American Hello Girls Make Good in Army Telephony
American World War I story highlights dual language female operators recruited to run American telephone exchanges behind lines in France. Stringent testing, loyalty checks, and training in New York and cantonments preceded deployment with navy blue uniforms. Operators promise high call capacity and vital communications for Pershing’s forces amid hazardous conditions.
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Washington, D. C
France
Army Signal Corps
Pershing
Signal Corps
Canada
Louisiana
Finch
Thoroty
Army
Secret Service
New York
Rebarkation
Army War College
Palm Beach
War Department
America
Instructions for Red Cross Drive in Black Hawk County
Macy Campbell, county commander, outlines prep for a $50 000 Red Cross drive next week in Black Hawk County. He cites past war relief totals and quotes Gen Petain praising Red Cross France. The campaign asks for a second $100 000 000 war fund during May with local quotas of 4 percent or $1 2, to be paid by check at the schoolhouse next Monday evening May 20, naming township and district on the memo.
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Macy
Campbell
Service League
Black Hawk County
American Red Cross
Parshing
American
Red Cross
France
Petain
Courier Carrier Boys See Great Historical Film
One hundred carrier boys, representatives of the Evening Courier and Reporter, were guests of the paper last night at a presentation of the historical film My Four Years in Germany at the Majestic theatre. The scenes from James W. Gerard’s book show patriotism and education, drawing cheers and groans as the war era is depicted. The experience is noted as valuable for young workers and their communities, with the event described as memorable and instructive.
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Evening Courier
Germany
Majestic Theatre
James W
Gerard
Imperial Court of Germany
Waterloo
America
Cartier
United States
Deserter Arrested Near Camp Dodge Return
Jame as V. Sweeney, a deserter from Camp Dodge, was sent back to the army post today by Sheriff J Ruhl of Benton County. Sweeney had been arrested in Vinton several days earlier.
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Vinton
Ila
Jameas
V. Sweeney
Natonal Army
Camp Dodge
J. ¥. Ruhl
Benton County
Sweeney
Watch the Little Pimples They Are Nature's Warning
Public health warning about skin pimples and related diseases urges prompt blood purification with S. S. S., a vegetable medicine. The ad claims lotions cannot reach the source and offers free medical advice from Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Swift Specific.Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta
Ganey
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