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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1917
Page
3
The Marshfield Times notes concerns about fraudulent advertising and urges readers to judge advertisers carefully. It emphasizes printed assurances of character and reliability and calls for prompt reporting of any false promotions, invoking a wartime citation about national conduct.
The message to Company A and the band from Marshfield expresses citywide backing for the departing unit. It urges soldiers to keep in touch, promises local aid in obtaining necessities, and asks them to uphold duty so residents can praise their conduct upon return.
French battlefields prioritize soldier hygiene and disease prevention with baths, barber services, and group washing. An article on Military Sanitation notes water heated for communal bathing, with groups of ten men undressing and scrubbing as typhus risk from lice drives stringent care.
A University of Wisconsin Health Bulletin notes that French soldiers emphasize daily washing, showers weekly, and frequent clothing care, while American homes lack such provisions. The piece urges higher personal hygiene standards for citizens at home to prevent disease during wartime conditions.
A St. Louis Times analysis argues the Allied nations and Germany face war weariness as people tire of conflict. It predicts governments push bravely to sustain morale while a future superman may call for peace, triggering a global shift within months.
European financial experts project the present war could total between 100 and 120 billion dollars for belligerents if it lasts three more years. They note the U S Civil War cost under five billion, while the long Napoleonic wars near fifteen billion.
Mrs Sidney Simmons of Fair Haven endorses Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy as a valuable medicine for cholera morbus and bowel troubles. She cites her seven year old son’s cure in infancy and notes continued family use with good satisfaction. Obtainable everywhere. Try a Want Ad in The Times It Works.
A compilation of short comments from various papers criticizing prohibition, press neutrality during wartime, army rules, czar’s bicycle crash, mutinous Russian troops, psychosis claims, farmer voluntarism, a million dollar Knights of Columbus fund for purity, and road funding vs war costs. Quotes reflect diverse local views on national policy, military conduct, and public issues.
The article argues Uncle Sam is forming a large national army through multiple drafts with guard and regular units, training camps for officers, and a plan to use drafted men in future active service or reserve roles, implying all who evaded first draft face renewed conscription.
The piece argues newspapers must charge for publishing ads to cover costs and keep operations running. It asserts it is unfair to provide free space for beneficiaries who cannot pay and compares free ads to rent under adverse conditions for a paper’s livelihood. It frames advertising space as essential revenue.
Willam H. Crawford in Leslie's lauds General John J. Pershing as he assumes command of American forces in France. He notes allied backing, government support, and the vast mobilization ahead. The piece predicts a historic test of liberty and Pershing's potential to forge a renowned, imperishable American military name.
A speculative riff on human innovation and folly. The speaker cautions that each new genius mocks earlier methods, only to be outdone by a future zealot. The text imagines radical advances and absurd hazards as humanity pushes past known limits toward unknown breakthroughs.
Two years ago W. C. Jones of Buford recounts a severe diarrhoea attack lasting a week. A druggist recommended Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. the first dose brought relief and full recovery within two days. Drugstores widely stock this reliable remedy.
A cavalryman recalls his first home leave as his daughter asks what spurs are for. He explains they punish the horse, then she asks if the horse could punish him too. The exchange highlights childlike curiosity and a humorous misunderstanding of military gear.
The article lists how to identify American naval ranks by insignia. It describes gold bars for most officers from ensign through captain, stars and bands for admirals, and notes Admiral Dewey as the only Admiral of the Navy on record.
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