Newspapers and the War Strains Milwaukee Press Costs
The Davenport Times notes mass consolidation of papers during wartime and cites Milwaukee and Muscatine examples. It details government price controls on print paper, court orders raising costs, and the impact on Times circulation with a price rise from 3 to 5 cents to cover added expenses.
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Davenport Times
Milwaukee
Muscatine
Chicago Herald
Examiner
Federal Trade Commission
Federal Court of Appeals of
New York
Times
Federal Court of Appeals
Field Clerks Among Best Contented of U.S. Forces Overseas
London October 25 Field clerks with the American expeditionary force, based at United States general headquarters in France, enjoy a notable mess system in France. They receive two dollars a day for meals, while the mess provides three meals a day at under a dollar fifty, with salaries up to two thousand dollars plus expense money. Many clerks stay in comfortable quarters, ride bicycles, and list clerical service as a career path, including seven who were private secretaries to senators before military service.
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London
United States General Headquarters
France
Army
Pershing
November 1 Declared Fire Prevention Day in Iowa
Governor W. L. Harding issues a proclamation designating Friday November 1 as Fire Prevention Day across Iowa. State fire marshal Ole Q. Roe urges observance to protect mills granaries and storehouses from fire while notes rising readiness for hunting season and favorable weather for excursions.
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W. L. Harding
Iowa
Ole Q. Roe
Roe
Hunters Leave For The Front Line Trenches
Miss Norma E. Gaiser of Waterloo elected to Oberlin Glee Club. Great weather for hunting sparks remarks from Waterloo sportsmen. The Gaisers of Independence Avenue are connected with Oberlin Conservatory of Music.
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Norma Gaiser
Waterloo
Oberlin Glee Club
Norma E. Gaiser
Sterof
L. A. Gaiser
Independence Avenue
Oberlin Conservatory of
How to Use VapoRub for Spanish Flu
Health guidance from a period ad explaining VapoRub as a home remedy during the Spanish influenza outbreak. It describes inhaled vapors, chest applications, hot towels, and steam methods to ease breathing, plus hygiene tips to avoid spread and notes on VapoRub’s ingredients and availability.
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Ting
Vick
North Carolina
Oberlin College Forms Female Glee Club to Replace Men
Oberlin College elects a women’s glee club to replace the long running men’s chorus. The new female ensemble fuses with timing facing keen competition and aims to preserve interest in music as the men’s group ends a half century of existence.
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Sic
Oberlin College
Oberlin
Gleeman's Club Suspended Under Military Regulations
All members of the glee club enrolled in the S A T C C are subject to military rules, making the suspension of their glee club necessary.
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S. A.T. Cc
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