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Newspaper
Warren Evening Times
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1918
Page
5
Mr and Mrs C S Enabl visit son at Mt Gretna where drill movements of bayonet posting are studied. Command drills focus on posture alignment and march sequence as part of infantry training in a mid siege era setting.
Special correspondent reports Company M of the 1st Battalion undergoing bayonet drill and regiment review under Col Wilcox with Captain Carr directing. The Warren group sends condolences for a captain’s mother and a soldier’s sister, while plans for a minstrel show and state review tomorrow are announced.
A son was born this morning at Warren General Hospital to Mr. and Mrs. Ray Lanning of Youngsville. The town notes several brief items including repairs at Fourth Ward school, overseas arrival of Raymond Irvine in France, and a postponed City League meeting at the Y M C A due to absent officials.
The notice summarizes Pennsylvania fish and game law changes clarifying penalties for illegal taking, prohibition on lights while frog catching, license rules for McCall’s Ferry, and distinctions across inland, boundary, lake Erie and tidal waters. It lists seasons and size limits for trout black bass walleyed pike muscallonge striped bass and frogs. It notes penalties include fines and possible imprisonment and emphasizes public education by the United Sportsmen of Pennsylvania.
A advertising warning links backache to kidney trouble and urges quick action. It promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as relief for kidney and bladder issues, claiming direct import from laboratories in Tholland and a money back guarantee. The ad urges purchase at any drug store with the Gold Medal brand.
Shortage of labor pushes use of Autocars in major plants. Eddystone Manufacturing at Eddystone Pennsylvania uses Autocars to haul coal from a pier hopper to a coal pile, delivering up to 100 loads in 9.5 hours. Harrisburg Pipe and Pipe Bending Works in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania has three Autocars replacing ten carts and ten drivers for all freight moves.
The American Red Cross and the Council for National Defense urge young women to enroll in nurse training for army and civilian hospitals. A campaign runs July 29 to August 11 with recruiting stations through the National Defense Woman’s Committee. Local leaders appeal to recent graduates to join the United States Student Nurse Reserve and answer the call to care for the sick and wounded. The First Lutheran church Sunday school holds a Ferncliffe picnic July 25 with a basket lunch and games among married and single men.
Sheffield July 18. The boys William Slack Elmer Cromwell and George Conquer of Barnes were rejected at Camp Lee and returned today. Local notices include road work on west Main street and a traction engine hazard, choir rehearsal at M E church, and various residents visiting relatives in Warren and St Marys.
Food Administrator orders grocers to refuse sugar for canning to any person who asks while supplies last. No sales beyond the amount of fruit ready for canning. The directive targets limiting canning sugar despite existing store stocks.
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