Gardner Questions Citizen Soldiers’ Readiness In War Threats
The piece argues the U S militia and regulars are insufficient for defense, criticizing reliance on a trained citizenry while noting past failures under Madison and 1812. It cites shortages in rifles cartridges and artillery, critiques wartime supply underestimates, and warns against scapegoating leaders like Armstrong.
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Abun
National Guard
Omy
W. W. Wotherspoon
United States Army
Hobson
Watherspinn
Tie
Tabl
STAPE
Aiany
Ture
Wetherspoon
Kang Lam
Hun
France
War Department
Russia
Mukden
Japan
Germany
Congress
St Jacobs Oil Promises Fast Pain Relief
An old advertisement touts St Jacobs Oil as a quick cure for rheumatic pain, neuralgia, backache, and stiffness. It claims topical rubbing removes sore joints and muscles, with a bold promise of relief after a brief application.
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St. Jacobs Oil
St. Jacobs
Robinson
St Jacobs
Recall of Cutright as Nottingham vice consul
John L. Cutright, American vice consul at Nottingham England, was recalled by Secretary Bryan after a World Herald letter with war opinions. The transfer to Nottingham was revoked following the publication. Boston also reports the death of fireman William Flaherty from Fulton explosion and a naval board inquest ordered by Washington with Comdr. Wells named senior member.
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Congress
Chat
Midison
Capitol
White House
Sistorionus
Pays
Armstrong
Alger
Spain
Stacy
County Down
Ireland
Rosstrevor
Robert Ross
Washington
Chesapeake
Nottingham
Bryan
John L. Cutright
England
Bfr
Cutright
Omaha
Coburg
Boston
William Flaherty
Fulton
Naval Board
Comdr. Wells
Georgia
Help Your Stomach Free Sample Package Ad
Public facing 1900s style advertisement touts Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as the quick fix for indigestion gas and foul breath. Claims the tablet supplies digestive juices and can digest large amounts of food, urging readers to request a free sample by mail.
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Stuart
United States
All Druggista
F. A. Stuart Co
Stuart Building
Marshall, Mich
Motion pictures in schools welcomed by Washington educators
Washington educational leaders foresee motion pictures as a major educational force in schools. The Washington Post plans free public demonstrations to show how educational films can enhance teaching, youth development, and citizen readiness. The notice invites parents, teachers, church members, and progressive minds to attend.
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Washington
The
Washington Post
Free Demonstrations of Educational Motion Pictures
The Post offers free demonstrations of educational motion pictures before schools or educational groups. It provides apparatus films and operators at no charge and invites heads of schools and organizations to contact the Educational Editor to arrange dates and times.
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Office of the Post
Office of
the Post
Select Your Own Film Program By The Post
The Post arranges to secure Pathescope motion picture machines and films from Washington to demonstrate with non inflammable film and incandescent light. Demonstrations require no special permits. Readers may select films such as Water Beetle and Its Larva, The Mosquito, The Flea, and others including Pompeii ruins and Paris monuments.
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the Post
Pathescope Company
Washington
F Street
Laos
Pompeii
Saint Malo
Lake Lucerne
Paris
Moluccas
Imatra Falls
National School of Cavalry
Ypres
Belgium
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Hay
Committee On Military Affairs
Ing
Leonard Wood
Gen. Wood
Gen. Wotherspoon
Staf
Department of the East
General Staff
Atafé
Crogler
Ba Crecy
French Genere
Austria
John French
Apostles of Pudginess
Brotherhood of Man
Navy
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