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Newspaper
Marshfield Times
Location
Marshfield, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1918
Page
3
Lilly Sunday urges immediate wartime financing to support the U S war effort in France. She argues Americans must supply cannon, ships, trucks, medicines and money to defeat the Kaiser and his forces, calling for unity and sacrifice to fund the government and end the war with victory.
Berkeley resident Mrs. N. Edmaunds reports nervous irritability poor appetite and insomnia improved after using Vinol a liver and iron tonic. She urges other weary women to try it and notes a money back guarantee if it fails. Exton Demgen Drug Co. Marshfield backs the claim.
Health bulletin from the University of Wisconsin argues for periodic physical examinations to catch cancer and tuberculosis early. It notes screening during military drafts uncovered many unsuspected cases, suggesting benefits extend beyond age groups as early detection saves lives and improves overall health.
The executive committees of the American Federation of Labor assert labor’s right to freedom through democracy, not German autocracy. They urge Americans to support the war at home by working, saving, and financing the government to ensure victory and national well being.
A Liberty Loan button represents patriotic duty and service to the nation. It marks the wearer as one who has supported the United States financially by purchasing bonds or savings stamps, a badge of honor accessible to every citizen.
A collage of Wisconsin newspaper clippings voices war support thrift habits and political loyalties. Antigo Journal Manitowoc Herald Wausau Record Herald Fond du Lac Reporter Sheboygan Press Milwaukee News Rac ing Journal Marinette Eagle Star Kenosha News Green Bay Press Gazette Beloit News Marine Eagle Star Milwaukee News Janesville Gazette Fond du Lac Commonwealth discuss charity patriotism daylight saving and reactions to German autocracy amid World War I.
An overview table explains how thrift and war savings stamps convert to soldier gear such as bullets, shoes, woolen shirts, winter undershirts, a steel helmet, shelter ten, and coat payments. It promotes investing at 4.27 percent interest to aid government needs. An official Food Administration notice links rice price moves to production for military needs, noting reduced home supply and forthcoming lower prices.
Shrill cries from frightened French children as German planes bomb a village. Red Cross nurses shelter them on a hill, while a tenement in the town is shredded below. One bed in the old fort holds a dozen girls who cling to safety as shells fall. The effort saved the children and supports French families awaiting soldiers' return, underscoring Red Cross aid for France Belgium Serbia Roumania.
March 18 signals urgent farm tasks from Bee work to lambs, hens, and remedying winter. The note urges uncap hives, weed out broody hens, and prepare meat production, predicting spring and a possible early thaw, then snow again while planning lawn sowing and farm routines.
In ten months last year the Halstein breeders of Polk county, aided by their county agent, sold $9,775 worth of cattle.
A Milwaukee Journal excerpt traces a German immigrant born into a large peasant family who labored long days for little pay. After years, he relocates to Wisconsin, saves steadily, buys land, stocks a bank account, and purchases a car, earning status within his German community while never obtaining American citizenship.
The speaker extols Germany as the greatest nation while describing his parents' poverty and dream of emigrating to America. He contrasts loving the fatherland with the call for consistency and great souls who can articulate such patriotism amid war.
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