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Newspaper
Yerington Times
Location
Yerington, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1918
Page
7
A garbled preview notes belief that women reform men and joking about hats, curses, and fashion. It mentions a magnifying glass attachment for the visually impaired and notes Lutherans outnumber other Protestants in most Wisconsin counties, plus a US expert to study timber resources in British North Borneo.
United States Department of Agriculture outlines methods to prevent blowfly breeding, urging burning or burying carcasses year round. It covers disposal of garbage, maggot control in wounds, prevention steps for wool maggot injury, and preventive sheep husbandry to reduce fly exposure in winter and spring.
New Zealand authorities study good roads as key to opening the hinterland. Concrete highways are viewed as cheaper long term due to lower upkeep. A 12 foot concrete road four inches thick could cost only about $2,000 more per mile than stone, with substantial upkeep savings over five and ten years.
The Agriculture Department outlines a federal aid highway program with ten district offices including Portland San Francisco Denver Minneapolis Omaha Fort Worth Chicago Montgomery Troy and Washington. State highway departments submit project statements to district engineers who review and route to Washington for approval and formal project agreements. Payments to states are made via special vouchers approved by the treasury comptroller as work progresses.
Plans for improving the Lincoln highway in Ohio are nearly complete for the current year. About 234 miles in the state will see 19 miles remain unpaved after contracts are fulfilled. Most of the completed road is brick.
A Des Moines corporal requests a chaplain and marriage help from Camp Dodge Hostess House. Mrs. Dunshee confirms arrangements upon presenting a license and the bride, noting the Y M C A ware work bulletin reference.
A Washington dinner remarks on the German food shortage and war pressures. A chef’s humor about a hunger tower turned restaurant underscores hunger as a wartime theme, while parents are urged to verify Castoria product signatures.
Advertises Allen's Foot-Ease powder to shake into shoes for antiseptic relief of painful feet corns and bunions. Claims use by American British and French troops and promises relief for tired aching feet. Bold nationwide advertisement wording.
Aloysius Fawcett a fireman first class and two shipmates faced a steam filled fireroom after a boiler bottom blow valve failed on a U S navy vessel. They fought through a hot cloud to haul fires at a critical moment and helped avert a serious accident. Fawcett enlisted in 1911 in Cincinnati. The path to happiness often crosses a bridgeless stream of tears.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap, painless way to remove hard and soft corns and callouses. It claims instant relief when applied to the corn, with minimal irritation and cost, and promotes it as a handy remedy from drug stores. The piece also quips about trivial maxims and a future iron cross remark.
An ad touts H. L. Kramer’s BATONIC tablets as a cure for indigestion, dyspepsia, sour stomach, heartburn, gas, and bloating. It claims Eatonic neutralizes acids, aids digestion, and makes meals enjoyable again. Sold by druggists with a Chicago address for inquiries.
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