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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1918
Page
3
A wartime exhortation urges readers to stay cheerful and hopeful to support soldiers in battle. It compares U S resilience to Britain and Paris, calling for steadfast optimism at home to sustain morale and determination amid dire calamity.
An excerpt from The Stars and Stripes, the AEF paper in France, warns readers to beware of any figure who, regardless of uniform or nationality, pushes tales of German invincibility and promises an inevitable draw or quick end to the war. The message, endorsed by General John J. Pershing, emphasizes vigilance against propaganda from any side.
Philadelphia testimony from Mrs. Sarah A. Jones says years of fatigue nervousness and loss of appetite vanished after eight bottles of Vinol. She credits the tonic with renewed strength weight gain and full health. Sexton-Demgen Drug Co. Marshfield offers the formula on every bottle as protection.
The speaker argues that if the person speaks on his own account he is a German propagandist a spy a paid liar and should be reported and punished. If he repeats them second hand he is an ass a dupe for a real propagandist and should be reported and punished the same.
A Brainy daily brief collects a string of questions from readers on times and places. Inquiries cover church bells, store hours, telephones, cheeses, eggs, weather, sleighing, and local services. The item stamps a lively town voice from Barahoo News.
A 19th century quotation from Daniel Webster dated July 17, 1850 asserts unwavering American patriotism. It proclaims allegiance to country God and truth, values constitutional duty above personal risk, and regards the liberty and constitution as paramount in crises. The speaker vows lifelong fidelity as an American and resolver to endure any consequence for national defense.
The piece urges farmers and the public to buy Liberty Bonds as Uncle Sam raises funds for the war effort. It compares windmills to fundraising, stating that purchase of bonds will turn the machinery to defeat the common enemy and asks everyone to help.
The 1917 farm economy valued farm products at 21 billion dollars, about 7.09 billion more than 1916. Rural districts prospered and faced lower cost of living pressures compared with industrial districts, leaving farmers with surplus funds to invest in Liberty bonds.
People who were amateurs in the war garden business in 1917 will enter upon this season's undertaking with the advantage of experience. MilwaukeeWisconsin.
Wisconsin ranks second nationwide in the share of doctors sent to the front reflecting strong patriotic loyalty, reports waukee News. The piece highlights regional zeal and medical disciplinary service as a civic hallmark.
The London Morning Post argues the war is now a fight of endurance, not just front-line battles, with Germany's home front strain evident in rising deaths from fiberentosis and irregular food supplies. Bavaria and other southern states show less increase than Prussia, Saxony, or Austria-Hungary, where Vienna Prague and Budapest reflect similar shortages.
A verse urges citizens to support their country, friends, lodges, and towns. It champions boosting local commerce, neighbors, and strangers alike, arguing that collective progress comes from backing every improvement and ceasing to be a blocker.
Thomas Jones of Bicknell Indiana, serving with a Canadian unit, writes from a French hospital that German atrocities compelled British and Canadian troops to abandon mercy. He cites wounded comrades with throats cut and soldiers nailed to doors, saying clean fighting no longer suffices against the Hun.
Berlin Wisconsin faces school language cuts as German teaching ends. Officials admit Berlin not on the rail map, with the Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul line listing the town as Boston due to a clerical error in the manual of offices agents and stations.
The article outlines two button designs for the Third Liberty Loan campaign starting April 6. One white worker button features a small flag and the phrase Third Liberty Loan Volunteer. The purchaser button is blue with a red edge, showing a white liberty bell and the wording Third Liberty Loan.
Reported deaths of many grandmothers among sailors on holiday leave at the Great Lakes training station, with widespread casualties cited in families. Lieut. Charles B. Dewey informs the commandant as he wires police chiefs about each death, threatening discipline if crepe is not on the door.
The text compares daily household savings of meat bread butter milk, projecting annual totals of 485 million pounds of meat 365 million loaves of bread 114 million pounds of butter and 912 million quarts of milk, equivalent to the output of about 400000 cows.
A montage of editorials skewering wartime attitudes and domestic concerns. Citations critique German loyalty, government competence, and social habits while urging practical wartime measures. Letters from Eau Claire, Wausau, Appleton, Marinette, Kenosha, Madison, and Janesville show varied regional reaction.
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