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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1918
Page
6
A fragmentary wartime diary passage describes disordered supplies and food shortages, soldiers marching through a hostile landscape, and improvised shelter. It mentions desolate towns, assembly for retreat, weather, uniforms, and the tense atmosphere as troops move toward a planned withdrawal.
In retreat from Vitry our force faced crowding chaos as reserves arrive and French stores are seized. We push toward a cemetery wall defense, endure shelling and wrecked wagons, witness refugees and hostages, and reach a sacked village hungry with bread strewn about as night falls and the march continues toward an uncertain front.
The article urges urgent recruitment of trained men and women for scouting leadership and executive roles. It contrasts large cities where candidates show breadth of vision with smaller communities awaiting skilled leaders. It cites the importance, professional backing, and dangers of copperhead bites in Scout activities, plus a vivid anecdote of a rescue.
Scouts teach constructive aims, aiding World War I efforts in the United States. They support Liberty loans, War Savings stamps, and public information drives. They organized a nationwide census of black walnut stocks for gun parts and airplane propellers, aided the Red Cross and YMCA, and helped with government leaflets and conservation.
Memphis youths acting as scouts uncovered a whisky cache after a boy scout Mason spotted suspicious activity. A rapid investigation led to police retrieving 11 cuts of whisky stored near a berry patch, with detectives seizing the goods and notifying authorities.
An ad claims squeezing lemon juice with Orchard White creates a cheap freckle sunburn and tan lotion. It urges nightly facial application to lighten skin and reduce blemishes while noting the product is harmless. A separate note mocks free energy, and another line mentions a medicine with safe stomach and bowel use for babies.
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