Savings Stamps as War Support and Canal Funds
The article highlights War Savings Stamps sales reaching 1.168 billion dollars with redemptions over 380 million and most holdings by original buyers. It notes comparisons to Spanish American War costs and Panama Canal expenses, praises thrift education in schools, and outlines the Treasury Savings Division’s evolution from Liberty Loans to world war era campaigns.
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United States
America
Treasury Department of
War Loan Organization
U. S
Transury Department
Federal Reserve
Savings Division
United States Treasury Department
Liberty Loan
Highth
Stanford man pleads to undo dog sale after cash briefcase
A Stanford Kentucky man named Black Giveris sold his dog Meall to J R Newland for 100 dollars then pleaded to cancel the bargain after a sleepless night. He offered to release the buyer from the deal or trade for another dog at half price.
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Stanford, Ky
Giveris
Meall
J. R. Newland
Eas
New Year Message: Gratitude for Abundant Provisions
A reflective tribute expresses thanks for overflowing barns and abundance in the new year. It praises health, strength, life, and the nation’s freedoms while urging continued obligation to reform and to live in gratitude for laws that secure comfort, safety, and liberty.
Groom Fooled Detective Agency So It Must Pay
M Wader of Bienne Switzerland sued a detective agency for wrongly recommending a suitable husband for his daughter. A verdict awarded him 140 pounds sterling plus costs after the agency had charged 500 pounds to investigate the suitor. The bride later left and reported the groom dissipated on her dowry with vicious living and gambling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geneva
M. Wader
Bienne
Switzerland
Shackelford to Meet With Circuit Judges
Judge W B Shackelford will attend a meeting of Kentucky circuit judges on December 28 in Douiaville. Prominent jurists and attorneys from across the state will be present.
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Shackelford
W. RB. Shackelford
Kentucky
Douiaville
Tom Cottons Big Turkey Sets State Mark in Lancaster
Lancaster Kentucky reports the largest turkey delivered in the city and state, marketed by Thomas Cotton of Paint Lick. The bird weighed 40 pounds and sold for 16 dollars. Other items note pension declines for Wentuckians and a Charleston liquor seizure. Buckner Illinois names Lydia Over turf as police chief and immediately arrests a man for intoxication.
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Tom Cotton
Lancaster
Thomas Cotton
Paint Lick
Charleston
S. C
Lydia Overturf
Buckner
Ill
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Panama Canal
Washington
Spain
Richmond
M. H. Wells & Company Meats and Groceries
Second St. Corner
Associated Press
Frankfort
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