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Newspaper
Alpine Avalanche
Location
Alpine, Texas, United States of America
Date
Feb 28, 1918
Page
1
A fragmented reader piece urges trust in standard advertised goods to protect honest dealers and cites a charity scene with Belgian children receiving aid from American supporters. The passage blends advocacy for standard values with wartime relief imagery and a call to back modern health products with public opinion.
Public health notice urges sanitation and vaccination to curb typhoid. Emphasizes flies, garbage control, fly-tight vaults, water safety, and thorough washing of foods. Comparing death rates and costs, it calls on citizens to adopt preventive measures.
The press notes 198 men enrolled in the insurance program at Camp Travis with a $1000 maximum, yet many signed up to extend protection for soldiers. About 110,000,00000 in policies were issued, and some units remained uninsured. The extension to April 2 1918 follows efforts by Division leaders Luther Hoffman and others to broaden coverage.
The article urges garden creation in households to bolster wartime food supplies. It notes women and children can grow vegetables and help meet Europe’s wheat, fats, and sugar needs. Instructions cover soil preparation, seed varieties, fertilization, and local resources from Texas A&M and Washington Agriculture to aid readers.
A wartime note estimates British expeditionary force deaths up to June 1 1917 at seven percent of all men sent to France since the war began. The Secretary of War cites losses in action and from other causes as about seven per cent, with a claim that rate aligns with overall troop deployments as American troops arrive in the trenches.
Plans are completed for two smokeless powder plants with each costing about 50 million dollars. The facilities are designed to produce 500000 pounds of powder daily, employing 10000 to 15000 workers at each of the two plants.
Public notice announces a rental offer by Mes. J Darling for two office rooms. Contact by phone for details and rental terms.
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