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Newspaper
Advance Hustler
Location
Advance, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 09, 1919
Page
2
Correspondent recalls a wartime trip into Ostend after heavy shelling. Belgian engineers rebuilt crumbling routes with pill boxes along the supply line while Belgians cheered the British advance. The Vindictive and other ships aided harbor defenses as U boats retreated.
New York district attorney Swann rules hat check service nonessential and optional. A cabaret patron who paid 14 dollars for a 3 dollar hat faced a demand over the hat by a check boy. The ruling labeled hat checking as not compulsory and deemed the practice gated to a lower class.
The article extols Marshal of France as a title not a grade and lauds Joffre Foch and Petain as the three marechals. It praises Gallieni and argues for a posthumous marshal title and tomb inscription honoring Gallieni for his pivotal service toFrance.
Liberty fuel, a gasoline substitute developed by Maj. Oliver B. Zimmerman and Capt. E. C. Weisgarber of the war department, shows practicality in cars, motorcycles, trucks, tractors, stationary engines and aircraft. It can be graded for specific engines, promising tailored fueling at stations and improved efficiency.
Seattle lawyers file in superior court over a Maltese dog named Champion Impy valued at 1000 dollars with a claim the animal, the only English champion of its breed in America, was treated then withheld by the defendants after recovery from illness in June 1918.
All coffee imports into the country are now directed by the United States sugar equalization board. The change consolidates control over import flows, aligning with broader economic measures.
The article notes a genealogical link between Edith Boling Galt Wilson and Pocahontas tracing back to Powhatan’s era. It highlights Pocahontas’s 1614 marriage to John Rolfe and her later 1616 English sojourn, plus a contemporary portrait and Mrs. Wilson’s revived fashion in Washington society.
President Wilson highlights Interior Secretary Franklin K. Lane plan to reclaim 800 million acres for soldier homesteads. Reclamation Service leads the effort emphasizing self reliance, land ownership, and financing while avoiding charity. Lane, though born in Canada, is dubbed a presidential impossibility by some.
Henry P. Davison, chairman of the Red Cross war council, reports the United War Work Campaign raised 203 million dollars, significantly above the seven relief groups’ target. He cautions that governments must share relief burdens amid ominous global economics and urges continued voluntary and cooperative aid.
The July 17 1918 memo from Lieut Gen Robert Lee Bullard raised the Third U S Army Corps of First and Second division veterans to a pivotal role in France. It recalls the night they went over the top and helped secure Allied victory until the armistice. Bullard is later promoted to major general in the regular army.
Government plans rapid transition from war to peace with full employment and major development. Westward agriculture and cattle industries are seen expanding with cheap land and high beef prices. Power projects on Niagara and St Lawrence, plus water power, will boost industry and farm productivity. Canadian industries aim to secure European orders as reconstruction begins.
A humorous exchange features a father explaining that congressmen form pairs to gain benefits. The dialogue uses playful language to suggest political bargaining in a light, old fashioned tone.
An advertisement blend promotes Grove’s Tasteless Chill Tonic to treat child worms and improve digestion, plus medical books and Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for home care. Testimonials from Mrs. Elaie Porter praise the remedies and hospital.
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