Tribute to the Flag and its Red White and Blue
A patriotic verse extols the United States flag with its stripes and stars, praising national pride and the uniqueness of the home flag. It emphasizes reverence for the flag as unmatched among lands.
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Newspaper
Anita Record
Location
Anita, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1917
Page
1
A patriotic verse extols the United States flag with its stripes and stars, praising national pride and the uniqueness of the home flag. It emphasizes reverence for the flag as unmatched among lands.
A mix of wartime rhetoric from President Wilson’s reply to the Pope and local items covers marriage splits, a divorce case, farm yields in Hanley Sask, travel delays in Anita and Lincoln visits, political commentary on preparedness, and regional gossip on agriculture and local figures including Dr. Fred Salisbury, R. H. Lennecker, and Ed Richardson with reflections on loyalty and democracy.
A collection of brief items notes Lew Anderson and wife planning a California winter, Iowa voters weighing real prohibition on the 15th, a pumpkin theft case, Adair county soldiers heading to duty, German sentiment in Wisconsin, and a debate over education and the Villisca ax murders in 1912. The page reflects local editorials and civic concerns from multiple communities.
Store officials note numerous compliments on the millinery exhibit and promise every customer will be fully satisfied with the hats on show and available for purchase.
Joe Stalcup markets land and trains in road-house work while Rev H J Wilkins travels to Ohio for vacation and church centennial. Elder W H Keyser rents 200 acres near New England ND to farm next year as Dug Young stores potato crop. Local notices cover sales of farm, moving houses, and an alarm at E W Holmes residence. Obedience Lodge serves Rocky Moon Oysters at a banquet.
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