Wyoming Farm Prices and Yields in 1920 Report
The report shows November 1920 farm prices fell about 17 percent from the prior year, with meat animals down 12 percent vs one year ago and 22 percent versus two years ago. Wyoming produced extensive crops including 65,000 acres of corn and 39,000 acres of oats with notable yields, and total state crop value estimated at 51.584 million dollars. Farm help averaged $69 per month with board in 1920. Beans fell from 4.70 to 3.27 per bushel between January and November.
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Wyoming
Cost of Recognition and Tariff Debates Highlight 1919 Policy
In 1919 the U S government loaned Greece 48 million dollars with 15 million already advanced and now faces a 33 million bill for formal recognition of Constantine as king. The piece also notes tariff criticisms by Representative Hadley, citing a Canadian lime company’s import practices harming American producers and the potential stance of a Republican Congress.
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Wilson
Venizelos
Greece
Constantine
U. S. Treasury Department
United States
Uncle Sam
Hadley
Washington
Humphrey
Seattle
Congress
The Tariff and Lime Debate Sparks Congressional Hot Words
Former Congressman W. E. Humphrey denounces Pacific Lime company agent Alfred W. Gray before the Ways and Means Committee over a 5 percent ad valorem duty. Humphrey calls a foreign firm, with American ownership, a renegade concern employing Chinese labor to ruin American markets and labor. Seattle Chamber of Commerce also lodges requests.
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W. E. Humphrey
Washington
Pacific Lime Company of
British Columbia
Ways and Means Committee
Alfred W. Gray
Mr. Humphrey
Seattle
Fight to Save Industries from Tax Boosts
In Western legislatures a clash pits property and business against tax boosters in state and local governments. Budgets rise, taxes surge, and officials expand functions. State income taxes are proposed as revenue while farmers, factories, and workers face losses and layoffs.
Church notices and estate rulings in Big Horn County
A selection of church announcements from M. E. Church and St. Andrew's Episcopal in Lovell plus district court notices in Basin and Lovell Wyoming. Includes call for county warrants payment, Sunday services, epworth league, and final settlements in the estates of Audley C. Jordan W. C. Bever with court dates for objections and property reallocation.
We fix house faucets and other plumbing now
We offer to repair dripping faucets and small plumbing jobs around the house. Immediate service is available before more extensive replacements are needed.
Frisby’s Plumbing Shop Battery Docket in Basin Wy
A Basin Wyoming shop, Frisby’s Plumbing, receives a humorous note from Joe at Basin Garage Exide Battery Distributors. He compares a faulty orphan battery to judging an egg or a bad day, defending cautious judgment after inspecting only one cell. The letter ends with a playful jab at the batterymaker.
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Joe
Basin Garage
Exide Battery Distributors
Notice of Sale of Real Estate in Basin Wyoming
Take notice that by a levy on real estate under an execution issued by the district court clerk for Big Horn county Wyoming R B Landfair is execution plaintiff and W E Severy is execution defendant I shall at ten 4 m on February 26 1921 at the front door of the Basin Wyoming courthouse offer for sale to the highest bidder for cash all the right title and interest of W E Severyin to Lot 16 in Block 3 Broadmore Acres tract 439 Township 51 North Range 93 West Big Horn county Wyoming B F Wickwire Sheriff 121-125 Wm C Snow Attorney
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District Court
Big Horn County
Wyoming
R. B. Landfair
W.E. Severy
Basin
W. E. Severyino
Broadmore Acres
Township
North Range
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Men’s Department
Lou Blakesley
Republican
Commercial Hotel
M. E. Church
Eldwin Bowling
Matte V. Rhodes
County
Trearcrer
ST. Andrew's Church
Episcopal
Dray
Audley C. Jordan
J. C. Stewart
Anld
J.C. Stewart
Flist
W. C. Bever
Deceas
R. B. West
Hutoqua Nelson
Strong
Lovell
Hutoqua
Nelson
Big Horn
P. W. Metz
J. R. Bonwell
Said County
Flrst
Frisby’s Plumbing Shop
B. F. Wickwire
Sherif
Wm. C. Snow
Eppelsheimer
Abbott Pharmacy
Berry's Grocery
First National
Allan Duan
Hazard
Mack Sennett
Wanda Hawley
Mae Murray
David Powell
Big Fitzmaurice
Chas. Ray
Tom Mix
Fox News
Carmel Myers
Lie
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