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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1917
Page
4
The Warren MAH paper outlines subscription pricing and publication details. A historical digression recalls General Butler’s Civil War theater orders to perform The Star Spangled Banner Yankee Doodle and Hail Columbia to project American authority.
A compilation of statements from figures like Kaiser Wilhelm II Pancho Villa Lloyd George Wilson and others criticizes war politics and leadership. The remarks span brutality fear propaganda and political shifts with voices from Britain Greece Russia and the United States.
A satirical piece notes that wartime rationing and patriotic duty reshape fashion. It jokes that celluloid collars, once worn by men, tie into broader themes of sacrifice, economic strain, and national storage of resources as potatoes feed starch used in collars. The article links moral stance and style to wartime effort.
An exhortation urging Americans to answer how to do their bit for the nation. It calls on soldiers, nurses, airmen, workers, housewives, and all citizens to sacrifice convenience and wealth in the war effort, tying the moral charge to Luke 21:1 and the Widow's Mite.
An engineer notes natural sea pulses in Santa Cruz California cliffs could power a float and generator via submerged tunnels and arches. He suggests artificial tunnels and wells of concrete might convert ocean energy independent of tides if proven successful.
Nurse Hedderman reports on marriage customs near Arau off Ireland where love is rare and matchmaking is a business. A suitor travels with friends in early morning during Christmas to seek approval from a potential father-in-law and seal a betrothal, then may be ordered to quit if rejected and try another door.
A fragmented column offers pithy maxims about duties, dog owners, unresolved tasks, strength, youth, tradition, stubbornness, and marriage. It contrasts a woman’s hope to appear young with belonging to an old family and notes men’s restraint and haste in marriage.
The United States faces a fats and sugar shortage with two to three years of global fat scarcity. Experts urge conservation and production to ease supply, urging that all clean fats be saved and rendered for edible use and soap making. Dr. P J Trowbridge of Missouri advises mixing hard fats with lard or cottonseed oil and rendering poultry fat for cooking.
Dialogue snippet shows Bobby teasing a sister's beau Biffie about politics and a manager racing to find an apple for Tell's son. Tell praises Talker for speaking without committing, while stage dialogue hints at a money dispute and hunger.
The piece argues that upright posture is essential for health and beauty. It notes that erect carriage supports spine function and nerve centers, aiding internal organs by maintaining their allotted positions. Poor posture hinders performance and creates a handicap.
The report lists diverse innovations from salt production via seawater in New Zealand to an English pivoted arm golf teaching aid and Swiss aluminum streetcars. It notes US fisheries canning trials for seal meat, Formosa camphor plantations, evaporative water cooling fans, and a light-duty engine flywheel used to circulate air.
A humorous exchange features an asking suitor promising luxuries from a rich husband and a daughter witfully replying that a wealthy father would suffice, suggesting a marriage proposal with playful tone.
A nurse and boy trade quips about crying and hair, While a church crowd laughs at an old hymn mishap as two reform-minded spouses spar in lighthearted fashion. The boy boasts he would cry if combing were done, and the organist slows a hymn to a fifty fifty pace. Mrs Henpeck vows never to remarry, promising a century of sing alongs.
Data show Denmark with 51 oleo factories and 124,781,620 pounds oleomargarine produced in 1916 while Brazil imported 4,827,307 dollars of cement. Japan exported 169,604,040 dollars to the United States in 1916 and Australia sent 85,787,658 dollars of goods to the U.S. Norway produced 50,918 hectoliters of cod liver oil in 1917 and the United States shipped 215,285,153 pounds of raw cotton valued at 27,715,555 dollars to Japan. Philippines has 3141 islands covering 119,542 square miles.
A reflective musing on youth and aging. Youth remains an army of faculties and passions advancing against time, while aging leaves stragglers behind and opens a vast library of life. The passage likens age to volumes in a large life library.
The Food Department of the Pennsylvania Public Safety Committee urges using potatoes as a substitute for canned vegetables in December. It cites diverse preparations, promotes Pennsylvania growers, notes market prices below production costs, and calls for increased consumption to support soldiers and reduce hunger. The Potato Association of America plans a state chapter in Philadelphia on December 6.
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