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"Thrift-Spending and Spend-Thrifting" from Hopewell Herald

by Ellis Parker Butler
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    1918

  • VIGILANTES: Hopewell Herald (February 27, 1918) "Thrift-Spending and Spend-Thrifting"   A short article. Patriotic call for use of thrift stamps. Reprinted from "The Billboard." Hopewell (New Jersey) Herald; February 27, 1918; p 8.  [NPA]

from Hopewell Herald
Thrift-Spending and Spend-Thrifting
by Ellis Parker Butler

Peter Patriot had a penny. Sammy Slacker had a cent. Peter put his penny in his pocket until he had twenty-five, and then he bought a thrift stamp.

Thus Peter had saved twenty-five cents for himself; he had loaded twenty-five cents to the Government; he had permitted the Government to buy twenty-five cents worth of goods, or services to win the war; he had helped business, himself, his country. He was Peter Patriot.

Sammy Slacker spent his cent for some silly, insignificant stuff -- sweets or something -- and saved nothing, did not help the Government and was simply selfish Sammy Slacker.

Peter's purchase paves paths to permanent prosperity; Sammy's silly spending signifies sorrow some day.

Moral: Buy War Savings Stamps.



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