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Newspaper
Scandia Journal
Location
Scandia, Kansas, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
1
A bedtime tale follows Night Fairies and Shooting Stars racing in dreams to cheer a sick little girl. Silvery Night and the Dream King help, promising patience and recovery as the child awakens, feeling better after dream races. The doctor later notes her rapid improvement.
Dialog shows a patient refusing payment, claiming to be better yet unable to pay, while the doctor insists the advice was given. The exchange ends with a curt good morning and the patient leaving.
A narrator argues that everyone conceals a tiger beneath civil behavior. He recalls a mild neighbor who, after hearing a brutal German atrocity, declares he would retaliate with violence. The tale suggests exceptions exist only in what triggers the dormant tiger.
A committee from the Institution of Naval Architecture analyzes torpedo and mine damage to merchant ships. Key findings: forward reserve bunkers behind non watertight bulkheads. failure to close engine room water tight doors. bilge drain pipes passing through watertight bulkheads. Recommends splinter protection and non return valves for drains.
The British ration plan shifts to two of four weekly coupons for butcher’s meat as American bacon backs the effort to conserve home cattle. After April 14 children over six gain a full adult meat ration. all coupons remain cashable for bacon and poultry. diners in restaurants stay unaffected.
Miss Alice Sherwin Coleman of New York is praised as the world’s champion artificial fly maker for anglers. Her shop and assistants produce about 400 thousand dollars worth of flies each year, with 300 regular varieties and up to 1500 on special orders, studied to match rare stream flies.
A gardener reflects on patience, noting two years without progress and planning one final summer before digging up the patch and starting over if seeds fail to sprout. The exchange contrasts cautious optimism with decisive action.
We Americans prize alertness but fail to act in time. Hunger looms as our farms lag, and the remedy is to mobilize labor for planting. Draft the exempted men and mobilize a million for farmers, coordinating government action to get labor to the fields quickly.
Paul Bergison asks to join the division in place of his brother Milton who recently died at Camp Lee Virginia. Officers are trying to make it possible for Bergison a full blooded American to report within two weeks. The Pittsburgh draftee was his brother.
A call to mobilize labor argues for resourcing farmers with a million workers from March to September. It urges the able to work, warns against laziness, and challenges the public to act now before a looming national alarm. It cautions that inaction could force future penitence while society dines on snowballs a la Russe.
On August 26 1914 an unknown reserve rifleman of the Seventy-ninth regiment died after a five minute duel with German forces on the Saint Epvre ridge near Luneville. He fired with pipe in mouth before being killed, his deed recorded as a citation in the name of an Unknown Soldier.
A dialogue excerpt shows Senator Sorghum asked if constituents favor war. He replies no, noting the belief that the nation should not take up arms to eliminate any country that demands war.
A tense exchange unfolds between Mrs. A and Mrs. B as they discuss claims of exemption and fitness for service. Mrs. B questions how a husband can claim exemption if he appears unable to handle home duties like lifting a carpet, highlighting the domestic strain in wartime debates.
Sergeant Francis T. Fraser of The Black Watch was cited for extraordinary bravery at Sanctuary Wood where he, without a rifle, charged a German dugout after dropping his weapon. With about 30 bombs, he forced surrender of 17 Germans and was commended by officers. The Duke of Devonshire presented the Distinguished Conduct Medal and praised the feat.
Bartlesville county jail plans a war garden with the jailer under sheriff and deputy sheriff taking turns tending it. The plot will supply peas beans radishes onions and other vegetables for the prison table.
The Fairbanks house in Dedham built in 1636 is regarded as the oldest surviving frame structure in the United States. Oak timbers were shipped from England around 1635 and remain solid. Jonathan and Mrs. Fairbanks immigrated from Sowerby Yorkshire in 1623 and built the house.
Motor cycles and bicycles grow popular throughout Siam as streets see more riders. Local shops report rising sales of two wheeled transport and enthusiasm for new models among urban residents.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless cure for hard and soft corns and corns between toes. It claims instant relief from pain and easy corn lifting with no irritation, recommending a small bottle sold by druggists at a few cents. The copy cites a Cincinnati-born inventor as the discoverer.
An ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment with free samples for itching skin and scalp relief. It directs mail requests to Cuticura Dept. X Boston and lists prices Soap 26, Ointment 25 and 60 cents. The piece closes with a misquoted line and a Emerson quote about learning from mistakes.
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