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Newspaper
Monroe City Democrat
Location
Monroe City, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1918
Page
2
Stop Look and Loosen urges Americans to subscribe to War Savings Stamps to fund the war effort. It calls on love of home country and humanity to oppose enemies, supply guns, ships and food, and insists government asks for money to be sent, not given.
A Navy transport reports 210000 meals served on a voyage with 159000 pounds of vegetables and 7,290 loaves baked daily. The ship carries 750000 pounds of food and 180 varieties, with a 136 member mess crew and four kitchens keeping meals flowing in less than 80 minutes. The piece ends with a wartime call to action against the Kaiser.
A fragment from a wartime page urges a woman to press her husband to insure wheat and oats crops against fire and lightning in any storage, barn, granary, or dwelling. It cites safety over risk and promotes Node Green for rates, reflecting home front wartime concerns and insurance advertising.
Lieut. Gen Baron Armand von Ardenne remarks on June 7 and 8 fighting showing American troops lacked combined arms technique yet displayed bravery. Despite initial faults, the woods and prisoners fell to US forces, signaling future improved battle mastery and shaping German view of America as a formidable foe.
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