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Newspaper
Anita Tribune
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
6
In a London setting a young man’s circle discusses suspicious women, a possible spy network, and the danger of casual talk. A stranger at a restaurant table asks two pilots where their squadron is stationed, illustrating the adage that those who talk may reveal what they know.
Readable fragments describe wounded soldiers and nurses in Marine hospitals. The garbled text hints at poetry or literary notes amid war injuries and strained emotions, with references to women, doctors, and a stammering steno.
In Johnson City Tennessee reports say old Liberty bonds were dug up by mountaineers in east Tennessee. Gold and silver found in fireplace carvings and frost under garden trees. Some bonds dated back over 50 years. The third town hosted most of the activity.
A fragment reports patriotic effort as Buck Mountain residents turn to war gardening with four gardeners cultivating potatoes to aid the war effort. The text cites local names and activities connected to supporting the kaiser’s defeat.
A German deserter describes brutal officer discipline and harsh treatment of soldiers in the Wehrmacht. He recalls beatings, forced drills on Sundays, and punishments like water carries and kneeling exercises. He has begun naturalization, hopes to join American aviation. He cites his crippled father as living proof of militarism's damage.
Cleveland woman Margaret Hibbard, a telephone operator, bought a Liberty bond from her small salary after learning her brother Lieut. E. J. Hibbard had fallen in Europe. She then purchased another bond in tribute to him, saying that is her answer to the Kaiser.
Scores of former athletic stars enlist with the YMCA to instruct and help American soldiers overseas stay physically fit. They join to support fitness programs and morale among troops serving abroad.
New Jersey farmers in Vineland and Millville expand egg shipments by motor truck to New York City dealers. Trucks of about five tons carry up to 200 crates, delivering 140 mile trips in 15 hours with no breakage. NYC buyers pay premiums for quicker, better conditioned eggs over rail delivery.
A wartime call urges towns to start physical training classes to harden the acft muscles for farm labor during emergencies. Kansas City led with a loyal physical fitness class weeks before wheat harvest, spreading across the state as volunteers prepare to work in fields and support the home front. The program emphasizes readiness to work or fight and the need for civic effort, space, and local resolve.
Kansas answered the call for increased food production by planting more wheat and mobilizing town volunteers for farm labor. The statewide campaign for local labor during harvest began at a Kansas City conference in late May, with USDA representatives urging use of local manpower for seasonal farm needs.
A dated primer outlines gospel lessons from Jesus miracles and teachings. It covers faith healing by the Syrophoenician woman, the blind and mute man, transfiguration, servant leadership, riches and salvation, temple cleansing, the greatest commandment, anointing at Bethany, the Passover symbols, the crucifixion, and the resurrection as central to Christian belief.
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