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Newspaper
Whitewright Sun
Location
Whitewright, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1919
Page
4
United States Government owns the wartime film The Price of Peace from Signal Corps footage. It depicts soldiers in combat from enlistment to Rhine crossing, including trench fighting, gas attacks, air bombing, and blown tracks, with one photographer killed. The picture is shown at no charge to illustrate Liberty Loan funding uses.
The review notes heavy bombardment by infantry and artillery at Chateau Thierry, a German plane downed, and observation balloons under fire as troops advance into Germany. It highlights Christmas Day in Prussia, the Army of Occupation, and a dawn over the wheatfields at 4 35 A.M. The film promises vivid realism and thrills, claiming it is the only official war story of its kind.
Wartime cinema promotion describes a forthcoming free screening of The Price of Peace at the Odeon Theatre on May 8, highlighting its depiction of battlefield realities and the ongoing home-front effort funded by Liberty Bonds. The notice also advertises hail insurance, LAX-FOS with Pepsin, and preservation tips for steel items, plus a relic find in Britain detailing ancient wild oxen.
The article describes Korean egg packing methods with straw rolls holding ten eggs each. Citizens carry rolls across their shoulders as they travel to markets, rolls staying intact despite movement. It also gives a marble cleaning method using soap water, then a paste of bath brick and lemon juice rubbed in and rinsed with cold water.
A former kicker now complains about the stinginess of the small change he receives. The brief sketch contrasts past action with current fuss over pittance.
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