Fletcher Opera House Coming Program
The notice lists a sequence of show dates on January 4 June 11 June 18 and June 25 at the Fletcher Opera House detailing upcoming performances and events.
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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1919
Page
4
The notice lists a sequence of show dates on January 4 June 11 June 18 and June 25 at the Fletcher Opera House detailing upcoming performances and events.
The White House quotes Woodrow Wilson praising the wounded soldiers as noble badges of honor and declares Americas duty is to fund their sacrifice through the Victory Liberty Loan. The President urges all Americans to subscribe, backing his pledge with money.
A wartime editorial urges readers to fund Victory Bonds as a moral and financial obligation to repay the sacrifices of soldiers. It links Liberty Bonds to the gun that drove the Kaiser into exile and argues victory must be earned and secured by dollars, ensuring lasting peace and protection against a return of aggression.
One year ago today April 30 German forces pressed renewed assaults on weakened British and Belgian lines in Flanders. French forces lose Bcherpenberg Hill north of Ypres as American troops are sent to Amiens area to slow the German drive. Von Arnim uses crushing tactics to break Allied lines from Arras to the North Sea as Allies seek American manpower and shipping to accelerate war effort.
May 1 report from Flanders notes fifteen mile front under heavy German assaults with appalling losses. Noyon sector pressure continues, Ypres remains held by French and British at a heavy cost. Liege massing reserves to force a decision while American volunteers help as a small reinforcement. Victory Liberty Loan appeal accompanies the dispatch.
In wartime rhetoric Roosevelt calls for universal Liberty Bond ownership and urges Americans to lend money to the government. He touts bonds as patriotic, secure, and backed by the United States, warning against letting Wall Street control war financing. He emphasizes national unity and personal investment in the bonds.
The United States Department of Agriculture urges rapid express or special freight shipment of dairy cows, prioritizing fresh or springer cows. It stresses comfort, reduced transit time, and higher subsequent milk yield, with layout ideas for car loading and separation of bulls and horned cattle.
The U S Department of Agriculture warns that cows absorb shock better and caretakers find feeding easier when moved in cold weather. Heat worsens milk flow and pneumonia risk rises in transit. acclimation takes about a year, so move during periods of near equal temperatures between origin and destination.
Advertisement seeks a moving picture machine Bowers 6 A or Edison for the Victory Theatre in Barstow. Description lists location and date 2-27.
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