22 Nov 1917
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Newspaper
Rolfe Arrow
Location
Rolfe, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1917
Page
1
Local column urges four thousand dollars to clear Red Cross needs while debunking propaganda about soldiers sweaters. Readers are invited to prove fund diversion with a hundred dollar reward from C A Hough of Omaha. The piece also mocks seed corn shortages and recounts advice on delinquent subscribers and field drying to prevent freezing.
In a fragmented dispatch from a rural community, discussions range from corn shortages and whiskey production to political rumors about Governor Harding and President Wilson. The piece notes Liberty Loan efforts in Iowa, county bond oversubscriptions, and wartime sale advisories, ending with a remark on Russia’s Petrograd politics and democracy.
During the Liberty Loan drive Secretary McAdoo refused a local bid to name a day after him. He urged focusing all energy on winning the war and praised the Y M C A and Red Cross as pivotal moral forces supporting soldiers. The message extols collective sacrifice over personal homage amid wartime need.
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