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Newspaper
Dillon Tribune
Location
Dillon, Montana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1918
Page
17
Letters containing news correspondence are destined for the editorial department and should be addressed to the Editor of the Tribune.
The proposal argues against a separate Made in America label to distinguish U S goods from German products. The aim is to prefer goods made here over any foreign origin, enemy or ally, and to produce or manufacture all commodities needed for home use as far as practicable. When purchases abroad are needed, selections should favor those with whom we have relations.
The article argues for producing goods Americans can be proud of and urges marking them with the label Made in America or Made in U.S.A to spread the fame of American products. It mentions wartime contexts and refugees, stressing national dignity in goods.
President Hoover warned that Germany has starved masses and wrecked social order, risking global civilization. He urged urgent action to prevent famine from fueling anarchy and to protect the interests of liberation and world stability.
The National Republican criticizes Woodrow Wilson’s 1912 campaign as advocating democratic simplicity and economy amid reports of his White House entourage. It lists costly entourage components including chefs, bands, Creel, battleships, airplanes, telegraphers, and professors as context for the era’s government costs.
Europe shows very low sugar rations and the United States expects a four pounds per person monthly allotment if the European limit remains. Any increase in European sugar will force further cuts in American consumption as the world supply remains fixed. Italy's ration stands just over a pound and France's at one and a half pounds per person per month.
The article quotes Mr. Hoover warning of famine in Europe with 40,900,000 people in North Russia having limited food access this winter. He says relief is beyond our power to fully remedy, yet millions can still be reached with food and Americans are urged to help.
The statement praises the global wheat supply as priceless and notes bread's share of the American diet at 26 percent. It credits a large harvest to guaranteed prices and policies that secure daily bread for the world, attributed to Herbert Hoover's leadership in production and conservation.
The Library of Congress in Washington requests gift books for immediate use as gift fiction flow slows. Funds should be saved for technical books on industries trades and vocations to aid returning wounded and convalescent men, with debarkation hospitals to be prioritized.
Letter from Herbert Putnam General Director notes dispatch offices in New York Brooklyn Boston and Newport News lack books. He urges rapid book shipments to support public service and justify dependence on the library system.
The local library requests fiction books from the public. Donors may bring or send books to be prepared for shipment to bolster the library's circulating collection.
Stockgrowers restless over demand after armistice as Denver hosts the National Western Stock Show in January. Officials plan discussions on postwar livestock needs, with a large national gathering of stockmen and the American National Live Stock Association convention.
A book agent tries to greet a resident while offering The Famous Orators and Poets of America but is rebuffed with a curt refusal, illustrating a brief social encounter in Kansas City.
Miss Caustic argues that men who condemn women wearing overalls at work are often the same who have wives who wear trousers at home. Mr Curious questions the motive as the exchange highlights gender attire norms.
A terse exchange shows a man pressing for agreement and a woman calmly consenting to a proposed bargain, signaling reluctant acceptance in a tense moment.
A fragment suggests a wartime era banter about paying to acquire an airship. The boy expresses ambition while an adult counsels caution and hints at threats involving a neighbor. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events or identities.
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