Big army of women battle high prices with thrift plan
About one thousand women in the Fifth Federal Reserve District chair clubs to fight high prices and promote budget use and savings. They advocate Buy Only What You Need, discuss leaflets from the Women's Division, and offer thrift literature to households.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Federal Reserve District
M.C. L
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Maryland
District of Columbia
Woman's
War’ Loan Organisation
Richmond
Aseri
Hueba
In High Places on the Monthly Payment Plan
A speaker boasts buying a grand plane and a sumptuous sedan on a monthly payment plan, paying a dollar a month for each item. He admits not needing them and lacking cash, yet envies neighbors with fine goods and aims to match them despite fear of debt and social pressure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peorhouse
Liberty Bends Reflects on Armistice Absence Quietly
A fragmented dispatch notes no armistice with extrava Kus waren as tensions persist in Liberty. The terse report hints at ongoing diplomatic strain and shifting alliances shaping regional politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Extrava Kus Waren
Liberty Bends
Paeillar Strike on German Polish Frontier Detail
Fragmentary report describes a historic strike by novest workers along the German Polish border. Accounts reference extensive slog operations run largely by women crossing into Germany weeks apart and returning in ragged clothing. The organization paid workers over fifty cents a day before the strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paeillar
Germany
Tn Foxblow
Womb
Abe Rey
Tremendous Food Waste and Thrift Crisis Cited
The National Association of Waste Material Dealers says Americans discard $700 million of food yearly. If every household wastes one ounce daily, 1.3 million pounds are lost daily. The piece argues thrift in supplies and labor reduces living costs and boosts production, preventing wasteful misallocation of capital.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amanciers
Economia
Steek
National Association of Waste Material Dealers
Amer
Mach
United States
Ghosts of Lost Fortunes in Safety Deposit Boxes
Odd essay warns about fake securities in circulation after the war. It urges readers to buy War Savings Stamps, note the Treasury retired nearly a billion dollars in Liberty Bonds since the armistice, and cautions against investments promising high returns from questionable promoters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Rey Anzious
Treasury Department
Old Oil Paintings Restored By Alcohol Steam Method
A damaged note describes a restoration trick for darkened oil paintings. It suggests pouring alcohol into a dish and placing the painting face down above the fumes so the alcohol softens the pigment, seals cracks, and brightens color, with a warning to avoid paint damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ward
Girl Scouts Urge Savings Drive Across Nation
More than seventy thousand Girl Scouts nationwide adopt thrift as a wartime duty. They invest earnings in Treasury Savings Certificates and War Savings Stamps, with North Carolina councils listing local troops and captains. Officials stress thrift and long term savings for education, gifts, or future needs, noting safety and government backing of the securities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Girl Scout
Lexington Avenue
New Yare
United States
North Carolina
Asheville
Lucile L'Engle
Madin
Mra
Isabel Coffmin
Biltmore
Mins del Ta Burnett
Draper
Mary Gwynn
Durkan
Len Boddie
Captai Enfield
Mary Collins
Greenore
Mary G. Latha
Ethel L. Troy
Mattie Williams
High Point
Morence Pitts
Leukasille
P.M. Finn
Lincolnton
Geo
Ramer
Mooresville
Mary Johnson
Morehead
Martha Mendenhall
Mathew Summerop
Newland
Rittle
Oxford
Carrie
Lilian’ Hunt
Weldon
Winston
Sadie Martin
Ten Scout Inwa
Deeter Rippin
Girl Scouts
National
Girl Scout Headquarters
Treasury Savings
America
Wes Whittle's War Savings Stamp Duty in Arkansas
Wes Whittle of Lowell Arkansas showed notable patriotism in 1918 by mortgaging his team and wagon for 960 to buy War Savings Stamps. He cut wood, sold fuel, and quickly lifted the mortgage, then continued purchasing stamps recognizing their value and significance for government support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wes Whittle
Lowell
Ark
Wes
Crew Demands War Savings Stamps for Ship Clean Up
On the battleship New Jersey anchored in Boston harbor the crew collected obsolete fittings, clothing, books and papers for a junk dealer. The dealer offered cash but the crew insisted on War Savings Stamps and secured payment in stamps. Condemned material was stored as preparation for another cleanup.
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New Jersey
Boston Harbor
National Association of Credit Men Pushes Savings Drive
The National Association of Credit Men directs members to boost production and personal savings as a remedy to high prices. J. H. Tregoe distributed the letter. Members nationwide back the Treasury Savings Division to promote thrift and the sale of government savings stamps and Treasury Certificates.
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National Association of Credit Men
J. H. Tregoe
Savings Division
Treasury Department
Treasuy
World to Apt to Forget and the Hidden Life
The text hints at the world’s growth tied to unhistoric acts and the idea that life’s faithful hidden acts affect outcomes. It reflects a musing on moral consequence and the balance between public misfortune and private virtue, suggesting quiet integrity shapes a larger good.
Making a Stand Amid Questions Over a Big Game
The passage argues belief in a game’s significance to hold public attention. It suggests supporters think the match will be large enough to keep people focused and deter distractions, emphasizing confidence in the event’s impact.
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Seople
Quirrer
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