Air Raid Does Not Deter American Women Entertainers
In Brighton England a Middle West war party tours war effort sites including Queen Mary’s workshops and a military training camp. They tour London theater scenes where eight American vaudeville girls perform during an air raid and receive warm public support.
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Brighton
England
Middle West
Agnes Nestor
Chicago
Council For National Defense
Queen Mary's
Roehampton
Helen Grenfell
Colorado State Reformatory
Queen Marguerita
Royal Crescent
Sea Front
Fine Arts Museum
Wilson
America
Meredith
London
Miss Cronk
Norwalk
Wis
France
Britain
Vaudevillian
Aldwych
YY. M.C. A
Cora Youngblood Carson
Sailor Boys
Tribute to Norman Hall Aviator Who Went Missing in War
Editorials praise James Norman Hall the Iowa born aviator once with Lafayette Escadrille believed down behind German lines. Tributes in Chicago and New York honor his courage writing and frontier spirit while noting his writings and heroism despite uncertain fate.
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Noman Hall
Chicago Herald and Examiner
New York Tribune
James Norman Hall
Guynemer
Richthofen
Captain Hall
Lafayette Escadrille
Atlantic Monthly
Hart
Halls
Iowa
Hutchall
Private Leach and the Red Cross Dog in No Man's Land
Private Leach, wounded in No Man's Land, bonds with a Red Cross dog that helps locate and treat him. The dog steals Leach’s cap, returns with its nose to the fighting lines, and becomes a symbol of aid and loyalty as convalescents share tales of the faithful 'dawgs' trained to report to headquarters.
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Leach
Private Leach
Red Cross
Burt
Econvalescent Hospital
Fritz
Bill
Cut This Out It Is Worth Money Advertisement
A nostalgic ad invites readers to mail a slip with five cents to Foley and Co in Chicago to receive a trial package of Foley remedies including Honey and Tar Compound for coughs and croup, Foley Kidney Pills, and Foley Cathartic Tablets. Lemmon's Pharmacy is listed as an advertiser.
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John Potter
Shupe St
Mt. Pleasant
Foley
Lemmon’s Pharmacy
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Lemmon's Pharmacy
IL W. W
United States
Landis
Frank K. Nebeker
Claude R. Porter
Army
Navy
Solidarity
Hour of Opportunity
Kenyon Praises Food Administration Wheat Conservation
Senator William S. Kenyon, returning from a three week West tour boosting Liberty Loan, writes to Food Administrator Deems praising Iowa efforts and urging continued wheat bread sacrifice to aid soldiers. He cites hotels and dining cars ceasing wheat bread and stresses national sacrifice as key to victory.
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Burlington
Iowa
William S. Kenyon
West
Deems
Food Administration
Kenyon
Dogs Dream of Land and Hunt Like Wakeful Canines
The passage describes dogs dreaming of pursuit patterns, noting animals and humans share dreamlike movements. It observes sleeping dogs exhibit incipient chase, yelps, and muscle actions resembling pursuit if awake, suggesting dreaming reflects instinctual behavior across species.
Californians Embrace Paper Money in San Francisco
The San Francisco Chronicle notes that after the 1906 fire coin was common in trade, but by 1908 Californians began using bank notes and now currency feels like real money to locals. The shift reduces mark of an Easterner and highlights rapid monetary integration.
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Agnes Nestor
War Office
California
San Francisco
San Francisco Chronicle
Vinol Tonic Praised By Bedford Woman
Bedford Ohio testimonial says Vinol restored strength after long illness. Mrs Frank A Harley credits Vinol with health return and notes doctor endorsement. Advertises Sherman Bros druggists and other outlets across the country.
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Frank A. Harkey
Ash St
Bedford
Ohio
Sherman Bros. Drugglits
Washington
Advt
Blood Purifier S. S. S. Promises Health and Purity
An old advertisement touts S. S. S. as a remedy to cleanse and strengthen the blood when health wanes. It argues a sluggish circulation shows through appetite loss and malaise and claims S. S. S. will purify blood, boost strength, and improve the entire system. The ad notes druggists sell it and invites readers to request free information from Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta.
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Swift
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
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Ethel Hiatt
New Castle
Indiana
Gladys Cronk
Simonne
Clairette Hamel
Hamilton
Neb
Norman Hall
Pertness
Adsum
N. Y. Tribune
Senator Kenyon
Food Administration Has
Army & Navy
U. S. Army & Navy Tablet CO
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Wembers
TRAI
Torous
Woodrow Wilson
Woody
Harrison George
Gompers
Sam Gempers
Murat
Fakit
Tieup Aircraft Works
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Best
Weingarten Bros., Inc
New York
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