Food Prices Jumped 25 Per Cent In One Year
New York dispatch reports the 1917 to 1918 period saw the sharpest food price rise in U.S. history with a typical basket up from $1 to $1.25 and overall food costs 26 percent higher in the year. Meat, butter, cheese, milk, and beans posted notable increases while workers’ wages failed to keep pace, reducing purchasing power by about half since 1915.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Kerby
Spe
New York
United States
United States Department of Labor
Wge
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
Must Be Splendid Kidney and Bladder Remedy Ad
An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a successful remedy for kidney and bladder issues. The testimonial from Robe Drug Co Bozeman Montana asserts patient approval and broad satisfaction with the product.
Kilmer Co Advert Leaves Sample Bottle Offer
A letter to Dr Kilmer & Co of Binghamton N Y promotes a sample bottle of their product and a booklet about kidneys and bladder. It mentions a CheyUne Blale Leader and discounts for various sizes, urging readers to write for information.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Dr. Kilmer & O
Landeh Clergy Member Joins U S Army Artillery
Stanley S. Thompson, rector of the Episcopal church at Dubels, Fremont County, Wyoming, traveled to Denver to enlist in the High Artillery. Though past draft age, he volunteered, becoming the first Fremont County minister to go to war.
France plans schools for men maimed on front
The article describes French veterans returning from World War I who lost limbs and use of limbs. It details the challenges they faced adapting to new lives and the need for training programs to give them skilled work. It notes the inadequate pensions and the hope for government positions to supplement income.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
New York
Pierre
Jean
Andre
William Stowell A Boston Born Actor Turns To Universal Films
William Stowell known as Bill, rose from Boston High School to the Whitmer Opera House leading man for three seasons. He toured the East before cinema drew him to Universal features such as Hell Morgan's Girl and The Doll's House. Jewel Productions launches a wartime morale campaign with a new film star lineup and the motto Smiles for the War.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Stowell
Bill
Boston
William
Whitmer Opera House
Universal
Hell Morgan
Thomas Addison
Powderville
Stowell
Edmund Breese
Hartley McVey Receives Army Aviation Commission
Hartley McVey, brother of Mia mH Drew, a longtime Métro staff member, has been commissioned lieutenant in the aviation section of the signal corps. The paper notes McVey’s long service history and pride in four representatives who have served at the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hartley McVey
Mia
Mh Drew
Métro
Signal Corps
Matro
Army Vy
France Re educates War Disabled Through Trade Schools
The Lyons mayor M Herriot pioneers re education for war cripples by creating a soldiers’ abode and trade schools. Maurice Barres promotes aid through work, leading to national federation and Paris schools. By 1915 Saint Maurice hosts a major trade training school for disabled soldiers with provision for board and lodging and government subsidies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Besse Ae
Rotsi de Ville
Munem
Gates
M. Edoward Herriot
Lyons
M Herriot
Jila
France
Red Cross Institute For
United States
Maurice Barres
Hecho de Parte
Paris
Saint Maurice
Money Making Mail Order Copy From Foley Company
Advertisement promising a trial package of Foley products including Honey and Tar Compound Foley Kidney Pills and a cathartic Toddlers sent by mail to Chicago address. It urges immediate cutout and submission with name and address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley & Co
Sheffield Ave
Chicago
Foley
Old Clothes Drive to Aid Belgium and France
The Red Cross calls for a week of clothing donations from March 48 to 25 to ship 5000 tons of garments and shoes to Belgium and northern France. Voluntary chapters will collect, repair, and pack scrap leather and durable clothing for thousands of destitute men, women, and children behind German lines.
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Belgium
France
American
Hed Cross
Mountain Division
New Mexico
Wyoming
Utal
Colorado
Pon
Red Cross
Relief Commission
Stalies
Belgin
CIA
Ans
Commission
Safa
Brussels
Commission For Relief
Ahio
Russert
President as Vice President Cashier Assistant Cashier
A newspaper item notes the role of a president acting as vice president and cashier assistant cashier in a corporate setting. The piece highlights governance duties and internal management responsibilities within the organization.
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Cheyenne
Fashion Park
Sam
W. Lincoln Highway
Stark
Pere Eh
Robe Drug CO
Bozeman
Montanc
Landeh
Qsuur
Mian
Anna Fitziu
Chicago Grand Opera Company
Margaret Lawrence
Meridian
Miss Fitzly
Jewel Productions, Inc
Motto
Daeel
McVey
the Wyoming Trust and Savings Bank
H. Marble
Johnston
HER & Yokes
First Mortgage
Harry B. Henderson
Cashber
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