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Newspaper
Washington Post
Location
Washington, Washington Dc, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1918
Page
12
An old advertisement text promotes Cascarets as mild candy like a treat for children. It touts the product as gentle relief, noting kids respond favorably to the candy during circulation in a BBC themed context.
Provost Marshal General Crowder announced a new draft for 290 773 additional men to enter training camps between November 11 and 21. Of these, 253 435 white registrants will be physically qualified for general service, with Negroes directed to camps between November 11 and 15. District quotas include 1 733 white men to Camp Grogene and Camp Greene, plus 372 for Maryland and 742 for Virginia, while Maryland and Virginia also include colored registrants. The call raises drafted totals beyond 3 000 000 and pushes army strength above 4 000 000, with further calls expected later in the month.
An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a ready to use hair darkener sold in drug stores. It promises natural, even darkening after one application, claiming gray hair vanishes and hair becomes luxuriantly dark within days.
An old advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as instant relief for nasal congestion and head colds. It promises open nostrils, clear head, and reduced sniffles with a fragrant topical cream applied inside the nose.
An American detachment led a battalion through Belglan Woods in a dawn assault. Heavy machine gun nests and barbed wire hampered progress as Germans set farms ablaze and shelled the advance with artillery. After hours of close combat, the wood fell, with German positions captured or destroyed and civilians sheltered.
A record of the role of Catholics of America in World War I and abroad will be compiled by the National Catholic War Council's historical records committees. The project covers civic and religious contributions.
The committee of every Catholic in United States asks for letters from parents and relatives of soldiers, photographs, and all war related materials found in newspapers and meeting notes. The aim is to furnish documents for historians detailing Catholic contributions to the war effort and to honor those serving. Communications go to Secretary Rev. Dr. Peter Gilday at 984 Fourteenth Street Northwest, Washington, D. C.
Madrid reports Dr Maldonedo a physician isolates a microbe linked to the Spanish influenza resembling bubonic plague in character. The epidermiological section of the National Institute of Hygiene and Prof Simpson to the Times note the severity and rapid fatal symptoms may be explained by this germ.
Prof. Simpson of London University notes a debate on influenza epidemics. He cites evidence of two forms and questions whether a new, more severe disease has emerged versus the ordinary infection.
Thirteen deaths in Infidensd were reported. The days numbered 1% higher than the day before. Health authorities expect the epidemic to run its course in days though not disappear entirely soon. Army camps recorded 1 557 new cases in 24 hours, with 108 deaths, pneumonia codes up by twelve.
Chicago a Nov 2 twelve men indicted by the Paderas grand jury in an aircraft construction scandal. Names suppressed pending arrest as grand jurors were discharged after the indictments were handed down.
An advertisement from Boston touts ordinary phosphorated malt as a universal tonic. It claims phosphorus strengthens every nerve and organ, boosts energy, aids the nervous system, and can double endurance within ten days, with testimonials and doctor endorsements.
The firm notes a sizable current workforce with many hires from within, now among its most valuable employees earning good wages. Applicants may visit the Employment Office on the Fourth Floor during the day for opportunities in part time selling or non selling branches. The list of departments spans Neckwear to Warehouse and Shipping.
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