Athens Notes on Prices Profits and People in 1919
An Athens survey covers high shoe and tire costs pushing repairs, wage gaps from mines, and shifts in labor demand. It notes air surveying by Ralph Jennings, rising coal miner marriages, seed potato marketing, and sugar price dynamics. Local fruit shipments and oil well casing at Niggemeyer farm are also mentioned amid a travel friendly July in Athens.
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Athens
England
France
Germany
Niggemeyer
White Hall
Moonlight garments spark Whitman pond patrols
In Hull Massachusetts police chase a group of women swimming after dark at Whitmans pond wearing silk pajamas and lingerie. Residents complain outfits are inadequate as officers rush to verify the claims amid the moonlit scene.
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Moon Hull
Mass
Whitman's Pond
Democrats Form County Organization in Athens County
Temporary organization of the Cox Roosevelt Club was formed by a large group of Athens Democrats. Headquarters will be in the former Bell Telephone rooms. about 125 members reported with hopes of surpassing 200. Henry W. Cotner elected temporary chairman, Fred Stauffer secretary, Frank P. Phillips treasurer.
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Cox-Roosevelt Club
Athens
Digestion Advice: Mouth Work and Gentle Bowels
The article urges thorough chewing and salivation to start digestion and notes neglect leads to stomach trouble. It advises avoiding beef or veal during indigestion and suggests Chamberlain's Tablets for constipation to ease bowel movement and aid digestion.
Forty-eighters enter fight for Congress in 1946
Chicago July 16 Leaders of the Committee of 48 began preparations for congressional campaigns. They plan reorganization and aims to win districts this year to aid the presidential drive four years ahead. The group will continue after a split with the Farm Labor party and may call a national convention if approved. Parley P. Christensen was named by the Farmer-Labor party to head its ticket.
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Chicago
Committee of 48
Farm Labor Party Committee
National Executive Committee
Fortyeighters
Farmer- Labor Party
Parley P. Christensen
Blood Purifier Claim Appears in Vintage Ad Style
A vintage marketing snippet touts a blood cleansing remedy that supposedly removes poisons carried through the body by germs. It asserts improved health and youthful appearance after purification.
Mishawaka Youth Dies in Acid Bath Accident
South Bend July 16 Frank G Henmschmidt 19 of Mishawaka is dead from burns after he fell into a vat of boiling sulphuric acid at a rubber regenerating factory.
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South Bend
Frank G. Henmschmidt
Mishawaka
Organize Legion Band in Athens Post No. 21
The K. T. Crossen Post No. 21 American Legion plans a new band in Athens. Fred Love called a meeting at the Armory for former army bandsmen at 7 o clock. About twenty one musicians have signified joining with rehearsals starting tonight.
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K. T. Crossen Post No
American Legion
Athens
Fred Love
Army
Armory
K. T. Crossen
Athens County Fair
France Plans to Resume Ties with Russia
Paris dispatches report that France will resume relations with Russia once the Russo-Polish armistice proposed by Great Britain is signed. The Foreign Ministry confirmed the move in Spa today.
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Paris
Spa Today
France
Russia
Great Britain
Ruth Equals 1919 Record in New York Baseball
Babe Ruth, the Yankee home run king, tied his 1919 single season record with 29 homers after a 11th inning shot to beat the Browns. With 61 games left, he could break his own mark this season. A new spring device records tractor drawbar pull on a dial for constant monitoring.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Browns
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