Retail Prices Basis for New System
The Agriculture Department adopts a retail price based index to measure farm purchasing power, using prices farmers pay for household and farm needs with a 1910-1914 base. The June 1927 index shows farm product purchasing power at 85 percent of the 1909-1914 high, reflecting retail price dynamics and noting it measures only commodity purchasing power.
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International News Service
Washington
Agriculture Department
Gorist
Luxurious Paris Purses Market Notes Amid War Era Prices
New purses from Paris showcase tan calf and borose shark pouches in dark green with multiple compartments. Prices imply high cost of living factors in June with farm furniture at 208 percent of prewar levels, clothing 179 percent, and home building materials 171 percent.
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Paris
Pocket Descriptions Mention Passports and Cigarettes
A fragment describes side and view pockets for pass ports and for cigarets, suggesting utilitarian pockets in a coat or bag. The text hints at practical design features rather than a full itemized description.
Red Cross Wins Battle Against Tropical Diseases in Philippines
Reports from Red Cross nurses and doctors describe successful efforts to control cholera malaria typhoid and dysentery in remote Philippine villages. They travel by foot canoe and boat through jungles to bring modern health methods, aiding agriculture and local development.
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International News Service
Washington
The
Red Cross
Philippines
Canal Zone
Noted Deauville Casino Bets Record Stakes Rise
Deauville baccarat pools reach new heights as maximum bets climb beyond the previous seven million francs. The season has seen repeated banco records and expectations point to further increases, driven by the Greek Syndicate and growing spectacle at the famed resort.
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International
Deauville
Representa
Me Zographos Plays Deauville Bout For Exact Time
At Deauville Me Zographos sits with a fortune of bank notes and plaques, plays hour after hour with calm equanimity, then dumps winnings into a basket before counting the night’s takings on the green carpet.
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Tive
Deauville
Rich Lowa Farmer Visits Town Annualy
Melack Marek, a 57 year old cattleman 14 miles northeast of Washington Iowa, has dedicated his life to farming. He owns 82 acres, lives in a modern farm home, and maintains up to date machinery, yet he has never owned an automobile. He and his wife say they come to town only about once a year.
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International News Service
Washington
Iowa
Melack Marek
Here
Marek
McMurtry Studio Dancing Classes Ad
McMurtry Studio offers good dancing or no dancing with tap ballet toe character ball room. Day and evening classes for adults and children plus physical culture for business girls. Studio 402 W 10th A OK 7.
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Agricultural Department
NEA
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Jeanette Eckerhardt
Agent Peterson
Ruisit
Squibb
Earth
Plainview
Meilink
Ockrell
Texas
Taylor
Amarillo
Bunting
Philippine
Greer’s Dept
4Th and Polk Sts
WDAG
Auto Supply Co
North Fillmore
Amarillo,Texas
Studio 402
Dial
Emil F.myers
Amarillo College of Music
Polk St
News-Globe
Adams
Bath
Adams Dry Goods
Polk Department Stores Inc
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