Ex Gunner and Officer AVY. Member of Foreign Legion of France
Ex gunner and chief petty officer av y member of the foreign legion of france Orta captain gun turret french battleship cassard winner of the croix de guerre recounts training travels to Spezia italy quarantine cruelty of food and long leave with grandmother in st nazaire. He urges women to send loved ones off with a smile to keep them sane and hopeful.
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Foreign Legion OF France
Orta
Cassard
Flanders Front Diary Describes Dixmude Trenches and French Aid
Walter recounts fourteen days with the legion advancing to Dixmude near the Flanders front. He details travel from Brest to Bergues, supply gaps, and the French women who care for soldiers. He describes front trenches, danger, guides, shell signals, and the rough daily routine of movement and combat. The piece ends with notes on local bank changes and newspaper life.
Picked Up A Slacker On Freight Train
Police arrested a man on a freight train for ride stealing after he admitted no certificate and failure to register. Judge Gordon ordered 30 days in county jail and the case was referred to the Plentywood board. Also noted is a Red Cross donation of two horses by W. B. Shirk and L. L. Schaffer, sold at Harvey Orr and Wm Bond sale. purchased by Rudolph Krueger for 36 dollars.
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Gordon
Plentywood
W. 8. Shirk
L. L. Schaffer
Red Cross
Harvey Orr
Rudolph Krueger
Farmers Buy Bank at Wildrose in Big Local Deal
About sixty farmers from Wildrose purchased controlling stock of Security State Bank, taking nearly all shares last week. The bank, with a $15,000 capital, began in 1915, founded by A. M. Baukol and the Keup interests.
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Wildrose
Security State Bank
A. M. Baukol
Keup
Nose broken when tire bursts at work in Sherwood
Leland Langeness, employed at the McFarlane garage in Sherwood, N D, had his nose broken and suffered a deep cut above the left eye when a tire he was inflating exploded. The 4x34 tire was held by detachable rings, some of which were old and may not have been properly in place. Morris Garrison spent a few days earlier this week at Culbertson Montana.
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Sherwood
N. D
Leland
Langeness
McFarlane
Internal sanitation and hot water lime stone treatment
A health ad touts internal sanitation through a daily glass of hot water with limestone phosphate to cleanse the bowels. It claims this practice prevents toxins and poisons from entering the blood and improves overall health, especially for those with headaches and digestive issues.
War Stamps and Sweets Store Ad
A wartime advertisement urges buying War Stamps and saving sugar. It promotes ice cream and candy to satisfy sweet cravings while complying with government regulations, notes limited output but sufficient supply, and highlights a full line of seasonal fruits at reasonable prices.
Promote Pure Bred Poultry For Higher Egg Yields
A colonial era advisory urges farmers to adopt pure bred poultry to raise flock productivity. It notes that women on farms can manage pure bred flocks for higher profits, as pure breds require uniform feed and care. A pure bred male, used across years, can boost production quickly, with breeders offering discounted breeding stock to clear room for new stock.
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Sam
Also Mentioned on This Page
Spezia
Italy
Brest
France
St. Nazaire
America
Berlin
Legion
Flanders Front
la Havre
St. Pol
Bergues
Dixmude
Polly
Eoma Oho Ege
Patt
Pat
Fring
Cannon
Tioga
Florence Glans
Ioga Gazette
Morris Garrison
Culbertson
Mont
The
Graphic Farm Bureau
Sli
Graphic
H. Lawrence 4 Co
Williston
Erick Rather
Williston Drug Co
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