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Newspaper
Newberg Graphic
Location
Newberg, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 11, 1918
Page
7
A messenger boy on a bicycle faces a heated confrontation with a man on Ohio and Pennsylvania streets. The man hurls insults, but the boy keeps calm, replies with humor, and signals an orderly exit as onlookers watch the exchange unfold.
A new method makes soap from sugar replacing oil base. The soap is claimed to work in salt and fresh water, suitable for naval use and laundering. It allegedly cleans delicate silks without damage and may reduce wear from traditional soaps.
The fisheries bureau blames the fish on Friday habit for high prices. Americans rarely buy fish other days, raising demand and costs. Dealers must cover six days of expenses with one day of sales. Fishermen face wind and tide and costly icing to store fish. If every day were a fish day, prices could drop and help the war effort.
Kentuckian H R Turner notes dogs remarkable for direction and service in war effort as discussed in the Washington Post. He cites American cur dogs and Kentucky hunting dogs as well suited for Red Cross work and battlefield tasks. A story of a Kentucky bred hound returning from Iowa after a disappearance underscores canine loyalty.
The French use canals behind their lines for transport and mobility. Pontoon units with detachable engines create a fleet of fast service boats ferrying officers soldiers and prisoners. This ferry system supplements ordinary transport and proves highly valuable for logistics.
An article notes that in photography and photo-engraving about 90 percent of silver is wasted in waste solutions. It proposes recovery methods including storing used solutions for refining and using fixing bath silver for plating with a simple galvanic setup.
E F Cullen representing Herbert Hoover urges every American to save wheat to feed armies and allies. He warns hunger as the sole force that can cripple nations and emphasizes substituting nutritious foods to preserve supplies for the front in WWI. He calls on the public to rally a hundred million people to produce and conserve food.
A humorous note on a grocer’s claim about soap floating prompts a wry reflection. The piece uses a playful tone to tease belief and perception in a brief vignette.
London papers predict the full beard will return in Europe and America as a wartime fashion. Soldiers’ beards grew in trenches during Crimean and Civil War eras, and returning troops may revive the trend. Capper's Weekly notes precedent showing beards as a wartime style signal.
The message calls every person to cut one ounce of meat per day to save 4 400,000 meat animals yearly and 1 186 000 tons of sugar in the first year. It frames the Allied effort as a shared rationing challenge and promises sugar availability by restraint, urging thrifty use and avoidance of waste.
A Buffalo Express anecdote quotes a man always in a rush who bragged he bled for his country. He says he shaved too quickly to buy Liberty bonds and cut himself in the process.
A conversation hints at a planned garden project next summer. The speaker, though reluctant to reveal it, confides privately that the initiative aims to influence the cost of garden seeds, suggesting an attempt to withhold pricing information.
A witty exchange notes a wealthy household with period furniture and another claiming it was paid for in thirty day intervals. The dialogue highlights consumer credit humor and a nod to debt phrases of the era.
A wry exchange from Tit-Bits recalls a boy becoming an orphan and a reply about what he did with his inheritance, humor framed as a brief comic vignette.
The excerpt presents a tense exchange with a theatrical edge. A character asks if kissing would be attempted and the other questions the expected response, suggesting a power play or seduction motif within a staged setting.
A brief dialogue in which a question about a father’s condition yields a wry remark that the temper worsening implies improving health, reflecting a grim humor in dealing with illness. The exchange hints at care and denial within a family context.
A wartime guidance notes potatoes can replace wheat to ease shipping and support Allies. It explains potatoes supply energy and salts, weighs about 3 1/2 ounces per potato, compares starch to bread, and urges housewives to increase potato usage in meals and breads to conserve scarce wheat and staples.
Hoover issues new wheat saving rules to lower U S consumption to about twenty one million bushels monthly until the next harvest. He urges households and public eateries to limit wheat products and shift to substitutes while ensuring supplies for the Allies and soldiers.
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