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Newspaper
The Evening Current
Location
Carlsbad, New Mexico, United States of America
Date
May 28, 1917
Page
2
Notice states subscription rates and terms for the Evening Current Aue Rand Manatee edition, with dates and pricing. It lists April 16 1917 as entry date at Carlabad post office New Mexico under the March act, and indicates publication Sundays excepted.
The piece debates Liberty Loan popularity and reliance on Wall Street for funds. It warns small depositors’ withdrawals could shrink bank deposits, questions how merchants would cover bills, and critiques plans to issue more obligations. It notes natural resources as a potential strength and mentions wartime talks and public events.
Crowds inspect the bakery display praising the dough maker as the bread, fifteen cent loaves, is promoted as the best on the market. The invitation urges care in choosing food and invites the public to see the healthy, clean bread produced by healthy workers at Joyce-Pruit Co. and A. G. Shelby Co. U. S Market plus Model Market and daily headquarters market spots.
The readable fragments show garbled text with names like Vince and Walt and terms like shares and meeting. Key facts, dates, places, or a coherent event are not discernible to form a proper summary or card.
The text outlines US registration for the draft, noting all citizens must register on or before their thirty seventh birthday with certain exemptions for military personnel. It distinguishes registration from the actual draft, emphasizes public duty, and describes procedures for sick or absent individuals to obtain and return their registration cards, including how to handle absentee voting and mailing affidavits.
A fragmented note describes two boys riding toward a recruiting station three miles away. They raced by bicycle, but the sentence ends abruptly after a puncture and a possible injury, leaving unclear who won or what followed.
A garbled but dense excerpt discusses Britain's volunteer system, favored by specialists and inventors, and fears of brain drain to America. It mentions Shackleton, German and American roles, and debates about conscription versus voluntary service, with references to Sir Winston Hughes and British policy impacts.
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