New Shipping Policy Faces Congress Debate
The piece argues for a national shipping policy as the war ends, warning against government ownership and subsidies. It notes American flag operation is costly versus foreign crews, risks to seamen wages and standards, and the need to protect private industry and individual initiative.
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Shipping Board
Whic
Congress
America
Pull Together to Save the Western Beet Sugar Industry
A call to western farmers to avoid a campaign of reducing beet acreage that could cripple sugar production. The piece argues prices are set by market forces, warns of factory closings, and urges unity to keep the industry from collapse as wartime shortages ease.
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West
Campaign Against Fear Urges Christian Science Policy
Des Moines business and professional leaders urge a public stance against fear during the influenza epidemic. Dr W C White chairs a committee that promotes common sense and Christian Science ideas for newspapers and civic policy while Des Moines enforces quarantine and closures.
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Des Moines
W C. White
James R. Hanna
Z. C. Thornburg
C. L Herring
Greater
War Savings pledge urged as patriotic duty
A wartime message calls on Americans to support the government through War Savings Stamps. It contrasts spending on goods with acts of treason and urges readers to honor their pledge, promising a definite loan to the government when needed. It emphasizes duty to soldiers and the nation.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Money stays here War Savings stamps explained
Attention is called to the fact that money from War Savings stamps does not leave the country but returns to the people. It funds labor in this country and keeps trade channels open, enabling the poorest man to support duties and patriotism alike. Wm. Gibson was in Burlington country the first of the week.
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Camp Dodge
Miller
White
Gibson
Burlington
Community urged calm and health measures against influenza
City officials and a health committee pressed for constructive newspaper editorials promoting influenza prevention and combating fear. H W Byers urged restraint on disease coverage and Christian Science principles as aid to public health. Dr White noted calm, basic health measures and rapid Christian Science community response in infected areas.
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H. W. Byers
Byers
White
Firat
Christian Science Monitor
Cliff Couple Out After Illness Recovery
Mr and Mrs Al Cliff who were confined to their room with an attack of the fu were able to be out yesterday. The news is good for their many friends bearing hopeful notes of recovery.
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al Cliff
Somebody’s Dollar Will Do It in France Trench Night
Bruce Barton Frank A. Little and wife Edith Scott and Mrs M V Rhodes were in Hyattville country last Saturday. The piece imagines a secretarial figure delivering chocolate cigarettes and coffee to cold frontline soldiers, urging readers to donate five or twenty five dollars to fund such charitable covert visits on winter nights.
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France
Frank A. Little
Edith Scott
M. V. Rhodes
Hyattville
Common Table Faith in Postwar Aid and Food Sharing
Novy 4 1918 asserts America must feed hungry neutrals and war Allies after victory. It warns against overconfidence, stresses continued effort, and links food aid to democracy and global friendship through shared table notables, including Poland Servia Armenia Norway Sweden Holland Rumania Ukraine Baltic Russians and the 180 million hungry.
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America
Germany
Poland
Servia
Armenia
Norway
Sweden
Holland
Rumania
Ukraine
Baltic
United States
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