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Newspaper
Muscatine Journal
Location
Muscatine, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1918
Page
3
Disjointed reminiscences touch on 19th century politics and figures. Mentions T. S. Schenck aiding Freedmen, Alice Dutton's Boston visit, a bright boy's death, and various local names, with critical views of socialism and leadership.
A sensational Red Cross rally at Bishopstown features actress Justine Flanders arriving amid delays and misadventures. President Holmes of Bishopstown College introduces her, raises large donations, and confesses a romantic moment with her disguised understudy revealing a public mix of spectacle and personal truth.
A reflective piece on friendship argues that intimate friends express the universal soul and are essential to happiness. It cites women who claim self sufficiency or disdain for friends, then emphasizes the law of compensation and the pain of losing friends. The author urges labor to keep friends, to appreciate and value them as precious to life.
Paris July 1 The Y M C A outlines a July Fourth program for American Expeditionary Forces in rest billets training quarters and front. Activities include athletics dramatic entertainments patriotic oratory and readings from Wilson papers. Several performers appear twice and field days and baseball games are planned across Paris areas drawing thousands of spectators.
Delegates from eleven of fourteen townships met with County Superintendent J D Bradley to discuss upcoming issues. The group backed a proposed $10 raise for county teachers citing rising living costs. Fulton township’s P F Carroll urged focus on war-time school problems while Lake township’s Gibbs spoke on the school library and other topics were presented.
A fragmented report notes Allman the director and others preparing a challenging city project. Officials and groups are unnamed, with vague timelines and potential plans under consideration. The piece hints at future decisions and community impact.
A fragmented era from a home preserving guide outlines steps to make fruit syrups for canning. It mentions boiling, adjusting sugar, partially acid fruits, and using pectin. It lists fruits like grapes currants blackberries cranberries quince and crab apples with general guidance on proportions and jar preparation.
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