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Every Man, Woman and Child
Can Join to Send News of
I This Town Into the Front Line
• Trenches.
WHOLE NATION MOVES
TO BANISH SOLITUDE
.'Our Heroes Are Calling From
I Over There— Give What You
Can to Help Those From
Heme.
E v ery citizen In te re ste d In th e boys
|o f h is hom e tow n now a t th e fro n t, an d
in th e b ra v e w om en who equally a re
serv in g th e ir eo u n try ab ro ad , has an
o p p o rtu n ity to show his a p p re c ia tio n
o f th e sacrifice they a re m aking. T he
o p p o rtu n ity conies a s a re su lt o f th e
¡generosity and th o u g h t o f Colonel IVII-
'iia m Boyce T hom pson o f New York,
¡w ho lias conceived a n d p u t in to ex ecu
tion w h a t is know n a s th e H om e P a
p e r Service.
U n d er th e plan, ev ery m an and wo
m an in foreig n serv ic e w ill re ceiv e th e
¡tow n n ew sp a p e r, a n d so be k ep t In
;co n sta n t touch w ith th e p la c e s an d th e
people th e y know a n d love.
E v ery brunch o f th e U n ited S ta te s
.G o v e rn m e n t is In te re ste d In th e plan.
T h e G o v ern m en t re a lise s th e impor-
jta n c e o f keeping those in th e serv ice
(h ap p y an d c o n sta n tly In touch w ith
th e ir hom e ties an d asso ciatio n s. N o th
i n g is m ore d e p ressin g in a n atio n a l
em erg en cy th a n th e sp irit o f loneliness
:ln th o se se rv in g th e ir c o u n try , a n d o f
ficials know th a t no th in g can dispel
jth ls feelin g m ore effectually th a n re a d
ing th e hom e to w n n ew sp ap er.
| P u b lish e rs o f n ew sp a p e rs In all p a rts
of th e c o u n try —th is n ew sp a p e r in c lu d
e d —h a v e g rasp ed w ith p le a su re th e
iplan o u tlin e d by Colonel T hom pson,
an d th e y have a g re e d to co -o p erate In
ev ery w ay.
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U n d e r th e ru lin g o f th e W a r In d u s
t r i e s B o ard n ew sp a p e r p u b lish e rs a re
fo rb id d en to send th e ir new spai^ers
.free, even to soldiers. T h e n ew sp a p e r
^must be su b scrib ed fo r In th e re g u la r
w ay, th e only ex ception b eing so ld iers
w ho fo rm erly w ere in th e em ploy o f
t h e n e w sp a p e r a n d w ho le ft th a t se rv .
(ice to e n list. Colonel T hom pson th e re
of o re p ro p o ses th a t th e p u b lic In each
com m u n ity c o n trib u te to a fu n d so th a t
th e h om e n e w sp a p e r (In o u r ca se th is
n e w sp a p e r) may reach ev ery m an am i
w om an now In th e serv ic e o f his coun
try
A nyone m ay c o n trib u te to th e fu n d ,
a n d a n y sum m ay he co n trib u te d . It is
not n e c e ssa ry to c o n trib u te th e e n tire
am o u n t o f one su b sc rip tio n . U does
.not m a tte r w h e th e r th e rich m an sen d s
In one h u n d re d d o lla rs o r th e p o o r boy
o r little g irl sen d s in five cen ts. E ach !
g ift will be a m essnge o f love an d h e lp
fu ln ess to th e hom e tow n fo lk s “O ver
.T h ere." T h e m oney will he lum ped
in to o n e fund, o u t o f w hich su b sc rip
tio n s w ill be e n te re d a s fa s t a s th e
m oney Is received.
C o n trib u to rs w ho send in th e full
p ric e o f a y e a r's su b sc rip tio n m ay. If
th e y w ish, d e sig n a te to w h a t p a rtic u la r
p e rso n th ey w ish th e n e w sp a p e r sen t,
b u t If th e nam e given is a lre a d y listed
as rec e iv in g th e p aper, th e n th e p u b
lis h e r reserv es th e rig h t to ap p ly th e
su b sc rip tio n to som e less fo rtu n a te sol
d ie r boy o r noble w om an w ho is Ju st as
¡lonely fo r new s o f hom e an d hom e
folks.
T h e nam e of ev ery c o n trib u to r to
th is hom e p a p e r serv ic e will be pub
lished In th is n ew spuper, an d th e nam e
o f every o n e e n te r« ! fo r a su b scrip tio n
w ill b e p ublished as well a s th e n u m
b e r o f those rem ain in g w hose su b sc rip
tio n s h av e not been covered.
I f th e am o u n t o f m oney received
sh a ll be m ore th a n la n ec e ssa ry to send
th e [taper to every p erson from th e
tow n now In th e serv ice, th en th e bai- ,
a n c e will be tu rn e d o v er to th e Bed
C ross.
T h e plan Is en d o rsed by th e p u b
lis h e r o f th is n e w sp a p e r w ith o u t any
th o u g h t o f profit, e ith e r d ire c tly o r In
d ire c tly , b u t w ith a sin c e re d e sire to
h e lp keep th e hom e fires b u rn in g and
to sen d to o u r h ero e s an d h ero in es
n ew s o f o u r tow n, to keep th e ir h e a rts
w a rm fo r us and to le t them know
tb e y a re c o n sta n tly in o a r minds.
T fie p u b lish er, of course, can n o t
m a k e a profit on c irc u la tio n , and a d d i
tio n a l c irc u la tio n such a s th is will be—
c irc u la tio n fro m n o n -p u rc h a se rs sent
f u r a c ro s s th e s e a —can h av e no ad d ed
v a lu e to th e a d v e rtise r.
T h e se fa c ts a re s ta te d so th a t ev ery
c o n tr ib u to r m ay feel th a t every cent
c o n trib u te d goes to th e good «ause.
T h e m o th e rs o f o u r boys a re facin g
a n o rd e a l w ith a b ra v e ry th a t com
m a n d s re sp e c t an d a d m ira tio n . H ere
a n d th e r e w h e re tin y s ta r s a re tu rn e d
fro m b lu e to gold, w h e re a n g u ish g rip s
th e h e t.rt. th e n a tio n sta n d s in silen ce
a n d h o n o rs th e w om en w ho h av e given
o f th e ir blood, th e v ery bone o f th e ir
b one, to th e ir c o u n try . T o them , hom e
hits lo st its m o a n in g —th e soul o f it
I n is ti ii
th e re is no hom e. It Is ju s t a
p la c e , and no p la c e Is q u ite so lonely,
u n le ." Ii be w ith in th e h e a rts o f th o se
b ra v o
ns In fa r off F ra n c e w ho long
fo r Ju st u w ord o f hom e. T h e re c a n
n o t lx- a m an, th e re c a n n o t be a wo-
n ,f n, n.>. n o t even u ch ild , w ho elll
■ ; to c o n tr:!-:' • ju s t n lif t’.- •
[lie Ii. : r ts o f th e se p a tr io ts lig h te r.
.Not one. N ot In o u r tow n.
I will sell at Public Sale at the farm known as
THE GEO. GASPELL PLAGE
Twelve miles due east of Salem and eight miles north of Stay ton, on
ÏIESM Ï NT. Ü 1911
SALE STARTS AT 10 O’CLOeK A.M., SHARP
The Following Stock, Machinery, Household Goods, Etc
1 bay gelding 4 years old weight 1400
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1150
1 brown filly 2 “
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1400
1 sorrel mare 8 “
1 3mo. old colt
1 black coach mare* 14 yrs. “
1350
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1250
5 good milk cows, two fresh
2 Jersey heifers
15 3 months old pigs
1 Boar, pure bread
5 Pigs full blood Poland China, 3 mos.
old, weight 90 pounds
10 Pigs, half Poland China and Berk
shire, 3 months old wt. 80 lbs each
1 Berkshire-Poland China brood sow
1 3 1-4 heavy Mitchel wagon, double
bux complete, almost new
1 3in. Bain wagon w ith bed
1 spring wagon with bed
1 John Deer Hack
1 Clark top buggy, extra good
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1 light buggy, 1 road cart
1 shovel cultivator
1 McCormack binder 7 ft. cut, truck
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1 drag harrow, 3 sec., 12 foot
1 McCormack mower 5 ft. almost new
2 shovel plows, / Van Brunt drill
1 spring tooth harrow, 1 hay rack
1 Oliver chilled 50 plow 1 cutting box
1 Oliver chilled 50 plow
1 merry go round, 1 spray pump
1 double harpoon hay fork, carrier, rope
1 set blacksmith tools, extra good
l set carpenter tools
1 cider press almost new
1 set heavy work harness good shape
1 set hack harness, 1 saddle
2 sets single driving harness
«Several doz. W hito Leghorn chickens
Home Comfort Range
Various household articles
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AI1 sums of $10 and under, Cash.
8 per cent interest.
Over $10, one year’s time with bankable notes at
No property to be removed until settled for.
Farmers & Merchants Bank, Clerk
F. W . Woodry, Auctioned
SALEM
P H O N E 510
MRS. P. A. GASPELL, Proprietor
WOODRY CONDUCTS FARM SALES ANYWHERE
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