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The Nation’s Crisisis Also the Crisis of Every Individual in Jones Co.You, as a Citizen, Demand Protection from the Stars and Stripes—. You, as a Citizen, Must also Defend \0J V the Nation.Men and Women of Jones County:A LIBERTY BONI) NOW. It is an Insurance Policy on Life and Home. 8KX A LIBERTY BOND NOW. It is a desirable 3 1-2 per cent investment. BUY A LIBERTY BOND NOW. It stamps you as a PATRIOTIC CITIZEN. These bonds cannot be taxed for any purpose.Buy a Liberty Bond NOW!LIBERTY BONDS MEET THE CRISISFace the issue squarely. The selfish, militaristic, world-jrrasping despotism of Germany must be defeated and overthrown. America holds the balance of power to do the work. American lives and American money must gee it through. And when we realize that it takes BILLIONS OF DOLLARS to do that, we must realize that every one of us must help.You have two alternatives. One is to do your duty as a patriotic citizen and subscribe now. The other is to let America lose because YOU are a SLACKER. Slacker men. slacker land and slacker dollars will mean that America will fulfil the Germany prophecy, by paying enough billions of indemnity to make Germany whole. THEN YOU WILL PAY--LIKE A SLAVE..Ke^liie r'Sht now that you have no home, that you have no money, and that you do not even have life itself, except as America wins to protect them.WAKE UP AMERICAAt * meeting of rcprcsenlalivet of ihc diflercnt banks of Jones County to diieusi the situation and formulaic some plan to promptly provide for thii county's lair proportion of the Liberty Bonds, all of the banks of the county (with ont a-■ipf/on only) joined in a formal written agreement and pledge that the banks and people of the county together would take not less than S380.000 of the Liberty Bonds. By this action the hanks have not only shown their own patriotism, but also their faith and confidence ill the patriotism and ability of the people of the county. It is the patriotic duty ol everyone to support the banks in this pledge they have given. It is also good husirvcs* sense to do so. If you lave not the money on hand to take a bond, you cun arrange far it on easy terms. Ask your bunker, lie will meet you as u patriot and join with you in support of our country and its flag.Anamosa National Schoonover Trust Co., Anamosa Citizens’ Savings, Anamosa Niles Watters, Anamosa Lovell State, Monticello Monticello State, MonticelloCenter Junction Savings Onslow Savings Amber Savings First National, Wyoming Citizens’, Wyoming Martelle Bank1st Trust Savings, Oxford, Jet Oxford Junction Savings First National, Olin Citizens' Savings, Olin Jones County Savings, Morley Farmers’ Savings, MartelleYou have a right to believe that every citizen of America is a patriot. Every other citizen in America has a right to believe that YOU are a patriot. Prove it! Buy a Liberty Bond NOW.
Newspaper Details
Monticello Express
Monticello, Iowa, US
Thu, Jun 07, 1917
Page 4
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Clipped by
Steve H.
NA, 31 Mar 2017
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