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Newspaper
Monmouth Herald
Location
Monmouth, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1918
Page
4
Swenon editor Richard B. Swenson announces Monmouth Oregon edition published weekly Fridays under act of March. Subscription rates list one year six months and three months with prices 1.50 and 76 cents.
a reflective column mixing social humor and wartime context notes farmers ride mowers hitched to horses knee deep in pinks railroads advertising waning as war effort discussed editors lawyers in Independence questioned as three women join a Dallas saw mill to prove capable of work and other domestic strides a light folk commentary on 1918 era life.
A reflective essay notes wartime irritability and slippage in manners as politics and society strain. It contrasts baffling inquiries about Jeremiah O Leary with a revival of American maritime pride, highlighting new sea service crews and the Shipping Board Sea Service Bureau drawing native youth to civilian seafaring.
The piece reflects on graduation day as a pivotal life moment for youths awaiting recognition by the state superintendent. It contrasts the solemn event with a wartime aside about German perceptions and a von Kuehlmann quote on peace talks and mutual honesty.
A satirical reflection on Turkish conditions and the influence of foreign advisement. The text toys with the idea of chestnuts as sustenance and questions whether Turkish provisions are home grown or orchestrated by German authorities. It critiques overbearing systems of control and admonition surrounding a central figure.
A reflection on military honors and desert, noting the Kaiser decorates the crown prince while American troops and gin soldiers draw attention to war department decisions. Senator Chamberlain is mentioned as connected to the decorations, with commentary on duty and courage.
Simon Benson of Portland, a good roads advocate, led early donations to W. 8. S. with $1,000 per family member, totaling $18,000. The writer planned a similar gift but pending subscription delinquencies prevent proceeding now.
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