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Newspaper
The Beaver Herald
Location
Beaver, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
2
Sir Joseph Maclay, a leader in British shipping policy, calls for coordinated Allied efforts in shipyard production and logistics. He emphasizes that America holds the key to sustaining the fleet and that Britain cannot act alone without American industrial heft and Allied unity.
Lieutenant Ferguson, 27, of Amsterdam New York, shot down five German planes in air combat. His battle with a German Gotha over the front lines left a bullet wound in his leg, yet he landed safely and earned the title of American ace. He is the son of Mr and Mrs Ferguson, a farm couple five miles south of Amsterdam. A 1910 Amsterdam High School graduate, he earned a Yale degree in philosophy in 1914 and joined aviation service at the U S entry into the war where he quickly showed proficiency at the Southern Training camp.
William J. Dickson lauds Charles M. Selwal as the master leader of the Emergency Fleet Corporation, saying his engaging personality inspires loyalty and compels others to excel. A Schwab قوله colleague agrees that such influence can drive top performance under tough conditions.
Winifred Talt known as the Whalhuis Angel received a gold medal from a prince in recognition of two decades assisting blinded soldiers. Her work with Mira Holt, starting 1910 and intensifying 1917, trained soldiers in typewriting, stenography, music, fencing and other skills to help them gain breadwinning opportunities. Her Americ an friends cheer the decoration.
North Dakota led a cooperative drive against crop pests harming millions of acres. Communities spread poisoned grain to eliminate gophers prairie dogs and other rodents, cutting losses by about one million dollars and boosting yields across thousands of farms.
The article notes various bonnet styles for children with small poke brims and widened eye areas, describing the latest shapes as adaptable for handy wear. It mentions Paulette Sutin Ninette and Georgette among the new designs.
Article notes bright sport coats and sweaters with sleeveless designs. Emphasis on color variety and the fashion detail of sleeveless arms as a garment feature.
A fragment from the Louisville Courier Journal hints at a puzzling inscription credited to a tree and an egg marked Isabella. The text is cryptic and the date reference 14027 appears garbled, leaving the exact meaning unclear.
A historical terse defense of sobriety in sports and life. The author argues no winner built on alcohol and cites figures like Grover Cleveland Alexander and Coach Stagg to claim booze harms performance. The piece urges discipline and efficiency over drinking, calling the liquor question a false path to success.
The National Advocate argues that food should win the war while drink undermines morale. It questions why soldiers fight abroad while beer harms home front strength and calls for restraint to ensure bread and victory.
A Cambridge professor argues that moderate drinking accelerates degeneration, especially to weaker parts of the body. He says alcohol drains the body’s reserve strength, risking sudden failure and leaving a person a physical bankrupt when emergencies arise.
A historical note cites New York City health officials warning that food riots could erupt if bread and milk shortages persist. The piece links daily city expenditures to famine relief and mentions a Ohio governor pardoning a convict who abstains from saloons, framing the idea as a social summit of progress.
A compilation notes remarkably concise wartime utterances from figures like General Pershing at Lafayette’s tomb and Richard Mansfeld at the Garrick Theatre dedication. It recalls a Cleveland shipyard christening mishap ending with a spilled bottle and a startled gasp.
A wartime plea urges protecting milk supply for babies amid rising grain prices and labor shortages. The United States Children’s Bureau aims to save 100000 young lives by ensuring clean milk reaches homes, while adults curb cream and butter use to safeguard rations for soldiers.
The article describes a German fireworks device nicknamed green balls or chain rockets. Brilliant emerald spheres launch in volleys during night bombing raids to relieve aircrew nerves, rising in strings of thirty to forty or more and aimed at Allied machines.
The Post Office Department plans extensive parcel post motor truck routes connecting Portland Maine to New Orleans and western corridors. Surveys cover 8000 to 4000 miles with shorter legs. These routes aim to improve distribution and lower food costs by linking major cities across the nation.
A school report from Indianapolis describes a pupil sent home with a note suggesting measles or “man measies.” The child protested the phrasing and exclaimed dislike for the teacher as the incident drew reader attention.
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