02 Feb 1918
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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 02, 1918
Page
1
Employment guaranteed at Smith Hauser and MacIsaac Inc and city offices. Apply at 104 East Pratt Street Baltimore or Curtis Bay Maryland for positions advertised by local employment office.
An editorial argues for vast U S save contributions to defeat Kaiser Wilhelm. It likens a king demanding endless stories to world leaders seeking impossible goals and urges every wage earner to contribute a quarterly dollar to fund guns, food, and ships for Allied victory. The piece emphasizes collective action by millions of Americans to exhaust the war machine.
The article notes Italy as the only large-scale corn producer among entente allies, with over 100 million bushels. Austria-Hungary and Germany import corn, France grows similar amounts, and the United Kingdom imports modestly. Argentina stands as a major producer and exporter, with 1918 output near 265 million bushels and about 110 million exported, with current prospects for exports to Europe contingent on crop conditions. Argentina also exports some corn to the United States for glucose production despite U.S. abundant crops.
Sloanie Williams son of Thomas A Williams recently moved to Montgomery Alabama and son of Capt E B Chenoweth ex coroner of Johnson County enlisted in the medical corps and trained in base hospital in Honolulu. A childish argument over who will go farther ends with Williams claiming a move to Yadeajah.
Cannon yellow soup used by housewives as an antiseptic has spread to French and British medical stations. A solution from a cake is injected into soldiers wounds, reaching deep bullet holes and torn tissues, proving superior to hydrogen peroxide and other germ killers and reducing dressing frequency.
A counterfeiting scam unfolds on a Ninth Avenue elevated line as a mother hands a child a counterfeit bill to solicit change from men. The man who accepted suspects the note, exposing a street scam with the child trained to target strangers. The mother and child exit at the next station.
Popular Mechanics explains a monkey catching trick in which hunters wear short boots then remove them and apply gum to the soles. Curious monkeys in trees try the boots, slip, and cannot climb away, allowing capture.
Professor Tyndall, curator and lecturer, misplaced his manuscript and was sent on stage with a humorous piece by Miss Lettie Rose. The astonished crowd and officials laughed at first, but the lecture proved a smashing success, launching a new era in his oratorical work and drawing fresh contracts.
Contemporary finance writers contend that talent and training outpace money as the true foundation of fortune. A capable young person can rise even without inherited wealth, as capital without ability offers little advantage. With strong education and drive, many paths open, and even penniless founders can progress steadily toward their goals.
A clerk recounts a humorous incident at the local post office where a complaint form required about four dozen details. A young woman sought a parcel from an out of town doctor overdue in transit. When asked the nature of complaint she answered Stomach trouble.
A playful note asks what the idiom knows no bounds means and presents a cartoonish prompt about a kangaroo with rheumatism. It playfully links language sense with a lighthearted newspaper ad vibe.
A cautious comment notes German submarines again sink neutral ships while observers recall neutrals lack armed defense. The exchange highlights risk of unrestricted submarine warfare and the ambiguity facing noncombatant nations.
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