Mississippi River Barges Expand as Traffic Grows
The Mississippi Warrior Service, begun in 1910, boosted river commerce yet faced gear shortages. Barges stop at key ports Cairo Memphis Helena Vicksburg Baton Rouge and New Orleans with 50 house barges and several open tops. Express boats sail St Louis to New Orleans weekly, while other steamers run with carload barges every six days. Despite strong gains since 1927, equipment shortages curb northbound sugar and aluminum ore shipments, forcing space apportionment and rail transfers.
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Automobile diseases and Paris street theater plan
Paris doctors report a surge in auto mobile related ailments rising mainly among women including strabismus and nervous stress from traffic. Varicose veins blamed on frequent braking. France seeks speed limits on road work cars. In Paris actors ride hardship by staging improvised street thrillers for pay. Usurers face renewed newspaper campaigns amid hard times and apparent easy money.
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Department Council of
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Associated Press
France Faces Rise of Usury Under Postwar Legislation
Amid postwar strain, loan sharks thrive as 10 per cent monthly rates proliferate. Government clerks, poorly paid, rely on moneylenders and inspire borrower reluctance. A newspaper exposes conversations with lenders to warn the public. References to noble bodies and Lafayette hint at revolutionary echoes.
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France
France's Immortals to Get More Money
France's Forty Immortals of the Academie Francaise will see their pay tripled from about 100 francs monthly plus session bonuses to a larger sum. Once earning around a dollar a day when the franc was worth twenty cents, many academicians have reduced their own salaries to help poorer members, altering the distribution of allowances.
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France
Associated Prees
Paris
Academie Francaise
Lafayette’s Tomb Found in Old Paris Execution Pit
Paris report reveals Lafayette lies in what was once an execution pit at Picpus cemetery. Americans visiting his tomb have uncovered this little known fact about the historic site.
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Lafayette
Old
Associated Press
Paris
Picpusi
Unusual French cemetery tied to revolutionary victims
The text describes a private cemetery in France linked to noble executions during the revolution. The Princess de Hohenzollern secured permission to establish it by purchasing a sand pit where 1798 beheaded victims were buried near the Place de la Nation. About 1,006 bodies lie there, including around 140 from noble families who helped found the site, now owned by Lafayette and allied families.
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France
Princess de
Lafayette
France proliferates new stamp issues in Paris
France becomes a leading producer of postage stamps with four new issues in a month. A red 100 centime cen tenary stamp honors Marcelin Herthelot, while three others, 40 centime 60 centime and 1 franc 60 centime surcharged with CA, are sold at a higher rate to aid debt sinking.
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Associated Press
Paris
France
American Legion
Marcelin Herthelot
Paris Hosts First Food Exhibit From Soviet Trade
Paris receives a shipment of large gray Russian enclosures fresh from Bolshevik lands. Fresh from the land of the Bolsheviks, it is being brought to France in refrigerated compartments as part of a Soviet effort to build foreign trade. The first food exhibit by the Russian government showcases these items to promote trade relations.
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Paris
France
Second annual Gastronomic Pair display in Paris draws crowds
At the second annual Gastronomic Pair in Paris a government exhibition showcased Caviare, Crimea apples, Moscow candies, and a wide array of Italian oriented foods. The stalls featured macaroni sparghetti and noodles, canned fruits and fishes, highlighting a diverse range of international products.
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Moscow
Creomulsion Promises Relief for Persistent Coughs and Colds
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a new medical discovery that soothes and heals inflamed membranes and inhibits germ growth. It claims creosote as a key healing agent, noting benefits for bronchitis asthma and post cold recovery, with a money back guarantee if symptoms persist.
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