31 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
Dermott News
Location
Dermott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1918
Page
1
Local shop ads list leather belts, buttons, collars, a Dodge crank, six room house for rent, and office desk. Entries note visitors, transfers of property, births, illness, and farm leasing interest. Also mentions new staff at The Novelty and Dermott News office, plus municipal road work and county officials actions.
Haas Motor Car Company is appointed exclusive agents and service station for Exide storage batteries. The firm will handle battery materials, repairs, and charging, with Mr West as service manager providing expert attention to customers.
The notice appeals to readers to advertise, stating that their patronage helps keep the newspaper running and making content possible. It emphasizes the reliance on local advertisers to sustain publication.
County health officials held a phone briefing with Mayor Bennett and Dr Thompson regarding Dermott quarantine. Dr Basterling said the lid stays on and no timetable for next week’s measures was given. Stores close at five, drink stands and barbers at six, and public meetings remain forbidden with activity limited downtown.
William A. Rolle, district secretary, reports Dermott as headquarters for the drive and finds strong enthusiasm in every county. County chairmen predict success by the campaign’s first or second day, emphasizing patriotism and support for soldiers over liberty bonds and war stamps. He warns against slacking in support to bolster morale against the Germans.
Postmaster Leeper reports a letter from Rubinstein to his wife mailed in Dermott New York on Oct 1 5 it arrived three years and ten days later on Oct 23 in Dermott The addressee could not be located and no trace of her remains The story hints at German-occupied regions and wartime disruption. The text references Dermott and generic wartime conditions.
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