Disposal of U S Army supplies in England big job
London March 12 The disposal of American army supplies in England will be a large and complex operation. British officials resist dumping vast amounts on the market and prefer orderly settlements of unfinished contracts while seeking prudent profits and avoiding depriving Americans of favorable markets. The Red Cross disposed of motor transport equipment for about 27550 dollars, with a purchase price of 24500, equipment in use a year.
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London
Associated Press
England
United States
United? States
Red Cross
American Red Cross
Great Britain
Ordnaries
Mate’rials
Quartermaster’s Department
Souvenir lists battles of division in World War I
A souvenir printed by Third Division honors corps H Purlong and his battalion. It reproduces the division insignia and names battles the unit fought in including Chateau Thierry on July 14 Montdidier and Montsec in September Chateau de Louppy November 11. The folder notes its postwar occupancy at Castle Rheinfels by St Goar in Germany.
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Montelucon
Montset
Chateau de ‘Louppy
Castle Rheinfelsby
Hog shipments set Sioux City hog record at $8589
Charlés Gerner of Platte D. yesterday topped the Sioux City market with two carloads of Poland China hogs weighing 41 740 pounds, 109 head, bringing $8589 and setting a new yard record at $20.10 per hundred pounds. A Brighton barber provided 7000 free shaves and haircuts for war hospital drives.
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Sioux City
Charlés! Gérier
Platte
Pimply Faces Cleared by Olive Tablets Ad
An old advertisement touts Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentler substitute for calomel. It claims the tablets cleanse liver and bowels, improve complexion, and banish bad breath and dullness. Takes one to two nightly for a week. 25 cents per box.
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Edwards
Views of the people on the cigaret issue in Jesup
A Jesup letter to the editor attacks Nebraska and U S tobacco policy tied to wartime needs. It claims cigaret sales harmed soldiers and hospital recoveries, cites statistics and a Brest experience, and argues government promotion of smoking wrecks the future of young men. The writer urges better respect for soldiers and criticizes current legislation and employers’ acceptance of cigarets.
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Jesup
Nebraska
War talk on duty and courage amid hardships
Fragmentary wartime note discusses rationing for long legislature members, mud up to ankles, moral courage, and admiration for Iowa boys. It mentions Merida and an island on the west coast, plus a claim of a first sponge farm and that over 600,000 sponges are being cultivated.
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Wilbum
Iowa
Imahores
Merida
Spark plug care advice from an old advertisement
An advertisement advises readers to keep spark plugs clean and taken apart for thorough cleaning, noting that one core or insulator may require special attention. It suggests consulting a dealer for guidance on cleaning tungsten plugs and disassembly.
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U. 6 Army
America
Brighton
Courier and Reporter
Brest
Gen. Pershing
Ines
South
WU Amy Ways
von Moltke
Germany
France
Ality
Meyer Brothers Drug Company
Meyer Brothers Drug Co
St. Louis
Izement
ROYAL
AM Frank Clothiers
East Fourth Street
Fourth Street
Grurnistinc Goons
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