Road Institute Draws 122 Officials From 49 Counties
The February 1 to 22 1918 Road Institute in Chapel Hill N C drew 122 road officials and engineers from 49 counties. Hosted by the University of North Carolina the State Highway Commission and the State Geologic and Economic Survey the meetings offered lectures on administration construction maintenance and military roads with moving pictures and expert demonstrations. University leaflets in War Information Series are out and a new English Department booklets on Ideals in British and American Literature will be published with a syllabus and reading lists.
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Chapel 1 Hill
N. C
5 Road Institute
University of North Carolina
State Highway Commission
State Geologic and Economic Survey
W. S. Fallis
State
T. F. Hickerson
Civil Engineering
H. M. Berry
State Geological and Economic Survey
C. R. Thomas
A. and E. College
W. C. Riddick
Bermehan Cameron
Ray M. Brown
Watauga County
Col Mer Cobb
University
A. D. Williams
West Virginia
Bureau of Extension
R. Edwin Greenlaw
Queen Victoria
Returned Soldier Peddling Crackdown Protest
The Great War Veterans Association opposes municipal licenses for returned soldiers to peddle inexpensive articles, arguing firms exploit veterans by appealing to public sympathy and seeking cheap salesmen.
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Ottawa
Ont
Great War Veterans Association
Favorite Prescription ad promotes women's health tones
An advertorial urging women to use Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription to relieve a wide range of female ailments. It touts ease for overworked, nervous, or run down women and claims benefits from tonic, nervine, and hormone support. Personal testimonials claim relief from menstrual, ulceration, and other reproductive issues, with contact details for Dr. W. M. Pierce.
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Cr.erce
W. M. Pierce
Affalo
N. Y
Ozioy
Texa
Porterville
Miss
Route 3
Orids
Miasigs
Petrograd Would Be Rich Prize for Hun
Washington March 8. If the German invasion reaches Petrograd the city would yield immense wealth to conquerors through its palaces museums galleries and churches. A city levy could bring millions in gold as in Belgium. The article traces Petrograd’s growth from a marshy fisherman settlement to a cosmopolitan capital with canals and grand architecture.
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Washington, D. C
Russia
Petrograd
Belgium
Novgorod
Pskov
Moscow
Sweden
Peter the Great
Keva
Peter
Neva
Upper Volga
Dneiper
Great Lakes
Volga
Gulf of Finland
Europe
Elizabeth
Catherine II
Senior Class Week Activities at State College
West Raleigh March 8 seniors at State College enjoy a week of leisure events led by class president T A Belk and entertainment chair Ben Glenn. They attend Very Good Eddie, a Bland hotel banquet, a basketball game between agriculture and engineering students, and a seniors faculty baseball match while classes proceed. Director Withers notes the 1918 Summer School runs June 11 to July 25 and the catalogue to publishers.
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Dispatch
West Raleigh
N. C
The
State College
T. A. Belk
Ben Glenn
Eddie
Glenn
Withers
State College Summer School
Raleigh
Migi
E. Sentelle
Star Athletes in Big Meet at Maddenbrook Club
Pt., March 8. One of the greatest naval athletic showings of the winter will contend for honors in the Maddenbrook Club indoor games in this city tonight and tomorrow. Naval stations and army cantonments from the East and South will be represented, with soldiers and sailors dominating the two day program aside from a few events open to outsiders. A highlight will be the relay championships among army navy and aviation corps. The meet showcases top military competitors in a packed two day program.
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Philladelphia
Maddenbrook Club
Army
Navy
Aviation Corps
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