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U.F.M. COLE. MANAGER
M. M.COLE. EDITOR
McCarthy, Alaska,
Saturday, July 27th, 1018.
WAR IS A BUSINESS
“War is a business4’ that is
Uncle Si m's motto. And a*
he has proved that success in
business means speed 1 zaticn,
every job he has to do in con
nectio" with the war is done by
a special st.
Thou souls of the best of them
ar ‘ “ o 1 r a year men”. To be
a collar •• year man is to carry
the stamp of super patriotism.
It js.ll c se mcr’s wits against
the wits of the sharks who try
to make money out ol the war. ,
In this connection ore can’t ;
but observe the enormous value j
of the President's unselfishness
! he money maker in this cri
sis is “no class”. Thera is no
doubt about that.
Tikiig into c3asid ar ation the
fact that not a .thing was done
before Wilson said the word to
start, what has bean accomplish
ed in the p ist fifteen months is
a miracle.
The publicity work has been
an object lesson for the world.
As a people we took our food
very seriously. We were not
raised on ascetic lines, so, no
one would h >ve wondered if con
servation had been hard, but
instead, tin- required amount of
food is being conserved by sys
tematic saving.
War has in the past spoiled
men, but now this great nation
aims to have a stronger, wiser,
more levelheaded people than ev
er at the close of this great war
BANK of ALASKA
Congratulates the people of Me Carthy and vicinity for the spirit of
victory shown in the Liberty drive just closed.
We would advise all who have installments to meet to open an
account with the Bank of Alaska, and not only have a ready
means of meeting the payments as they become due, but associate
yourselves with an institution that counts every depositor a friend.
Eyeglasses fitted at the
McCarthy drug store
ARCTIC BROTHERHOOD
CAMP 33
Mooting next Mondxy evening
July 2(Jth All membe'-'
requested to be present.
MONSTER
MINSTREL SHOW
AND
VAUDEVILLE
At A. B.Hull, McCarthy,
Wednesday, July 31st 8.30.p.m
Admission $1.00.
Proceeds in aid oi A B.Building
Fund.
DANCE to Follow
FIFTY CENTS
Special Auto Service.
$1.0) Kti r.d Trip firm Kerne
cout., leaving there 6.30 & 7 30.
Last Car Returns 3.a m.
F, H. FOSTER
ATTORNEY
Notary Public Real Estate
Transactions of all Kinds
Legally arrarged
M. M. COLE
NOTARY PUBLIC
AT THE POST OFFICE
Hotel Golden
POOL AND CARD TABLES
Soft Drinks, Tobacco & Cigars.
FI LIST CLASS Barber Shop in Connection
McCarthy
Alaska.
V. o. Food Administration.
Sri'? do visa cl’ c l spit cn da
be . l.o Hay, : •; ce—“I gwine 1 r
I ry.lzo you all v/i.l a mess cr fishes
[ ’cause you alls inns’ save do meat
• c.i cat sumpiu’ clso i’ostid on jes pit
i c. t dot cl’ gar.ia bug cn mako it
‘ vo~k, too,” sez ce. Den he kotch
a Lis' fsh and say, sea eo, “t-lioot—
1-ooot—t-sub-sti-toot,” sez ee. W‘en
ho say dot ho means dat v.’hen you
ri’'; make riz biscuits jes don’t mcko
’ -—’-as corn meal ter save a
. f.A da sojers.
U. S. Food Administration.
Br’er Tater ain’t skeerin’ up a
ghos! wen he say we alls mug’ .eat
less wheat en less meat en save all
do fat en sugar we kin. We has jist
got ter feed dat big army er fightin'
sojer boys, en we kin do hit by ratin’
right smart mo’ taters en garden sass
cn eatin’ mo’ fish en game ’stid er
pork and beef. Ef we alis don’t
gin ter feed dem sojers right now
we’ll be feedin’ somebody ’fo’ long
en it won’t be us.
i
CQAl CONSUMERS MUST
BUT WINTER SUPPET NCRJ7
Consumers must l>iiy their
Winter supper of Coal duxhj*
tlie Spring and Summer for
storage it Production is tolxj
maintained. at- a
rur" imtna. art&iia
crv~~ i-v ciuLlccl
' > v\ .--nt ^
1—*j urfccv^
U. 8. Food Administration.
Or Br’er Rabbit better mate his
se’f mighty skeerce en not go pro
jickin’ roun’ whar dere’s cookin'
goin’ on, ’cause a rabbit in a pot is
er goin’ ter look mighty good to mos’
ennybody ’fo’ long ’count er folks
havin’ ter save on meat. ’Sides
folks’ll kinder have fer save do
wheat flour fer comp’ny en eat bread
made outen dis yere “substitute”
flour. Dat wise ol’ owl done say dat
to win de war you got ter feed de
sojcr boys dot’s doin’ de fightin’.
Dat’3 v/’rt’s talcin’ de wheat cm: meat.