War news and fronts shift across Europe and Middle East
Week sees no major western front writing but ongoing engagements along Italian lines favoring defenders. Palestine reports slow British gains north of Jerusalem as Turks fall back awaiting reinforcements. Russia rejects Austro German peace terms and protests a German ruled plebiscite plan as Bolshevik leadership falters.
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Wesern
Palestine
Jerusalem
Russia
Germany
Rusia
Petrograd
Mail Order Credit Trial Tests Trek Rating
A quip suggests trying to buy on credit from a mail order house to gauge one’s trek rating and financial standing. The remark frames credit attempts as revealing and humorous social commentary.
The Grippe Described By A Recovered Foreman
An anecdotal account from foreman 8 M Lamons describes grippe as a severe cold like illness. He explains explosive sneezes, headaches behind the brows, and visions of the solar system. Quinine pills may help but sometimes grippe lingers near the chest and lungs, with vivid facial flushing and discomfort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
8. M. Lamons
Grppe
A Quest for Souls by Dr. George W Truett
Dr George W Truett presents a new volume compiled and edited by J B Cranfill. It offers a verbatim shorthand record of twenty four sermons and prayers from a Fort Worth revival that drew thousands and saw hundreds convert. Price 1 50 postpaid from The Texas Baptist Book House Dallas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George W. Truett
J. B. Cranfill
Texas Baptist Book House
Main
Dallas
Texas
Work Affection Masks Appetite for the Weges
The piece argues that people praise labor but care primarily for the Weges it yields, exposing a conflict between praise for effort and desire for payoff. It critiques motives behind liking work when personal gain drives preference.
Soldiers of the 90th Division Welcome 1918 Optimism at Camp Travis
Brigadier General William H. Johnston extends New Year wishes from Camp Travis Texas to families at home. He praises the 90th Division for readiness, discipline, and sacrifice, notes training, health, and provisions, and anticipates future action with the Army of the United States. The Majestic Theatre to serve soldiers with weekly shows and ample exits for fire safety, opening in early January.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Johnston
90Th Division
National Army
Texas
Oklahoma
Army of the
Army of the United States
Camp Travis
Berlin
Gother
United States
Majestic
Majestic Theatre Company
Five Percent Furlough Highlights Christmas for Snoddy
Milton C. Snoddy of Graham Texas spent the holidays with his parents and reports a very enjoyable Christmas. He notes he was among five percent from Ambulance Co 369 to receive a five day furlough.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milton C. Snoddy
Graham
Texas
Ambulance Co 369
Training the Terrell soldiers to a fitter postwar citizen
The Terrell Transcript lauds the superb physical condition of local soldiers and their disciplined military training. It argues that wartime conditioning builds men who will become better citizens after the war, contrasting them with youths who wasted prior conditions. The piece emphasizes vigor, discipline, and future success as outcomes of service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrell
Uncle Sam
Rebuild After Appomattox Aims at Universal Military Service
The Dallas News quotes the State Press urging six months of military service for every man aged twenty to twenty one as a means to rejuvenate Young America in peace time and ensure readiness at a moment’s notice. It reflects on gray chieftains like Lee and Jackson and the challenges of repairing homes and fields after Appomattox.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Jackson
Appomattox
Nate Young
Open your pocketbook and give for the war effort
A wartime plea urges readers to donate generously to war funds, urging housewives to keep pockets open and match dollars to the lives of soldiers at the front. It stresses duty to give continuously as the war continues and to support the cause until Germany and its allies are defeated.
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Germany
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Ballard
Dr. Herrick
Jas. F. Ballard
ST. Louis, MO
Sloan Drug Company
J.L. Woods
Frank H. Bowron
War Review
the Grippe
Tome
Eureka Water Mill
Eureka
Eliasville
Cora
W. A. Andrews
Eliasville, Texas
Graham Electric & Auto Co
W. F. Babb
Gen
Mer
Ogoes Oobos Professional
Eregbomod
W. Johnson
West Side of Square
Graham, Texas
Arnold & Arnold
W. A. Morris
Graham National Bank
M. H. Chism
Pythian Hall
Wood Wood
the Woodyard, Inc
E. Brooks
Tulia
Swisher County
Ben Johnson
Dr. N. B. Blevins
Loving
Snger Sewig Machines
Cal
C. E. Turner
Young, Stephens and
Palo Pinto Counties
B. S. Doty & Co
Aking State Bank
D. F. Ford
Ernest
Ind
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