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Newspaper
Warren Mail
Location
Warren, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1918
Page
4
A wartime note rebukes loyal readers who crave news yet dampen resolve with pessimism. It argues German propaganda fuels defeatist thinking, praises the Allied will to win, and warns against letting fear or doubt undermine national unity.
The speaker warns that declaring Germany already victorious would break faith and hope. Voices claiming victory undermine morale, strengthening Germany by destroying resolve.
German observers call the United States a dollar nation and argue money drives power. They contend dollars can function like a missile when deployed effectively.
The German Chancellor speaks of pursuing peace this summer. The remark implies efforts toward settlement but critics urge caution and warn that the term may mask tougher bargaining and unresolved tensions within the alliance.
A voice proclaims that the new generation will not seek death in France but will work to create a safer, better world for themselves and others through service and effort.
A legislative action in Texas repeals the prohibition on carrying firearms to places of worship. The move raises questions about church security and conflict between state law and neutrality considerations in international affairs.
Mr Hoover calls for conserving fats as much as possible while insisting there should be no economy of elbow grease. He warns against reducing hard work in daily labor or chores.
A wartime comment argues the United States stays in conflict to make it unsafe for people with German sympathies to serve the Fatherland while earning a living in America.
A quirky tip for gardeners suggests approaching plants from the north to avoid the plant bug seeing a shadow and dying of heart disease before a pesticide can be applied. The advice blends superstition with practical care.
The line about haste mirrors recent U S policy debates as the Washington insiders press for quicker moves after Wood's return from France. The excerpt contrasts the earlier skepticism with renewed push for prompt decisions.
The piece riffs on Americanizing German and Hungarian foods as Liberty terms. It notes a home guard effort to craft American equivalents for burger items and lampoons Kaiser lies. A garden amateur mocks wartime prompts while referencing a renovator joke and a 1917 trench joke. It mentions a new American machine gun Johnson vs Lewis and Browning, and soldiers borrowing French guns while experts debate.
Chris Hargens of South Dakota hires Patrick Kelly as expert farm hand for the season at a salary of 3104 a month. This eclipses prior pays of 30 to 40 dollars, marking the highest wage for farm labor in the state to date.
A humorous reflection on gas meters comparing them to perpetual motion, noting their reliability and the absurdities of meter reading. The piece satirizes patent schemes and the power of gas companies, ending with a claim about meters being hard to bias and the company's confidence in its meters.
A diary like critique notes gas meters shape family routines and courtships. It claims magnates accept meters without question and some doubt their truth until a repair is needed. The piece cites meters driving early bedtimes and influencing late night reading habits.
Fraser and Fraser engineers led by Robert Farrant set out to beat Charles Schock’s Baltimore rivet record of 2,720 in nine hours. They surpassed 2,850 in nine hours and finished at 4,7 rivets in nine hours, about 475 per hour, claimed as a world record.
Denver Cord Mrs Stanley S Outwater proves capable in running a major insurance office during her husband’s enlistment in the marine service. In six months she boosts returns and demonstrates effective management.
Birmingham, Alabama. J. P. Baggs, father of H. T. Baggs who perished aboard the Cyclops, addressed a draft board. The heavyset, bespectacled man, a skilled mechanic, volunteered to serve and was sent to a U S shipyard.
Wichita residents learn the Kansas Woman's Christian Temperance Union will fund a memorial drinking fountain near Union Station. The State association votes $1,000 for the project, with Wichita city commissioners agreeing to accept and maintain the fountain. Carrie Nation began her nationwide saloon smashing campaign in this city.
In 1914 F A Stuart began a bird sanctuary on 1678 acres near Marshall Michigan. By June 13 1916 he counted 292 bird families using 1454 boxes arranged scientifically. Martins bluebirds swallows wrens robins and phoebes inhabit the refuge. inspections occur every 21 days to tally occupancy nests eggs and species.
Irwin White, a thirteen year old corporal of infantry, is reportedly among the youngest enlisted men in the United States Army. Son of Mr and Mrs John P White, formerly of Knoxville and now of Moulton Alabama, he enlisted about eight months ago. He stands five feet ten inches tall and weighs 175 pounds, with unusually developed physique and strong patriotic fervor.
An iron pot with 115000 in gold coins was unearthed by limestone company workers after a dynamite blast in a deserted well on Isaac Shaffer’s farm near Hillsville Pennsylvania. The coins were found after decades of heir efforts and are now held in a Newcastle bank. Heirs have staked claims to the treasure.
Alameda resident William Hull built a garden on piles around his house boat after the war garden call. He laid a sidewalk and boxes of rich soil, creating a flourishing crop with an estimated yield of over a hundred pounds of vegetables for this season.
William Beckman while boring a post hole on his farm near Deshler Nebraska uncovered an old kettle containing coins. The display in town shows the kettle and coins while the amount and denominations are not disclosed. Local lore ties the cache to former owner Mr Jules who sold land to Buffalo Bill Cody and Capt Lute North and was killed by Indians.
D. D. Dickey, an engineer at a Berberton factory, spent 58.28 on food in 1917, about 15 cents daily, working twelve hours daily six days a week and gaining two pounds. His diet omitted meat and milk regularly, relying on fruit and baked dishes. A Evansville block names Stork Fox Wolf Crane figures as local business partners.
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