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Newspaper
Darlington Herald
Location
Darlington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
3
Wisconsin Indians hold a range of peace medals from 1720 onward, including brass issued in George I era, silver bust medals of George II and Polk, a Washington medal among Ottawa at Menomonie, and pieces linked to Shunien Waumegesako and Waumegesako. Collectors like Arthur Gerth and A. T. Newman own notable pieces.
Farmers work harder and use their feet more, with Allen's Foot Base antiseptic powder easing friction and soothing tired feet. The product freshens feet and prevents blisters, promoted for both men and women and sold by dealers everywhere for 25 cents.
The revival of wooden shipbuilding highlights a grooving and planing machine that can perform the work of 15 to 20 men with manual tools. Weighing about 56 pounds, it can be powered by compressed air or electricity as described in Popular Mechanics Magazine.
The article notes sugar extraction from sixteen palm varieties grown in Ceylon and mentions France's 1769 invention of the first self moving gun carriage.
Indiana items report water contamination in South Bend due to a reservoir misconnection, Elkhart bans fireworks, Huntington plans coal financing by instalments, Frankfort forms electric board, Richmond gardens promote school markets, Culver Academy diplomas and camps, and county defense drives seek harvest help amid war efforts. Trends include railroad upgrades, registration rulings, and local civic actions across multiple cities.
Edward Bok extols the boy scout movement as a key to developing best qualities in boys. He cites personal experience, notes the scoutmaster's stabilizing role for absent fathers, and argues the program teaches obedience, respect, citizenship, and love of country.
The Boy Scouts of America are growing rapidly with about 1,200 new members daily at national headquarters in New York City. There are 353,048 scouts twelve years old and over, as government needs supply youths with concrete tasks to aid the war effort. The movement is enlisted by the president, treasury, war department, food administration, Red Cross, and Liberty loan committees to play a clear role in victory.
The movement supplements home church and school by using outdoor games and activities of cultural and practical value to develop character. It aims to provide the environment and ambitions needed for boys to become better men and good citizens.
The Boy Scouts of America in Waterbury organized a patriotic drive with the Rotary Club, collecting 60,000 volumes while promoting tin conservation. In Salem, the scouts cleaned up the town and hauled 15 loads of rubbish.
Lesson centers on Mary Magdalene and other followers discovering the empty tomb and an angelic message declaring Jesus is risen. It notes the meaning of the resurrection for faith, fear, and future appearances to Mary and two disciples on the road to Emmaus, reinforcing Christian assurance of immortality.
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