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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1918
Page
6
An open Milwaukee Times letter by Patrick Cudahy advocates prohibition detailing imagined global and social reforms. The piece argues alcohol harms families and society, with envisioned shifts to saloons becoming book stores and prisons becoming parks, urging action to curb drink.
The piece argues brewers despise saloons, asserting saloons fail to raise money for families and that alcohol fuels a cycle of poverty. It contends alcohol addiction harms children and raises death rates, warning the drink trade harms community health and salvation.
A 90 percent decline in drunkenness in Ogden during five months of prohibition is reported by officials. In early 1917 arrests for drunkenness dropped sharply, as per the pollen de ent. The East Lake City News notes more farm folk brought families to a convention, citing state dryness as a cause. David Lloyd George quote lauds a land free of drink and its harms.
Admiral Sir Roger John Keyes, famed for halting U boats and early river actions, is described as energetic for his age. A veteran of the Yangtze expedition and Dardanelles service, he commanded British submarines and served as chief of staff to Sir Michael de Robeck before becoming director of plans and then vice admiral commanding Dover.
Miss Malvina Hoffman, noted sculptor, resigns her private practice to join the Red Cross work in New York. She will head the bureau of information and research at the New York County chapter and handle the foreign department while aiding Serbian relief efforts and fundraising for war charities. Her transition reflects a broader move among artists to support humanitarian causes during wartime.
The piece extols Senator Hitchcock as a learned observer of Germany, citing years of study there and his war leadership after the declaration. It lauds his tall presence and mellifluous voice, asserting he strengthens the Senate with measured, constructive rhetoric in wartime Washington.
A French war cross planed on Col Douglas MacArthur for gallantry in action sparks joy. Col MacArthur, chief of staff of the Hatnbow division, is famed for his army ties and long service. Born January 20, 1880 in Arkansas, he was West Point valedictorian of the class of 1900 and recognized as an American art engineer in the military profession.
A fragmented reflection on daily life and memory describing a child’s happy time in making the eve and a call to enjoy responsibility, with hints of imagination and simple domestic acts. The text reads as a whimsical meditation on everyday tasks and moments of joy.
Traditional white sauce for cod and flatfish leads into Tongue with a rich onion butter sauce. Includes scrambled eggs with cheese, stuffed onions, salmon filling, peanut and rice loaf, and creative leftovers for dessert or cereal molds. A closing poetic line ends with rustic imagery of weather and woods.
A period piece urges American women to manage family food on a tight budget through informed planning. It discusses substituting cheaper ingredients for butter, focusing on nutritional balance, and offers practical recipes and cooking tips. The piece emphasizes variety, digestion interactions, and prudent use of oven and stove techniques to feed a family economically. It includes concrete dish ideas such as rice loaf with peanut butter, beets with spinach, and asparagus soup, plus general guidance on soups and meals.
Canton Ohio notice describes a woman suffering female trouble who, after two doctors advised surgery, found hope in Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The item urges readers to seek personal guidance before agreeing to an operation, noting many women benefited and inviting letters for advice.
George Waters Jr. of near Crow Park, Black Hills South Dakota, earned $2 bounty for three coyotes in one day and sold pelts to a hide dealer. Weeks earlier he brought in ten hides for a total of $73, combining bounty and hide proceeds.
A brief recommendation advises using Coticara twice with hot water bath to soothe itching skin. After soaking, dry the skin and apply the ointment for relief and faster recovery.
A touring exhibit driver in Europe heard from an Indian interpreter that camouflage originated with American Indians. He described how children learned to blend hair and bodies with foliage to move unseen, and how warriors must approach camps undetected. The use of face and horse paint was to merge with rocks, trees, and dirt for stealth.
A visitor to the household of a colored man in Georgia is impressed by the thriftiness of the woman he calls a hard working wife. The man replies with a grave joke about wishing for two more wives, reflecting a satirical fortune.
A garbled excerpt shows two speakers debating truth and motive with phrases about sleep condition and charity cloaks. The text presents a puzzle of meaning, suggesting conflicting parties each claim correctness while the passage remains cryptic and incomplete.
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