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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
8
Paris reports a Red Cross team delivering food to a thousand refugees traveling from Amiens to Tulle. Volunteers loaded bread, bulle beef, milk, figs, prunes, chocolate, and war bread into a five ton truck then fed 28 carriages of refugees at Acheres.
A heavily camouflaged French 400 mm gun is mounted in a narrow carriage ready to fire on German forces. The weapon, protected from Luftwaffe observers, is described as capable of mowing down dense enemy troops at long range during the ongoing offensive.
Amsterdam report says German authorities seized Alsace textile mills as war measures, liquidating stock under pretexts. The Dleichroeder group and an Alsatian consortium bid, but Berlin favored the former for state supervision terms. Local officials condemned the move as an effort to Germanize Alsace.
Cincinnati fire department first run by the gas mask squad responded to a pan explosion at an office plant. Firemen used gas masks to locate the ammonia pipe leak, with fumes filling the plant and forcing patrons in a nearby drug store to evacuate outside.
Farmers work longer with more foot fatigue and blisters. Allen's Foot Base powder and foot bath reduce friction, refresh feet, and prevent soreness. Widely used by women and farmers, sold by dealers for 25 cents.
Cradle songs are ancient, surviving through language changes and oral tradition. They reflect national rhythms from German major to Scotch minor, Hungarian wildness, and express the enduring sentiment of maternal love in simple melodies and words.
X-ray concentrating mirrors favor mineral crystals for smoothness at nanoscale. Glass proves too rough for N rays, which are smaller than light waves, and diffracts X rays. Mica, easily split into sheets, emerges as the most adaptable option due to its surface quality.
A German helmet wrapper sent to Sergt Maj A S Kirkwood of the British recruiting mission appears as a run paper cloth. The material resembles burlap but is made from rolled newspaper with print. It is said much of this is worn by Germany's civilians.
Facing a sugar shortage two dairy producers in Portland Oregon used strained honey as a sugar substitute for two weeks Their ice cream achieved effective sugar conservation while remaining excellent in quality and taste
A report notes about two hundred thousand women in England participate in agricultural work including farming and related tasks. The figure highlights significant female involvement in rural economies and agricultural labor across the country.
The tanning of ostrich skins is developing as a new industry in South Africa. The movement aims to expand export potential and create jobs in local processing and leather goods production.
From Bangor Maine comes a report of Lieut Pavle Yovanovitch who led a Serbian royal guard in Belgrade as Austrian shells hit the city. Wounded while shielding King Peter, he collapsed at the monarch’s feet but the king awarded him high honors and ordered him back to battlefields.
One thousand nine hundred thirty five Los Angeles high school girls have volunteered to harvest crops for the Woman's Land Army of America. They plan to be ready after June 21 when schools close and expect to grow to at least three thousand by then.
In Greensburg Pennsylvania a Smithton school spelling contest faltered on a single word. Forty-nine of fifty words were spelled correctly but the class could not spell Khaki the term for the doughboy’s uniform.
The piece notes Elizabethan beard taxation for a fortnight growth at 83 cents. Peter the Great levied 100 rubles on nobles beards in 1705 and 1 kopec on commoners. The tax expanded to St. Petersburg in 1714 and persisted under Catherine I, Peter II, Anne, and Elizabeth through 1743.
French and British authorities record over 38 000 soldiers totally blind in the war and about 240 000 blinded in one eye across England France and Belgium according to statistics.
A father explains to his son that a scintilla is a very small amount. The remark is paired with a note that nearly half of the United States coal is mined in Pennsylvania illustrating regional significance.
Farmers urged to protect health in heat by eating properly and using EATONIC to relieve stomach and bowel discomfort. Advertisement promotes quick relief, low daily cost, and a money back guarantee from H. L. Kramer, Fatonic Remedy Co. Chicago.
Opals expand with heat more than other precious stones and push against gold settings, breaking the weld and causing stones to fall out.
Ohio State Journal urges citizens to act as patriots by wearing heavy shoes to kick the seat of disloyalty whenever it appears, portraying a strong call to vigilance and loyalty.
William Beebe describes Paris during wartime as bounded by supply depots to the north hospitals to the south and airdromes to the west. He notes the citys principal imports and exports include bandages crepe wooden logs and colonials while its products are war bread war literature faith and hope.
In a terse note, observers say Smith appears to suffer a bad case of broken spirits, with speculation that his condition stems from recent brandy-related incidents.
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