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Newspaper
Maurice Times
Location
Maurice, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
7
Wayne B Wheeler argues for national prohibition noting a national evil requires a national remedy. He cites interstate crime and public charge risks, calls for far reaching action, warns state borders leak drunks, and says national policy unites state and federal efforts to protect public health and morals under the general welfare clause.
A Board of Temperance statement asserts nationwide prohibition will lower food and other prices by boosting production and efficiency. It argues reduced crime and taxes, faster freight handling, more ship tonnage, and saved lives for American soldiers, tying these gains to helping Allies and the home front.
The article notes brewers converting plants to non alcoholic uses as prohibition nears. In Bellingham Washington the Royal Dairy Products plant now serves as a compensery and cold storage facility. Other brewers remodel for larger business and some glass works shift to milk bottle production. milk bottles and thermos bottles replace beer containers.
Richard Miura of New York argues on the state commission of prisons that wartime prohibition would halve the nation’s prison population from about 500000 to roughly 260000 released for productive work. He adds dry counties would need half the jail capacity.
The Presa Director of International Abstaining Physicians cites 26 336 patients under treatment across 419 German drink cure establishments. The finding comes as officials, physicians, and social workers meet at the fourth conference on public health to discuss drinking-related issues.
An official urging emphasizes milk as essential for growth and health. It notes milk provides calcium for bones and teeth, protein for body build, and acts as a key fuel source. Even skim milk supplies lime sugar and protein, and all ages should consume ample, clean, properly stored milk.
Vineland Millville New Jersey and New York city route 1140 miles proves viable prompting plan to add more trucks to carry vegetables amid growing freight demand.
A truck firm agrees to supply two vehicles to haul merchandise from New York City to Philadelphia ensuring return loads to New York. The arrangement supports the producing season and provides steady business for the carrier.
A exhortation promotes generous milk use for bone growth and nutrition. Emphasizes whole milk for children and adults, urges not to waste skim milk, and extols buttermilk as a refreshing, nutritious drink suitable for hard labor. Encourages conserving milk while avoiding over-saving.
Creameries dairies and farms using parcel post have proven a successful method for shipping butter and cheese. A Department of Agriculture bulletin notes 434 shipments with 96.9 percent arriving in satisfactory condition, best when butter is well made chilled and packed properly, with care in timing and packaging to avoid spoilage.
A herd operation isolates the affected calf from the rest and disinfects the pen to prevent disease spread. The move aims to protect the remaining cattle and maintain herd health.
A farmer outlines methods to steadily enhance a herd by selecting top cows and cautious breeding. The plan emphasizes evaluating milk yield, temperament, and overall health to create a valuable, productive herd over time.
The Tale of Two Brothers, likely the oldest extant fiction, dates to about 4200 BCE. Attributed to Ennana Abraran of King Menepthah’s court, it bears a possible autograph of a Pharaoh’s reign and was written on nineteen papyrus sheets. It passed from Italy into the British Museum as the D Orbiney papyrus.
A vintage advertisement extols Red Cross Ball Blue promising clothes turn a beautiful clear White avoiding the dingy yellow green tinge of liquid blue. The copy urges sentiment with an old time flourish and a final exclamation.
A tense scene as the office boy reports the editor is not in and a voice says money is owed. colleagues search again hoping to locate the editor to settle the debt.
The phrase invites contemplation of humor as a coping tool amid hardship. It hints at trying laughter when motivation lags and suggests humor can surface unexpectedly in rough times.
A quirky line with a great baseball pitcher features in a playful room scene. An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment for sore hands with instructions and free sample offer from Boston and druggists.
A humorous exchange about planting a garden ends with the punchline that a hen will raise the crop. The dialogue features Jack Jones and an unnamed narrator in a patter about seeds, purchases, and the hen’s role.
A young man pleads to stop the elopement as the stern father vows to keep the bride. The car chase ends with the old man delivering knitting outfit and chewing gum so she has no excuse to return.
An old advertisement touts Othine double strength to remove freckles. It claims rapid fading of both dark and light spots with nightly application and offers a money back guarantee if results fail.
A confused dialogue erupts in court as the magistrate questions a loud error while a participant asserts catching someone in a back alley. The exchange reflects courtroom tension and miscommunication during the proceedings.
The article reports testing lucerne varieties in New Zealand with Turkestan, Peruvian, Poiton, Russian, Spanish, Hungarian, Patagonian, and Marlborough types. Three 1913 crops produced 615 long tons per acre green, with various tonnages after cutting. projected values reach about 68.13 dollars per acre at 19.46 per ton.
Mothers urged to inspect each bottle of CASTORIA for the proper signature and the familiar claim In Use for Over 36 Years. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria, a trusted remedy for infants and kids, according to old ads stressing safe use.
A boy enters a shoemaker's shop with a parcel and explains the item is his mother's shoe with a nail sticking out of the sole. He says Pye must remove it, then clarifies the act is to spare his mother spanks, in a short anecdote from Pesr Son's Weekly.
The United States Department of Justice warns the public about a flood of fortune tellers claiming they can reveal daily actions and outcomes of American soldiers in France. The note urges caution against these misrepresentations and cons well as misinformation aimed at soldiers’ activities.
Verse hints at loyalty as friends remain solid under cloud and surround in sunshine, contrasting support with pure friendship through varying conditions.
A court official endorses the EATONIC remedy for loss of appetite and indigestion. The judge states personal benefits and guarantees relief or money back, urging office workers and others with dyspepsia to try the product.
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