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Newspaper
Anniston Evening Star
Location
Anniston, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1917
Page
2
A patchwork of remarks on figures like Billy Sunday and Ruth Law as spies, Italy's Franco-German conflict, pacifists Ford and Bryan, LaFollette, Beveridge, and oddities about language in Russia. Local notes mention Alabama issues, the Nashville Tennessean American, and a Calhoun county soldier reportedly hung in France.
A Ma con report says Senator Duncan A Fletcher will seek the War Department to move Florida soldiers back to their home state citing climate. The piece notes deaths at Camp Wheeler and blames initial equipment shortages, not the camp itself, while praising Camp McCellan's temperate climate as a key asset.
A plea to write to soldiers in the trenches stressing the value of letters from home. It urges sharing sincere regard and memories to lift morale, noting letters give comfort, reconnect past bonds, and boost gladness and good cheer amid long separations.
The piece argues for united home front effort and declares Austria-Hungary Germany and Turkey as war targets while urging continuous support for troops. It calls for no peace until justice is secured and recommends declaring war on Austria-Hungary and possibly Turkey and Bulgaria as tools of Germany. It outlines wartime legislation on alien enemies and detention.
An advertisement for HEMO concentrated nourishment promising weight gain and vitality. Claims it blends malted milk with prime beef and iron to boost red blood and energy, suitable for children and adults. Promotes a 50c package from Scarborough Drug Co. Anniston Alabama.
Boston, Dec 4 Salem Brookton and several Massachusetts cities start the December municipal voting. Contests for the mayoralty appear in some cities while the saloon question dominates others on the ballot.
Probate Court of Calhoun County orders sale of estate lands of A. O. Humphries. Administrators set December 14, 1917 at courthouse door for cash bids or one third cash with balance in one and two years secured by two sureties. Property includes house and lot on Main Street Oxford and a second parcel described by 1883 Oxanna map. Attorneys Knox Acker Dixon Sterne.
A reader anecdote claims four ounces of plain liquid arvon dissolved on the scalp overnight will remove dandruff completely. It promises instant relief from itching and a fluffy, silky head of hair by morning, with signs and traces of dandruff destroyed.
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