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Newspaper
Lititz Record
Location
Lititz, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1918
Page
7
Dr Irving Voorhees argues that tone and delivery affect patient care and outcomes. He notes hospitals train nurses in refined speech and cites European practice, stressing the sick and blind are sensitive to voices and reject harsh tones.
Public library tale sessions draw 50 to 100 children aged six to fourteen in a dedicated Children’s Room. In St John New Brunswick the program has run five years. this season it splits participants by age into half hour classes. Demand for lighter books accompanies rising interest.
A fragment recalls trench warfare jargon where American troops learn to distinguish arrivals from departures in artillery exchanges. A French comrade explains the signals amid shell bursts and battery roars, noting the play on words and the soldiers’ rising understanding.
The piece notes Japan's rise in pencil making after World War I disruptions. It cites imports from America and India, a shift to native production as European conflict cut German supply, and predicts many pencils will stay in the Orient due to cheap labor. It mentions 1914 export and a later jump to 168,000,008 units.
The article traces how race horse names arose from owners, brands, and notable references. Examples include Flora Temple linked to Flora, Dexter from Dexter Bradford, Goldsmith Maid evolving from Mare to Maid, and Maud S named after Maud Stone. It notes Barns, St Tallin from a wine brand, Nancy Hanks after Lincoln's mother, Alix from a Russian princess, and Crescens from a Roman charioteer, among others.
In wartime France shortages drive utility changes as gas and metals replace petroleum for lighting. An artist in Aix creates tall iron candlesticks holding multiple candles, praised by critics for artful ironwork.
The Liberty Loan Committee with labor leaders outlines a wage earners duty to support the Fourth Liberty Loan, asserting adherence will ensure the drive succeeds and the worker does his full part.
Editorial from the American Expeditionary Forces newspaper denounces German peace terms and urges continued war until victory. It likens enemy peace advocates to German machine gun crews and calls on American mothers to back a just, American peace via the Fourth Liberty Bond program.
A brief notation recalls a soldier’s quiet sacrifice and a reminder of liberty as a nation honors those who served. The message ties historical duty to current obligations, urging reflection on freedom and financial commitments tied to national service.
The piece urges saving as prices rise and inflation grows. It argues saving benefits personal security and national welfare, noting every dollar saved helps individuals and the nation, with the example that a single dollar saves more when multiplied by collective effort. It also warns against unnecessary spending and promotes thrift as a duty to future stability.
The list shows Liberty Loan allotments by district and county across Pennsylvania excluding Philadelphia, totaling 202,905,310. It covers Adams to York with specific county and regional allocations and notes a final line about a harsh punishment for the Hoehenzavern dynasty.
An early wartime column appeals to readers to sustain morale for victory. It honors fallen soldiers, pledges support for families, and frames the conflict as a test of liberty and national resolve across the United States and allied forces.
A period poem extols Liberty Loan as support for service members. It links money bonds to arms ships planes and blankets, praising the good old Money from home chorus and promising aid to sailors soldiers and airmen. The author Ralph B. Metin frames bonds as a pledge of love for those abroad. One 0 Bond funds six Army blankets and one F100 Bond feeds a soldier eight months.
The passage urges vigilance against deceit and propaganda, warning that lies erode trust across generations. It argues that during conflict people become wary of the other side and stresses the need to demand proof before accepting any story. It also laments rising anti antisemitic sentiment and warns against propaganda enhancing fear about the future.
The Chateau de Madrid in the Bois de Boulogne will be used for blinded soldiers of allied armies. M. Jacques Seligman guarantees a $15 000 a year rent, enabling use of the 100 room house and gardens for three years. The facility will be opened in two weeks with care for blinded American soldiers also ensured.
University of Pennsylvania Provost Edgar Pahr Smith announced a chemical wash that allegedly prevents cooties in trench soldiers. The scientist’s identity was not disclosed amid reports of self-experimentation and a wrist-held colony of insects. Also recounted is the Y M C A’s rise from London staff Bible study to a global network with 10 000 branches and the federation’s 1854 Paris conference for international outreach.
Letters of administration issued for the estate of John T. Hackman late of Warwick Township Lancaster County. All indebted parties must pay promptly and those with claims should present them promptly for settlement to Oscar Hackman Ahprata PA Streiner A Burkholder Athy Pa Burkholder Administrators
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