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Newspaper
The Evening Press
Location
Middletown, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1919
Page
9
Sea legends spill into Jim and the At a in Boys Life as Jim drifts to a coral atoll and is found by a band of stark naked natives. The strangers, black with frizzed yellow hair and shell ornaments, drag Jim from the water toward a shallow beach as their carved canoe drifts nearby.
The New York Evening Post cites a Department of Labor analysis from a large steel plant over eight years. It reports per 10 000 workers that 21 English speakers were killed versus 26 non English speakers, 28 and 65 for permanent disabilities, and 858 and 2035 for temporary disabilities, with English speakers showing a greater year to year decline in accidents and less severe temporary disabilities.
A playful look at black pepper its valued status in ancient gifts to the Queen of Sheba and King Solomon. It cites German raids on Rome demanding pepper and mentions Peter Piper in a playful horticultural anecdote about picking a peck of peppers.
A New Tribune note discusses chronic defrauders who steal from friends and landlords over decades yet display ideals and honor in other ways. It cites investigation suggesting kleptomania and minor pilfering stem from youthful love interests and remarks that many such cases can be cured.
At Ameri Red Cross HQ in France a quirky patois forms from elementary English phrases. A young French girl babbles Dilie while a soldier responds with Ge bilie and forward march. The scene shows lighthearted language exchanges shaping daily wartime contact.
A fragment from a Milwaukee piece shows a curious dialogue about work and wondering aloud. The surviving text captures a late night banter between a barkeep and a rummy with stray phrases about labor and timing, leaving the larger scene unclear.
A fragmented Life column contemplates demobilization after the war. It questions how soon the civilian market will stabilize and suggests that adjustments may begin almost immediately as troops return and production shifts occur. The piece explores economic and social readjustment in the transition period.
Paris reports Marshal Joffre, famed as the Savior of the Marne, has been elected to the French Academy. President and Mrs. Wilson attended the ceremony. In his acceptance speech Joffre praised America and its role in the war, calling the collective sacrifice of soldiers a marvelous achievement for a noble cause.
From Northern Saskatchewan hunters comes word that influenza decimates game including moose and smaller animals. The report adds to the unsettled dispute over animal influenza, noting cited historical outbreaks in cattle, horses, dogs, cats, deer, sheep, swine and poultry while some scientists dispute cross species transmission.
The passage notes that influenza afflicts humans and cites a historical horse epidemic epizootic that nearly halted transportation. It suggests that similar conditions trigger parallel outbreaks in animals, not definitively equating the two but highlighting shared epidemic drivers.
Britain will send no more troops to Russia and withdraw the few on Russian soil as allied policy moves to keep military hands off. An American troop withdrawal may follow. Armed forces remain aimed at Germany while preserving Moscow’s violent dictatorship. German advances to seize Russian lands are to be resisted. Time changes the stance, with allies seeking to avoid appearing to wage war on the Russian government.
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