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Newspaper
Emmons County Record
Location
Linton, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1918
Page
4
The Emmons County Record in Linton outlines advertising rates per column inch with initial and subsequent insertions, local reach in the county, and printing deadlines. It promotes War Savings stamps as a civic practice and urges investments by all, including children, to foster savings culture.
A wartime appeal urges citizens to buy Thrift Stamps and back the troops. A high official claims 100 guns and 100 shells per German gun would still fail if supply rooms fail. Citizens may act as volunteer detectives to aid authorities in exposing disloyal actions and utterances.
The piece argues thrift strengthens government support. urges saving for future needs and old age as civic virtue. It cites Liberty Loan participation showing rising numbers and claims war savings stamps expand thrift habits, reducing waste and boosting national loyalty.
President Hoover back by the unanimous support of Federal Food Administrators warns against easing wheat limits. He cites a 56 million bushel total supply to June, with 30 million bushels slated for export to sustain Army and Allied needs, leaving about 26 million for domestic use.
In June 1918 E F Ladd states normal American wheat use exceeds 40 million bushels monthly and that current stock in transit is not available for export or home use. He urges storage of all possible grain, continued use of substitutes, and high milling extraction as WWI drives shortages. A large harvest could boost national reserves but not end wartime restrictions.
The article notes Lancewood as the strongest wood known, claiming a tensile strength of 23 000 pounds per square inch for a one inch square section, indicating the weight required to tear it apart.
President Wilson calls on the nation to unite in a thrift and production effort to support the war. He urges every citizen to conserve resources, work on essential tasks, and invest savings in Liberty bonds and War Savings stamps, with a pledge by June 28 guiding participation in the home front drive.
The War Savings Stamp is a five dollar government bond due January. The interest is deducted at purchase so the price starts at four point seventeen in June. In July eighteen, it advances monthly until December, after which they cannot be bought. Stamps are sold at post offices banks and many retailers. They may be registered to recover value if lost and can be cashed at the post office on ten days’ notice.
The list names Second Ward Alderman candidates John Bosch and Frank Meoler Jr and Third Ward Aldermen Harry Haugse and Frank Irvine as part of the city’s official roster.
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