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Newspaper
Silver Lake Record
Location
Silver Lake, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1917
Page
3
Final admonition proclaims no class exemptions will be permitted in judgments. President Wilson urges fearless and impartial enforcement across all sectors, signaling a commitment to equal application of rules.
A historical roster enumerates groups exempt from military service. It includes officers, ministers and divinity students, U S military personnel, Germans subjects, aliens without papers, local officials, customs workers, naval yard workers, pilots, and married men with dependents. It also covers sons of dependent widows or orphans, and those deemed morally deficient or aligned with pre 1917 religious sects opposing war.
President Wilson lays out rules to ensure equal footing for all registrants and boards. Local and district boards will organize, post eligibility lists, and notify individuals. Exemptions possible for dependents, religious groups, and specific occupations, with tight deadlines for decisions.
A fragmented meditation on time wasted in daily life. The speaker recalls a man who was habitually summoned to dinner minutes before it was ready, illustrating how small delays accumulate. The passage hints at patterns of punctuality and the value of timely routines in social settings.
Scientists note the earth formed rapidly in its early days by meteoric material. It continues to grow slowly in the same manner though the added mass is now barely appreciable in extent.
Elizabeth Van Benthuysen notes the shift of city dwellers from stock tickers to spades in wartime farming. She highlights Mrs. William K. Vanderbilt Jr and a committee of wealthy women guiding suburban residents in truck farming to feed cities, boosting agricultural awareness and funding prospects.
The article explains how to grow pure white carnations with lasting color. It covers soil mix of loam and manure, September-based cuttings in boxes, planting spacing, irrigation, staking, and periodic liquid manure. It also advises tobacco extract to deter red spider and suggests pot sizes from four to seven inches for potted plants.
The lesson reviews Hezekiah’s reform as a turning point in Judah, detailing his restoration of worship, cleansing of the temple, and renewed sacrifice. It highlights his proclamation beyond Israel, appeal to repentance, and the conditions for blessing through obedience and communion with God.
A blue flowered window plant Browallia speciosa features charming blue blooms and foliage. It blooms through winter and in summer as well. Several plants in a five inch pot pinch back to form a dense globular mass of foliage and rich bloom. It deserves wider recognition.
A concise reflection asks what greater legacy a man can leave than the shade and shelter of a tree he plants. The piece links personal virtue to enduring nature and community benefit.
The article argues for heightened food conservation and increased production as war demands rise. It urges farmers to cultivate every acre, utilize daylight, and consider Canadian lands for easier access, with homesteads of 160 acres and low-cost purchases as options. It emphasizes national unity with Allied efforts and the need to feed soldiers and dependents.
In London, sterilized old leather from discarded gloves is used to make sleeveless wind proof jackets. The jackets are sewn onto heavy cambric or buckram and are in demand for men in the trenches and the navy.
A grocer advertisement proclaims Red Cross Ball Blue makes whites brighter.
Mrs De Style agrees to pose as Minerva in a tableau. A gentle note warns that Minerva did not use a lorgnette, a small detail that will be revealed to her.
For itching and burning skin conditions including eczema rashes pimples dandruff sore hands and baby humors. Cuticura Soap and Ointment touted as effective and preventive with daily use. Free sample by mail with book to Cuticura Dept QL Boston. Sold everywhere.
A fragment reflects a debate on conserving food with remarks about cost and practicality. It contrasts urging thrift with skepticism about expense and efficiency in daily meals. The tone nods to instruction and reform rhetoric.
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