21 Jun 1917
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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1917
Page
1
A public health style appeal notes that a single slice of bread weighs an ounce and contains most of a flour ounce. If 20 million homes wasted one slice daily, the nation would lose hundreds of millions of pounds of flour yearly, prompting calls to reuse stale bread in cooking.
The piece notes Easter Island Rapa Nui is a Chilean possession leased to a private company exploiting resources and labor. It critiques twentieth century vassalage while recognizing the island’s isolation and the historic 1721 Dutch discovery by Roggeveen.
A series of aphorisms emphasize health as a citizen duty and disease as a major barrier to progress. They highlight personal hygiene, outdoor activity, and the dangers of mosquitoes as key public health themes.
Geyer notes Herb, now unmarried, only considers money. Dreyer questions this. Geyer adds that since taking a better half he has had to change his living quarters.
A George Matthew Adams meditation urges embracing danger to temper fear and forge courage. It argues that true soldiers show resolve in battle as early hesitation fades, and daily self discipline against danger makes one prepared to face and conquer it.
Article urges thrift and public health through cleanliness and home canning. Emphasizes swatting flies to protect food, details asparagus canning steps, sterilization, and processing for winter use. Advises using surplus garden produce for canning as army food and stresses home preparation to save labor and money.
An American nutrition authority from Missouri College of Agriculture argues milk at 9 cents a quart and dairy products remain the cheapest animal foods. He compares energy and protein yields to pork and eggs, noting dairy’s low waste and additional health substances despite scattered ad copy.
Red Cross Magazine cautions against touching or washing wounds explaining that handling or rinsing can push germs deeper into the wound and spread infection. It notes that even antiseptics may force germs from the skin into deeper tissue, worsening the injury.
The actress, born on All Fools Day, first gained notice in comic parts but soon moved into more serious, dignified roles in cinema.
A facetious exchange depicts a boss noting many vacancies in offices and staff living spaces. The stenographer lacks a vacancy in her store while the chief clerk has a rental house, and the group jokes that their own midday vacancies are handled nearby.
A British correspondent recounts dramatic aerial warfare east of Arras. Young aviators chase German machines, exchange heavy gunfire, and endure injuries while clashing with crimson Albatrosses and Archies. Some pilots down multiple foes and return to base despite wounds.
New York report says Eskild Bagger passed the Marine corps exam but dropped his glass eye during the test. Undaunted, he sought enlistment daily and Captain Evans ordered him to the Marine corps reserve class 4, assigned to duty at the recruiting station.
New York reports shark hunting may grow into a profitable industry as leather from man-eaters is valued for footwear and oil used as a slow drying lubricant. Fishermen plan large scale ice hunts if sharks move north this spring, with boat owners optimistic about exclusive catches and potential defensive uses for waterproof paint.
New York colleges consider a four term year of 12 weeks each with four weeks vacation. Curricula changes would compress two terms to teach as much as previous three terms. War expedient proposed though not as effective as the old system. advocates expect better results with shorter, intensified study before military service.
Thomas Weeks of Ticehurst Sussex at age one hundred joins in the fight for greater food production by cultivating an acre of ground without assistance. The historic effort highlights endurance and citizen involvement in wartime farming initiatives.
The Color bearer of the American Junior Naval and Marine Scout leads a recruiting effort in New York City's Chinatown with naval scouts. Enlistments rise as the group eyes a battalion of juvenile Orientals trained to serve in the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps. Over 40,000 boys are said to belong to the organization across 38 states.
Norwegian police uncovered a suitcase of explosives marked table salt and minders of bacilli including anthrax and glanders in Baron von Rosen’s baggage. The Swedish nobleman allegedly planned to contaminate horse barns and disrupt Narvik Finland trade, then fled Sweden and was released from Norway with a warning.
Lincoln residents receive letter from Captain John Thompson of the Canadian army stating all will be home for Christmas and that America’s entry will hasten victory. He writes confidence in Allied success and says there is nothing to stop the war now.
The Kansas City Court of Appeals reversed a $4,000 verdict for J. M. Freeman's widow against Loyal Protective Insurance. Freeman, a Howard County patent medicine vendor, died of pneumonia after an autopsy failed to find a bug or foreign body in his throat as alleged. The court ruled no foreign body means no accidental or violent MCCs.
Chicago Judge Stelk of the court of domestic relations asserts a novel remedy to discipline troubled youths. He tells church members at First Lutheran that he will send the parents to jail instead of the children to curb parental neglect.
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