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Newspaper
Grand Forks Herald
Location
Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1917
Page
5
The fragment describes a daily newspaper in Granp Forks with morning editions except Mondays and notices about subscriptions and address changes. It mentions delivery times and a Friday evening edition, dated June 1, 1811.
The author argues for sustaining wartime manufacturing and food oversight after victory. He envisions redirected weapons production toward public utilities, policing the economy, centralized food management, and rational control of business combinations to benefit producers and consumers.
The Herain finds a copy of the Scottish American in New York, a long standing publication for Scots in the United States or with Scottish ancestors. It describes the Scots as natural colonizers who value a complete home, family life, independence, and dislike interference, asserting they become good citizens wherever they settle.
A fragment reflecting on Scottish origins shaping American citizens with praise for heritage and the duty to spread virtue and gospel worldwide. It laments the emotional pull of homeland yet celebrates adoption into America as a land of brown heath and mountains.
An old essay-like piece explains a massive cyclone moving eastward across the western half of the continent. It details warm southern air feeding destructive tornadoes, while northern air chilled the region, leaving residents with cold windy days and little moisture. It emphasizes nature's vast, unstoppable power and the breath of Arctic air shaping the storm.
German proposals for no annexation and no indemnities face Socialist support in New York while questions linger over Belgium and colonies. President Wilson’s war aims call for a world safe for democracy, and former Premier Asquith’s Britain outlines goals to secure Belgium, France, and smaller nations against Prussian domination.
A long colonial style notice discusses farm labor during wartime, noting shortages from Oklahoma to Canada. Communities attempt to assist by mobilizing volunteers, but concerns about patience and effectiveness persist as families and towns prepare for ongoing support across summers.
The Red Cross leadership declares the war demands vast public support and outlines needs from doctors and nurses to ambulances and supplies. It urges immediate national sacrifice, notes Canada’s aid, and stresses the role of every American in backing relief for soldiers and civilians across Europe and Russia.
A wartime appeal urges households to increase food production and reduce waste. It emphasizes careful kitchen management, avoiding wasteful purchases, and tracking prices. Local committees in Amherst, Minn. coordinate protective production, seed and fertilizer wholesale purchases, and efficiency efforts. The message frames domestic effort as essential to national victory and cites the Red Cross and Columbia University information sources.
A wartime portrait contrasts dedication to liberty with sacrifice as citizens pledge support for democracy. Reflections from Richard Wightman and a Tulsa New York Sun letter express resolve, urging unity with allies and readiness to endure hardship for the nation.
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