Liberty bonds and the war effort economy with Uncle Sam
The article argues that money is a tool for national purpose and urges heavy sacrifice at home to fund the war. It frames Liberty bonds as receipts and pledges, urging citizens to lend wealth to the government rather than waste it on private consumption. It emphasizes self-denial, national unity, and the duty of every person to support victory through financial restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Palmer Gavit
Sam
United States
Uncle Sam
British Win Peronne French Make Gain
Western Newspaper Union reports Haig’s forces smashed the German front from Arras to Peronne. Australians and British push beyond Bullecourt Hendecourt and Le Transloy, taking thousands of prisoners and guns. Americans enter Lys front near Steenwerck and Voormezeele, while German divisions dwindle to 196 on the western front.
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London
Arras
Peronne
Haig
Brocourt-Queant
Scarpe River
Queant
Lille
St. Quentin
Douai
Cambrai
Hindenburg
Flamicourt
St. Denis
Mont St.Quentin
Combles
Bullecourt
Hendecourt
le Transloy
Lys
Steenwerck
Neuve Eglise
Belgium
Voormezeele
Ypres
la Bassee-Estaires
Uncle Sam Turns Tightwad in Food Waste Reform
The army uses Liberty Bonds to fund rations for troops and has reformed kitchen waste. Scrap from plates is separated into categories such as bread fats meats bones and grease and weighed after meals. Data sent to camp conservation officers prevents waste and supports conversion of waste into nitroglycerin and fertilizers.
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Uncle Sam
Liberty Bonds
White mineral wool made in Melbourne suburb
A pure white mineral wool is manufactured at Yarraville Melbourne from basalt rock. Spanish inventors develop cork treatment to replace wool in mattresses and cushions. A New Jersey wireless station under government control communicates with an Argentine station. August 15 marks the Feast of the Assumption. New Zealand experimenters extract pig iron from iron sands at about 15 tons daily. Northwest national banks report directors unable to write their names use marks.
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Yarraville
Melbourne
New Jersey
Argentina
New Zealand
Lift Off Corns Freezone Ad Claims Quick Relief
An advertisement touts Freezone as a quick painless remedy for hard and soft corns and between the toes. It promises instant relief from pain and easy removal with no irritation, marketed by a Cincinnati inventor.
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Cincinnati
The Optimistic Man in a Snowstorm and a House Complaint
A man ejected by an irate landlady sits on his trunk listening to the storm while recalling a hot August blast. An ad promotes Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment for skin troubles. A brief humor gag ends with a phone misunderstanding between She Alice and He.
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Dept. X
Boston
War garden yields peas as hard as bullets
The war garden question yields a clear answer with peas playing a central role. The speaker notes the crop as highly appropriate, emphasizing the peas as hard as bullets amid wartime effort. Milwaukee reports a 10 percent rise in birthrate over the past year.
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Milwaukee
Labor Day Emphasis on Worker Role in War Effort
President Wilson stresses labor’s key place in victory in a Labor Day message. McAdoo allows railroad workers to join celebrations without hindering essential services. Schwab of the Emergency Fleet Corp reassures troops in France that production will continue. Gompers pledges AFL support to the republic from abroad.
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Washington
United States
Wilson
McAdoo
Schwab
Emergency Fleet Corporation
France
Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Republic
Sailors report sinking by German submarine near St Johns
Twenty men from the fishing schooner Elsie Porter of Lunenburg Nova Scotia and five from the Potentate of La Have Nova Scotia landed at St Johns reporting their vessels were sunk by a German submarine on August 30.
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St. Johns
N. F
Elsie Porter
Lunenburg
N. S
Potentate
la Have
German crops rise above 1917 estimates
A German crop report puts this year’s yield 15 to 19 percent higher than 1917. The document cites official projections and notes the impact on wartime food supplies in Berlin.
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Copenhagen
Bravery Depends On Heart In War Enlistment
An army doctor argues bravery hinges on heart health not mere strength. He warns gas exposure lowers a strong heart by twelve beats per minute, risking fainting, while a weak or excitable heart makes fortitude useless under fire, advocating only healthy youths enlist.
Castoria Bottle Label Promotes Trusted Pediatric Remedy
An enduring reminder urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the signature and seal of approval, noting Fletcher's Castoria has been used for over thirty years. The message emphasizes safety for infants and children and references its popularity as a trusted remedy.
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Fletcher
Mock Modesty and Refinement in a Humble Complaint
A playful exchange about rouge and a planned revue shows social flirting tones. An odd ad notes Red Cross Bag Blue as a superior cosmetic product. A humorous anecdote follows about a tall young private who asked a cleaner to launder his uniform, only to be informed that they do not clean tenis.
Mill Converts Sawdust to 200 Tons Weekly Paper
A Scottish mill claims a weekly output of 200 tons of paper produced from sawdust. The remark hints at the meek inheriting the earth before any rival completes the task.
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Scotland
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Union News Service
Alice
Jack
South Boston
Dean
Mrs. Sterritt
W. F. Sterritt
Dorchester Ave
South
Mass
Doan
Emus
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
Cutter
Cutter Laboratory
Berkeley
Cal
Chicago
Laboratory
Denver
Britain
Spohn Medical Co
Goshen, Ind
U.S. A
Etta Dorion
Ogdensburg
Wis
Lydia E. Pinkham
Marie Boyd
5Th &T
N. E
Canton
Ohio
Lydia E. Pinkhams
Eatonic
Eatonto Remedy Co
Wabash Ave
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