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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
2
A fragment from a historical voice records two women discussing end times and a bond cashing plan as a prophetess forecasts doom two weeks hence. They joke about heaven, hell, and the world’s end while referencing war and financial fears.
The Murman coast in Russian Lapland near the Gulf of Murman Drills toward Arctic access with ice free harbor at Kola and a railway to Petrograd. Ekaterina harbor at Alexandrovsk becomes naval depot. Murmansk grows from a fishing hamlet to a 6000 population hub under allied food aid.
A Washington wartime tale follows a young boy who takes a summer job at a wartime bureau. When letters go missing and a colleague is suspected, he is dismissed after he calmly explains he chose duty over accusations. His father remains proud of his son's quiet integrity.
Major Baldwin of the educational service warns against over sympathy for convalescent soldiers returning from France. He notes visitors should be restrained as veterans adapt to disability and aims to reintegrate them into society. Walter Reed hospital reconstruction grows into a training center with four workshops, a two story school, and 700 men in 830 courses.
A spring campaign in the Humphreys camp, led by Lieut E H Gibson with 150 soldiers, reduced flies from a July 2 catch of 128000 to one fourth by August 30. Maj I W Brewer reports about 10700 flies per quart, with 12 quarts July 2, 4 quarts August 12, and 3.5 quarts August 30.
The article notes enduring belief in herbs and charms in rural England. Cheshire residents cite hedgehogs for epilepsy and cautions about finger use and a child's nails. For whooping cough a hair lock placed in a mountain ash hole is said to cure in three days. Lincolnshire remedies involve a sunrise ritual with a self-used carving knife and ant hill breathing.
Internal Revenue indicates receipts exceed 83.509 billion dollars including income and excess profits taxes. The total surpasses previous estimates by over 100 million and exceeds earlier projections by about 200 million.
A 1918 fashion feature discusses wartime trends using animal hides and rough textures in fabrics. It notes Paris openings introducing shaggy materials, questions about suitability, and the shift from smooth to rough fabrics with new terms like Lioncesu Orang-outang and Volson d'Or. It cites consumer caution and economy amid rationing, with emphasis on practicality for American usage and maintaining style.
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