24 May 1917
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Newspaper
The Greenville Journal
Location
Greenville, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1917
Page
1
Washington report details Senator Jones push for two new Coast and Geodetic Survey steamers to chart hidden rocks off the Pacific coast. It notes Rep Greene’s defense of the coastwise fleet and Dillon’s seed distribution plan to boost crops with repayment to treasury.
Kathleen Hill recounts the flag's origins from 1776 at Cambridge to 1777 national adoption and later changes. She notes debates over star count and stripes, mentions Washington Lincoln and McKinley, and reflects on patriotism and national symbolism.
An old advertisement touts Dr King's New Discovery as a cough remedy. It claims to heal the throat loosen phlegm and kill germs easing grippe croup and bronchial affections with a 50 cent bottle available at druggists.
In the May issue of American Magazine a Ohio plumbing firm states that their extensive advertising has attracted thousands of photographs and letters from European women seeking husbands, many whose mates were killed in the war.
The piece explains Chinese temple charms offered to ward off illness poverty and misfortune. Priests inscribe symbols on colored paper to invoke shen good spirits and banish kwei evil ones, promising relief though outcomes remain uncertain. Nathaniel Pfeffor notes the practice in World Outlook.
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