Soldiers form 50000 sign for land forums in Southern camps
Soldiers in Texas Oklahoma Louisiana Arkansas New Mexico and Arizona join farmer forums organized by the Army and Navy Y M C A to obtain unused government lands after a new law enables allotments. S N Craig outlines government plans and follow up work in Y M C A camps including Camp Travis San Antonio.
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Southern Department
Texas
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Mexico
Arizona
Educational Department of the Army and Navy
Department of the Interior
S. N. Craig
Congress
Lane
Craig
Mr. Craig
Camp Travis
San Antonio
Tex
Farmers’ Forum
Demobilization of Y M C A Men Stalls in South, Says Official
San Antonio reports that Army Y M C A secretaries in the Southern Military Department are near standstill after armistice. About four hundred remain in six states with over six hundred already released. Seventy serve border towns as activity widens along 2000 miles of frontier. huts provide entertainment as troops and civilians share resources.
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San Antonio
Tex
Young Men’s Christian Association
Southern Military Department
J. H. Eckford
Red Triangle
Y. M. GC
Y. M. C. A. Expands Russia Work Amid War Efforts
A Vladivostok cable asks for 200000 feet of English comedies and dramas and 725 reels of education films to aid allied Russia. The Y M C A has doubled personnel in non Bolshevik Russia expanding work to 97 Red Triangle workers in Siberia and 50 on the Arctic front plus many Russian and Czech secretaries. The council spends 150000 dollars monthly for Siberian troops and 50000 dollars monthly for northern Russia troops.
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Vladivostok
Y. M. C. A. National War Work Council
New York
Committee On Public Information
Omsk
Y.M.C. A
Russia
Red Triangle
Siberia
Arctic
European
National War Work Council
Side Splitting Jest During Joax Appendectomy
Comic banter erupts as Squilbob and Squilligan trade gags about an appendectomy. The exchange pivots on the idea of a surgery being a joke, yielding a lighthearted, playful scene.
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Squilbob
Joax
Squilligan
Reading the Daily Paper for Foreign Shore Hints
A reflective note on using newspapers to guess others plans and reactions. The author muses about predicting actions from foreign sources and then refining guesses after subsequent reports.
Family quarrel over noisy piano provokes sharp remark
A terse overheard exchange reveals domestic tension as a wife defends her husband and warns that silence would bring worse trouble, while she notes the husband’s noisy piano practice. The fragment hints at a volatile household scene without further context.
How He Remembered Him in a Will Endowment Tale
A man recalls his rich uncle who did not name him personally in the will but left funds to endow a home for the indigent, leading him to speculate the motive was to ensure he still benefited in a roundabout way.
A Wealth of Humor
A brief humorous exchange recalls a New York saloonkeeper who beat a holdup man with a bag of silver, framing the incident as a rich joke on the thief.
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New York
Music and Pictures Adore Her Theater Mood
A young man praises a woman for her love of music and pictures. He notes she believes no movie theater is complete without an orchestra. The exchange highlights her refined taste and appreciation for live accompaniment in cinema.
Ancestry Thread Reveals Nine Generations Traced
He states he can trace his lineage through nine generations while she probes his broader abilities. He blinks, meeting her gaze as if surprised at how far he has fallen, hinting at a deeper fall or loss beyond genealogy.
In the Nick of Time The Preacher s Wife and Fortune
The excerpt notes a hurried marriage and a remark about money. It mentions “Do you think that was a fortunate marriage” and “They pay” in a conversation about a bride and preacher. The fragment implies financial motive in wedlock and a payments claim.
A Fancy. Dust and Trouble In A Girl’s Eye
A verse on human fragility and mischief sparked by a girl who unsettles a man with a glance. The poem considers being made of dust and the origins of trouble sparked by attraction and gaze.
How Annoying Bob-What a nuisance that hhap Ist Jack
A chaotic fragment notes a person nicknamed Jack as a nuisance who demands repayment after repeated money lending. The text hints at social annoyance and repeated coercion to repay loans.
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Bob
Jack
Patent remedy claim for malaria and fever cure
An advertisement proclaims 666 as a cure for malaria chills fever bilious fever colds and lagrippe. It allegedly kills the fever parasite and serves as a laxative and general tonic.
Cause of Headache and Relief with Chamberlain Tablets
The article states headaches often arise from a disordered stomach or constipation and can be relieved by Chamberlain's Tablets. It claims many have achieved permanent relief, noting the tablets are easy to take and gentle in effect.
Fireproof Orientals in Steamship Firerooms
The article notes that Orientals appear immune to the intense heat of firerooms in ocean steamers and can endure high temperatures much longer than white men, who would be prostrated by such heat.
Rub-my-tism advertisement touts antiseptic cure
An advertising claim presents Rub-my-tism as a powerful antiseptic that kills poison from infected cuts and cures old sores and tetter, promoted as a universal remedy.
All the Business They Want And The Advertising Paradox
Canvassers report that some men claim to have all the business they want and need no advertising. Yet those who brag rarely show clear signs of strong prosperity, making the assertion seem odd in the current market.
Lift Off Corns With Drops Apply Quickly
A brief note describes using a few drops to lift corns from the skin. The text emphasizes ease of use and immediate relief by dissolving or loosening the corn for removal.
Freezone promises instant corn relief and easy removal
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn remedy, claiming it stops pain instantly and lets the corn be lifted out. It asserts a tiny bottle costs only a few cents at drug stores and works on hard and soft corns, including between the toes, without soreness.
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Cincinnati
Adapting to Modern Times in Business Habits
A Sherman Democrat excerpt argues that businesses stuck in old methods fail to grow. It notes aging owners may struggle yet refuse to advertise or hire help, while rivals using modern advertising gain territory and customers. It warns against resisting change to avoid losing old trade and market position.
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Sherman Democrat
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Promoted As Constitutional Remedy
There is more Catarrh in this section of the country than all other diseases put together and it was long thought incurable. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the Blood on the mucous surfaces. A hundred dollars reward offered for any case it fails to cure. Sold by Druggists for 75 cents. Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
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