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Newspaper
Fremont Eagle
Location
Fremont, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 10, 1914
Page
2
The text outlines potables water and waste disposal for U S Army camps in Mexico. It covers water safety methods from boiling to field filters, portable devices, and chemical disinfectants, plus trench-based waste disposal to curb disease spread. It notes semi permanent camps use deeper trenches and incinerators, while field camps rely on lighter setups and shallow pits.
The Vaughn Reed Shakespeare board developed a Reed trough method for waste disposal in camps, using a lime and water mix in galvanized troughs to contain excrement and urine. The system, tested in Texas City, avoids fires and uses odorless excavators to spread treated waste as field fertilizer, weather permitting.
The Engineering Record asserts that with proper sanitary training and readiness the United States can limit military casualties to wounds rather than disease. It argues the American people deserve, for their annual generous support, the most efficient army in the world during a campaign.
Peter J. Elseman answers his wife’s divorce suit claiming bowling spoiled home life. He says he prepared dinner and did housework while she bowled, and accuses desertion and cruelty.
Chicago university co-eds vote in favor of a cooperative dormitory as the best way to combat high living costs. Other ideas include a soda fountain manicure parlor theater and a Wal fan garden.
A wallet with $2,000 in cash, lost by a Colorado miner, was returned intact to its owner after being kicked around by dancers in a Coney Island tango pageant scene. The incident involved local performers and drew attention to the quick restitution of the valuables.
John Byers of Shelbyville died Tuesday morning at his brother D M Byers home after a four week visit at lake George His wife and two sons and daughter were by his side a son died in hospital on Sunday before the father’s death The funeral party gathered at La Grange to bear the loss Dr M Byers and his wife and another brother attended the bereaved family
Editorial urges rural readers to support local country merchants who match city prices and provide fair service. Readers are asked to study this issue as a weekly catalogue of quality goods and bring advertisements to merchants, stressing customer influence on stock. The note teases a future piece on a looming “Next Great Trust.”
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