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Newspaper
Vernon Record
Location
Vernon, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1918
Page
4
The county notes growing rural school upgrades reflect broader gains in education, roads, and community life. Officials say better facilities and opportunities will deter rural decline, keep farm families at home, and unite farm and town life through shared advantages.
The report notes rising unrest in Teutonic nations and predicts an eventual collapse of Central rulers. It says the Allies, aided by the United States, hammer the Western Front while enemy forces face encirclement and rear pressures from hunger disease and discontent.
Farmers in Wilbarger County are urged to adopt a live at home program to serve the country and gain independence. Ten sections outline diversified farming for crops livestock and poultry, with emphasis on pigs chickens cows and brood mares to support a self sufficient rural economy.
A wartime Texas commentary notes prosperity hinges on boosting feed and food production for Uncle Sam. It predicts a quiet political season as Texans invest in thrift stamps and Liberty bonds, while German descent Americans are urged to prove loyalty and support for the US war effort. The piece condemns Prussianism as a corrupt influence shaping Germany and calls for unified national duty.
A reader denounces claims of a purely defensive war and condemns the local B W Drug Co advertisement touting free delivery for Vernon residents. The letter questions motives and frames the assertion as self serving.
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