Liberty Loan Drive Pushes New England to Meet 500 Million Goal
The Liberty Loan drive in New England accelerates as committees report signs of major momentum. Citizens urged to donate one hour daily to reach a 500 million dollar quota. banks and trust firms mobilize staff to canvass deposits and promote installment bond purchases. Subscriptions surge in Boston Providence and across the region with notable corporate and civic participation.
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Barre
Mass
New Hampshire
New England
U. S. Liberty Bond Drive Gains France and Boston Support
French authorities authorize American soldiers in France to subscribe to the Liberty Loan, waived forexport restrictions. In Boston, bank leaders urge broad public backing, citing a German-born customer and a nurse mother who loaned all she had to fund bonds. Public rallies spread to Lawrence, Brockton, Lowell, and Worcester as Miss Marguerite Snow sells bonds at Houghton & Dutton’s store.
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Boston
John J. Martin
Exchange ‘Trust Company of Boston
Boston Common
Wilson
Mr. Martin
Germany
Exchange Trust Company
United States
Houghton & Dutton
Marguerite Snow
Metro Company
National Bank of Cambridge
Lawrence
Brockton
Lowell
Worcester
Harvard Students Launch Liberty Loan Drive on Opening Day
One hundred Harvard undergraduates led a rapid bond sale drive on opening day urging every student to buy at least a $50 Liberty Bond. Most purchases were $30 or $100 but options include instalment plans through January 15, 1918 and seven monthly payments. Students will also form clubs to assist others unable to subscribe and Harvard Crimson published a table showing the impact of a $50 bond, such as buying rifles and ammunition for soldiers.
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Liberty Loan Committee of
New England
Grocery
Mailcarrier
Liberty Cottage
South Station
Ernest C. Mackenzie
MacLean Kitties of
America
Boston
Federal Reserve Bank
Europe
United States
Plymouth
N. H
White Mountains
Harvard
Cambridge
Harvard Square
Collegians
Harvard Crimson
Instant Relief Cream Balm Ad for Head Congestion
An advertisement promises immediate relief from head cold or catarrh. Ely's Cream Balm is applied in the nostrils to clear air passages, ease swelling, and stop nose related discomfort with a small bottle from a druggist.
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Ely
Higginson Urges Bond Sale in New England District
Boston letters from 1917 reveal aged Civil War veteran Higginson appealing for a Liberty Loan in October. He argues citizens must fund the government to sustain democracy, urging immediate subscriptions of substantial amounts to support the war effort and keep the campaign efficient.
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New England
East Newton Street
McCall
Matthew Hale
J. B. Lewis
National Association of Patriotic Instructors
Liberty Bond Appeal
Governor Aiken
Boston Federal Reserve Bank
Liberty Loan Committee
William Gillespie
Somerville
Thomas Gilson
Groton
6Th Massachusetts
Signal Corps
David M. Gipson
Mattapan
Victor G. Gingrass
Lawrence
Edward Gilroy
Taunton
Liberty Loan Organization
Fort Standish Troops Buy Liberty Bond on Spot
Seventy five subscriptions were taken today among the troops at Fort Standish near the harbor. Sergeant Peter Shea of the Eighth Company subscribed for a $1000 bond and paid the full amount on the spot. Next Thursday at 6:50 pm Tremont theatre will host a Liberty bond rally by Boston department store employees.
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New England
Fort Standish
Peter Shea
Tremont Theatre
Boston
Military supply cost and service quotas from the period
The text outlines procurement and service requirements including replacing worn rifle barrels, paying a soldier for seven weeks, feeding a soldier for five months or a company of 150 men for one day, clothing one soldier for three years, and maintaining two years of repair clothing for a soldier.
Indian Tribes to Buy Liberty Bonds
Secretary Lane authorized Indian Commissioner Sells to invest 2 million dollars of Five Civilized Tribes funds in 4 percent Liberty bonds. It is expected that the Oklahoma Indians outside the reservation will follow suit.
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Washington
Lane
Sells
Five Civilized Tribes
Oklahoma Indians Boost Subscriptions to Three Million
Five Tribes will subscribe a further one million dollars, bringing total government subscriptions by the Indians of Oklahoma to three million. A large portion of their funds stems from oil land royalties, contributing to a six million dollar accumulated fund.
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Oklahoma
New York Subscriptions Lift Liberty Loan Total
National Bank of Commerce led a $20 million single subscription, swelling New York district bonds to $329,002,950 for the Second Liberty Loan. The district lags behind the $1.5 billion goal as workers plan intensified canvassing across industries. Subscriptions included Guaranty Trust $5 million, New York fur merchants $1.3 million, International Nickel $1 million, Lackawanna Steel $1.9 million from Buffalo, and a first abroad receipt of $500,000 from Commercial Union Assurance Co of London.
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National Bank of Commerce
Liberty
New York
New York Federal Reserve District
Advisory Trades Committee
Guaranty Trust Company
Commercial Union Assurance Company of London
New York Fur Merchants
International Nickel Company
Lackawanna Steel Company
Buffalo
Lexington Adds $25 000 To Total
The first day of Lexington's house to house canvass to secure Liberty Loan subscribers proved a big success. When the day's work finished last evening it was figured that $25,000 worth of Liberty Loan bonds were sold during the day. This moved the subscription clock from $25,000 to $50,000.
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Lexington
Liberty Loan
Lemon Juice Beauty Lotion Promised By Orchard White
Uses lemon juice with Orchard White to create a skin whitening lotion. Mix two lemons juice with three ounces Orchard White, strain. massage daily on face neck arms and hands. Claimed effects include lighter skin, reduced tan and freckles, smoother texture and youthful glow. Edward Wesley Co. Cincinnati Ohio.
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Edward Wesley Co
Cincinnati
Ohio
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United States of America
France
Providence
New Bedford
Hartford
Springfield
Waterbury
Pawtucket
Maine
Massachusetts
Shawmut National Bank
State Street ‘Trust Company
Industrial Trust Company
Berlin Mills
Portland
Swift & Co
North Packing & Provision Co
A. C. Lawrence Leather Co
Consolidated Rendering Co
National Calfskin 'O
Springfield Provision Co
Sperry & Barnes
Commonwealth Pier
Naval Band
Grafton D. Cushing
House of Representatives
Charles D. Voorhis
Camp
Devens
Mess
Camp Devens
Bojat GM
Prat Aches
M. G. Batt
Sotat Inf
Eweesveiss
Shenene
Eeaeneerees
Esseeenece
Electra
Magrane Houston Company
Bangor
Bar Harbor
Bath Pet Ee
Keene
Wee
Burlington
Lyndonville
Manchester
Rutland
St Johnsbury
Beens
Connecticut
Danielson
Litchfield
New Britain
New Haven
New London
Norwich
Rockville
Beverly
Brookline
Fall River
Ee Tetas
Fitchburg
Franklin
Georgetown
Great Barrington
North Attleboro
North Easton
Orange
Quincy
Rockland
Sseseee
Watertown
Eee
Enner
Wellesley
U. S
Paris
Martin
Liberty Bond
D. Chauncey Brewer
Citizens of Foreign Birth and Descent
AiVe
Castoria
the Centaur Company
New York City
Charles G. Bancroft
Navy
Navy Department
Bevo
Anheuser-Busch
ST. Louis
S. S. Pierce CO
Higginson
Henry L. Higginson
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