Out There and Back in War Echoes
A New York Sun reflection contrasts the frontline and home front scenes. It honors the fallen and recalls the weary who remain, urging readers to remember those who died for others and the emptiness left behind.
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Newspaper
Vindicator And Republican
Location
Estherville, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1918
Page
8
A New York Sun reflection contrasts the frontline and home front scenes. It honors the fallen and recalls the weary who remain, urging readers to remember those who died for others and the emptiness left behind.
A long reading list of visits, trips, and family events across Estherville and Grover area households. News covers Fred and Ruth Dowden, Wickens, Peake and Ling families, military training for a Lewis, hospital stays, church and club activities, and a harvest season mood with community pride and local dances.
The speaker argues that Britain's food rationing is to supply allied front line forces rather than protect civilians. He stresses soldiers in trenches and airmen at 18 000 feet, plus naval crews and factory workers, must have full rations to sustain war work and combat, while Americans also save food to aid soldiers overseas.
Food Administrator grants June July ice cream allowances at socials while opposing wheat products and other foods. During the next three months ice cream may be served alone to aid milk product use, without reversing meatless day policy, amid dairy and farming cost concerns.
The text argues that the market for the product and the country will face the same conditions as Europe, noting milk is cheap animal food with surpluses of cheese and butter. It warns that if these surpluses are not used, an important outlet for surplus milk will be removed and milk will diminish.
Hoover argues in a national address that any U S resident who buys more food than usual harms the food administration’s effort to ensure fair distribution and price reduction. He warns that anti saving and anti production rhetoric aids the enemy and undermines national effort.
Government fixes maximum on farm price for slaughter cattle at 23 cents per pound with additional meat price ceilings. Farmers are urged to view policy as a winning force for production.
The notice lists apples for canning and cooking including Transparents Dutchess and pickling Crabs plus potatoes. It advertises a rental for a nicely furnished house and a second hand Cole-40 automobile with self starter sold by G A Nichols in Estherville Iowa with phone 776 and by Harry Bauman Oak Hill Fruit Farm with phone 436.
For sale or trade, 280 acres of land in northern Michigan offered on terms or exchange for Keitherville property. Inquiries directed to this office.
For sale 1000 bushels of sound corn. Part on Section 6 Fock Creek Eighth George Graettinger Iowa. Owner expects prompt sale and will coordinate delivery or pickup.
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