Households League hearing probes dwindling magazine reach
New York December hearing on Mrs Julian Heath facing charges amid claims of mismanagement. Witnesses say Housewives League Magazine claimed 800000 circulation while actual figures were far lower, with 18000 reported by Atlas Advertising official. Controversy centers on finances, reports to members, and an endorsement letter tied to a soup brand.
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New York
Dee
Julian Heath
Housewives’ ‘League
New Jersey
League
Leonard J. Obermeier
Broadway
Heath
Housewives’ League
Housewives’ Magazine
New _ York
Housewives' League Magazine, Inc
Housewives’ League Educational Committee, Inc
Delaware
National Housewives’ League
Glen Rose Caraway
Riverside Drive
Tsngue
Tousewives’ League Magazine
Caraway
New Jersey League
Housewives
Misbranded Apples Led to Jail and Fines
John Quincy Adams Nimerick, a wealthy apple grower from Hamberey Calhoun county It was arrested by federal officers for misbranding a shipment of apples sold to St Louis dealers Frank Warner. He pleaded guilty before Judge J Otie Humphrey and was fined 265. The offense occurred in 1913. Warner faces sentencing after pleading guilty to misuse of the mails in the Daniel is Commission Company case. Scharff resigns from the League to join Chevrolet Motor Company as traffic manager in New York.
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Springfield
Deen
John. Quincy Adams Nimerick
Hamberey
Calhoun County
J. Otie Humphrey
Unit 3
Nimerick
St. Louis
Frank Warner
Kansas City
B. Warner
Damiel Is Commission Company
Packer
Wilson
Warner
Liberty
Scharff
New York
C. R. Scharff
French
Chevrolet Motor Company
United States Motor Company
Delaware, Lackawanna ‘and Western Railroad
Heath
Chicago
Titusville
Christman
Dillon
Scherr
League
Apple
Pagetis
Mills Tea Company
California
Paducah Concern
I. N
Oklahoma City Concern
Less Oratory More Coin In Northwest Apple Market
Seattle December reports dissatisfaction among Northwest apple growers. Promoters pushed high prices for orchards and varieties, leading to heavy debt and volatile marketing. Growers now favor practical selling, mutal organizations, and selecting capable salesmen while rejecting empty rhetoric. They push cash in advance and real profits over promises.
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Seattle
Northwest
United States
Jonathans
John D. Rockefeller
Northwestern
Western Avenue
Apple
Formnelly
Pittsburgh Industry Faces Postwar Demand Surge
The Greater Pittsburgh area shows two main postwar phases with heavy manufacturing and railcar demand. Steel and iron works run at capacity while window and table glassware shift to meet European and domestic needs, and rail shipments strain lines. Bridges and pipes loom as long term orders from oil interests drive a new era.
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Pittsburgh Orp.s
Pittsburgh
Europe
England
Table
Parma
Paducah Concern's Prices Blamed as Fake Produce Outfit
Inquiry finds Paducah Poultry and Egg Company closed its office and branded a fake produce business. A Memphis man named Williamson claimed ties to Springfield Mo. and operated from 639 South Third and 426 Norton, with high egg and turkey quotes and express shipment terms. Complaints grew after a week of full operation, drawing scrutiny and questions about bank accounts and references.
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Kansas City
Packer
Paducah
Paducah Poultry and Egg Company
South Third Street
Norton
Norton Street
Williamson
Memphis
Springfield
Express
Mills Tea Company Fairs in Bankruptcy in New England
Mills Tea Company, owner of about 30 stores in New England, filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in Boston with liabilities of 119000 and assets of 49000. Assets include stock in trade, cash on hand, 2600, bank account 300, and the firm has operated behind for over a year. I N Price operated on for appendicitis in Cincinnati and was reported doing nicely later in the week.
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Boston
New England
Miller Tea and Butter Company
Ase
LN. Price
Cincinnati
I. N. Price
I. N. Price & Co
Quoting High Prices Card From Cooperative Produce Co
Kansas City report notes the Cooperative Produce Company of Oklahoma City sends out a December 18th market card listing hens at 12c and eggs per case at 9 dollars. The card lacks clear offer language and could mislead shippers into treating it as a binding quote, prompting cautious interpretation.
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Kansas City
Co-operative Produce Company
West Ninth Street
Oklahoma City
Late Mercantile Agency
Packer
Oklahoma
London
Shangba
Cape Town
Podunk
Discharge of Raff murder special grand jury
New York December 24 The Raff murder case at West Washington Market last winter is closed. In General Sessions Court Judge Malone discharged the special grand jury impaneled to probe the Barnet Raff killing. The judge said the panel was tasked with a matter of great public interest and expressed regret that no further result could be reached to satisfy public opinion.
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New York
Raff
General Sessions Court
Malone
Barnet Raff
West Washington
Apple Trade Pulse Across Markets Faces Shifts
A compact, nationwide market roundup notes active poultry trade in Chicago, shifting apple dynamics with price movements and court actions, plus a series of regional vegetable and fruit reports from cities like Chicago Detroit New Orleans and Seattle. It highlights imports exports canned goods and market notes on onions cabbage and citrus with various market developments and policy mentions.
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Chicago
Detroit
Wisconsin
Elgin
St. Louis
Ohio Valley
Live poultry trade in Chicago markets shows gains and steadiness
Chicago dealers report rising prices across turkeys, spring chickens, fowls, ducks, and geese with strong outside demand. Weekly receipts total seven to seven cars per day, while dressed stock remained high quality but priced surges cooled late week. Prices ranged with turkeys up to 12c, geese around 14c, springs near 12c, and dressed stock steady to higher on several days.
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Chicago
Ozark Fruit Growers to Convene in Monett
The Ozark Fruit Growers Association will hold its annual stockholders meeting in Monett, Missouri on January 4 and 5. The event features a presented program with speeches by prominent fruit growers and includes the election of three directors.
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Springfield
The
Ozark Fruit Growers' Association
Monett
California Navels and Citrus Demand Steady in Week
New York reports California Navel arrivals far surpass last year with exceptional quality and liberal supply. Prices held firm with modest gains for best fruit, while lemons, grapefruits, oranges move through strong to steady markets. shipments from Sicily and Porto Rico affect pricing amid Christmas demand.
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New York
California
Arizona
Florida
St, Wi
Cretic
Sicily
Monda
Porto Rico
Market items and notes from Chicago to Texas trade pages
A collage of market headlines and notices across states including Chicago butter and egg markets, New York egg imports, Dallas Christmas trade, Missouri farmers week, Kansas City fruit and poultry reports, and Texas horticulture notes. Mentions embargoes, exchange talks, street notes, and crop updates with several named locales and figures.
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New York
Nichols Brothers
Philbrook
New York City
Ontario County Fruit Growers
Dallas
Missouri
Kansas City
Central West
St. Louis
California Peach Association
Oregon
Memphis
Anderson, Mo
Laredo
New York Apple Crop Storage and Quality Report
New York Commissioner John J. Dillon reports nearly 8,000,000 barrels of apples in cold storage, 1,000,000 more than last year, with 1,326,000 barrels in the state. He says heat and humidity affected keeping quality, though overall crop quality is improving. winter varieties are in good condition and shippers seek buyers.
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New York
John J. Dillon
New York State Department of Food and Markets
Dillon
New York State
New York States
Apple exports slide week to 22,280 barrels in New York
Apple exports for the week ending last Saturday totaled 22,280 barrels, down from 70,590 barrels the same week a year earlier. For the season to date through last Saturday, exports reached 800,219 barrels compared with 1,493,904 barrels a year ago. Boxes are calculated at 1m per above, three to the barrel.
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New York
Southern California Vegetable Shipments Reach 146 Cars
Southern California totals through December 22 reach 146 cars with daily shipments listed: December 16 two dozen plus. December 17 eighteen. December 18 and 19 twenty two. December 20 seven. December 21 nine. December 22 seventeen cars.
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California
Los Angeles
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