19 Sep 1918
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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
1
An Iowa newspaper advertises farm land sales with a patriotic pitch praising Liberty Bonds as the best investment for a good American, stating nothing beats investment in Liberty Bonds and highlighting their superior value.
The 4 percent Third Liberty Loan bond conversion privilege ends November 9 and cannot be extended. Delays risk overburdening banks and the Treasury by last minute handling, possibly losing the conversion right. Bondholders are urged to exchange coupon bonds for registered ones to prevent loss, theft, or destruction, with banks nationwide likely to assist in conversion and registration.
A commentary urging citizens to vote despite apathy and fatigue. It warns that many candidates may be unworthy and stresses the responsibility to compare platforms and records. It frames voting as a patriotic duty even amid political fatigue and crisis.
A historical argument contends that complete export trade control after war would erode liberty. It warns against surrendering body and goods to serfdom, arguing for selective engagement with other nations. The text invokes the Church founders to justify peaceful, protective international cooperation.
A criticism of Washington bureaus shows lack of coordination in war effort messaging. The piece contrasts who earns war service medals and who is financed for leaving farming for war work. It notes the Labor Department promises protection for farmers while offering badges to those joining contract work, calling it mixed protection.
Fragmentary OCR text mentions care and tie, a person named Jack, and coal context with hindrance and meremia. No clear event or full details emerge.
In a patriotic stance the piece notes Hoover’s return to the United States to outline wheat and beef supplies for the allies. It contrasts Hoover's guidance with German setbacks on the western front and mocks Kaiser plans, while praising American farming efforts and wartime production.
A Swit era piece notes many Americans loyal yet uneasy about U S participation in Europe. It argues prestige has suffered and protests would signal weakness while reflecting on isolationist views and historical poverty of pioneers amid rapid modernization and wartime drift. It stresses that aloofness cannot return and frames the shift as inevitable in the nation’s evolving role.
The passage mixes playful winter fudge making and fall berry preserving with a dramatic image of a whiskey river valued near three million dollars. It notes Uncle Sam building extensive railways and docks in France for the army, plus a city bakery turning out a million loaves daily and the world’s largest refrigerating plant.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local applications. It is a constitutional condition requiring an internal remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Prescribed by leading physicians, it blends tonics with blood purifiers to treat catarrhal conditions. Hear testimonials upon request. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Hall's Family Pills also advertised.
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