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Newspaper
Western Kansas World
Location
Wakeeney, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1918
Page
3
A devotional meditation linking John Newton and the transformation by Christ. It uses the body as a metaphor for unity and function, asking how the world sees Christ in conduct, business, and home life. It stresses surrender and obedience as the path to revealing the divine life.
A collection of simple homemade recipes for breads and desserts including Mother's Gook Book sugar muffins Potato Pancakes and Peanut Cookies Economy Cake Oatmeal Biscuits Corn Oysters and Corn Flour Dumplings. Each item lists basic ingredients and steps like beating eggs mixing with flour or corn meal and frying or baking in a moderate oven or hot griddle with notes on serving.
United States Department of Agriculture trials show frosted and decayed potatoes can yield clean white starch of good quality. The material also shows potential value for sizing starch. Large factories could profit by using decayed stock to replace costly supplies and reduce waste.
A reflective piece argues that virtue does not guarantee success and that many suffer due to others' actions. It challenges the belief that good deeds lead to clear conscience and happiness, noting widespread misfortune caused by foreign powers and questioning moral causation.
France faces widespread postwar labor readjustment as demobilized soldiers, destroyed factories, and retooled munition plants create more workers than jobs. A labor adjustment commission is formed to map plans. Britain and Germany have precedents. Emphasis on swift, orderly reintegration to avoid social catastrophe.
Portrait of Capt Robert A Bartlett an officer in the United States Navy who plans an airplane flight from Utah to the North Pole to plant the American flag where his scientific instruments indicate the location of the greenland region.
Laredo reports Mexico endures a deadly influenza outbreak described as the worst in its history. City sources cite tens of thousands of cases in Mexico City and heavy deaths in Guadalajara and Vera Cruz, worsened by shortages of aspirin and quinine and a coffin shortage affecting burial practices.
An Alabama cook in Varennes, amid ruins of the inn where Marie Antoinette and Louis XVI were once held, grills hot bully beef and fried onions for American troops. German HQs are noted, as tanks establish posts in yards and shell holes are patched, while most buildings lack roofs amid four years of war.
In a South Side court A M Brown faced charges for not buying a dog license in ten months. The assistant city counselor pressed for guilty, Brown replied guilty but stated Luther died yesterday. The judge and Mossman agreed on the license payment with no excuse.
In a Springfield cafe, a patron asks for Bis marcks and coffee. The waitress reveals none are available, pointing to Kelly rolls as the substitute. The exchange highlights a humorous mix up over pastry names in a local eatery.
In Salem township Urleans Ind United War Work solicitors visited Mennonite Rev S B L Allgyer demanding a subscription to a fund. He declined and was shaved with horse clippers on his porch as neighbors watched. The incident prompted further questions about the campaign.
Reverend Fitzwater outlines Exodus 5 and Hebrews 11 23 27 showing Israel’s redemption from bondage. Pharaoh’s fear, Israel’s growth, and God’s plan unfold through midwives murder threats, river casting, Moses birth, and divine faith overcoming fear.
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