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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1918
Page
2
Air raid casualties in southeastern England total 44 killed and 179 injured. Cyclops missing since March hoped to be heard from. Irish army recruitment underway as conscription debated. Liege raid kills 26 and destroys Longdoz station. Arizona and state notices on prohibition and wage changes noted amid war.
The president asks Congress to prolong its session to provide additional wartime revenue. He argues for taxes on incomes, war profits, and luxuries, stressing urgency to fund the army, ships, and munitions while avoiding inflation. He notes elections cannot distract from duty and praises national unity and sacrifice.
Washington directs the largest railroad rate increase ever seen, with freight up about 25 percent and passenger fares about 20 percent. Effective dates are June 10 for passenger rates and June 25 for freight. The plan, arguing public need during wartime, raises suburban and excursion rates while abolishing most special rates and stopovers.
The article notes that in the current major conflict wounded soldiers receive exceptional care. It estimates about 60 percent of the wounded are completely cured and able to return to duty.
The quotation recalls Walter's excitement after a sea voyage lasting a day and night as land comes into view he exclaims with relief and joy about seeing dirt again addressing his mother with pride and happiness.
In a rural panel two farmers clash over art in daily life. CGuybred calls for more artistic spirit while Farmer Crass dismisses it, blaming art for costly red ink and unnecessary mortgage imagery.
A brief excerpt presents a religious moral aphorism: All founded on love, all true morality inward and outward, comprehended in love, for love, is the foundation of all the commandments, attributed to Meister Dekhart.
The report lists higher passenger fares from 274 cents per mile to 8 cents, 10 percent commutation rise, and rebates removed except for G A R and Confederate veterans. Freight rises include Wheat and grain 25 percent, Livestock 25 percent, Coal 15 cents to 50 cents per ton, Coke 15 cents to 75 cents per ton, and Sugar 25 percent with no flat-rate changes. Tickets bought before June 10 redeemable at original price. Soldiers on leave pay 1 cent per mile.
A Paris physician links premature baldness to dental trouble while French authorities test American style automatic phones. A drum in Efulei West Africa carries sound 20 miles, and each African can recall a drum signal from afar. Japan builds a major astronomical observatory in Tokyo, rivaling Western facilities. Natal yields a rubber-rich juice from a fast-growing tree once undervalued. France curbs extravagant baby names by limiting saints in the calendar to 18,000 choices.
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