The War The Farm And The Farmer
This essay argues farmers bear the longest war with slow, enduring resolve. It traces how war harms rural life, from ruined crops to disrupted markets, and why farmers fight not for profit but for freedom. The piece frames war as a moral struggle, warning of continued damage without decisive action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ely
United States
No-Man’s Land
Wade
America
Iowa
South
Australia
U S Loans To Farmers Near Fifty Million
January loans by Federal land banks totaled nearly twelve million dollars with total outstanding to date near 959 million from 24 000 closed loans. Applications exceeded 260 million for over 160 000 borrowers across banks in St Paul Spokane Wichita Berkeley Omaha Houston New Orleans Louisville St Louis Baltimore Springfield and other cities. The piece ends by asking what citizens will do for the government’s Third Liberty Loan.
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United States
Federal Land Banks
St. Paul
Spokane
Wichita
Berkeley
Omaha
Houston
New Orleans
Louisville
St. Louis
Baltimore
Springfield
Military melodrama and press exaggeration on world front
A critique notes that newspapers inflate minor western front skirmishes into major stories. It laments sensational front-page headlines and compares press agents to cinema scenarists. The piece also discusses shifting American shipyard employment and jokes about McAdoo and Hoover in daily life.
Liberty Bond Buying Powers in World War I Era
A wartime appeal lists Liberty Bond values and what they fund for soldiers and ships. A 960 bond supports four months of sustenance. 100 buys 200 pounds of smokeless powder. 200 outfits four bluejackets. 500 equips 18 gas masks. 1000 funds 2000 miles of submarine fuel. 2000 supplies 520 shells. The message urges duty and victory through bond purchases.
Divorce Granted in Wenatchee Superior Court
Pearl Gow was granted a divorce from Bert Gow in the Wenatchee Superior Court last Saturday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wenatchee
Pearl Gow
Bert Gow
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fellows
W.S.S
France
Sam
National War Savings
Ees
W.S. S
Leavenworth State Bank
U. S
McAdoo
Mr. Hoover
Mickie
Echo
Arles Ros
Bill
Craed
Uncle Sam
Toggery
Flanders
Belgium
Hans
Koerner’s Pharmacy
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