05 Dec 1918
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Newspaper
The Hays Free Press
Location
Hays, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1918
Page
1
The government urges careful discrimination in credit extensions with banks mainly directing lending to the government and war goods producers. Emphasis on increasing cow and hog production during war, with funds available to loan to customers promoting these enterprises.
Adelbert Cowan, 1915 captain, appears in basketball. freshmen party in gym. juniors perform Compromising Martha. Reports cover teachers, new students, Thanksgiving events, influenza cases, and staff changes. Civic items include Red Cross drives, Christmas toy shop ads, and local weather of war-time recruitment and community life.
The Sunday School Board met to approve plans for welfare of the school and monthly meetings. Baptist notes promise growing attendance, music, and active youth leadership under Miss Pearl Wilson. Rev A N Smith to speak at a union service for Red Cross work. Marie Weber to lead Teague service.
A brief anecdote from the Boston Transcript centers on a maid seeking a recommendation. The mistress questions what truthful line could aid a move, and the maid suggests invoking knowledge of family secrets to secure another placement.
The storage battery by Faure was first exhibited, marking progress in electrical storage. The device showcased ongoing improvements in accumulator technology, highlighting the period's push toward durable power sources.
The cradling system borrowed from Nature is described with Native American imagery. The text contrasts civilized and savage child care as it notes how American Indian women rocked papooses on bending tree boughs and let the wind rock the cradle nest.
Citizens Lumber & Supply Co announces withdrawal of building restrictions up to 10000 dollars to conserve feed and protect livestock. The move aims to improve fuel efficiency and family health with complete stock and low prices. Also advertises secondhand brick for sale from Dr Geo B Snyder.
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