Buy More Bonds Subscription Drive
A bank urges customers to order bond subscriptions through the bank as before. It promises to obtain the bonds once ordered, inviting continued participation in the subscription program.
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Newspaper
Ferdinand News
Location
Ferdinand, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1918
Page
4
A bank urges customers to order bond subscriptions through the bank as before. It promises to obtain the bonds once ordered, inviting continued participation in the subscription program.
The community saw many locals and guests traveling to nearby towns. Frank Ueoke and Hubert Boeglin began a business trip to Ferdinand on Monday while Mr. and Mrs. John Avehart spent Sunday there. Others visited friends or attended funerals in Schnellville and EvANville.
Miss Maring Weaver left for Evansville Monday to spend the winter. Edwin Harm and George Weaver went to Illinois last week for harvesting work in the cold. The influenza epidemic closed church and schools. Louis Schaffer is sick with rheumatism. A rain last Saturday was followed by pleasant weather. The young wheat crop is progressing splendidly.
Gust Harry left Thursday for Belleflower Illinois to shack corn for the next few weeks. John Schnieders of Huntingburg was in town Thursday. Walter Mohrenkamp made a business trip to Evansville Friday. C. D. Coffin of Louisville and W. S. Cannon of Shelbyville Kentucky were in town Friday on business.
Weather pleasant as residents share visits and trips. Mr and Mrs John Limp attended Huntingburg events while John F J Seharz and Mrs Arthur Bechtel were in Petersburg and Ferdinand respectively. Hubert Bretz marked his 10th birthday with a party at Andy Wagner’s home, attended by relatives and friends including Margarth Bretz and Meta Partenheimer. Edwin Bretz and Louis Bretz traveled for business in Ferdinand while Arwin Partenheimer and Edwin Hretz planned corn smocking in Illinois.
Lydia Arbogast of Paris Illinois recounts improving from poor color headaches and low energy at age 16 after taking Cardui. She states her health strengthened, color returned, and life became worth living, praising Cardui as safe and reliable for women’s troubles.
The obituary notes confusion over John Wigge's death with an initial erroneous report. It states he died of scarlet fever, and mentions the funeral of Leonard Schipp held last Friday with notable veterans nearby.
Banks and trust companies nationwide expand clerical staff and offer installment plans to support the Liberty Loan. They pay the initial bond price, carry it until subscribers pay, and earn bond interest during the holding period. The effort lowers barriers for small investors and urges every civilian to buy to their means to back soldiers.
A call stresses nationwide sacrifice to fund the Fourth Liberty Loan. It argues Big Business alone cannot cover the loan, urging farmers workers and merchants to cut spending. It warns of heavy impact on modest earners and compares the debt to a Prussian indemnity while urging shared burden and perseverance.
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