
W. R Dray
Hart- Parr
Mesquite Aviation Incident Report Emerges
In Dallas on March 16 Mesquite records describe an aviation event where an aviator passed by and shouted warnings as a German threat appeared, signaling a perilous engagement.
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Wae
Dallas, Tex
Mesquite
German baby killers feared by locals spark loud scare
A Love Field aviator cruising nearby triggered a panic when a Mesquite restaurant patron shouted the Germans are coming. A can of sweet potatoes on a shelf exploded, heightening the confusion as the wag and patrons reacted to the joke.
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Here
Mesquite
Dry Chicago would become desert under liquor ban
Chicago faces near total prohibition if Secretary Daniels order to bar alcohol within five miles of naval stations is enforced. The Chicago Church Federation backs the move and will send seven members to Washington to urge full compliance. Federal agents inspect the Great Lakes area but report no violations by noon.
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Chicago
Washington
Daniels
Naval Station
Loop District
Randolph Street
Lake
Chicago Church Federation
Garrick Theatre
Seven ix
Secretary of the Navy
Five Mile Zone
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Waukegan
President Wilson backs regiment in volunteer war garden army
President Wilson urged Secretary Lane that every school should have a regiment in the volunteer war garden army. He noted the movement could raise this year and produce as much as 500 million dollars in value.
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Washington
Mar
Wilson
Lane
Volunteer War Garden Army
Exercise That Rest the Mind
The text argues that resting the mind comes through muscular exercise which forces focus on bodily movements. It states focusing on physical activity relaxes the muscles involved in thought and ideas and suggests relaxation as a form of rest.
The Moth at Fox theatre features Norma Talmadge
A wealthy young woman Lucy seeks immortality by flirting with danger in a plot centered on marriage, theft, deception, and a murder masquerade. Ned Cunningham the district attorney guides her toward safety as Captain Rochester complicates her life until she finds happiness with her children at home.
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Webster
Selanick
Norma Talmadge
Fox
The
Cleopatra
A. Valentine Spencer
Lucy
Teddy Marbridge
Ned Cunningham
Captain Rochester
Mrs. Marbridge
Babs
Larry
Eight St Paul Socialists Sentenced at Camp Dodge
Eight St Paul socialists who refused military discipline were given 195 years in sentences by a general court martial at Camp Dodge. Allen Broms received twenty years at Fort Leavenworth. the others twenty-five years each. They argued US authority over them and admitted guilt for wilful disobedience of orders. George W. Siegel represented them. General Plummer approved the rulings. All were Young Socialist Party members. Previously they faced eight months in federal prison for refusing to register in June.
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Camp Dodge
St. Paul
Allen Broms
Fort Leavenworth
Kaw
United States
George W. Siegel
Minneapolis
Plummer
Young Socialists Party
Immigrant naturalization declarations lead to sentences
Besides Brows the following were sentenced William 8 Trestler chief clerk of Wells Fargo and company Morris Kammon naturalized Russian Jew Richard A Carlson naturalized Swede Nickolaus Unger Hungarian Gunnard Johnson Axel W Carlson and Carl W Johnson Swedes who have declared their intention of becoming citizens.
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William 8. Trestler
Wells Fargo and Company
Morris Kammon
Richard A. Carlson
Nickolaus Unger
Gunnard Johnson
Axel W. Carlson
Carl W. Johnson
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