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Newspaper
Marshall Herald
Location
Marshall, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1917
Page
7
Sergeant Alexander McClintock of Lexington Kentucky describes his wartime experiences in France. He recounts being wounded and awarded the Distinguished Conduct Medal. He was invalided home yet plans to return to fight for the Allies.
Sergeant McClintock of Lexington Kentucky recounts front line life in Belgium. He describes scouts guiding troops through No Man's Land, daily dangers, gas alarms, and the Canadians holding trenches for 26 days. He details bombing raid prep and the tense night before marching over the top.
Guidelines for preparing and canning corn include husking and blanching five minutes, cooling, cutting from the cob, packing into hot jars with salt, sealing, and processing in boiling water for three hours. Two-person workflow yields best results, with one cutting and one filling.
The 1917 pension reforms raise minimum payments for disabled veterans and provide extra sums to match prewar earnings. Dependents receive pensions as well. While veterans train for work or receive treatment, they get pensions, and spouses and children are supported under the royal warrant.
Saunderson faces a tough sales day with heavy volumes and a skeptical Mrs. Bowling. He pitches a twelve book set that can be used one to six at a time to tilt an ironing board while gadgets heat, offering a literary refresh during idle moments.
An absent minded man along with his eccentric wife rush to a Broadway theater door. He hands tickets to the doorman who notes they are cubway tickets. He frantically searches for the correct fare and mutters about copper bones and bonebeards as his spouse listens.
A German bottle claims to cure kidney and bladder ailments in men and women including diabetes rheumatism and back pain. It regulates child bladder troubles and offers mail order for $1.00. One bottle lasts two months and is said to nearly always cure. Testimonials available. Dr E W Hall 2926 Olive St St Louis MO. Sold by druggists nationwide.
Township 11 Range 10 Clark County Wiliness reports expenditures for schools offices and operations for year ending June 30 1917. Includes items such as teachers orders fuel repairs and new buildings with totals and a balance carried to the distributive fund.
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