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Newspaper
Bridgeport Times
Location
Bridgeport, Connecticut, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1920
Page
10
Belgium reports May 1920 coal production at 90.9 percent of 1913 levels, totalling 1,737,080 tons. Mons fields exceed prewar May output at 104.3 percent. Telegraphs and telephones system nearly restored with 282 offices back and 80 percent prewar subscribers. material shortages hinder broader gains.
Lincoln August 7 a large co operative farming group has formed the National Co operative company to market grain for about 40,000 Nebraska Farmers Union members. It reports 1,500 locales 200 grain elevators 50 stores three creameries two flour mills and numerous shipping associations. Plans include building a major terminal elevator in Lincoln or Omaha and joining grain exchanges. Net profits will be shared after eight percent dividends. The firm aims to market farm products and provide technical help to members.
The Holyoke Chamber of Commerce promotes a drive to expose fake stock promoters and warns readers against wild cat schemes that promise 500 percent above par. It urges checking loan backing on any stock and notes Holyoke losses, while none of the money funded such schemes during the campaign. It calls for similar efforts in Connecticut cities and towns.
The passage argues that land speculation lowers farm ownership, pushes buyers to cheap, undeveloped areas, and diverts capital from food production, reducing national agricultural output. It frames speculation as distracting effort from productive farming and increasing required capital.
Vienna reports barter thriving as money loses value with a flood of cheap currency. Peasants trade hides for gloves, wool for hosiery, and food items for labor, with luxury goods like pianos and carpets exchanged for necessities. An officer barsters hides, yarn, and crops to supply his family.
The text notes that dentistry as an art dates to 1550 B C with advances in ancient Greece and Rome. It mentions artificial teeth made from bone ivory and animal teeth and cites evidence of dental surgery found in Egyptian mummies.
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