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Newspaper
Shoshone Journal
Location
Shoshone, Idaho, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1917
Page
6
An era of rapid aviation training unfolds as students prepare for long flights and developing machines. The article notes large hangars, assembly lines, and test flights while stressing discipline, moral character, and physical fitness as prerequisites for pilots and ground crews.
The article details preliminary physical exams, then progressive instruction at Mineola for cadets from the Civilian Volunteers Reserve. It describes 2000 foot flight drills, sector mapping, engine handling, and four instructors’ evaluations to determine suitability for advanced aviation work.
London warns allied nations of possible world famine before harvest as Lloyd George appeals for voluntary rations and stricter consumption. New restrictions require eating-house records and limited weekly servings of bread, meat, and other staples. Workers urged to conserve to shorten the war.
A historical note recalls President Taft greeting Red Sox figures in Washington. Eddie Cicotte and Ray Collins were introduced and teased about pitching quirks. Taft’s interest showed even a chief executive could be a devoted baseball enthusiast.
The Brooklyn Times reports John J. McGraw aims to top the Cubs 1906 112 of 164 record with the Giants. He believes Limwelft leads the best team he ever managed and forecasts a strong start to secure the season’s best winning percentage, though rivals seek to hinder him.
The Magantes decide to end club supplies of shaving soap and perfumed water. Players who shave must buy their own salve. This is seen as a real grievance by players and could trigger another strike.
The piece surveys multiple baseball notes from various leagues and players. Mentions St Louis NL losses, Ruge Benton weight struggle, Dick Rudolph sore arm, Fort Dodge mayoral election, Ping Bodle breaking home run records at Shibe Park, Risberg as White Sox sensation, Harkle retirement, Collamore managing Toledo Rail-Lights, Wagner’s simple instruction, Gandil’s potential value, concrete fence issues, wartime service impact, and quirky remarks on salaries and pros versus semis.
Washington reports a plan for federal control of food and essential goods under the president. The measure would unite all food related agencies, direct shipments, regulate distribution, prevent hoarding, and curb speculation. It aims to shield the American market from foreign competition and allow requisition of factories and other facilities.
Mrs Jannie Moyer of Lima Ohio credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after years of breakdown and disability She notes practicing midwifery for seven years and urges other women to try the remedy for weakness irregularities backache and bearing down pains citing three doctors declaring she could not stand upright again
A Toronto conjuror performing on a car theater trailer with two colleagues pretended to find quarters under seats and on the floor to the astonishment of riders. The conductor demanded the twelve 25 cent pieces to return them to property found on the car. The conjurer yielded to avoid police action, ending the incident.
Red Cross Magazine states during modern conflict a ratio of one nurse to ten patients with one nurse per 200 soldiers. It estimates about 5 percent of an army will be sick or wounded, so a million troops could yield 50,000 hospital patients, while war hospitals run about ten patients per nurse.
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