Roads in Russia stall as railways crumble under postwar strain
A British assessment argues Russia would need two years to rebuild its transportation system from scratch. Only six of one hundred locomotives were operable in early 1920, with damaged cars and worn wheels piling up. Systemic staff shortages and a diminished will to work hinder recovery while political chaos, wartime casualties, and Push for Lenin Trotsky governance compound delays in reestablishing grain and trade routes.
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United Areas
Charles McCann
London
Europe
Russia
Foreign Office
United States
Great Britain
British Intelligence Department
Red Army
Lenin Trotsky and Company
Lav
America
France
Italy
Germany
Croir
Sea Board
Freckles banished with Othine double strength
Advertisement urges readers to try Othine double strength to remove freckles. Claims complete clearing of the skin with a small amount applied daily. Promises money back guarantee if freckles fail to disappear. Describes lightening of skin and improved complexion.
Shock Absorbers For False Teeth
Cleveland April 20. A chemical firm advertises Corega a powder that Sprinkles on store teeth forming a smooth cushion and non skid hold. The antiseptic adhesive powder lets wearers laugh sneeze crack nuts and do rough work without false teeth shifting. 35c at druggists.
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Cleveland
Cleveland Chemical
Ady
Poland to Get Good Roads in Near Future
Poland appoints Kasimir Bartel of Lwow as minister of railways. Described as the most practical man in government, Bartel rose from machinist to chief of Poland's entire transportation system by age 28. The nation has faced severe railway shortages since the war.
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United Prets
Warsaw
Poland
Kasimir Bartel
Lwow
Lemberg
Her
Railroads Reforms Under Bartels Bring Change to Pollet Lines
After four years of invasion the Pollet railways suffered heavy tolls as rolling stock vanished to Germany and Russia. Under Bartels the system adopts modern business methods, eliminates passes, applies a merit-based employee policy, and overhauls administration.
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Germany
Russia
Bartels
Indigestion relief praised by Peru resident
R F Erwin of Peru Indiana shares in a testimonial that a winter bout of indigestion biliousness and constipation improved quickly after using Chamberlains Tablets. He recommends them to anyone with similar stomach troubles.
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F. Erwin
Chamberlain
R. F. Erwin
Peru
Ind
Metropolitan racing meets and boxing cards listed for Paterson
Metropolitan Jockey Club meets at Jamaica and Kentucky at Latonia are listed along with Connaught Park at Ottawa. Boxing bouts include Johnny Dundes vs Tommy Kim in Paterson and George Chaney vs Tommy Tuohy in Paterson. Local notes mention DeKalb visitors and a Rigolboche auction find of hidden French banknotes worth 1060 in silk dress lining.
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Metropolitan Jockey Club
St Jamaica
Kentucky Association
Latonia
Connaught Park Jockey Club
Ottawa
Rigolboche
Paris
Miss Case Voice Illusion Amid Demonstration Lights On
The article recalls a demonstration where Miss Case's singing seemed indistinguishable from its mechanical reproduction. Reporters praise the New Edison for matching her voice to such a degree that the live and recorded tones appeared one. Lights then flashed on, revealing the scene.
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Anna Case
New York Evening Sun
Chippendale
Miss Case
New York Globe
Edison
New York Evening Mail
Case
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