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Newspaper
Shepherdstown Register
Location
Shepherdstown, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1919
Page
5
The text notes early gas warfare during the Peloponnesian War era from 431 to 401 B C. It describes burning pitch and sulfur to create choking fumes at Palatea and Delium, with molten pitch and air blasts as another attack method. It also mentions Greek fire used by Byzantines in sieges of Constantinople in 1261 and 1412.
Long ago Persian insect powder known as pyrethrum sold for 16 dollars a pound. Its origin was a mystery, sourced from Transcaucasia, and was the ground flower-heads of a plant related to field daisies. An Armenian merchant revealed the secret. Seeds baked by suppliers prevented US cultivation, but now California grows the powder locally.
Edward I Bigelow in Boys' Life notes that city boys can create a miniature pond in their back yards for waterfowl. An estate owner recalls that real love, not wealth, matters and suggests starting small with a mother duck and ducklings or even a tub and a goose to enjoy waterfowl.
A long standing belief in onions curing tuberculosis is debunked by science. Researchers classified and analyzed the onion and found no medicinal properties for TB treatment. The piece notes onions only please some palates and offer no therapeutic value for tuberculosis.
The Manchester Guardian argues that shared educational basics unite society, noting that common reading and writing standards across classes elevate all and sustain democracy. It warns that universal adolescence schooling would cement general standards and reduce class distinctions while empowering the able and ambitious.
February 17 to 22 is designated as Savings Society Week in West Virginia schools by State Director Robert L. Archer. The program urges every classroom to organize a Savings Society, promote thrift through War Savings Stamps, and continue thrift education nationwide with school and factory clubs leading the effort.
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