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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
6
A verse lament on justice and remorse. The speaker notes that past wrongs may heal yet grief from imagined evils remains, while asserting that virtue aligns with right and that justice will avenge any slight. The poem reflects moral reflection and resilience amid imagined harms.
A vintage guide describes lemon juice drinks and ginger water recipes with honey, and includes Raspberry Shrub, Canton Punch, and chocolate milk shake ideas. It offers cleaning tips using steam, alcohol, wax, paraffin, vinegar, and muriatic acid cautionary notes on safe use.
More women patients, three to one, are sent to hospitals than men in peaceful periods. The reason lies largely in women spending time indoors and breathing dust laden second hand air.
Patriotic cooks share cake recipes using honey or corn syrup instead of sugar and substitute barley flour for wheat to craft tasty sweets. Recipes include Sour Cream Spice Cake with sour cream and barley flour, Spice Cake with sour milk, Chocolate Cup Cakes, Barley Chocolate Drop Cakes, and tips for cleaning hardwood floors with a cloth mop.
Strawberries may be grown through summer and autumn in the northern United States, with spring plantings fruiting in fall. The hardy overbearing variety resists disease and bears until late fall after heavy frosts. Berries arrive expensive from the South but can garnish puddings and desserts. Home production saves shipping and supports wartime loyalty to local goods. Recipes include Angel Food with berries, Strawberry Salad on lettuce, Strawberry Ice Cream, Strawberry Tapioca, Strawberry Pie, and berry cream fillings for cake.
Surgeon General Gor gas warns most illness and death in the nation's new armies come from respiratory diseases. He launches an education campaign against promiscuous coughing sneezing and spitting as the main spreaders of illness.
A 1918 fashion column argues against fixed child dress rules noting evolving juvenile styles driven by health and practicality. It traces historical changes from Dutch outfits to modern airy designs, highlights war’s indirect influence, and praises lighter looks like organdie frocks while noting retained formal touches such as top hats and capes in youth fashion.
Officers report Indian and Chinese coolie laborers with troops in France have acute hearing to detect approaching hostile aircraft. They are often the first to sense danger and fall prone, giving a vital lead to British and French soldiers who struggle to distinguish between enemy air machines.
London Answers notes the debut of the Paper Controller HW A Vernet, a Underground Electric Railways director, whose role causes excitement in publishing circles though less public fuss than food rationing talks. The office could impact media use and policy beyond groceries.
The quote reflects a view that suffering serves a higher purpose guiding growth and virtue. It suggests enduring hardship yields valuable understanding and moral refinement shared by Browning.
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