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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1918
Page
5
An old soul, unremarkable and never famed, faces Saint Peter. He admits he did nothing notable, yet recalls buying Liberty bonds and serving duty to country. The contrast with rich, boastful spirits who delayed the war's end hints at wartime sacrifice and humility. The passage notes many aviators came from civilian life with little or no prior service.
Henry Woodhouse argues in Every body's that aviation skill comes from experience rather than birth. He notes many famed aviators were ordinary young men, and cites Guynemer Bishop Thaw Ball and the Lafayette escadrille as examples of capable pilots emerging from normal beginnings.
Report from East Cleveland describes a visit at a home near Nickel Plate tracks crossing Superior. The hostess fears for her children’s safety as observers discover they were playing on or near the railroad. The mother expresses relief upon learning they are not in the street with traffic dangers.
TNT poisoning is a newly noted condition in America linked to munitions production. Medical records indicate absorption through the skin is the major route, though inhalation of fumes may also play a role.
The essay surveys Carlyle's view of genius as a patient craft and contrasts it with the image of sudden brilliance. It cites Rembrandt Flaubert De Maupassant Shakespeare and Boileau to argue genius flourishes under pressure and upheaval, lasting in eras like Elizabethan or Medicean periods. It concludes that secure modern life stifles genius, which needs friction to emerge.
The piece notes Canadian towns named Shakespeare and Australian capital proposals with Shakespearean echoes. It surveys American city names tied to Bacon Milton Byron Burns and others, counting towns named for Thackeray Dickens and notable poets and novelists, reflecting literary homage in place names.
A reflection on how hours spent with hopeful expectations surpass even fulfillments and rewards. The speaker notes that anticipation brings more pleasure than fruition, echoing Goldsmith's sentiment on future happiness over realized gains.
Ezra Billtops recalls years of turning over all bright money to his wife Mrs Bilhtops until she declares no more bright money from now until the end of the War. He recounts the oddities of bright coins and a four dollar bright money windfall that he kept by spirit of the contract.
The article argues that peace will not resolve food shortages quickly as populations rise with demobilization. It notes higher prices and the likelihood of civil undernourishment alongside returning soldiers. It stresses that food, not less, will be needed in peace and cites The New Republic.
Surgeon H Warren Woodroffe of the Ulster Volunteer hospital in France explains a skull reconstruction method using cartilage from the patient’s ribs. Thin cartilage layers are grafted into skull gaps after exposing the brain, then the scalp is closed. A firm protective cartilage layer forms within weeks.
Dialogue contrasts a dangerous joke about cigars and hanging with a quip from Gill. The exchange frames a dark humor moment as Bill gives rope related cigars to men who joke about self harm yet dismiss the severity.
An ornate figure in a silk hat and fur coat enters a downtown drug store to buy Havanas but finds shelves bare due to fuel administration orders. He pleads for a stogie as clerks explain there is nothing for sale, prompting a cascade of reflections on wartime control and public anxiety.
The movement in England toward adopting a decimal currency gains ground with backing from the Associated Chambers of Commerce of the United Kingdom. The London Statist notes the association resolved to press the matter with the government and urge action.
The article argues that high gas and fuel prices will force households to live in one room during winter. It claims the economy from this measure would be enormous and requires a satisfactory cooking arrangement to work.
Havana, originally named San Christobal de la Mariana, was the last of seven cities founded in Cuba by Adelattado Dicvno Valesquez on July 26, 1415. The date places Havana about 23 years after Columbus's voyage, with many early Cuban settlements since fading from history.
A short quotation about duty and pleasure notes that duty’s path feels harder in practice while pleasure seems harder in appearance. The line attributes wisdom to the Youth's Companion and reflects on choice and effort.
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