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Newspaper
Coatesville Herald
Location
Coatesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
2
U S Public Health Service urges warning against lingering flu symptoms. One million tuberculosis cases in the United States pose danger. Influenza convalescents should have lung exams. persistent colds may signal early TB. Patent medicines not to be trusted.
A health notice advises against self diagnosis after influenza and urges taking monthly doctor lung examinations, building strength with proper living, nutrition, and fresh air. It warns against buying patent medicines and encourages a fresh air lifestyle for better health.
Washington reports influenza in Spain has boosted tuberculosis deaths and prevalence. Surgeon General Rupert Blue warns that weakened immunity after influenza heightens TB risk, urging prompt medical evaluation, fresh air, good food, and avoidance of patent medicines.
Government states all subscriptions must be prepaid and this rule will be strictly enforced. The annual rate is 1.00 dollars inside and 1.50 dollars outside Indiana.
Commentator warns that Wilson should heed not Burleson’s pre election prompts as peace conference plans loom. The piece argues Burleson’s past suggestions were ill advised and could mislead policy.
The event will be observed nationwide in synagogues on Saturday January 25 churches on Sunday January 26 and in schools on the following Monday.
A Baltimore trade paper for the telephone industry reports a statistician calculated that the telephone company loses about 125 hours of worker time each day due to operators saying please, though the practice still pays.
The Methodist Episcopal church plans aid for French war orphans by using a 250 acre Lyons farm to shelter 250 boys. Bishop I Hughes will supervise the new institution.
As German advance drove refugees from France and Belgium in 1914 many hid valuables before fleeing. Four years of war scattered families and claimed lives while the buried fortunes remained secret. Companies form to locate and retrieve hidden treasure.
William A. Quayle declares the Kaiser must be tried and executed for murder. Flo argues peace commissions must make Germany pay fully and says the war aimed to defeat the German people, not just the Kaiser, to ensure true justice.
A call to curb reckless automobile use and ban dangerous drivers. The writer notes that poor judgment behind the wheel leads to fatalities and injuries, citing New York City with fifty six deaths last month and frequent newspaper examples.
The passage reflects gratitude for peace and reforms, noting redemption from ruin as a millennial plant now blooming. It praises benevolence as a visible force on battlefields and in suffering, and lauds women as equal partners in rights and in the struggle of life. It also highlights a world missionary evangelism awakening and rallying forces for racial redemption.
It is unclear if more troops will be sent abroad. Some of the overseas personnel have started returning to their home bases.
Ward Price describes a chilling massacre in Serbia attributed to Bulgarian forces. He cites systematic killings of about 3,000 men, taken in groups of fifty each night, with women outraged, and peasants roasted to extract arm locations. He warns more such atrocities may follow as facts become clearer.
The writer argues Secretary McAdoo foresaw dangers in government management of railroads and other utilities. He contends politics cannot be kept out of a vast government machine and warns that expansive government ownership leads to broad disfranchisement or political control of industries. The piece asks readers to prepare for debates on extending government ownership.
The piece argues for continuing war bonds after victory to fund the American army in Europe. It cites 2,000,000 soldiers overseas and an annual per soldier cost of 123327, urging readiness for one to three additional government loan issues to guarantee postwar support.
Hilden Harris came home Thursday from the volunteers training camp at Waco Texas. Aiden left for the south last May. About 500 men are returning home daily and the camp will be completely depopulated soon.
Mrs Atlas Phillips fell and sprained her wrist yesterday. The injury prevents her from performing household duties and may keep her from using her hand for some time.
A collage of light jokes and local jabs features Sam Linder lamenting wartime spoils in France, Joe Kersey musing on engine boilers, and editor ire over a $350 mortgage report. Witty quips cover luck with ladders, black cats, college athletic prowess, and a glass eye barred from the colours.
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