Farmers in Delaware and Arizona Face Harsh Weather and Pests
A Benson Arizona column describes letters from Camp Funston soldiers praising government support and mild complaints about cold, wind, and training. Separate notes recount fires destroying a 100 acre wheat field and barn, plus grain stacks, then a Delaware farmer warning of caterpillars, snails, moles, and other pests affecting crops.
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Benson
Camp Funston
Sam
Bovey
Arizona
Philadelphia
Sussex County
Del
Plan to cut meat and wheat in Colorado hotels
Colorado hotel men adopt a conservation plan mirroring national policy. No meat served on Tuesdays and Wednesdays menus omit wheat and wheat products. Advocates say such self denial could save two staple foods and the change can be implemented easily by individuals.
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Colorado Hotel Men’s Association
Silver price movement toward gold parity at 16 to 1
The text notes silver must rise to reach parity with gold at 16 to 1. It recalls silver was 88 cents an ounce about a month ago and is now $1.09, a 21 cent increase. A similar rise could push the price to $1.29 per ounce.
Western farmer’s grit amid drought and floods
A Kansas paper profiles A. W. Bovey, a Mitchell South Dakota farmer, as a hardy hard luck champion facing droughts hail and high water. Despite discouraging season losses he remains undaunted, optimistic for a new crop and willing to persevere in the western pioneer spirit.
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Kansas
Middle West
A. W. Bovey
Mitchell
South Dakota
Technical Education and War Strengthen Knowledge
The article stresses the vital role of practical education during wartime. It warns that war pressures threaten continued study for many college and upper-class high school students and urges maintaining enrollment for future reconstruction. It highlights a global demand for technical experts and the value of educated youth serving their country.
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Arizona Gazette
Silver King mine begins cross-cut to rich lead-silver deposit
Work started at the 130 foot level to open a twenty five foot ledge rich in silver copper and lead. Foreman Sidward Dean previously exposed the ore while leasing the property. If successful shipping may begin within sixty days from the Silver King mine in Superior.
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Silver King
Sidward Dean
Superior Sun
Liberty Bond Appeal Warns Americans to Sacrifice for Nation
A wartime editorial likens supporting Liberty Bonds to family duty. It portrays the country as a father and soldiers as sons, urging readers to lend money by purchasing bonds, endure some essentials cuts, and view sacrifice as noble and necessary.
You Pay Your Debts to Uncle Sam Now
A wartime appeal urges every reader to lend money to the government promptly. It argues citizens owe a debt to the country for protection, education, and security, insisting that immediate, willing loans are the proper response to the nation’s war effort.
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Rascal
Uncle Sam
Sam
Liberty Bond Info and Call to Action Amid War Crisis
A public notice explains Liberty Bond purchase methods and schedules with values from 50 to 10000 dollars, 2 percent initial payment, installments through 1918, tax details, and early full payment options. It urges citizens to avoid passive reliance on others and to ensure neighbor participation to support national war effort.
How to ease your taxes and fund the war effort
The piece urges citizens to lend money to the United States through Liberty Bonds as a superior alternative to taxation. It argues the government needs eighteen and a half billion dollars in the first year, explains bonds as safe IOUs, and advises consulting a banker who already supports Liberty Bonds.
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Sam
Uncle Sam
U. S
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