Interesting Phases of Paris Life Described by a Soldier
John French of the 123d Field Artillery writes from Paris on French life and bureaucracy. He compares French thrift and subway hustle to American speed and detail, notes lack of tobacco and desire for cigarettes, and observes dining rhythms, concierge doors, and leisure culture in Paris. He reflects on the calm pace, traditions, and values shaping daily life in France.
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Paris
Monmouth Review
John
French
C. C. French
123D
Field Artillery
France
West
Teave
States
Recruiting Circus to Tour Iowa Cities for Army Enlistments
Twenty five Camp Dodge soldiers and four officers left Des Moines by truck to tour central Iowa for two to three days in each town. The recruiting circus plans model camps with equipment and demonstrations of signaling and public safety items including a one pounder cigaret. The tour covers Newton Grinnell Marshalltown Waterloo Cedar Falls Iowa Falls Webster City Fort Dodge Hiroone Ames Perry with the Second Infantry band and army life films.
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Des Moines
Camp Dodge
Towa
Iowa
Newton
Grinnell
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Cedar Falls
Iowa Falls
Webster City
Fort Dodge
Hiroone
Ames
Perry
Second Infantry
Richard Johnson
Frank Matlack
John Dyke
Alexander Lacewell
Wartime Prohibition Maintained by Iowa Clergy Conference
A resolution supporting wartime prohibition was unanimously adopted by the Congressional Conference of Iowa in Fort Dodge. About 280 ministers attended the annual session, which closes tonight, and the group will meet in Iowa City next year.
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Fort Dodgsh
Congregational Conference of Iowa
Iowa City
Heavy Meat Eaters Have Slow Kidneys
An advertisement claims regular meat eaters develop sluggish kidneys and cites remedies. It urges stopping meat when back pain or cloudy urine appears and recommends four ounces of rad Suits and Jad Salts to flush and stimulate kidneys, promising relief and prevention of bladder irritation.
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