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Newspaper
Graettinger Times
Location
Graettinger, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1917
Page
9
Dr. Frank Crane urges readers to support the war effort by buying liberty bonds. He challenges readers who doubt investing in government paper at modest returns, contrasting civilian hesitation with soldiers facing deadly peril to defend home and country. The piece frames bond purchases as civic duty and patriotic duty to fund the war.
A call to citizens to support the Liberty Loan with personal financial sacrifice. It stresses that small investors must shoulder the bulk of the funding alongside large financiers, urging even modest purchases to back Uncle Sam. The piece cites safety and rapid war progress as reasons to invest, quoting McAdoo on the bond’s impact.
The Liberty Loan urges financing through large subscriptions from United Steel Corporation at 25 million and John D. Rockefeller at 15 million, while inviting small investors with 50 dollar bonds. Denominations range from 50 to 100000 with 8 percent interest, bearer or registered options, tax advantages, and optional conversion. Bonds repayable in 15 or 30 years, transferable anytime.
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