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Newspaper
Spring Valley Gazette
Location
Spring Valley, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1918
Page
5
Readers learn Mark A. Coyne and companions in France report active service. The letters describe frontline schooling, shelling, camouFLage work, and observation of German bombardment, with praise for Pope and Red Cross efforts and updates on friends and units in Illinois Guards.
Letter from SERGT PAUL PISCTIA of Hg Co 130th Inf via New York describes persistent rain and poor weather hindering duties. He mentions an upcoming inspection by the Colonel, plans to clean equipment, and signals he will write again in about a week with more news before closing cordial wishes to the unit.
A wartime poem praising Allied efforts in Europe. The speaker pledges duty for Dixie and Germany’s defeat, praising Southern and Northern unity. Private Frank Lusietto is named as the contributor.
Spring Valley resident Mrs. E. Hamlin credits Doan's Kidney Pills for relief from years of backache, restless nights, swelling feet, and dizziness linked to overwork. She recommended the remedy after two boxes produced good results. Doan's Kidney Pills cost 60 cents at dealers.
F H Seeley of Chicago and Philadelphia, renowned truss expert, will be at the Kaskaskia Hotel in LaSalle this Wednesday only Sept 1. He touts the Spermatic Shield as curing rupture without surgery in about ten days, with awards from England and Spain and government documents available for inspection. Charity cases are free, and interested parties may call or be shown devices at no charge. statements reviewed by Federal and State Courts.
A Ford stolen from LaSalle streets last week was recovered near Mud Lake after six days. The owner, a Cedar Point resident, had the car returned. A mysterious stranger dumped currency on the Bureau interurban line from Trimble siding to Milelrs Crossing, with amounts from one to twenty dollars found by several locals.
The Four Minute Men in the city will speak on registration for a full week before registration day. The lineup includes Wm. Hawthorne on Sept A, C N Hollerich, Wm J Wimbiscus, Rev C L Mills, and others through Sept 11.
A tiny village near London claims a world small public library a newspaper file hanging on a village wall. A white haired villager explains its value to a stranger, noting it helps people access papers when they cannot get them.
The public adapts to a two pound per month sugar allotment with substitutes like honey corn and maple syrups. Restaurants and hotels cut sugar use, iced tea is reduced, and soft drinks and candies receive at most half the former sugar. Wheat flour regulations remain, requiring a substitute per pound of flour.
The Advance Agent claims 25 girls are advertised while the manager notes the town will check at the depot. The exchange highlights distrust and a warning against false recruitment in a small town.
Robert Stevenson Jr newly appointed Deputy Food Administrator for Illinois warns the public that wheat conservation remains essential. Despite hotels and restaurants ending the wheatless pledge and a good wheat crop, restrictions persist with a 25 percent substitute rule for bread and rolls and a six pound per person monthly limit.
The ancient document, drawn about a millennium ago, grants four eastern slaves and the right for the wife to dwell in his house without eviction. It is regarded by scholars as possibly the oldest known will.
All round entertainment planned by Watkins Press Next week. Mrs Forbes will host parents on both sides, Sun Times reports.
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