All Export Trade Shows Big Gains in May
Official foreign commerce figures for May show large increases in exports of war supplies and related goods such as iron and steel products, packing house goods, woolens, chemicals, cottonseed oil, leather, autos, and cotton goods. Gold inflows rose to $31,136,000, with Canada and France notably adding to imports and exports totaling $2.5 billion in exports and $1.5 billion in imports for the eleven months ended May. The trade balance surpassed $988 million, reaching over a billion for June expectations.
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England
Turkey
New York
Ogdensburg
Canada
Great Britain
France
Nothing Lost in Hobson Household Hash Hat Trims
A terse Quip from a Judge reflects a family habit of preserving edible scraps for meals and using nonedible leftovers for practical needs. The exchange highlights thrift values and practical reuse within a household context.
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Hobson
Bankers and farmers unite for new prosperity vision
A discourse extols bankers partnering with farmers to uplift agriculture, praising loans to improve livestock, seeds, and soil. It frames banks as builders of the local economy and calls them God Almighty's noblemen guiding a cooperative, durable prosperity through credit and community backing.
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Lse
Goddess of Liberty
God Almighty
Heaven
Earth
Aberdeen Printing Co
East Wishkab
Carelessness The Fire Hazard Warning
The piece argues fires stem from carelessness and calls for preventive habits and premised safety to lower losses. It claims fires are avoidable through discipline and warning that insurance costs reflect careless practices. It urges constant vigilance to keep fire threats away.
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Egypt
Rural School Term Should Be Extended Across States
The article argues for equalizing school terms by increasing rural county days to match urban 185 day averages. It notes rural terms often fall well short, with Rhode Island rural schools at 190 days and some states under 100 days, while California New York and Connecticut reach about 180. It urges nationwide extension to 185 days or more for all children.
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United States
California
New York
Connecticut
Rhode Island
An Agricultural Council for Rural Areas
Professor T N Carver argues for rural agricultural councils modeled on German landwirthschaftsrath. He contends such bodies would study local opportunities, improve rural credit, and organize farmers to use capital efficiently to raise production and profits.
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Chamber of Commerce
Board of Trade
Germany
Landwirthschaftsrath
Agricultural Council
Cuch
Campaign Reflections on Politics and Honest Governance
A fervent critique of political manipulation and self interest. It argues that tainted campaigns undermine industry and agriculture, calls for wisdom courage and honesty in government, and endorses farmers bankers and merchants in legislatures as the cure for machine rule.
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Sam
Star of Bethlehem
Watered Securities in Agriculture’s Heavy Usury Burden
Peter Radford argues that farming bears the heaviest financial water with high interest rates on notes and real estate loans. He claims farmers pay millions yearly in usury, creating fictitious values and threatening national prosperity. He urges public action to drain this liquid burden from farms.
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Peter Radford
America
United States
Make It a Rule to Help One Human Be Better Each Day
Charles Kingsey counsels a friend to live by a rule that ends each day with the aim of making at least one person wiser, happier, or better. He promises it will be easier and more pleasant than expected.
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Charles Kingsey
Rubber Tire v Iron Wheel Set to Shake Nation’s Transit
A historical column portrays the coming clash between rubber tires and iron rails as civilization’s defining transport battle. It argues the rubber tire’s rise could reshape roads, cities, and federal policy, while iron remains the entrenched power behind rail and industry.
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Maprical
Rubber
Stephenson
Ulysses
Understanding Bridges Capital and Labor Divides
The Federal Industrial Commission report highlights the clash between capital and labor and the public gain from visible dialogue across classes. It stresses understanding as a powerful arbiter beyond government mandates, with justice and conscience guiding fair outcomes and the farmer’s stake in peace and progress.
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United States Commission of Industrial Relations
Federal Industrial Commission
Supreme Court of Common Sense
Editors and Writer in the Modern Newsroom
The Bookman voice critiques current editing practices noting a shift from seeking Rudyard Kipling’s core to acquiring a Kipling story as a commodity. It argues editors prize outward style and tangible act stories over deeper creative essence.
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Rudyard Kipling
Kipling
Civilization's Greatest Tragedy
An article by W D Lewis president of the Texas Farmers' Union argues against dragging down women while urging elevation of womanhood. He likens decline to the setting sun tarnishing civilization and warns of social tremors as women fade from public life.
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W. D. Lewis
Texas Farmers’ Union
No Work Before Breakfast For Children And Bath Time Tips
The text counsels not starting schoolwork before breakfast and supports delaying serious mental tasks until after a morning meal. It also suggests light morning exercise and a peaceful bath routine with colorful cork bobbers to ease a baby's fear of water by distraction and play.
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Baby
Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Women
Women from Swan Creek Michigan Hebron Missouri and Kennebago Maine share testimonials praising Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash for improving fatigue weakness and female health. Letters state improved energy readiness for daily tasks and urge others to seek remedies.
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Swan Creek
Mich
Lydia E. Pinksham
Anim Cameron
R.F.D
No. 1
Michigan
Hebron
Lydia E. Pinkham
Unarles Rows
Kennebago
Maine
Dr King's New Discovery Cough Remedy Ad
An antique advertisement claims Dr King s New Discovery stops coughs by soothing irritation with a first dose. It promises relief over time and a 40 year track record, with money back if it fails. Available from the druggist at a low cost.
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Dr. King
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