Letters From Floyd C Banks From France Battle Injuries Shared
The article prints two letters from Floyd C Banks dated August 7 and 14 1918 written to his parents and sister from a hospital in France. Banks describes wounds from shellfire including injuries to both feet an arm head and chest, notes good doctors and nurses, mentions lack of mail, and hopes the war will end soon. He recounts scars on his head and losing his pocketbook and 45 francs.
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Floyd Banks
Floyd
France
O. K
Floyd C. Banks
Cut This Out Money Ad Promises Trial Package
A phony ad urges readers to cut out a slip and mail it to Foley & Co. for a trial package of Foley remedies including Honey and Tar Compound, Kidney Pills, and Cathartic Tablets via Lemmon's Pharmacy.
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Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Lemmon's Pharmacy
More Trouble at Rivoli Stirs New York Critics
Frank Keenan stars in More Trouble a tragic farce at the Rivoli with mixed drama and comedy. Harriet Underhill of the New York Tribune calls it a groundbreaking photoplay praised by other critics as the cleverest screen work in months. The plot follows a wealthy iron foundry heir and his father facing adversity as humorous situations unfold.
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New Pathe
Frank Keenan
New York
Harriet Underhill
New York Tribune
Rivoli
Broadway
Evening Telegram
Fox Theatre
Pene
Pleasant Plains Missionary Picnic and Rubio Nuptials
The Pleasant Plains ladies hosted a Saturday picnic at Sunset Park with a noon dinner and a business meeting. Raymond Steinbeck and Blanche Dagle of Rubio were married that evening at the First Baptist church parsonage with Rev. Regan officiating. The newlyweds will reside on a Rubio-area farm. Mrs. Geo. B. French and Miss Mary French hosted relatives for a noon dinner in honor of Rev. and Mrs. Ralph McLaughlin of Newton, Kansas who plan a mission assignment in Egypt for the United Presbyterian Church.
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The
Pleasant Plains Missionary Society
Sunset Park
Raymond Steinbeck
Blanche Dagle
Rubio
First Baptist Church
Regan
Vera Fleig
Alfred Steinbeck
Geo. B. French
Mary French
Ralph McLaughlin
Newton
McLaughlins
Kansas
Egypt
United Presbyterian Church
1600 Proposals Help This Girl Set Record Name Change
Miss Neysa McMein, famed magazine illustrator, in France with the army Y M C A, explains how a soldier’s shout sparked her choice of Neysa as a new name. A Red Triangle hut on Verdun front spurred the joke that 1 600 in the regiment would change her name for her.
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Des Moines
Neysa McMein
George J. McMein
Ingersoll Avenue
France
Army Y. M. Cis
Saturday Evening Post
McClure's
Maximilian Foster
Graham Stewart
Verdun
Miss McMein
Neysa
Marguerite
Homer Davenport
Miss Agnes Nestor Heads Women on War Labor Board
Miss Agnes Nestor of Chicago represents the nations women on the War Labor Board created by Secretary of Labor William J. Wilson. She leads the Chicago Women's Trade Union League and serves on the Council of National Defense committees for defense work and Women in Industry.
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Agnes Nestor
Chicago
Petionete
William J. Wilson
Miss Nestor
Chicago Women's Trade Union League
Council of National Defense
Women In Industry
Council
Helping Finance War A Privilege
Vice President Thomas R Marshall argues that funding the war is a patriotic duty and a privilege. He warns German influence seeks to subvert American democracy and urges citizens to buy government bonds to share in national sacrifice.
Only Today Is Our Day in Life and Love
A reflective aphorism on living in the present and serving others. It frames today as the essential moment to act with love and helpfulness, warning that neglect or cynicism leads to decline. The voice cites lessons from experience attributed to David Starr Jordan.
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David Starr Jordan
In Praise of Thrift by Alice Duer Miller
A reflective verse asserting thrift as prudent self restraint. The speaker contrasts frugal restraint with social vanity and notes thrift teaches choice, warns against needless purchases, and praises the discipline of using resources wisely. The piece wields period voice and gentle irony to urge mindful spending.
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Alice Duer Miller
Valuable Egyptian Cargo Arrives at Boston Port
A record cargo valued at nine million dollars reached Boston docks. The shipment included 18 657 bales of Egyptian cotton weighing over 15 million pounds priced at 60 cents per pound and 8 447 bags of gum arabic at 55 cents per pound. The steamer traveled 28 days from Alexandria through the Mediterranean while evading submarine threats.
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Boston
Mass
Alexandria
Egypt
Mediterranean
Des Moines Draft Evader With Wooden Leg
Des Moines recruit Des Sam Alanko entered Camp Dodge with an artificial left leg after his amputation. When questioned by Camp Dodge officers he admitted, I’ve got a wooden leg. He said he thought they wanted him, answering, It beats me.
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Des Moines
Sam Alanko
Camp Dodge
Fort Snelling
Alanko
Understanding heart guides truth over pure logic
A quoted reflection by A B Peabody emphasizes the prioritization of the heart in knowing truth. It argues affections form cognitive insight alongside intellect and that feelings provide a trustworthy consciousness surpassing logic.
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A. BP. Peabody
Refuse to Harbor Gloom in Your PremisesAlert
A cautionary note warns property owners to repulse gloom personified as illness when he snoops about. Do not welcome him or let him stay. eject him if he persists to protect health and safety.
Quotable lines on marriage from Richmond Times Dispatch
A dark humorous aphorism about wives and husbands from the Richmond Times Dispatch notes the dangers of a wild spouse and a dull one. The quotation reflects the newspaper’s framing of domestic balance and personal sentiment in social life.
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Largest Hens Eggs Reported From Manchuria
The largest hens eggs are produced in Manchuria with many weighing about one sixth of a pound. The article notes these oversized eggs as a notable poultry curiosity and mentions their regional origin.
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Manchuria
On Life's Pathway Quote by Charles King Jey
A brief quotation urges readers to perform today’s duties and resist temptations without focusing on unseen or misunderstood futures, emphasizing vigilance and steadfast effort in daily conduct.
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Charles King Jey
Speeding Up and Finishing Touches in Hard Times
A brisk note about a clever companion to a famed painter who rushed to complete a floor as paint ran out and a woman knitter who stayed late to finish a scarf due to scarce supplies. The passage links practical thrift with quick work, linking two improvised acts of speed.
Unkind Criticism and Self-Righteous Demands
A columnist notes that harsh, promiscuous criticism grows when allowed and that people enforce their own beliefs on others. The piece argues for tolerance and rejects the double standard of demanding freedom for oneself while denying it to others.
Global postal flow driven by English language letters
An observation notes that roughly two thirds of the world’s mailed letters are written sent to and read by English speaking people, highlighting the dominance of English in international correspondence.
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Postal Service
Daily Thought Women the Brave Men Exceedingly
Quote attributes audacious men as surpassing brave women in spirit and action. The line contrasts courage with boldness, suggesting men surpass women in audacity.
Conservation. Three songs and three stories endure a lifetime
Washington Star notes that the average man learns about three songs and three funny stories and manages to keep them for life, illustrating memory and culture preservation.
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Washington Star
Daily Thought Quote From Shakespeare
An archival line distills a Shakespearean sentiment about turning danger into a positive outcome. The fragment notes metaphorical nettles yielding a safe flower when courage or wit is applied. It preserves a noble tone typical of period wisdom.
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Esinger
Shakespeare
Farm wife credits Vinol for recovery and strength gain
Mrs S M Gray of Glazew Brook Ky says a nervous breakdown and loss of flesh left her unable to work until a doctor prescribed Vinol. She reports improved health and weight gain due to the tonic’s beef and red liver peptones iron and manganese peptonates and glycerophosphates. Sold by Sherman Bros. and druggists everywhere.
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Glaezow
Ject
M. Gray
Vinci
Gray
Sherman Bros
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