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Newspaper
Sarasota Times
Location
Sarasota, Florida, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1918
Page
4
A pulsing wartime sermon blames Germany for war crimes and profiteering. It condemns autocratic rulers, praises American resolve, and calls for accountability as the nation awakens. Jesus’s warning quotes frame the moral stance of the piece.
Sarasota Lodge No. 738 I O O F presents a service flag honoring ten members serving in the army and navy. The event included a flag unveiling ceremony by the Rebekah Lodge No. 37 with speeches praising Odd Fellowship and duties to country.
The item notes that it was entered in the post office at Sarasota Florida as second class matter reflecting mailing status for distribution.
The piece notes Georgia’s record peach harvest yet warns prices are low in parts of the state. It cites wartime inflation, sugar and flour profiteering penalties against six Southern firms, and calls for patriotic saving and War Savings Stamps. It mentions Largo’s W S S progress, changed newspaper pages, and a 6 pm flag observance proclamation urged by local officials.
A wartime exhortation urges buying War Savings Stamps as patriotic partnership with the U S government. It contrasts citizenship with conscription, praising the security and moral duty of investing savings to support American troops and the government. It argues stockpiling stamps proves loyalty and provides a safe, guaranteed return.
The St. Petersburg Times relays German newspaper mockery of American army humor. It cites France asking to billet troops and General Pershing replying with two rooms and three beds. Berlin should brace for vast U.S. troop accommodations ahead of a hoped march on the Kaiser's capital.
Washington reports freight charges on nearly all U S railroads rose twenty five percent starting at midnight to cover higher operating costs from wage increases. The hikes apply to interstate and intrastate shipments with specific boosts for coal coke ores stone brick grain cotton live stock meats sugar and other bulk commodities and for export and import dates.
Chairman Hurley of the United States Shipping Board told the Senate Agriculture Committee that the nation cannot afford to pursue absolute prohibition now. He urged focusing war effort and labor conscription, arguing saving should not become sacrifice and warning of higher risks from prohibition during wartime.
Jacksonville reports shipments of oranges and grapefruit from Florida for 1917-18 in carloads with comparisons to last year. The table lists oranges and grapefruit figures by month and total, highlighting seasonal production in the region.
The War Department fixed June 25 as the drawing day to establish the draft order for about eight hundred thousand men who registered on June fifth. The draw will begin at nine o'clock and about twelve hundred capsules with numbered slips will be used. Thrive by thrift.
A reflective piece urges care for the next generation noting the baby’s needs from pure milk and air to schools and culture. It frames the child as future hope and calls for enabling conditions to help society grow. Also cited is wartime insurance for merchant seamen totaling 115 million dollars with 180 thousand in claims.
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