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Newspaper
Colville Examiner
Location
Colville, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 22, 1917
Page
2
A Ritzville woman, Mrs. L. Be Bruch of Pine Street, credits Doan's Kidney Pills with permanently curing her backache and kidney trouble after three boxes. The ad notes back pain, urinary issues, and kidney disease as signs, urging others to ask for Doan's Kidney Pills 60 cents at all stores. Foster Milburn Co. is listed as the proprietor.
Easy lessons in French present common phrases with English and French lines and pronunciation. It covers polite requests, directions, water, hunger, thirst, and locating German forces with transliterations and phonetic hints for learners.
A compact listing of wartime French army slang with pronunciation and meanings. Terms include gear and weapon references such as bécane for bicycle, fou rchette for bayonet, marmite for a shell,taupes for Germans, and tourneur ou for private, alongside officer and enlistment nicknames.
New Colville Red Cross executive board appoints committees for work and buying, ways and means, and membership with names of chairmen and members. Ted Cross activities report momentum grows, December sewing day ships final bed unit case. 400 hospital garments. Knitting accelerates for sweaters and socks amid urgent government calls. over 100 sweaters in progress, with notable knitters Emma Hoffstetter and Dorothy Diffenbacher. Orin and Arden groups contribute knitted items and quilts. Red Cross drives push toward quota with friendly rivalry and a victory celebration dinner planned.
EB. Marr, district chairman, reports activity district wide for Ferry Stevens Okanogan Lincoln and Grant counties. Stevens county listings include chairmen and secretaries for Chewelah Colville Clayton Fruitland Gifford Hunters Kettle Falls Soon Jake Marcus Meyers Falls Northport Rice Springdale Gray Valley Addy and Daisy.
Mrs Joe Bittle visits her brother Harold D. Brown, a petty officer in the U S Navy aboard the Jupiter. He was gun pointer during the first break through the German blockade, earning a government medal. He hints at further French service and recalls brushes with the enemy. The clipping also notes a Marysville Enterprise publisher James B Hedge Jr, and the editors' shared boyhood newspaper roots.
Letters from Colville Washington soldiers thank Colville Girls Club for Christmas boxes sent to Colville and Camp Mills New York. Messages praise the kindness, share treats with Stevens county men, and express gratitude for the thoughtful gifts. Soldiers note poetry and tokens lifted spirits amid wartime separation.
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