Middletown transcript. [volume] (Middletown, Del.) 1868-current, 1918-04-20
ABEAUTIFUL WINDOW

ABEAUTlFUL WINDOW
Fogel and Burston Boost Sale Of
Liberty Bonds
IN A VERY PATRIOTIC DISPLAY
Of course everybody saw the lovely
Liberty Bond windows of Fogel & Burs-
tan on the corner of Main and Broad
Streets, trimmed in exquisite taste
with the Nations flags and paper fes-
toons and carpeting, all in the same
beautiful combinations of red, white
and blue.
It is safe to say no prettier wind,w
was ever shown in Middletown-indeed,
a gentleman just from Philadelphia
told the Scribe that he saw nothing
finer in the Chestnut street store win
dows.
Scattered through this window dis
play were various Liberty Bond notices
such as: 1.-THE women of France are
blowing the fields that the men of their
army may be fed; the women Of Eng
land from the humblest to the highest.
are toiling in munition factories to
make guns and shells for their soldiers.
What sacrifices will you make for the
defenders of your country? Not gift,
but loan is asked of you; not free
loan but loan on interest. Will you
keep your money while other men are
offering their blood p
Kelow the words CHOOSE, is seen
a female figure of Liberty with out
stretched hands and smiling face; by
her side, the devillsh mug Of spike
helmeted Hun with bayonet fixed to
spit you.
A touching picture Of grey-haired
mother with her sad face thoughtful1y
resting upon her hand as she thinks OF
her boy far away in the awful war
trenches, giving his life for his coun-
try. Then comes the singing question,
"What is your sacrifice compared with
hers? A little Of your cash loaned at
interest"
Two pictures, one showing Uncle
Sam asking a loan of business man
with fist full of bank notes: the other.
a brutal Hun soldier seizing the notes,
and the legend, "Will you invest your
money with Uncle Sam now, or let the
Kaiser seize it later -
A grey-haired father-A youth in
khaki grasplng his hand, Goodbye
Dad, I'm off to fight for Old Glory.
You buy U. s. Govt Bonds" These
and other taking illustrated cartoons
all festooned in red, white and blue;
and then, too, Mr.. Carter's fine martial
lyric which The Transcript printed fol
its readers awhile ago, "Our Boy
likewise framed in the rosetted national
hues.
Again. two large and handsome
sketches in colors by Christy, A young
woman brandishing aloft with her up
lifted arm the Stars and Stripes, while
in the distance are seen an armed trooI
marching, and in big letters the motto
"FIGHT or BUYAi liberty BOND.
One of the most striking sights il
this bower of bunting, flags and pic
lures. was a fine silken banner loaned
by Mrs. Shepherd, its gllstening fold
kept gracefully fluttering by the breatl
of an electric fan deftly camoufaged il
wreaths of red, white and blue.
This moving flag puzzled almos
everyone, including some of our lead
ing citizens who couldn't for the life o
them make out how the bowling sprin,
winds got inside that lnclosed window
The Scribe isn't going to name then
though.
"M;ster what makes that flag flo
about so," asked rustic as tie Serb
stood admiria: the colorful scene
"Aint no wind in there, are there 2"
With all the gravity he could summo
he replied, Don't think SO, that's plat
glass and the wind can hardly blo'
through it."
Finally, along came young soldie
in khaki and he too fell awondering 8
the hag-tossjng gale inside that viii
dow! Thinks the Scribe to himself
..Young fellow you may soon be keel
ing a lonely vigil at "a listening post
in No Mans Land and if the shinip
pun of some cunning Hun creeps :
near to you as the gIittering Llades
that partly concealed fan. and you ia
to note it, / fear you will never 81
M;ddletoxn again, alas - He like Il
rest didn't see the trick.
What is the matter with the rest (
our business firms that not one Of 'he1
Int these two naturalized America
citizens have patriotism enough to a
vert'se the Liberty Loan? They ha'
repeatedly given a part of their lad
space to booming War Causes. Liber
Bonds, Red Cross, etc.
Two weeks ago they gave a who
mage to the Liberty Bond advert'seme
without one word about their own stor
Then again, how is it not one of o
three banks have done any advertiser
of Liberty Bonds? Newspapers all ov
the state show that both banks q
business firms are thus boosting W
loans. some devodng part of a pag
some a whole page to this patrio
purpose.