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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1918
Page
2
The Alaska district begins a ten day drive for the Red Cross Second War Fund with committees collecting pledges. Readers are urged to support a five dollar monthly contribution for four months, noting the cause’s urgency amid wartime sacrifice and national resolve.
A humorous piece from Prairie Farmer lists a string of tradesmen who “don’t know” their craft yet endlessly offer farm advice. The yarn depicts villagers round Mendelsen’s store, chatting at the stove and airing unsolicited tips as the village’s self styled experts.
A vivid account describes a WWI submarine capture technique using seaplanes, destroyers, and trawlers forming a wire cradle to entangle a Uboat on the seabed and force its destruction. The piece blends battle action with a radioed minelaying moment and a dramatic sinking of the submarine.
A historical note explains calories as a unit of nutrition measurement. It details five food classes protein carbohydrates fats minerals and water and uses analogies to engines to describe each role. The piece emphasizes caloric concepts arising from high living costs and government guidance.
Professors from Mount Wilson and Echo Mountain will lead a multi-expert team to observe the total solar eclipse on June 8 in Montana. The group includes astronomers and mathematicians from local observatories and Los Angeles Pasadena observers aiming for a two minute display and a comprehensive photographic record.
In the District Court for the Territory of Alaska Fourth Division a special term is set at Fiat Alaska beginning June 1918 at 11 o clock. The session will handle allBass matters and any business before the court. Clark, Clerk of the District Court, Territory of Alaska, Fourth Division, by A M Kingorr Deputy.
Notice to creditors in the estate of Geo. W. Albrecht attorney for the estate. administrator Claude Baker, in Iditarod Alaska, six months to present claims. Dated May 6, 1918.
Notice from Dr. A. Bela of Flat City dated May 15 1918 invites soldiers going out on the steamer Washburn to receive daily dental care from 10 to 11 am at no charge. Service aims to keep them in first class condition with no cost to participants.
Former Presidents Theodore Roosevelt and William Howard Taft met in Chicago on May 27 for a private session and discussion. The encounter drew local attention as the two leaders exchanged views during their visit.
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