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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jul 05, 1918
Page
4
A Providence Journal correspondent reports on British troops at the French front amid a major German drive. Soldiers charged and fought while near sleep, reflecting the strain of duty when rest is withheld. The column notes how fatigue shapes actions and outcomes in war.
A fragmentary note describes a baseball fan and a brief exchange about a moment of breath and a dia mond, with a sense of sudden emotion. The sparse lines hint at a fleeting, intimate scene between spectator and event.
Lieutenant Stanton Frederick Kalk, officer of the deck on the destroyer Jacob Jones, went down after aiding his sinking ship and aiding shipmates. Born October 14 1804 in Alabama, he joined the naval academy in 1912 and served previously on the Florida. He swam between rafts in the turbulent sea to equalize weight, perishing from exposure after heroically trying to save others.
The article traces competing claims to be the true discoverer of Avatralis with figures from France Madagascar and Portugal. It notes the Duyfhen sighting in March 1606 and Louis Vaen de Torres Fernandes de Quiros voyage the same year, highlighting Torres as the first authenticated navigator in connection with Australia. It also credits William Dampier as the first English visitor and Captain Cook as the first to provide substantial information about the continent.
The Chicago Journal notes Gordon McKay earned the patent on April 29 later enabling shoe industry growth. Civil War involvement spurred army boot production and a Rayham factory with five machines. By 1876 about 1,500 were in operation nationwide, and over 100 million soles produced annually in the U S. The invention linked sewing principles to boot and shoe manufacture, elevating McKay among inventors.
America leads food production for liberty and embattled nations. Dig, plant, and hoe to feed soldiers and civilians alike. Every untitled lot and choking weed aids Hun aggression, warns Cleveland Pain Dealer.
A reflection on private soldiers, especially youths, in the trenches. It contrasts their hardship with the comforts enjoyed by officers, noting their quiet courage, the glamour and pathos of service, and the tension between duty and familiarity as expressed by Donald Hankey in A Student in Arms.
Strained jute industry in Scotland prompts Dundee spin mills to propose curtailing machinery use. Government seeks a ten percent cut in 1916 raw jute consumption, with spinners and manufacturers agreeing to reduce by shorter working hours rather than idle capacity.
Fragments appear to question how many horses a person owns to drive, with garbled lines and unclear context. Names, places, or specific entities are not readable. The text lacks coherent facts to summarize beyond noting a disrupted discussion about horses and driving.
Sharkey the dock worker kept a large stash of tobacco on duty and tried to slip out with it. An officer agreed to a plan to search next night but found no tobacco then. Sharkey admitted he had the tobacco during the first night, leaving the officer frustrated.
Fragmentary OCR text shows Carrie Haine traveling to Higginaville on Tuesday evening for a stint with retirees. The surrounding quotes reference a nuisance, some Habing tackle, and a unclear dialect discussion about Scotch. Details and context are missing.
Mrs B F Gregan and children returned to the Confederate Home Tuesday evening after a visit with relatives.
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