28 Mar 1918
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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1918
Page
1
An old advertisement touts Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children as a quick relief for feverish children, constipation, worms, and teething issues. It claims gentle stomach cleansing, soothing bowels, and relief from headaches, boasting 10,000 testimonials and urging customers to ask their druggist for this standard remedy.
A collage of quotations on virtue and self improvement, with stray notes and a small classified line reading For Sale Excellent Douglas street Jet. Cash or on time. Enquire at Democrat office.
A local notice presents a unique record of kidney pill efficacy. John Becher, blacksmith, recalls relief from kidney and back pain after using Doan’s Kidney Pills and endorses them again six years later. The ad promotes Dean’s Pills via Poster Milburn Co Buffalo NY with price listed.
Paris says German attacks east of Montdidier were repulsed with some advance. London reports strong British resistance north and south of the Somme with counterattacks recapturing ground. Haig notes heavy losses for the enemy as Allied lines hold firm and counterattacks restore gains along the Somme and Ancre.
In Kessemer Michigan on March 25 three miners died and a fourth was entombed after a blasting accident in the drift. Rescue teams worked to reach the trapped miner as the site was secured and investigators reviewed mine conditions.
London dispatch reports Odessa recaptured by Soviet and Ukrainian troops after a bloody battle in which naval forces participated. Prince Henry of Prussia and a son arrived in Estonia to friendly reception by Germans, while Esthonians refused to greet them, aiming to foster pro German sentiment in the Baltic. Germans seize bread in the Pskov district, peasants resist. 40 German detachments killed near Percherskaya. Trotzky heads a new Bolshevik war council as Moscow dispatches outline peasant organization and public-shaming of volunteers. Bolshevik troops win in southern Ukraine with captures of Nikoliyev Kherson and Naavianka.
The Federal Food Administration directs a push to restore normal wheat flow to mills. Hoover urges Indiana farmers to bring all wheat except seed reserves to market by May 1 to satisfy Allied and domestic bread needs. Bakers face Victory recipe substitutes and penalties if they fail to comply. Prices show wheat leading gains among cereals amid transport hurdles.
Washington reports Food Administration will seize wheat held with unpatriotic intent. About 850000 pounds owned by the Kumpenich brothers of Corral Inn extraction vna New Mexico have already been taken. State administrators ordered prompt action on hoarding. Large holders will be allowed to sell before seizure. grain may be diverted to personal requirements.
Fort Worth March 28 Two flyers died in a crash that killed cadet from the American fleet and another airman near Call Field Texas The names and exact units are not clearly legible in the damaged report International reaction notes King George thanking air service for wartime efforts and references Sir William Sadmond as a responder.
People owning bruits and frees to be sprayed under Goshen College guidance must respond quickly. Prof Dosser at the bus station will coordinate spraying between eight and ten o clock. The county superintendent warns that delays risk being passed over and notes a daily paper rate of 12 cents per week.
United States Steel announces a nine percent wage raise for its Mintype factory workers. The new rate takes effect April 15, as stated in the official notice from New York.
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