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Newspaper
Colac Herald
Location
Colac, Victoria, Australia
Date
Jan 28, 1918
Page
4
Dr William Howard discusses the impulse of many young women to witness battlefields and hospitals as an early phase of female character. He suggests trained response could be valuable, noting luxury upbringing masks distress and urges release of underlying emotions as society constrains female social roles.
A wartime editorial extols De More's Indian Root Pills as a remedy to ease soldiers' hardships. It argues a simple bottle can keep troops healthy and ready, noting the pills help men stay fit for duty and can be carried securely.
A fragment describes a rising urge among women to follow men to battlefields. The passage notes the impulse as a normal emotional response and claims the idea became infectious, prompting significant reactions and social interest.
A detailed look at machine gun classes and the Lewis in WWI style arms coverage. It notes the Lewis as the light, modern gun, its 200 to 0 shots per minute rate, air cooling, and ground and air usage including motorcycles and aircraft. It mentions rapid parts interchange and front line repair benefits.
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