Preacher Hills Links Atrocities to Liberty Bond Drive
In Lafayette County a public appeal cites Dr Newell Dwight Hillis and Henry Ward Beecher to urge support for Liberty Bonds. The mass meeting lists organizers and volunteers amid claims of German savagery and calls for patriotic funding.
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Henry Ward Beecher
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
Newell Dwight Hillis
America
Hillis
France
Belgium
Bailleul
Odeon
St. Louis
Hill
Germany
Lafayette County Council of Defense plans Liberty Day event
The Lafayette County Council of Defense met in Oxford to form the Liberty Day program for April 26. The committee includes Prof. C. S. Brown, G. M. Knight, and H. Friedman. Bonds sold total $33,350 with over a hundred county buyers. The government will provide a 26 piece band. an aeroplane act could not be arranged.
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Lafayette County Council of Defense
County Court House
T. H. Somerville
G. W. Price
Hedleston
Oxford
C. S. Brown
University
G. M. Knight
H. Friedman
R. Bell
Dorreh
J. H. Fawshee
J.N. Powers
Mahoney
Third
Liberty Loan
Corporation of Oxford
Lafayette County
Memphis
United States
Freckle Removal Lotion Promises Clear Skin
An old remedy claims lemon juice mixed with orchard white creates a cheap lotion to fade freckles and blemishes. It advises massaging the mixture daily on face neck arms and hands and asserts the lotion is harmless.
Tobacco Toasting Promises Better Flavor in Lucky Strike Cigarettes
An old ad claims foods taste better cooked and tobacco tastes better toasted. It credits The American Tobacco Co. with toasting Burley tobacco for Lucky Strike cigarettes, promising a mellower, pipe-like flavor compared to usual tobaccos.
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American Tobacco Co
False prices drive high costs in fashion and footwear
The piece argues false scarcity and social pressure push people to buy expensive shoes and cars they cannot afford. It cites sugar rumors inflating prices, notes abundant mid priced footwear, and urges shoppers to spend within their means and not emulate wealthier neighbors.
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Chancellor Powers
Rev
N. A
Calcutta
Lafaysite County
J. E. Neilson
J. W. Bell
J. H. Dorroh
A. A. Young
N. T. Smith
Lee Baggett, Sr
J. J. Vance
J. A. Tankersley
P. W. Rowland
Dr. Swan
H. D. Heddleston
C. A. McCharen
Drs
Guaranty Bank and Trust Co
S. H. Logan
West Side Square
Miss
Allene Harmon
Harris Business University
Mississippi Railroad Commission
Anlne Harmon
James Galceran
Harmon
Harrison Business University
Jackson, Mississippi
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