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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 31, 1918
Page
1
On Monday Ovid Herrick of Frankfort was killed and four Americans wounded by gunfire. Reports describe the chaotic scene with medics attending the injured as Mrs Weber and others faced distress. The incident prompts ongoing probes as authorities work to determine the circumstances and culprits.
The document lists numerous individuals with scattered locations including Dupont GA Lexington WA Prothon ofeopber and others. Names such as Leonard Gieteyw and Deoanateny appear amidst cities like Lexington Sever city LA and Hanover Lexsauton with various states and abbreviations.
Miss Semira Doane tends her flower beds and plans meals around Jared Lyster a handsome widower shopkeeper who moves into her home for shared meals. A simple courtship unfolds as she adapts cooking to his tastes and he considers a life partnership, with hints of romance and social gossip in the town.
The piece urges American women to manage household food use to support the war, arguing that food supplies win the war and urging Mrs. America to ensure food reaches Europe. It emphasizes women as wartime managers, directing how food is bought, stored, and served to bolster national effort.
A fragmented wartime note discusses food sufficiency, surplus stocks, and aid to sustain populations under Central Powers pressure. It mentions America’s role in increasing available stocks to feed people and support allied efforts.
A rough reflection on finance and risk where beginners balance hope and caution as money conversations drive choices in a wary economy.
A London Jannty Mia report on South Wales iron works describes grim daytime tinderbox chimneys and ragged workers cottages. Night reveals a red sky, glowing furnaces, and a molten gold stream spilling from a chimney, evoking hellish imagery amid desolate mountains and mist.
In a London east end boot hospital a wartime machine repairs boots in 40 minutes. Scrubbed in warm water, oiled, soles renewed, uppers rebuilt and polished, pairs returned ready for army use. About 300 women workers staff the operation.
In several Western cities older workers form a group to secure jobs for men past prime. They argue experience and steady effort outweigh youth, noting long decades of labor and the need for dignified opportunities despite age. The piece criticizes economic systems that undervalue mature workers.
The Humphreys remedy catalog lists tonics and tonics like fever cures and colic relief for adults and children. It claims to treat fevers headaches coughs and digestion issues among many ailments and offers to send the book by mail after payment.
The text discusses grooming hunting dogs with emphasis on brushing, feeding, and maintaining clean coats. It mentions using specific feeds, oils, and rubbing practices for setters and pointers, with notes on coat care and the sequence of brushing and drying after washing.
A visitor notes St. Mark's in Venice as a "Church of Gold" with walls and roof lavishly adorned by mosaics and relics from Ephesus Syria Constantinople Jerusalem and more. The article recalls five centuries of beautification and the church's blend of sacred worship and ornate artistry.
J W Nelson in National Geographic notes rats raid ground and low shrub nests, destroying eggs and young birds. He cites a Danish island where a single rat colony exterminated a large bird population within two years, illustrating broad ecological harm caused by rats.
Officials and observers debate why khaki uniforms vary from nearly white to original color. The Pathfinder notes coats and breeches fade differently, blamed on multiple manufacturers and differing grades. Many cadets buy own gear, widening quality gaps. Take The Herald.
Indiana Attorney General Kile Stansbury issued an opinion for Horace Ellis, state superintendent, stating most outstate teachers will not be paid for days lost under federal fuel administrator orders. Indiana jiols teachers are exempt due to different contracts. The ruling allows trustees to extend or replace lost time by Saturday sessions if desired.
Baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Finley on Corydon pike mutilated by hog. Right hand wrecked and three fingers chewed. believed to survive. Mrs. Finley left two other children inside. older child opened back door letting the infant roll toward the hog pen. Doctors F. T. Tyler and S. C. Alexander attended at St. Edward's Hospital.
A humorous lament where the speaker rails against wartime shortages and rising costs while critiquing the Kaiser. References scarcity at home, from meatless Tuesdays to sheetless beds, ending with an anti-German sentiment.
Red Cross tobacco sites listed yesterday and today with quantities and costs. Peoples 95 pounds costing 26.20 Snooks 140 pounds 38.20 Farmers 295 pounds 86.71 Planters 80 pounds 24.22 total 175.33 Also note a saying about a mule and cowardice.
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