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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1917
Page
6
Readings trace mistletoe from ancient Britain Druid rites to Scandinavian Yule customs. Legends tie the plant to Baldur and Thor fire feasts, with mistletoe used as a love charm and a healer. Folk practices persist in Europe as protection, luck, and warding off harm.
The bulletin outlines wartime welfare efforts in U S Army camps. It covers post exchanges supplying soldiers with discounted goods, nutrition and cooking guidance, and career training for injured personnel. It notes the scale of exchanges, nurse needs, rehabilitation plans, and the role of various groups in supporting troops.
More than half of the 13950 colored men who completed the reserve officers training camp at Fort Des Moines have been commissioned as officers in the army. Colored physicians are among those receiving appointments, marking a significant step for African American service members during the program.
War induced lay offs hit carpet industry while woolen and cotton duck factories cut back. at the same time gears and auto parts makers reduce staff for pleasure cars, trucks, and service cars. Other industries freeing workers for war work include kid gloves, fancy sweaters, brooms and brushes, typewriters, and high grade woodwork.
The article notes that questionnaire health answers marked under dependency will not be public without consent. It warns of up to one year imprisonment for officials who disclose this data. La Libre Belgique defines its location as published from Belgium despite German suppression.
The text references August of a year, 99 pounds, European import details, and cheese coming from Italy. It appears as a fragmented OCR snippet mentioning United States imports and 1914 context with unclear phrasing.
The article argues Western Canada yields high grain returns on low priced land with cheap, abundant wheat production. It notes land costs from 15 to 25 dollars per acre, farm profits from 50 to 100 percent, and government incentives including tax exemption and reduced railway rates to attract new settlers for increased grain output.
Dialogue shows Bella recounting a late night talk with Mr Jinks about marriage and living arrangements. Bella tells her mother he proposed, she refused, and he said goodbye ending the romance.
An advertisement promotes August Flower as a gentle laxative and stomach regulator. It claims to ease stomach disorders, indigestion, sour stomach, and nervous digestion, while aiding liver bile production and blood cleansing. Bottles are priced at 80 and 90 cents in various countries.
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