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Newspaper
The Evening Caledonian
Location
Saint Johnsbury, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Jan 11, 1919
Page
2
The text presents a sharp exchange between a faithful attendant and a deposed ruler, praising and mocking the downfall in rapid succession. It segues into a line from Songs of the Soil about women in the land army and a farmer’s bride, reflecting wartime sentiments from the Los Angeles Times.
C E Beswick of Ogdensburg New York testifies after years of nervous sick headaches and dyspepsia that Fruit a tives or Fruit Liver Tablets relieved him on the first day. He reports good results from using the product, recommends to friends, and notes pricing of 50 cents per trial and 2 50 per box with six tablets.
Greensboro Bend items report weekly Red Cross meetings at Mrs G B Colbys, church notices, influenza cases, and residents traveling wintering away. Postmaster George A Porter takes position in Montpelier during legislative session. An upcoming Congregational church annual meeting was held January 7 and the January 15 meeting is announced. Several locals, including Ceylon Sternberg and Muriel Anair, are ill or recovering from influenza. others visit or travel between Greensboro Bend and surrounding towns.
Mrs Eva Langmaid visited William Clifford's on Monday. Mrs Wallace Morse, sick with rheumatism and neuralgia, is improving. Mrs Frank Bailey of Wilder is the sister of Mrs Merton Hall. Mr and Mrs C T Clifford and Mrs Frank Swett joined at BA Langmaid's on Tuesday. Orrin Langmaid of Hull Neb visited for his father Solomon Langmaid's death and returned home with his mother Mrs Eva Langmaid.
Four French government departments have asked the American YWCA to run social and recreation centers for their female workers. Lieutenant Poncet of Labor urged expansion after witnessing existing War ministry centers. Sixteen centers operate in six cities, including three in Paris. One center, Rogers des Alliees, lies near the Seine with views of the Eiffel Tower. Rooms are bright with chintz, cushions, and a fireplace. a kitchen allows meals to be prepared. Girls use the two hour lunch period for social events and English classes.
The Y M C A Hostess House at Camp Lewis served over 400000 diners in a year, mostly mothers wives and sweethearts visiting soldiers. Nursery care reached 25000 children while the rest room aided 70000 tired wives and mothers. Information desks logged 97000 questions and 11000 phone queries involved officers to locate soldiers or arrange arrivals.
Porto Rico hosts its first Y. W. C. A. cafeteria in the Hostess House at Camp Las Casas. Natives crowded to see American dishes, and San Juan women volunteered to mend socks and sew buttons for soldiers, the project quickly gaining fame.
The first Women's Co operative Association in Moscow enables princesses and high officials’ wives to work beside peasant women making hats dresses and millinery. Profits fund self support for noblewomen and peasant families, with work found locally to sustain households and provide living opportunities. Aiding a general’s wife facing unemployment, the program redirects charitable funds into sustaining families through employment and durable enterprises.
The French government expresses deep gratitude for Y W C A service to women in government munitions factories. Foyers des Alllees provide clubs for munitionettes, improving physical and morale well being and offering social education. The note thanks Y W C A and hopes its work continues to strengthen social solidarity beyond the war.
Nurses at a World War I base hospital staged a live wild west picture show without film or props. A Roumanian Countess attended as the guest, while scenes used improvised scenery and signs like sun and cacti. The audience included nurses from a nearby hospital and the event was described as a real thriller.
In Archangel Russia YWCA secretaries improvise curtains from blue broadcloth skirts and plaid summer dresses to cover windows amid shortages. The effort supports a Hostess House for American personnel and allied forces, with centers already open in Petrograd Moscow and Samara. Elizabeth Boles, head of Russian work, sails to America via England to recruit workers for Russia.
A second YWCA Hostess House for wives and children of soldiers will open at Castner Island to serve dependents of the first house. In November the original home hosted 2,152 visitors from multiple nationalities including French, Portuguese, Spanish, Icelandic, Puerto Rican, Korean, Japanese, and American.
Advice on building a successful pigeon flock urges buying from reliable breeders who guarantee stock. Many failures come from old or overabundant birds, and only a few varieties suit squab raising. The Homer is noted as the most popular variety.
The American Standard of Perfection lists six preferred domesticated turkey varieties. Bronze, White Holland, Bourbon (Hed), Black, Narragansett, and Slate are named as the most desirable, with many other types considered mongrel and unreliable for quality offspring.
An advertisement describes a cold remedy in tablet form claiming quick relief within hours. It promotes a genuine product with a distinctive red top and notes availability at All Drug Stores.
A fragmented letter from Kansas City notes delayed pay for six months and describes a hospital stay, a new iron bed with sprigs and bedding, and a longing for home. The writer asks about everyone at home and mentions only the front as a source of fun amid ongoing poverty.
A damaged newspaper fragment hints at a local public sale action with partial readable details. Official names and dates are unclear, but it notes a sale under municipal authority. Further text is unreadable.
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