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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1918
Page
2
Anecdotes describe soldiers from diverse backgrounds in the U S Army during World War I. A San Francisco dressmaker explains his work while a general inspects trenches near Toul. The piece details saluting rituals, discipline, and comic or telling moments of military life.
A rocking chair moves around a room seeking a squeaky floor board where it kills. The tale compares the chair to a stubborn neighbor with a pig, delivering a darkly comic clash of objects and inhabitants.
Readers weigh Booth Tarkinn’s remark about silence as either a sign of delay, a vacuum, dignity, or a fabrication. The quote invites multiple interpretations amid unsettled commentary and speculation.
The city of Carlsbad New Mexico proclaims June 28 1918 War Savings Day as urged by Mayor Grantham and the Secretary of the Treasury. Citizens are asked to subscribe to War Savings Stamps after two o clock and pledge to save and invest within legal limits.
Readers are given detailed sock knitting directions for Red Cross aid. The piece explains materials such as No 11 needles and No 20 Cotton, with step by step guidance on leg and heel construction, including stitch counts and turning methods.
Report combines a knitting pattern for a sock with a community note on prairie dog and ground squirrel eradication in Hope New Mexico. It cites a June 12 1918 date and thanks Doe N West and G F Bateman. The exchange estimates a 99 percent wipeout with savings of at least 5000 dollars for the water district.
A fragment promotes job printing services and wartime thrift, urging readers to have The Current print their needs. It touts Thrive by Thrift and Buy War Savings Stampa as backing themes for efficient, economical printing.
A misunderstanding in Carlsbad over Red Cross room hours leads to closing on Thursdays and Saturdays during extreme heat. The War Savings Committee urges attendance at next Friday's Armory meeting, with rooms closed that day but open otherwise for workers. Mr. McCollum will supervise next week Thursday. More workers are needed in four departments. The knitting of socks article provides full directions for beginners to follow.
Miss Wilma Nutt, a Carlsbad High School 1914 graduate, completed studies at Park College in Parkville Missouri this year and returns to Lovington to pursue a private secretary position to the Park College president. Another Carlsbad girl who has made good.
A compact ad notes Connell selling flour mix made from wheat with coarse bran and starch removed. It promotes Brown Bread Muffins or Pan Cakes and invites trying a sack of the mix.
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