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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 09, 1918
Page
7
The American Boy asserts the head houses the brain, a machine for thoughts, stressing the need to learn to think well. It contrasts thinking quality with sheer numbers, noting a single capable thinker can surpass many strong but less thoughtful individuals. A general’s value lies in thought, not just force.
A Los Angeles Times Magazine idea urges the world to adopt English as a universal language to reduce trade restraints and misunderstandings. It argues America’s melting pot proves languages can unify, while noting the difficulty of replacing native tongues and proposing widespread English mastery and enforcement.
Two friends joke about love and the spending habits of a third man. One asserts he loves as much as the woman thinks, while the other quips that Bill lives beyond the income he wishes he had. The exchange underscores affection and irony with a playful sting.
Japan announces 30 million yen in paper fractional currency and legal tender up to ten yen. Three prizes of 1000, 500 and 300 yen are offered for best designs of a new silver 50 yen coin, to be smaller and containing 0.2604 ounce of silver. Previous coinage had high bullion value leading to melting and high change costs.
George A. Collier, a second class fireman, remained at his engine room post when the US ship Alcedo was torpedoed last November. He shut down the main engine and lifted the safety valve under water up to his knees, showing composure and duty. He is commended by the secretary of the navy and is the son of W. T. Collier of Morningsport, La.
The constable notes a four o'clock crash at Mrs Parkington's parlor. Sherlock Holmes replies with confidence, promising progress and narrowing suspects, stating it wasn’t Bill Higgins who died earlier by a car at half past three.
A Newfoundlander recalls a harrowing air combat after crossing the lines at 15 000 feet. The narrator’s patrol breaks formation as seven German fighters attack. He fights to keep pace, bombs the objective, then turns west to escape as an enemy plane closes in.
The British War Office forbids, from February 1, purchases or offers to purchase or sell any boots for women with uppers exceeding seven inches in leather or eight inches in other materials, except under permit from the director of raw material. Manufacturers are instructed to avoid materials or uppers beyond these limits.
The U S Food Administrator for Pennsylvania emphasizes wheat as critical to feeding Allies and Americans. He urges drastic cutbacks in wheat use, promoting potato flour and starch as substitutes, and urges Americans to endure three wheat-free months to protect Europe and victory.
Potatoes flour enters consumer use as the wheat substitute ruling takes effect. Historically common in Europe before the war, the product was imported from Germany at high prices for baking purposes, now gaining attention in the market.
Arthur Ruhl in Collier's Weekly argues Russia is not mysterious four centuries apart in civilization explain Western misperceptions. He notes Tolstoy and the air of half oriental life, while warning readers not to mythologize Petrograd or Moscow. Daily life continues despite war, with citizens going to school, letters delivered, and theatres operating as men speculate on revolutions.
A preacher extols mercy as the highest heroism and tenderness as bravest virtue. He frames the Red Cross as Christlike aid in war, urging readers to donate from peace savings to ease suffering in France. The appeal promises no reward beyond conscience and the return of a wounded world to its families.
In a French munition town, schoolchildren cheer Lafayette as the American Eaglet. The crowd lauds Lafayette for saving America, while dismissing Washington as a nonfactor, highlighting a celebrated bond with the United States and a shared history of liberty.
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