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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1918
Page
4
President Wilson declares a peoples war for freedom and self government against aggression. He argues the world must unite to break through hypocritical masks of brute force or fade before the power of arms and dominant nations.
Ottumwa woman, wife of Senator John C Voorhees, died Friday night in Chicago due to heart trouble following stomach surgery. Funeral held in Anita after arrival of her remains, with services led by Rev. H J Wilkins. She was 49, survived by husband, son Leon, two other children, siblings, and several half relatives, active in Eastern Stars and Christian Science church.
An editorial urges farmers to borrow if needed and purchase Liberty bonds to support the war effort. It rejects fears of inconvenience, asking readers to consider the dangers faced by soldiers in France and to stretch finances to aid the government and the fighting men. It promotes practical patriotism and buying bonds until it hurts.
An editorial urges U S war bond purchases arguing Germany's debt would equate to 456 per person and Americans owe only 57 each. It claims Liberty bonds could reach 50 billion without harming national wealth and warns eight years of war might bankrupt Germany beyond repair.
Trustees announce a board of review meeting on Monday April 1 1918. Those with business should appear. Ira Bowen clerk. Mrs Frank Bontrager hosted six girls for a six o clock supper last Wednesday. Attendees were Katharine Thomas Ruth Herriman Dorothy Dinsmore Anita East Marion Galiher and LaVerne Bontrager.
A mix of verse lamenting German rule and a long instructional passage on division structure. The page also lists a for sale notice for a second hand typewriter and notes visits by Fontanelle residents to local hosts.
For sale two young calves available by contact at phone 20 on 25. A.R. Cochran advertises trade in second hand cars at White Pole Garage. Otto Wiegand, ex shoe business partner now in Quapaw Oklahoma, visits for Gypsy Queen Lead and Zinc Co. stock sales and serves as corresponding secretary of the Quapaw commercial club.
Notice to the public offers Conversational System lessons by Mrs. L B Trumbull with contact at phone 149. Olaf Hansen, son of Mr. and Mrs. W C Hansen, injured when a dog from Fullerton Lumber Company scratched his cheek with a claw near the eye. He is recovering with no serious effects expected.
News items recount Cecil Conley’s death in France while serving country. F C Worthing family traveling to Atlantic to mourn. R W Calkins returns from Hot Springs. Anita schools resume with all teachers back. Ben Wagner ill on train returning from Lake Worth. Albert Wagner travels home to care for his father.
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