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Newspaper
Llano News
Location
Llano, Texas, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
8
The piece notes alien groups in the U S shifting to Liberty bonds while warning against Blue Sky oil ventures as war loan drives intensify. It draws a medieval privations comparison and mentions Rhode Island’s prohibition stance and penitentiary funding amid wartime policy chatter.
The article reports a Food Administration effort in Texas led by Superintendent Mark Riley to promote porpoise meat as a nutritious but decaying resource. Officials argue porpoise consumption frees sea space for herring and mackerel, and highlight lessons from Texas coastal markets and school demonstrations.
The excerpt reflects frugal living with lines praising simple meals, three courses suffice, and gratitude. It notes patriotism through buying liberty bonds at a discount. It adds a social quip about marriage expectations and a sharp remark on delaying liberty bonds as being cheap.
The piece blends wartime moralizing with community thrift drive notices. It cites Franklin Fulton and Napoleon as lessons in listening to new ideas, urges factory unity, and highlights thrift stamp campaigns in multiple towns led by local clubs and schools. It notes regional war discussions, household substitutes, and public appeals to support the U.S. war effort through savings and patriotism.
A promo claims drops can remove corns and calluses with no pain. It name checks Freezone and a compound by a Cincinnati man. It urges readers to ask any drug store for a bottle costing a trifle to rid the toe of every corn or callus.
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