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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1918
Page
7
Pilgrims climb a bamboo ladder to view the Kyatkhto-yo pagoda perched on a steep hilltop. A hermit builder is believed to have planned it there, with a rock shrine kept steady by Buddha hair reputedly buried below. Each spring devotees offer flowers jewels and prayers and light candles marking the sacred spot.
An Austrian youth in the Second Indiana artillery joins the ranks after misunderstanding a salute drill. The officer tests him by rolling call, and the surprised recruit quickly crosses the room to shake the superior’s hand, crushing his fingers with a hearty American handshake. The incident ends with the officer noting the man has become an American.
Mr Justice Darting jokes about racing knowledge while Baron Martin’s mar shall Adolphus Liddell recalls his extensive racing history insight. London Chronicle notes Shakespeare’s alleged overrated status in debates. Grasmere reports a United States base hospital built in five hours by 300 workers, 230 feet long, 36 feet wide, with full utilities and bath facilities.
William Gillette shows George H. Broadhurst around a country estate. They stop at the sheepfold where a flock bleats for food, Gillette praising the sheep and Broadhurst quipping about love as the years pass.
Compiled for the Indiana State Council of Defense by George Ade. The piece urges crop and hog management, sugar conservation, salvaging materials for war effort, nursing training, and labor mobility. It notes shortages, car shortages, and the need for voluntary service and flexible work to support wartime goals.
A health column urges a daily morning drink of hot water with a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to wash the liver and bowels of indigestible material and toxins. The piece warns against calomel and claims the mixture is harmless, inexpensive, and tasteless, with benefits for overall well being and digestion.
Indiana plans a state wide network of United States Food clubs to link citizens to the war food program. About fifteen hundred clubs exist, with one third completed and reach in most counties. Local leaders organize by September to be ready before the Liberty loan drive.
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