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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1918
Page
4
A jumble of slang and satirical lines critiques recruiting, diplomacy, and war fatigue. References range from Butler recruits and Uncle Sam to Germany’s fate and Austria Hungary peace, interspersed with poems and playful mischief about attire and distant travels.
The notice urges caution during March damp weather as pneumonia germs thrive in the cold. It claims quicker treatment reduces danger and recommends Chamber-Baights Cough Remedy at first signs of a cold, advising readers to ask others who have used it.
An analysis of the Russian resistance to German occupation, peasant guerrilla actions, and internal conflict with the Bolsheviks. The piece argues for continued Allied military and economic support including readiness of equipment for Russia, with reference to Lord Robert Cecil and ongoing allied consultations.
A description of bilious attack symptoms including liver failure constipation and stomach fermentation with nausea vomiting and headache. Recommends Chamberlains Tablets to tone the liver clean the stomach and restore health at a cost of a quarter.
The article recalls President Wilson as a peace driven diplomat who seeks to lead through a league of nations and concerted action in the Western Hemisphere. It notes public support for his approach to avoiding war and references his Mexican talks and hopes for peaceful conflict resolution.
Frank H. Simonds, noted military critic, argues in The News and Courier that Allied defensive tactics in France must be abandoned or heavily revised. He cites German successes in 1914–16 and recent Allied ruptures, warning that continuing the old approach risks further disaster unless a new policy or major modification is adopted.
J L Easley of Macon says Chamberlains Cough Remedy has been his sister's favorite medicine for colds on the lungs during the past fifteen years. He adds it always relieves his own colds promptly after taking it.
German forces push along the Aisne and into Picardy and Flanders with a broad front, capturing Chemin des Dames and driving eight to ten miles. British and French resistance persists as observers assess the motive and strength behind the renewed offensive.
Reported American assault from the Moentdidier sector yields the village of Cantigny and about two hundred prisoners. The feat, officially confirmed, fuels German belief that the United States has entered the war in earnest and may affect northern sector concerns as Teutons eye France.
Ethel G. Scott of the War Work Council YWCA appeals to Georgia farmers and the Georgia Chamber of Commerce to place women workers in offices with steno and teaching backgrounds on farms this summer. The girls seek room and board and a fair wage, ready to assist in harvesting preserves and general farm tasks.
A concise aphorism asserts that happiness comes from promptly performing the plain duty of the moment. Knowledge, food, and pleasure require toil, and pleasure follows toil, not self-indulgence or laziness.
The article laments men who spend lavishly on caskets flowers and mourning emblems for departed mothers while neglecting them in life. It contrasts costly funerals with the neither appreciated love and sacrifice of mothers who were not honored in life.
The U S Civil Service Commission lists a July 12 1918 exam for Motor Rural Carrier in Taylor County Reynolds with vacancies on motor routes. Salaries range 1500 to 1800 annually. Open to citizens domiciled in the county meeting Forms 2121 and 1977. forms available at local post offices and Washington DC. Women admitted under war conditions.
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