10 Oct 1918
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Newspaper
Madison Weekly Herald
Location
Madison, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1918
Page
1
A fragmented wartime miscellany notes shortages and anxiety as patrons are urged to buy Liberty Bonds and Burdock Blood Bitters are advertised. References appear to Petrograd, Russia and Sweden, with calls to enlist and support the war effort through bond purchases.
Seven war relief agencies join in a nationwide fundraising drive. The coordinated effort unites major organizations across creeds to reach a $170,500,000 goal with a plan to avoid waste and duplication while maximizing impact.
General Pershing is quoted saying nine men with hats can form a more effective fighting force than ten without. The remark emphasizes discipline and readiness over sheer numbers.
Fragments note installment bonds for both wealthy and poor, stressing no excuse for failure to meet quotas. A secretary urges readiness of cash, criticizing slackers among the wealthy and calling for strict adherence to the quota.
A wartime appeal urges increase in Liberty Bond subscriptions and War Savings to aid the Fourth Liberty Loan. It stresses citizen duty to support the war effort, warns of financial strain from debt, and calls for public cooperation to boost bond sales among subscribers and communities.
Fragmented OCR text shows garbled phrases with scattered names and places. The readable parts reference a contest, a court or city names, and a person named Daberty amid unclear context. The text lacks coherent events or a clear main subject to summarize.
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