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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1918
Page
2
The article surveys how future wars might differ from World War I, noting planes, submarines, and poison gas as evolving threats. It argues aircraft will be more capable, submarines dangerous, and chemical weapons a feared factor, while moral bans and Hague rules may fail under pressure.
The article argues self determination for nations is at its sharpest moment. It claims Russia and Germany may claim the right to extend or imitate others under the doctrine, but The Record predicts neither will be allowed to exercise such a right.
Merrill N Gutshall born March 1 1895 in Buda Illinois served in the American Expeditionary Forces. He began training at Princeton Camp Dodge and Camp Logan before joining Co H 129th Infantry 65th Brigade 33rd Division and went overseas May 1918.
A moving obituary style tribute honors a young man who died in France while serving his country. It praises his soldierly character, his dedication to freedom and humanity, and his selfless sacrifice above personal safety. The piece extends deepest sympathy to his parents and brothers.
State Teachers' Association notes 1149 enrollments in Upper Illinois Valley division and urges schools to recover influenza time without harming Christmas programs. Plans from Zearing School propose longer days and two extra weeks, with teachers paid for the additional time.
Mild local weather and holiday period observations accompany notes on travel and visits. Miss Mabel Herbolsheimer returns from Milwaukee and Great Lakes Naval Training Station while Wm Lehn and Neil McKee head to Camp Upton. influenza reports appear amid farm activity and family visits by Miss Helen Page, Mrs John Kurtz, and A W Page family.
The bureau urges renewing Red Cross subscriptions this week. Mrs C Johnson and daughter Nina visited relatives in Princeton. School reopened after a one week influenza closure. Ed Crain and family arrived from Winnipeg. A son was born to Mr and Mrs Barn ey Corcoran on December 11. Hopper was shot and killed.
A Bulgarian landlady’s daughter repeats the word London with a bright welcome and a hopeful smile, while the narrator reflects on how London stands in for English goods and places in trade and memory, ending with a wary farewell about danger abroad.
An annual celebration honors Dr Samuel Johnson born 1709 in Litchfield with a stark menu of beefsteak pudding kidneys haunch of mutton oysters and mushrooms apple pie with cream toasted cheese ale punch strong tobacco and a churchwarden pipe. The Johnson house in St Marys Square now serves as a museum and library housing first editions and Boswell works.
The gleaming bell marks work hours in fields from dawn to dusk with historic payments to bell ringers. Barrow-on-Humber records require cottagers to give two pecks of wheat for bell ringing until harvest ends, while Lyddington gleaner fees grant the clerk 1d per adult for each ringing.
An onion cut in half in a room attracts germs and leaves air sweet. Burn the onion after use and do not reuse any part overnight. Eating raw onions is advised during epidemics to protect breath when taken with cucumbers.
A lyrical meditation on a forest of ash maple oak beech and hickory with evergreens and birches along a brook. The prose describes deep somber tones and shadowy recesses beyond footsteps, offering endless variety and a voice for imagination.
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