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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
May 03, 1917
Page
4
The piece argues the average family spends 45 percent of income on food and eating more bread and flour foods could cut the bill and improve nourishment. It praises good white bread baked at home from quality flour as the best starchy staple.
School notes from Little Rock report praise for guest judge Mrs Lillian Hartman Bogart and Miss Fagh s return from illness. Closing exercises set for May 24 and 25 with Rev Plourney Shepperson of Monticello to deliver the address. Sickness delayed work but pupils will finish year for promotions. Teachers praise Miss Pugh in English. athletic trials for Chicot County event at Lake Village May 12. clean up work credits corrected. lists of students and achievements in reading arithmetic language spelling physiology grammar and other classes.
Reduced round trip fares advertised for church gatherings with May sale dates. From Dermott the New Orleans trip costs 15.15 dollars and covers Southern Baptist Second Annual Session with May 12 to 15 ticket sales. Dallas trip for General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church priced at 15.75 dollars, with May 14 to 16 sales and June 7 return limit. routes via Little Rock or Monroe and Shreveport. Contact B Ford, Agent, for details.
Extension bulletin outlines corn and sorghum silage, planting timing, and mixing for silage quality. Advice covers cow peas and beans as silage components, with care for moisture, packing, and staged planting to maintain feed value and prevent spoilage. Also includes vegetable planting reminders and pest watch notes for May garden care.
A Dermott column lists items of interest among colored people including visits, shopping notices, and social events. J O Dedman on vacation with family, Mrs Clara Harris visiting from St Louis, Rev Brooks from Monticello, and Mrs H Holly among those mentioned. A new Arkansas Pythian paper debuts, T J Walker and Dr O M Banks attend events, and a Pride of Dermott tabernacle holds a public installation May 9 with a street drill by Uniform Rank.
The resolutions report asserts African Methodist leaders pledge loyalty to the flag amid war fears and urge ministers to preach duty as citizens. It backs Woodrow Wilson and national leaders, pledges support to government, and calls publication in secular papers. Committee notes T. B. Tyson chairs, with N. W. Coleman and others.
Local at Warren Branch shows Dutch Local 1 at 1 05 am arriving 3 38 am. West bound MHL trains operate with arrivals at 6 48 am and 9 92 am. Details obscure due to OCR errors but indicate early morning arrivals and multiple numbered services.
A vintage style ad promotes Magnolia Balm as a simple complexion protector before and after outdoor outings. It promises sun and wind defense, a cooling fragrant lotion, and a skin saving secret used regularly after outdoor days.
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