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Newspaper
Akron Register Tribune
Location
Akron, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1917
Page
6
Disjointed report references asphyxiating gas effects on British and German sides, six hours after deluges of gas, with mentions of Ju 18 attacks, counter-attacks, and weary combatants. Descriptive fragments touch on masks, fighting, and casualties amid a bleak wartime scene.
A Washington postmaster bulletin promotes direct parcel post sales by listing farmers from Pennsylvania Maryland Virginia and West Virginia with products for sale The lists include eggs poultry butter meat and various farm goods and invite others to join by notifying the postmaster The initiative aims to cut out middlemen and lower prices with farmer to city farmer to consumer direct channels
Two women in gaudy outfits stroll past the state department on Seventeenth Street. They banter about gum theft, flirt, and money for a mother and two kids. A passing observer notes a moment of loyalty in the black bow girl's eyes as rhinestones flash.
The Council of National Defense outlines major enhancements to United States war communications. Officials describe doubling long distance lines from Washington, expanding private wires, and plans for a new underground cable to New York carrying 80 000 miles of wire. The system will connect military, treasury, agriculture, and overseas depots with strategic points nationwide, with copper wires planned above ground in many directions. Upon completion about 5000 miles of wired radiations are expected from the capital.
A Washington narrative describes the shift to khaki in everyday life as uniforms become common across streets and skies. It notes crowds of soldiers near the capital, camps along the Conduit Road and into Virginia, and a city that glows with yellow-lit government buildings as thousands await orders to go.
A detailed look at European war supply costs estimates immense outlays for uniforms guns cartridges and artillery. It notes a 26 dollar gun and 85 for 1000 rounds, with daily artillery expenses per corps around 820000 dollars. It also outlines massive trench construction needs and Britain’s vast munition plants employing millions, highlighting the scale of modern warfare logistics. It closes with a note on Brazil’s jaboticaba tree fruit and its remarkable growth on bark and roots near Rio de Janeiro.
A Trinidad aça butter is made from the boiled-down fat of the guacharo bird. Young birds yield rich fat used as a butter substitute. Natives collect chicks from caves without daylight photography, as the full-grown guacharo is extremely shy.
A Grenadier rookie asks a sergeant what’s the trouble. He is told to mark time in the drill room until “Ol” returns. The new recruit has scratched the clock face with pencils, delaying duties.
The piece notes soldiers fearing bootlaces, gas, and trench dangers, with fears of losing identity and being unidentified in graves. It also reports Brazil losing rubber trade dominance, shifting to East Asia and others. wild trees in Sumatra and other regions supply supply, while domestic cultivation lags.
An advertising blurb proclaims freezone will lift all kinds of corns without pain. It claims a few drops dry instantly and do not irritate nearby skin. Readers are urged to ask druggists for a small bottle, available at drug stores. Also includes a quiz about Mrs Do Atyle’s Easter hat and a joke about borrowing money for a hat.
Convincing proof of health benefits attributed to Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound across several letters from women in Ridgway Pennsylvania Tennille Georgia and Lynn Massachusetts. Testimonials describe relief from backache fatigue dizziness and uterine complaints enabling women to return to daily tasks and household work. Physicians in some cases advised limited options yet respondents credit the remedy with dramatic improvement and lasting health gains.
A clergyman advertises for a butler and a pet caretaker. A well dressed, shy applicant, Hilary Arbuthnot, arrives and is questioned about household duties. He reveals plans to marry, and a comical exchange about driving and ownership follows amid forgotten proprieties.
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