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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
6
Report from Paris describes thousands of refugees moving through a city district as aid workers distribute milk bread chocolate and meat while volunteers organize assistance. Conditions are hard as supplies remain limited and relief efforts continue.
In a ruined countryside scene refugees crowd a waiting train piling scraps of bread meat and cakes among hay and boxes of figs to feed the hungry. Onlookers recall a long night of shelter exiles and a later train carrying wounded toward Paris as barrage sounds fade.
Alsace industrial centers face state seizure of textile mills in a contentious sale. Berlin backed the Bleichroeder bid over Alsatian bidders, citing state supervision, while local councils condemn the move as eroding Alsatian ownership and favoring old German interests. The dispute sparks public outrage and calls for preservation of regional assets.
Cincinnati fire department gas task squad responds to an ice plant explosion. Crew uses gas masks to locate a ammonia pipe leak as fumes fill the building and threaten nearby stores and street crowds. Residents flee to open area for safety.
The tioning of ostrich skins is identified as a new industry in South Africa, signaling diversification in local manufacturing and export potential.
Soldier Lieutenant Yovanovitch, recently returned from European battles, was chosen to command King Peter I of Serbia’s bodyguard as Belgrade faced Austrian bombardment. He and his guards held the line near the palace as shells fell, he was wounded, and the king escaped unharmed. The king awarded him honors and the veteran was told to return to battle.
In Los Angeles 1,085 high school girls have volunteered to harvest crops for the Woman's Land Army of America. They will be ready after June 21 when schools close, and expect to grow to at least 3,000 members in their ranks.
In Smithton school the class correctly spelled Morty anne of Alty while failing to spell the doughboy’s uniform name, a miscue that highlighted a widespread spelling challenge among students.
A traveler describes German civilian care with only one physician in a city of 37 000, while doctors are drawn into the army. Doctor Taylor of the US Food Administration weighs German hunger and argues Germany may sacrifice those over 55 but will still pull through. France and the US mobilize in three zones with production and conservation aimed at total war.
W. J. Day of Red Men Lodge No. 23 Den Notnes Iowa extols Tanlac a tonic of bark and berry extracts. He says it cured his indigestion nerves and insomnia and urges friends and brothers to try it with his wholesale drug firm in Iowa ready to supply.
An Opal Habit. Opals expand more than other stones when heated, causing the surrounding gold to loosen and the gems to fall out.
A humorous note from Lontion Answers ponders why a brilliant woman would marry a stupid man. The quip suggests her first husband was a genius, turning a stereotype on its head.
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