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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
2
President Wilson arrived in Paris last Friday to a nationwide reception. Paris residents crowded streets to honor the American leader with an enthusiastic welcome. A London dispatch reports he has accepted King George's invitation to visit England en route home.
The text notes Frank Bollin and his wife have returned from their honeymoon trip. It includes a reflective line about people spending time in idle pursuits instead of tending the garden and a playful remark about sighs and expletives potentially blowing the universe apart.
The United States Food Administration for California announces the rescission of sugar service restrictions in public eating places. Full portions may be served and sugar bowls returned to tables as Louisiana cane and Western beet sugar supplies rise and the Cuban crop begins to arrive. Restrictions were eased gradually since the armistice, with household rations at four pounds per person per month since December 1.
A reflective meditation on human effort and aging. The text muses on keeping effort within limits, likening man to a surface anchor between thought and achievement. It contrasts German and French perspectives and laments aging while celebrating vitality.
Delinquent assessment No 83 on October 28 1918 lists shareholders and amounts due with shares and prices. Public auction set for January 13 1919 at 2 pm at 408 Germain Building Los Angeles to recover delinquent stock and costs.
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