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Newspaper
Henry Republican
Location
Henry, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1917
Page
4
Thanksgiving schedules close banks and post office hours. Local notices report families traveling, hospital visits, wartime pensions updated to 26 dollars monthly, Red Cross knitting drive, and community aid after fires.
High school students gathered in the room at 3 o'clock Thursday for patriotic day activities. They reviewed the pledge and sang patriotic songs. Teachers attended the state conference in Champaign, reporting a pleasing trip and sessions. Domestic science prepared gelatine candy, bean loaf, oat cookies, and promissory flour and sugar savings. Thanksgiving recess followed. The Women’s Club hosted a busy meeting led by Mrs. Burt with a strong patriotic program and reports from the Illinois Federation convention in Chicago.
In wartime the public mind often overshoots, targeting German Americans as traitors. The Peoria Daily Star urges cool heads and loyalty to the government while condemning broad persecution for the crimes of a few, stressing fair justice and national unity.
Representative Clifford Ireland predicts a brief break before December 1918 as Congress prepares for a long session. War measures dominate agenda with new appropriations for army and navy, food conservation, espionage law, and a likely stationing of troops. The piece notes Austria and its allies face strong opposition and warns against Austrian plots in the United States.
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