Sugar Prices Regulated As U S Ends War Shortage
Americans pay 8 to 9 cents per pound for sugar amid global shortages with 70 percent of normal allotment. Hoover and the Food Administration credit market regulation for saving the public over 100 million dollars in four months and outline plans with committees to apportion imports and curb refiners profits.
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Guessing the Women’s Ages On Cape Steamship
On a Cape steamship voyage a sweepstake counted women’s ages to total guesses. Men circling chairs and staring at passengers sparked anger while the purser held true ages. The game ended amid embittered men and suspicious passengers.
Voyage of Embittered Men and Silent Purser
Men on a voyage encounter embittered behavior as a mean man covertly questions female passengers about ages. His aggregate estimate is 450 years under the winner's guess while an innocent man’s estimate runs 600 years above it. The purser is the most embittered, faced with universal silence from the women for the remainder of the voyage.
Curious Walking Feat in Scotland Sets Long Bet
In a historic challenge Sir Andrew Leith Hay and Lord Kennedy raced on foot from Blair Hall to Inverness for a 1500 pound bet. Hay took the coach road, Kennedy crossed the Grampians, and after three days of marching in wet conditions Kennedy arrived at six in the morning on the third day, winning by four hours with Captain Ross as umpire.
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Haughty Youngster James Seeks Cab for Baby
A fragment describes a boy and his father with a new baby. the infant is placed in a cab once used by James, prompting the boy to protest before relenting that the baby should have the vehicle. The text ends with an incomplete exclamation.
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