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Newspaper
Blue Island Sun
Location
Blue Island, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1918
Page
6
The American Navy showcases waste reduction in shipboard kitchens on the North Dakota with a meat slicer and potato peeler. It notes allied demand for pork products at 150 million pounds monthly and urges more potato consumption to spare wheat for soldiers and sailors.
Mariana Burden longs for independence challenging gender roles by riding and pursuing a streetcar conductor job written as a playful era tale. Dixon James pretends to be a gentleman to guide her toward love while testing her vow to remain Teddy and not give up her girl identity.
Humorous note on Scrib leigh who says he goes to church to ensure his contributions are accepted. The quip appears in a brief column or comic item characteristic of a newspaper page.
The Baltic Sea derives its name from balteons meaning belt, referencing the strait or entrance long called the Belt, a geographic label used in historical context.
The article notes returning soldiers gain practical trade skills beyond combat. Bank clerks may join cobblers unions, with onroad shoe repair stations along lines. Soldiers carry a cobbler kit with a hollow handle housing an awl, screwdriver, tacks, and a waxed twine spool for on‑the‑spot repairs. They also mend leggings and saddle straps as needed.
Farmers along the Walla Walla river faced a beaver problem. A rancher built a scarecrow that worked the first night, but on the second night the beavers toppled it and used the figure in their dam.
The Galveston News quotes a lighthearted line doubting the joy of a goldfish. The remark hints at a broader gentle humor in the paper’s humor column.
A brief item notes a quip from Youth's Companion: men likened to rusty needles improve with steady work to clean and brighten them. The proverb frames character building through effort.
Ernest Thompson Seton founded the Woodcraft Potato clubs to spur home potato growing and reduce freight congestion. The program invites boys and girls in 26 states to enroll, grow 24 bushels of potatoes, and compete for medals with no dues. Special certificates and a gold medal await top yields, with headquarters in New York.
Senator Henri La Fontaine announces that Clemenceau praised Belgian morale after visiting the front. The Gifts for Belgian Soldiers fund has supplied comforts to troops in the trenches for years, with the Guaranty Trust Company of New York serving as fund depository.
Albert Logan applied at a British-Canadian recruiting mission claiming to be a professional nail eater and circus performer. He failed the medical exam due to his diet, which surgeons said would not withstand military strain, ending his bid to bite the Kaiser’s mailed fist.
In the Maryland farming community between here and Seaford residents report a large bear terrorizing fields. Despite driving along roads and setting swamp traps, the intruder remains at large and fears of cattle and poultry losses grow.
Editorial note cites a quote from the Atchison Globe warning that prosperity and peace can cause national carelessness and erode vigilance, implying a crisia or crisis risk when a nation feels overly secure.
A noted line from Milton asserts the primacy of public welfare over private interests. The maxim emphasizes civic duty over personal gain in guiding virtuous conduct.
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