War Savings Stamps and the American Legion Vision
An editorial discusses War Savings Stamps as safe investments and credits the U S Treasury for wartime thrift while urging prudent use of funds. It then analyzes the new American Legion, praising its democratic aims but warning its potential slide into political manipulation and the need for nonpartisan public service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United Slame
United States of America
Treasury Department
United States
Staten
Europe
Canyon Beat
American Legion
Daily Press
Tion
Legion
America
Uncle Sam Needs The Money War Bond Pitch
Government seeks funds to cover World War I obligations through Treasury Certificates of Indebtedness Series T4 and T5 payable 1918 and 1919. Treasury urges purchase via War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps to support national needs and offer investors a safe, world class opportunity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury Glass
Federal Reserve Banke
U. S. Treasury
Sarven
Terent
Mother Goose Update Hidden War Statin Reference
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Old Mother Hubbard and a garbled reference to a wartime item labeled Statins. No clear event, place, date, or identifiable organizations emerge. readable elements point to a playful nursery rhyme frame mixed with misleading modern terms.
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Hubbard
Ambiguous Ad Promises Home Ownership Tools
Fragmented ad copy touts thrift based home ownership and stamps as a cornerstone for tomorrow. It mentions a postman and Wee Savinan Stamps, claiming benefits to both buyer and city but offers unclear terms and faulty phrasing.
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Aby Postman
Rheumatism Cured by Number 40 Claim
Frank Staser of Newburgh Indiana testifies that Mendenhall’s Number 40 cured years of rheumatism after using six bottles and urges others to try it. Wester man & Barnett Drug Co. offers a three bottle guarantee with money back if not cured. J C Mendelhall, 40 years a druggist, says Number 40 treats rheumatism scrofula blood poisoning constipation liver and stomach issues.
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Frank Staser
Newburgh
Ind
Mendenhall
Westerman & Barnett Drug Co
J. C. Mendelhall
Miss Rostagno Returns From Kansas City Visit
Miss Anna Rostagno returned from a short visit in Kansas City. Eleven hunting and fishing licenses were issued by the county clerk on Wednesday morning.
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Anna Rostagno
Kansas City
Fletcher's Castor Ad Teaser Fragment
Fragmentary text promotes Fletcher's Castor with exhortations to children and references to seeing a tan or woman, urging use of force and comparison. Content is unclear and appears as garbled OCR. No coherent event or identifiable entities beyond a product name.
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Bellithig
Amicus
British Aerial Growth in War Period Highlights
An official English report charts aviation growth during the war. At outbreak the army had 17 percent of machines and 59 aircraft to France by Aug 13 1914. By armistice day the Government held 26 685 flying machines.
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France
Missouri Freak Twins Born to Benton Brothers Mare
A mare belonging to the Benton brothers of Cassville, Missouri, has foaled twins one filly and one male. The report notes this rare birth as a potential Missouri freak event and challenges record seekers to break it.
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Missouri
Benton Brothers
Cassville
Mexico
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Lexington, Missouri
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Oxfords
Mart
Arlete
N. Y. Times
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Wellington
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