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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1918
Page
8
New York reports on electrical searchlights in World War I aiding field operations. Portable, motorized units mounted on trucks spot enemy tanks and illuminate night bombing, with sound receivers to detect approaching planes. The anti aircraft role improves defense as pilots rise to avoid light, losing bombing accuracy.
Jacobs of Los Angeles proclaims himself champion Jonah man of America after a bizarre series of events. While instructing his wife on revolver use he was accidentally shot in the shoulder. burglars then ransacked the home taking valuables but leaving the gun that started the trouble.
The passage notes that a single anti aircraft gun or our own aircraft can expose a spy or attacker. Even a searchlight crew that merely frightens an airman achieves a defensive act that may save stores ammunition and lives.
The article asserts German and Austrian aims in Russia failed to gain Ukraine grain in 1918. It credits Czecho-Slovak forces in Ukraine with burning stores and resisting Teutons, saying Bolshevik dissolution left 20,000 armed but many stayed. It frames Czech resistance as revenge for centuries of oppression and a shield for the Allies.
U S government urges walnut tree and log owners to sell to sawmills with gun stock and propeller lumber contracts as warfare expands. Trees cannot be logged for other uses, but any sale helps supply propeller blades and rifles, aiding soldiers in battle. Write Capt R L Oakley in Washington D C to be connected with contracting mills.
Sixteen women in overs load 132 pound coffee bags and heavy sugar weights alongside men at the New York Dock company. The group includes an author and a vaudeville star, with hours 7 p m to 5 p m five days weekly. They earn 32 44 cents an hour equal to male dockers.
The Quartermaster's Department of the United States orders a record U S meat supply for overseas. The haul includes 99 560 000 pounds of bacon and 184 000 000 pounds of canned meat from five Chicago packers. Delivery spans six months with night shifts to cans.
A low cost home remedy blends juice from two lemons with three ounces of Orchard White to create a quarter pint of facial lotion. Advertised as harmless, it promises to fade freckles sunburn windburn and tan while whitening and softening the skin with daily massage.
An elderly farmer, warned about sharing wartime information, ignores an odd stranger. After the man tests him with vague rain and seating talk, the farmer asserts he will not reveal any details and refuses to disclose his identity or information.
A fragmentary exchange shows Mrs. Wombat briskly commenting that someone never ate any lotus while questions about how it is served arise in a dreamlike, romantic setting.
In a political meeting a Massachusetts congressman cites wartime economy and recounts a humorous Irish stew anecdote. A man in a restaurant removes clothes before claiming he must swim to reach the island of mutton, to illustrate his point.
An old time home remedy touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a treatment for aging related weakness. The ad claims benefits for the bladder kidneys and other organs, promising relief from aches and a risk reduction for serious diseases, with a money back guarantee.
Hot days weaken stomachs and raise danger in the heat. Indigestion, belching, and cramps worsen. Eatonic tablets claim to neutralize acids and gases. Take one or two after meals for relief and appetite, with a money back guarantee from your druggist.
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