"I am willing to support a League
oi Nations if its elaborate constitu
tion will prevent all future wars.”
said the old resident; “but above all
I am an American citizen, anxious to
beep the home tires burning by solv
; it«g the knotty problems of business
readjustment. Soldiers returning from
* heir heroic achievement must find
cuick employment. In order to accom
plish this, business must he kept pros
I perous along lines of human endeavor
| The remedy is simple. Untie your
j t urse strings, buy what \ou will need
in the future. Build now. buy your
motor car this spring, paint your
house, decorate the interior, secure
new furniture nd many other things
that you can afford to buy. and mer
chants and manufacturers will he
able and willing to employ the brave
hoys that have sacrificed so much for
yen and I K*ep on sawing wood and
att. ;;.ting your knitting."
A FINANCIAL ARTERY
.Volley placed in the First National
Bank is immediately placed in circu
lation. it moves crops, lmnher. quarry
i reducts, merchandise and stimulates
all business enterprises, so you are
helping to develop the business of the
community in which you live when
you place your surplus cash or pro
< eeds of store, factory, or farm in the
First National Bank. This bank is a
financial artery through which passes
the golden flood that enriches the
country, has furnished the sinews of
war and has been an angel in the
hands of Red Cross. First National is
closely allied to the commercial inter
est of Putnam and has assisted every
worthy movement for its improve
ment. The bank book is a badge of re
i Continued on Page Two.)
DR. G. E. CRANE
GUEST OF HONOR
AT 126TH ANNUAL MEETING OF
COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY
He Spoke on the After Effects of In
fluenza-Officers Elected for
Ensuing Year
Dr. Clarence Crane of Boston was
.guest of, anil principal speaker at the
; 12tith annual meeting o the Windham
County Medical Society, held at the
' Putnam Inn Thursday.
