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Newspaper
Butler Herald
Location
Butler, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
1
A wartime appeal urges immediate Liberty Bond investment to support troops in France. It stresses the daily war cost of Uncle Sam and frames bonds as the preferred method over higher taxes, noting a six month payment plan with a ten percent initial due October 24.
Washington October 6 The War Department sets one box per fighting man for overseas gifts. Navy boxes may weigh twenty pounds with two cubic feet of content, while all packages require a Christmas label from the soldier to his US sender. Labels arrive by November 1 and boxes must be ready for shipment by November 20 with a barred-items list included.
Chamberlains Tablets advertised for stomach troubles biliousness and constipation. The copy urges readers to try the medicine and note its effects. Price listed as a quarter.
The Cotton Committee announces it will not fix a price on raw cotton now or in the near future unless market violence threatens legitimate interests. The release warns against unauthorized reports and confirms authentic information will come from Thomas Walker Page or Charles J. Brand. An airship from Souther Field, Americus, visited Butler for the Liberty Loan campaign, releasing tract drops and performing stunts before returning to camp.
A wartime article urges American citizens to invest in the Fourth Liberty Loan to hasten victory. It stresses concentrating resources and dollars to keep Allied forces fighting, citing bankers in Chicago and a national convention message that America and allies are bound to win soon with renewed funding.
Announcement states U S clocks will be turned back one hour Sunday October 27 after Washington delayed the change to the last Sunday in October. The piece also notes daylight saving extended due to observed success and briefly advertises Chamberlains Liniment for lame shoulder.
A brief fair note urges cheerful support for wartime bonds with Fourth Liberty Loan as the Bowie band plays Home For Me. The snippet captures a wartime civic mood tied to local events and a promotional concert.
The 1918 Taylor County fair calls for exhibits from farmers and ladies. Bring ears of corn, stock and farm products for the big annual gathering. G C Smith secretary and a board of directors urge neighbors to participate and attend the event with moral amusements and free attractions.
A Butler area notice laments cars out last Sunday contradicting gasless Sunday spirit. It praises local patriotism and calls for better observance next Sunday, acknowledging some carelessness while vowing improvement.
War measures urge retailers to cut wrapping paper bags boxes and stationery to essentials. War Industries Board officials expect public cooperation to reduce paper use freeing chemicals fuel and labor for the war effort and to meet rising government requirements.
Dan G Bickers salutes the Georgia County Fair highlighting yams weighing heavy crops of corn wheat and rye and cattle hogs calves and poultry. The piece notes cakes jams canned goods and plentiful garden produce as men and women work to feed others amid wartime strife.
The first detachment of 367 soldiers and officers arrived today from Fort Sill Oklahoma to staff the new infantry school of arms in Columbus. Camp plans rush toward 25 000 accommodations and a general contract is pending. Washington news expected soon. Estimated school cost stands at twelve million dollars.
Free treatment for chronic ailments and eye conditions including cataracts, cross eyes, and sore eyes. The clinic promises no medicines or lenses and no cuts or pain, using electrical vibro therapy Mechano Therapy and Chiropractic with results without drugs.
Reports show sugar cane planted sparingly and poor yields due to unfavorable seasons. Peanuts are a bumper crop with many farmers saving nuts. Hog herds look strong with fattening fields, corn varies by area, and cotton is generally short but nearing harvest.
French Reno presents a portrait of South American literary culture where French reads widely. Editions of classics fill homes while bookstores stock modern French prose and verse in translations and original texts.
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