Yanks Mine North Sea Barrier A World War I Feat
Fort Monroe Virginia reports a U S mining squadron led by Captain Belknap completed a 240 mile long 25 mile wide barrier across the North Sea from Scotland to Norway. The operation destroyed about twenty submarines and showcased America’s solution to the German submarine problem.
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Fort Monroe
Hampton
Old Point Comfort
United States
North Sea
Scotland
Norway
America
English Channel
Ostendland Zeebrugge
R. BR
Belknap
Navy
Ooner
Bergen
Germany
Pentland Firth
Orkhey Islands
Eid
Whee Words Opinion Fragment on Cooperation
A clipped quotation discusses the paradox of humanity, noting that much good can be found in the worst people and much bad in the best, suggesting cooperation among those flawed individuals should be substantial to elevate the rest.
Mysterious Fragments Spark Reader Curiosity
Fragmentary lines echo a child's cry and a fragmented plea for warmth. The unreadable text hints at memory, longing, and distant echoes of home, inviting interpretation without clear context.
Thrift movement spans sixteen hundred fraternal lodges
Secret orders across the Fifth Federal Reserve District mobilize to promote War Savings. More than 136000 members in lodges including Knights of Pythias and Woodmen join the thrift drive. In Maryland Virginia North and South Carolina lodge groups back War Savings, urging widespread participation.
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United States
Treasury Department
Fifth
Federal Reserve District
War Loan Organization
War Savings
Maryland
Knights of Pythias
Shield of Honor
Maccabees
Red Men
Knights of the Golden Eagle
Woodmen of the World
Knights of Columbus
Virginia
Woodmen of
Ameria
North Carolina
Sons and Daughters of Liberty
Independent Order of Odd Fellows
Order of United American Mechanica Valuable
South Carolina
Knights of Pythian
Odd Fellows
Farmers Turn Sales Into Thrift Stamps
Farmers who buy small Thrift Stamps with farm sales build a savings fund. By adding a few stamps with every wagon haul to town they later cash in War Savings Stamps, which gain value and can be redeemed on short notice. The piece urges regular saving and War Savings Stamp purchases as a secure investment habit.
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South
Thrifty Housewife Uses War Savings For Home Comforts
Women in the Fifth Federal Reserve District are praised for thrift through War Savings Stamps and Thrift Stamps. The program helps housewives save small sums to buy kitchen cabinets, paint, or furnishings. War Savings Stamps act as ready money, earning more with time and redeemable at the post office with accrued interest.
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War Loan Organization
Fifth Padoral Reserve
Thrift Stamps Offer Easy Path to First Thousand
A writer urges self made and young men to start saving early using Thrift Stamps. Each stamp costs a quarter and can be converted into War Savings Stamps with a four percent interest guaranteed, compounded quarterly, as a simple way to accumulate a first thousand dollars.
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United States
War Savings Stamps Seen as Wise Permanent Investment
Secretary Glass in Washington promotes War Savings Stamps as a durable investment vehicle inviting purchases up to $1,000 face value in 1919. He notes public absorption lags behind last year but expects steady growth as small government securities plans continue, urging cooperation to keep stamps on sale so all can invest wisely. Todays that tomorrow you thought about yesterday Buy W S 9 now.
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Glass
Washington
The Oculist and Dentist Jest of Fame
A humorous contrast shows the oculist optimistic about money in sight while the dentist, looking down in the mouth, stays wary about reputation. The piece extols friendship over popularity and ends on a playful note about social esteem.
Rings on Boye Treusere in Notion Counter Ad
Small brass rings cost three cents a dozen at any notion counter. Sewed on the inside of Daye treusere, they save many torn bub Mobole, a common hanger for boys.
Where They Get It Wisdom Lurks In Queer Places
A quirky assemblage notes how wisdom springs from unlikely spots including a congressman who gained notoriety by adopting ideas gathered at a grocery store country club setting. The piece riffs on unconventional sources of political insight.
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Country Clu
Roanoke Rapids Traffic Ordinance Adopted June 1919
Town rules limit horse speed to a walk at Roanoke Avenue and Second Street and set fines for violations. The ordinance governs vehicle speed to 16 mph within town limits, lighting, signaling, and school zone speeds, with penalties up to fifty dollars and provisions on parking, fire hydrants, and licenses.
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Roanoke Avenue
Second Street
Roanoke Rapids
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