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Newspaper
The Citizen Republican
Location
Scotland, South Dakota, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
4
The piece argues harsh treatment for individuals aiding Germany during wartime, comparing punishments for embezzlers with those for spy conspirators. It questions leniency for German sympathizers and urges decisive action, including firing squads, to deter subversive acts harming the United States and its troops.
A 1918 era discussion argues that average Americans lack civic responsibility toward government due to democratic ideals and political culture. It urges school-based civic instruction from the lowest grades to foster informed, engaged citizens for the war era and beyond.
A reflective piece contrasts American self view with history of trials from slavery to economic reform. It discusses education, leadership, corporate power, and public disagreements, stressing conferences among farmers laborers and manufacturers to align wages profits and public benefit. Local items note dances in Tyndall and public school changes.
A medical professional named Dr. Doran announces a Scotland visit offering free consultations starting at 10 in the morning and continuing into the afternoon. The wording suggests a promotional event during his stay.
Dr Dorania, a licensed physician with a special state grant, tours major towns offering free medical examinations with paid treatment only if desired. He avoids operations for chronic appendicitis gallstones ulcers tonsils or edema, citing many notable results in liver bowels blood and related conditions.
Morning services in the Episcopal church and two Presbyterian union services mark a busy week. Mrs Turnbull of Tyndall visits Scotland friends. C A DeSilva returns from Nebraska with Mrs De Silva extending her stay. Wm Schmierer visits from Parkston with family. Serr family returned from Tyndall for a niece’s wedding. Sergeant Harold J Anderson of 108 Machine Gun Battalion in Pershing’s army to speak at the opera house next Wednesday at 3 o clock. Memorial Day tributes and a Baccalaureate sermon for the seniors led by Rev Scott.
Mrs. Thomas J Preston widow of Grover Cleveland era prominence has been elected to the National Security League’s Executive Committee as its secretary for the Committee on Patriotism Through Education. She works from the League’s New York office at 19 West Forty-fourth Street handling nationwide correspondence to awaken public support for the war effort. The move marks the first woman to hold a National Security League executive post.
The Scotland High School chorus performs a processional with an instrumental trio and an invocation addressed by Rev C Langdon. The program includes pieces Poet and Peasant Overture by Suppe and The New America by Theodore Weidenbach, featuring performers Mizses Borneman Chernus and Wicks along with Ellen M. Wicks Hazel B Carey Joe R Dunmire Edna M Long.
Readers learn from over two hundred airmen and trench soldiers about the thoughts and emotions during life and death moments of war. The piece profiles personal experiences, fears, and reactions, offering a new viewpoint on combat and survival under extreme danger.
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