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By Emily Mayer
Thrift was still being touted by the federal government as we were still paying bills and helping out hungry and desperate Europeans in the aftermath of World War I. Headlines such as “NONE TOO POOR TO HAVE A PART, Every American Citizen Should Join Movement to Help Nation Finish War Job. JOIN SAVING SOCIETY. They Furnish Definite Agency to Promote Americanism and Crystalize Habit of Thrift-Furnish Stimulant for Sale of Securities” were found in newspapers across the country. No amount was too small, according to the articles found in the Feb. 22, 1919 edition of The Havre Plain...
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