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The Serum Silence and War Garden Propaganda Ban
An editor urges a nationwide “serum of silence” to block German propaganda. Russell Edwards argues women must reject rumors and boost food production, linking war gardens to national resolve and victory. He cites Kaiser plan, WWI rhetoric, and support from the Women’s Association of Commerce to sustain public opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russell T. Edwards
National War Garden Commission
Wright Brothers
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Marceni
Leadhug
Food Administration
United States
Bent Silva
Bythe
Women's Association of Commerce of the
United States of America
Florence King
Chicago
Howard Gould
Germany
Kinus Wagner
North America
America
Wagner
John McRae
Flanders
General Pershing
Uncle Sam
Commission
Katherine Clemmons Gould
Women's Association of Commerce