Thrift and Opportunity by Mrs. L A Rheaume
Mrs. L A Rheaume of Holyoke Massachusetts has invested in War Savings Stamps for a year. In March she applied to cash 850 dollars at the post office, claiming her bread-seller husband needed funds to buy a motor truck for 825 dollars. The post master urged her to wait until April first as value rose about two dollars. She notes she remains a keen purchaser saying the stamps are a safe investment and a loan to the Government with good interest.
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L. A. Rheaume
Lyman Street
Holyoke
Massachusetts
One-piece Dishes Highlight Thrift Cooking for War Time
Wartime cooking favors one pot meals using rice as a base. The method yields grains that stand apart by slow simmering in a covered kettle, then combining with cheese meat eggs nuts or fats. Leftover lettuce onion and bacon fat add flavor while saving fuel and time to boost thrift.
Keep Your Liberty Bond Interest Busy
Guidance on managing Liberty Bond interest by redeeming coupons at the post office and reinvesting in War Savings Stamps. Lists remaining payment dates this year: June 15 No. 1, September 15 No. 3, October 15 No. 2, November 15 No. 4, December 15 No. 1, plus the first interest on Victory Loan No. 6.
What Is a Billion Any Way
James H. Collins explains the difference between the American and British billion. He notes that the U S Treasury collected a billion dollars from War Savings Stamps and shows how small weekly thrift purchases add up. He contrasts English and American scales and highlights thrift as a nation’s measure of production and savings.
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Tillie
Treasury Department
United States
Great Britain
United Kingdom
John Bull
Save Your Money with Thrift Stamps
A short notice urges saving money with Thrift Stamps, contrasting water slipping through a sieve with funds slipping away. It promotes thrift savings as a prudent financial habit.
Food Increase for Germans Under Allied Commission Order
An Allied commission orders higher rations for Germans, adding 60 grams daily per person or about 2400 extra calories beyond the 1400 calories allowed under German rules. The plan funds and distributes via cards at sanctioned prices, using Inter Allied relief stock. Distribution covers 850000 residents in the American occupation zone, commencing once shipments from Rotterdam arrive.
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Commission
Interallied Relief Organization
Interallied Organization For
Germany
Rotterdam
Miss Margaret Wilson Seen Visiting Y Center
Miss Margaret Wilson the president's unmarried daughter has long supported the war effort from abroad and is photographed entering a Y center to boost morale for the fighters. She is accompanied by Colonel Finch as she continues her visits to centers during the war.
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Margaret Wilson
Miss Wilson
Colonel Finch
Trees as natural radio antennae announced by army
Maj. Gen. George C. Squier, chief signal officer, announced at the American Physical Society meeting that growing trees can be used as natural antennae for radio telephones and telegraphs. A metallic contact with a spike driven into a tree can send and receive dispatches worldwide.
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Washington
American Physical Society
United States Bureau of Standards
George C. Squier
Army
Peace Booms Dance Halls London
London experiences daily openings of new dancing rooms as old halls vanish. A ballet master and ballroom manager notes private houses with large rooms selling space and flexibility, enabling classes to run past midnight. Teachers increasingly operate in groups, earning 20 to 30 dollars weekly each.
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London
Kensington
Record of Spanish influenza toll in India and Britain
The Indian government report places near 6 million deaths in British India from Spanish influenza with another 4 million deaths in the native states. The affected area housed about 738 million people, recording 4,800,72 deaths. The autumn outbreak hit central northern and western regions hardest, with Punjab heavily affected and urban areas overwhelmed by corpses. Medical services collapsed under the surge of patients and spread of disease.
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London
India
Burma
Punjab
Widow uncovered as Wentzel’s will found under stamps
In Bridgetown Barbados, Colin Wentzel wrote a last letter to Miss Gladys Keddy. After stamps were removed by steaming, the Nova Scotia supreme court ruled the concealed note was his last will and testament. He left Miss Keddy 2500 and his share in the schooner L. M. Corkum. The total estate was 3382 dollars.
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Bangor
Colin Wentzel
Mahone Bay
West Indies
Gladys Keddy
Bridgetown
Barbados
Wentzel
Nova Scotia Supreme Court
Keddy
L. M. Corkum
No Age Limit on Aviators
London experts say there should be no age limit for ordinary peace time flying. Good eyesight and a sound heart are the only qualifications. Flying is easier and less nerve wracking than driving or sailing, and a fit man, even at 50, can learn quickly as modern planes handle much of the flight.
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London
Eng
Huns Prepare To Win Trade In London
London businessmen fear a German trade foothold as soldiers in Coblenz send back labels touting superior German made scissors and hollow-ground razors. The Board of Trade says import regulations remain and no German trade invasion is imminent.
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London
Coblenz
Germany
Board of Trade
Great Britain
Town Topics: Local note on visits and wartime notices
Miss Frankie MacDonald returns from a two week visit to Cornish Maine while local residents enjoy the hot days. Fort Banks salute noted during a Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co. election. Sergeant Warren Wickwire stationed in Germany with the Army of Occupation. Chaplain Patrick to deliver St John’s School commencement address on June 15.
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Esther Minter
Helen Barry
Mollie Buckley
Joseph Monahan
Main St
Philadelphia
W. G. Buckman
North Atlantic Coast Artillery District
Banks and Heath
Ladies’ Association of Foreign War Veterans
State Guard
Court Rd
A. J. Pilling Electric Shop
Woodside Av
Advt
Ancient and Honorable Artillery Co
Fort Banks
Mathew Walsh
Waldemarav
Adirondacks
Ae Parte
Warren Wickwire
Headquarters Co
3D Pioneer Infantry
Bendorf
Ger
Army of Occupation
Henry M. Jackson
Court Road
Belgrade Lakes
Frank J. MacNamara
Newton
William E. Patrick
France
St. John’s Church School
St. John’s Episcopal Church
Elizabeth Allen
Thurber Madison
Chas. A. Colton
Atlantic St
Detroit
Mich
Body Found at Point Shirley Identifies Escaped Prisoner
A body found at Point Shirley was identified as the missing escapee from Deer Island Naval Prison. He apparently drowned while swimming the Gut after escaping weeks earlier. one of the two prisoners had returned and said the other was unaccounted for.
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Deer Island Naval Prison
Point Shirley
Listening In in Egypt At Mohammedan Service
The Christian Herald reports growing attendance as four Mohammedan professors attend a preaching service and 15 Mohammedan boys join Sunday school for the first time. Fathers wait outside to listen through windows, with others listening out of doors.
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Egypt
The
Christian Herald
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