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Newspaper
Grabill Review
Location
Grabill, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1913
Page
3
The Grabill Review published by Moon Printing Co announces a post office second class matter in Grabill Indiana. It requests readers who wish to change their address to send both old and new addresses and notes a $1.00 yearly rate if prepaid.
The article argues war accelerates national efficiency and unity, citing gardening to boost food supply, fire protection campaigns, cooking reforms, and heightened invention. It notes women knitting for fighters, girls giving up frivolities, and boys joining the Working Reserve, alongside ship production and a projected merchant fleet growth to 1 600 ships totaling 9 200 000 tons.
The piece highlights rapid U S wartime mobilization and a new liberty motor as proof of coordinated effort. It notes 458 American ships totaling 2,871,000 tons and references seized German and Austrian vessels as part of the war effort.
A wartime appeal urges farmers to buy Liberty Bonds as citizens owe support towin the war against Germany. It stresses the need for both men and money and warns of life changes and loss of freedom if victory is not achieved, invoking historic rights and liberal values.
The Nation calls on its citizens to serve the war effort through field service at times and home service at others, with all contributing financially. It expresses confidence that farmers will eagerly respond to the subscription drive for the Liberty Loan to fund the war.
Allied offensives on the western front are costly and gradual while Italian leaders claim quick wins against Austria with US military supplies. Some Britain and France leaders urge sending troops west, but others favor striking in the south to topple Austria as a path to ultimate victory.
The Hayville Bucket Store owner mockingly questions the editor about advertising. He recalls advertising a decade ago and says he never had time to fish, implying ads take away his time.
A collection of satirical quips on Liberty Loans politics and figures of World War I era. Pokes at the I W W Kaiser Wilhelm Russia and Germany with humorous asides, comments on jobs and gender roles, and light baiting of public figures.
Elizabeth Provines will visit her daughter in Pleasant Lake Indiana this month. A W Dunton James Dixon and Frank Snyder families from near Waterloo Indiana spent Sunday with relatives. Raleigh Moffet and daughters from Auburn visited in town. Fern Walter, a Laporte teacher, visited her parents south of town. Rally Day set at M E church next Sunday with program. Numerous locals and relatives hosted meals and visits across town. High school and grammar students are in tests this week.
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