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Newspaper
Plattsmouth Journal
Location
Plattsmouth, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
4
Roundup of WWI era commentary touching on Austria, patrols, and American troops heading to the front. It questions war marriages, discusses German hard times and European events, ponders morale, and critiques draft talk while urging support for soldiers over there.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as a constitutional remedy. It claims to cure catarrh by acting through the bloodstream and mucous surfaces, offering a reward if it fails.
A collage of war commentary covers shortages shortages in industry and food relief. It cites Austria Germany and Italy politics plus American production notes on Liberty motors and aviation. The piece references drafts drift toward peace terms and public sentiment amid global conflict and home front measures.
A clipped letter from a reader condemns a female singer for artificial metallic singing. The writer notes polite applause and courteous talk afterward while denouncing the audience as hypocrites and condemning the performer to a tyrannical career.
The council of national defense designates Independence Day as a national day of patriotic education. It urges counties to supervise celebrations and include exercises that deepen citizens’ understanding of U S ideals, highlighting unity through a simple tableau.
Tessman Sloan outlines the June 14 1915 pension act increasing monthly rates for Civil War veterans. Under the new law those 72 or older with six months service receive 32 dollars monthly, one year 35, one and a half years 38, two years or more 40, with automatic increases for those already pensioned since May 11 1912 meeting age and service criteria.
Analysis notes that American, British, French, Italian, and Allied troops hold the western front while the German General Staff signals seriousness by costly efforts to breach Allied lines despite hunger and destitution at home. New York World.
A jumble of phrases references neighborly friction, a powerful hen versus sword metaphor, a jazz band linked to prosperity, and July drafts of 4000 soldiers from Nebraska. It mentions Grand Old Nebraska and government demands, sketching a late period political mood without a cohesive event.
A brief item notes slight discomforts in harvest work and a scene of workers seated at a desk by a window kept closed to prevent papers from being blown off. The piece evokes rural labor and the practical challenges of outdoor writing.
The Works-Herald cannot compel Edgar Howard to withdraw from the United States Senate race. Also mentions Plattsmouth Garage ready for heavy truck hauling of all kinds.
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