Relics of Great War Showcases At British Lines
A Paris correspondent describes a London exhibit of war relics from World War I. Flags from Gough and Haig eras, captured guns, trench mortars, German trophies, banners, parachutes, and uniforms illuminate daily trench life and future National War Museum plans.
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France
National War Museum
First Corps
Gough
Ypres
Arras
Douglas Haig
Somme
Mons
Hotel de Yille
Peronne
Beaumont Hamel
Vimy
A. D
Neuve-Chapelle
London
Lfe
Flanders
Welcome for Allied soldiers at Paris Blighty Corner
In Paris, the British Foyer du Soldat Anglais offers a homey club for Canadian, Australian and New Zealand troops on 10 day leaves. Tea is served daily by British officers wives, with music and entertainment every afternoon and evening. The prince of Wales and the duke of Connaught praised the visits, while a nearby hotel complained about the noisy soldiers during a Messines mine event.
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Paris
Prince of Wales
Place Vendante
Messines
Qak and hickory chunks at Barclay Son
Advertisement notes available oak and hickory chunks at Barclay Son with contact phone 1406 for sales and delivery inquiries.
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Barclay # Son
Food saving pledge and practice urged by Hoover
The appeal urges signing the pledge and joining the United States Food Administration. Citizens should practice the gospel of the clean plate, use local and seasonal supplies, substitute cornmeal for wheat flour, use more vegetables, reduce meat and dairy, favor poultry and seafood, and lessen sugar in tea and coffee. It frames the effort as a duty of necessity and honor under voluntary guidance.
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Herbert Hoover
Widow Tries to Get Young Son Out of the Army
A widow from Waterloo seeks to release her 15 year old son Charles Legomanos from Army service using a Smyrna born birth record. She travels to Fort Leavenworth with her daughter to request relief, citing the family’s Greek background and previous reliance on two sons for support.
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Smyrna
Turkey
Evanthea Legomanos
Fort Leavenworth
Kan
Charles
Demetria
Charles Legomanas
Quartermaster
Legamanos
America
Boston
Waterloo
Jefferson Street
Union Men Ready for Food Crusade
Initial steps to obtain comparative prices of foodstuffs throughout Iowa have been taken by the Iowa State Federation of Labor, acting upon a plan devised by Waterloo working men. Uniform blanks have been sent.
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Iowa
Federation of Labor
Waterloo
Rhine Cetles Prepare for Reprisal Raids
Geneva October 24 towns along the Rhine expect air reprisal raids. Anti aircraft guns have been doubled. Mayors have summoned meetings to explain precautions to the population. Citizens are advised to keep calm as sirens are mounted on churches and will sound the alarm.
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Geneva
Rhine
Potatoes and the Endless Buck of High Prices
A United States potato glut is blamed for rising costs as farmers, middlemen, and retailers pass the price burden along. The piece argues demand, stock, and speculation drive costs, with consumers urged to buy direct from growers or grow their own. It notes a 250 million bushel surplus over last year and outlines a chain of profit from grower to consumer.
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United States
Waterloo
St Jacobs Oil Backache Relief Ad
An old advertisement promises instant relief from backache lumbago and stiffness through a rubbing action with St Jacobs Oil. It guarantees a harmless cure that won’t burn the skin, urging readers to obtain a trial bottle from their druggist for lasting relief.
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St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Oil
Teachers and Students Knit Army Sweaters
Teachers in public schools spend after hours knitting for soldiers. More than half of the faculty across buildings are involved, hindered by yarn shortages. At Alcott School seven of ten knit, Lafayette School hosts 12 eighth grade girls ready to begin for the Red Cross, with students bringing yarn to bolt during noon hours.
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Alcott School
Lafayette Achoal
The
Red Cross
Tanlac credited for Rheumatism relief at Waterloo
Robert Garland of 850 Fowler Street credits Tanlac with easing his rheumatism and digestive troubles after two weeks, returning him to work with better appetite and sleep. He praises the tonic’s natural ingredients and says Schuneman Drugs Co. sells it in Waterloo along with other druggists.
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Schuneman Drugs Co
Robert Garland
Fowler Streat
Waterloo
Schuneman Drug Co
Isement
New French Loan Outlined at Cabinet Meeting
Paris 24 Louis Klotz minister of finance outlined a bill for a new loan at a cabinet meeting attended by President Pointcare. The cabinet authorized immediate introduction of the bill.
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Paris
Ger
Louis Klotz
Min- Sater
Superflusus Hair Off Like Magic Formula Claims
An advertisement style offer touts a home hair removal potion that allegedly dissolves facial hair with a few drops. It describes applying auto solution to melt hair and claims effortless removal with no odor, plus other skin care mixtures for blackheads and wrinkles.
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Tony
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