Exhibit of Modern Prisons at Ghent Exposition
The British board of trade will demonstrate modern prison management at Ghent International Exposition this year. Life size models depict convict life and prison cells, including old iron cells now destroyed, and replicas of inmate workshops. The display includes surreptitious convict-made items and a 12 by 8 foot model of Camp Hill Prison for habitual criminals.
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British Board of Trade
Saaien
Camp Hill
Isle of Wight
Watchmakers Use Margarine Sale in Trade War
In Zerbst near Wittenberg the watch and clock makers added margarine to their trade amid accusations of unloyal competition. Margarine was sold cheaper while local grocers complained as dealers had been gifting watches with purchases, prompting the watchmakers to remove the watches from offers.
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Zerbst
Wittenberg
Germany
Deing
Young Woman Interview Sparks Lesson From Gilder
A young woman reporter sought a 3,000 word piece on Young Women in Literature from Richard Watson Gilder of the Century Magazine. She recalls his single reply in full: the essential requisite for a young woman in literature is postage stamps.
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Richard Watson Gilder
Century Magazine
Soldierly appearance in Australia cadet system amusement
Australian school cadets face long delays in uniform delivery. At St Stanislaus College Bathurst, students measured eighteen months ago still wait for uniforms, making drills in ill fitting outfits a frequent source of laughter for teachers and pupils.
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Australia
St. Stanislaus College
Bathuirst
M. J.o’reilly
The Thunderer: Times Nickname From Mud Splashes At Kew
The London Times earned the nickname The Thunderer after mud splashed two people at Kew by a horseman closely riding by. The Times blamed the Duke of Cumberland in a harsh leading article, prompting a duke’s denial and a second article defending the paper’s stance.
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London Times
Kew
the Times
Duke of Cumberland
Lieutenant Stephenson Returns as War Hero Instructor
First Lieut. Henry Neville Stephenson of the United States Army, lauded for conspicuous heroism on the western front, has returned home to spend a few weeks with his mother Mrs. Henry Stephenson before reporting to Camp Beauregard Louisiana to train soldiers in modern warfare. He began as a private with the Second Virginia Regiment and saw service on the Mexican border and in France before earning a second lieutenant’s commission and later promotion.
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Henrry Neville Stephenson
United States Army
France
Stephenson
Henry Stephenson
Beaureguarnd
Louisiana
Virginia Regiment
Thair
Camp MicClellan
Anniston
Alg
Central
Officers’ Training School
Leutenant
Son Solenberger in France Sends Hopeful Cable
John Solenberger received a cablegram from his son Howard Solenberger in France stating all is well. Friends in town had worried after a long silence until the reassuring message arrived confirming his safety and good condition.
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John
Solenberger
Howra Solenberger
France
Mot
Public Sale of Building Lots in Winchester Virginia
By decree of the Cor onation Court of Winchester Virginia the undersigned will offer for sale two desirable building lots in Winchester on Valley avenue and James street. Lot 1 fronts James street 45 feet by 100 feet bounded by William Atkinson land and D H Wellinger estate. Lot 2 has 139 feet on Valley avenue and is 95 feet along D H Melinger property and 100 feet along the other lot. Sale on November 23 1918 with one third cash and balance in two equal annual installments secured by a deed of trust. Special Commissioner M M Lynch as per the decree in Sarah Theresa Henton vs Elmer E Thompson et al.
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Wincester
Virginia
M. M. Lynch
Thrvall & Dunn
J. B. Beverier
Corporation Court
Winchester
M. Lynch
Decres
Sarah “Heresa Henton
Elmer E. Thomp
Logal Men Leave Mountain Sector in Verdun Front
General March announces Twenty ninth division now operates east of the Meuse on the Verdun front in France. Winchester Company I led by Capt Robert Y Conrad is a unit of the One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry, part of the Blue and Gray Division. Virginia Maryland New Jersey and DC National Guard men comprise the division. The Fighting Fifteenth trained at Camp Lee operates on Verdun front alongside Blue and Gray troops amid heavy fighting north of Verdun Meuse.
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Hhe
Washington
General March
Twentyninth Division
Vosges Mountains
Meuse
Verdug
France
Winchester
Robert Y. Conrad
One Hundred and Sixteenth Infantry
National Guard
Virginia
Maryland
New Jersey
District of Columbia
Vosges Mountain
Verdun Front
Meuse River
Camp Lee
Frederick County
Verdun
California Syrup of Figs Promoted for Constipation Relief
An advertisement touts California Syrup of Figs as a remedy for children's constipation and related symptoms. It claims quick relief by cleansing stomach liver and bowels, advises a teaspoonful as needed, warns against counterfeits, and urges asking local druggists for the product.
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California
Ruggist
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Grippe
Neeze
Virginia State Board OF Health
U. 8 Food Administration
Ation
Dept. 1-S
Resinol
Baltimore
J. B. Bevpriay
Cre Court of the
LOGAL
Mountain Sector
Camp le
H. K. Green & Bro
Axminster
Moling & Seal
Firestone
Rene Sn Na Senea Yingling Auto ¢ Carriage Works
I Lee and
South Streets
Hagerstown
Liberty Loan
Home. Fire Insurance CO
H. R. Bryarzy and
IBRO
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