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Newspaper
Darlington Herald
Location
Darlington, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
5
Grace Boynton Monks writes from London about near continuous work and crowds at Woolwich arsenal during wartime. She recalls two 12 hour shifts, dangerous tasks, and workers, many women, moving through lit streets at night as barges and vans keep the city active.
Mrs Pudge pitches a thrift plan to transform an old dress into a new gown. Herbert approves then remembers the dress was given away to Cousin Lizzie this spring, derailing the saving idea. He reacts with frustration, ending the exchange.
In Everybody's Harry S Stabler asserts canned goods form a major share of national wholesale food trade. He notes 30 percent of wholesale grocers business nationwide and 40 percent in major cities rely on foods in tins to sustain city populations and growth.
Army engineers test a buoyant water wing device allowing soldiers to wade and drift across deep streams while keeping the head and shoulders clear of water. In trials a man hit bull's eyes at 300 yards while floating across, indicating aim remains possible during fording.
The London Globe dismisses latest well informed anonymous reports on Germany’s food conditions as unsurprising and argues Berlin has long been portrayed as starving since 1914. It mocks neutrals’ past quotes and suggests Germans survive on air or substitutes.
The French government has contracted with the Foundation company to build five 4,200 ton cargo nonsinkable ships for the Emergency Fleet. The hull features two parallel cylindrical shells joined by strong diaphragms and a watertight buoyant space between the shells. Boere says the ship is not unsinkable but rarely torpedoed on both sides. tests in Paris support the design, and cargo capacity remains substantial.
Southern Pacific tightens conservation, urging workers to curb compressed air waste in rail shop operations. G. W. Bear notes a half inch leak can erase a 5 horsepower engine's output, with air costs per hour ranging from under one cent to 30 cents, illustrating lost output beyond mere money.
A writer argues that the postwar world will not build itself and that rubble must be turned into progress through time effort and patient perseverance. He warns that cheap talk and mere dreams do not yield the Kingdom of God on earth without heroic endeavor and self sacrifice by both men and women.
The Herald urges readers to subscribe and read advertisements, touting a positive guarantee on Hog-Tone sold at Corner Drug Store and promising full value from the paper’s ads.
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