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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1917
Page
3
On Memorial Day communities honor the unknown dead who died for the Union. The article notes soldiers’ admonitions to mark graves and urges boys and girls to salute those whose graves remain unmarked, preserving memory for those who gave their lives.
A skeptical view disputes optimism about Germany’s collapse. The piece cites military opinion predicting Germany could sustain the war if harvests arrive within two months, France reaching manpower zenith and Britain nearing its peak. It warns Britain’s supplies and equipment rely on continued blockade.
The Boston Journal argues the U S must soon take the main war burden. It warns of British starvation risks and Italy's coal shortage while Russia's collapse favors Germany. It urges rapid, grave, widespread sacrifice to shorten the war and save lives.
The essay extols grass as a universal beneficence and quiet sustaining force. It endures war and ruin, heals after plague, and outlives civilizations, transforming landscapes and human fate with patient, unobtrusive vigor. Its unassuming presence outvalues flowers and sustains life when famine looms.
If you suffer from chronic or muscular rheumatism try Chamberlain's Liniment. The relief from pain is worth many times its cost and it is obtainable everywhere.
A reflective tribute praising boys as future leaders and changers of history. It imagines Lincoln at age twelve, recalls Coriscan and Patch-born youths, and urges patient guidance. The piece links discipline, health habits, and abstention from excess sugar and caffeine to national strength, arguing small daily acts build lasting resilience. It urges guardians to nurture learning, courage, and duty.
A fragmentary verse imagines a marriage pact with playful vows and the speaker offering obedience and protection. It contrasts domestic duties with personal liberty and ends with hyperbolic lines about shared life and controlling the home.
The letter argues against banning cigars and tobacco for soldiers under conscription. It says soldiers are adults facing a grave duty and should not have their rights restricted by fanaticism. It urges trust in servicemen to handle tobacco, suggesting a few sacks of tobacco and cigarettes as acceptable solace amid hardship.
The article argues against giving coffee and tea to children during war times noting stimulants aid exhausted soldiers while harming children and driving up food costs. It also warns about excessive sugar use as sugar prices climb and sugar acts as a food and stimulant.
A poem laments wartime inflation and the refrain on account of the war. Citizens note debts, wages, bread, meat, shoes, and services shrinking while prices soar, yet the reply remains the same. The verse questions how households cope as costs rise across goods and public life.
Mrs Anna Kadin of Spencerport New York reports years of stomach trouble relieved by Chamberlains Tablets after trying many remedies with no lasting relief. She says the tablets gave positive results valued highly and are obtainable everywhere.
A series of editorials and observations note Colonel Goethals leading shipbuilding efforts and Hoover's mobilization of food supplies, urging balanced economy. Wartime travel interest grows as Atlantic raids fears nudge Americans westward, with road and park tourism expanding. A legend of Swabian Alps black eagles signals Hohenzollern decline, while a cautious link is drawn between fewer submarine hits and a vigilant American fleet in European waters.
A Texas inventor has perfected an electric fly and mosquito trap and plans to operate on a contract basis this summer, offering pest control services to kill flies and mosquitoes at various locations.
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