Farm Prices Show Decline
Alabama farmers watched price changes as the monthly index of prices received by farms fell about two percent for the period ending June 15. The prices paid index remained unchanged, keeping the Alabama picture in line with the US. The parity ratio dropped to 104, the lowest in ten years, reflecting lower prices received versus costs. Only a few major commodities stayed above parity this June.
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AW. Jones
Auburn
Alabama
Pacity Tata
Tli
BGO Ointment Promises Quick Relief for Skin Irritations
An advertisement claims BGO ointment soothes fever blisters, sunburn, minor burns, poison ivy, and surface rashes with a unique formula. It promises fast comfort and money back if not satisfied, urging readers to ask their dealer or write Beast Thans Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
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Beast Thans Laboratory
Atlanta
Price changes and farm product indexes shown for Alabama 1918
Alabama pages reveal a June 1 1918 comparison of product prices including cotton corn and beans. The report notes prices per bushel for corn and pork hogs shifting strongly, with livestock prices rising from 210 to 519 cents per unit and cotton and beans displaying favorable adjustments for farmers.
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Alabama
No More Eggs Found By Plane Crash Survivors
A plane crash near Brooks Mountain left Cook and his botanist wife stranded with 1080 eggs as cargo. They survived on eggs and hoped for rescue, with a search plane sighting them and a 10th Air Rescue helicopter airlifting them to safety from Ladd Air Base.
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Fairbanl Alaska
Brooks Mountain
Bull Cur Lington
Chistian Village
Air Reseue
Ladd Air Base
Wien Vasky Airlines
Cook
Louissiana State University
Weekend traffic deaths claim two Alabama residents
Over the weekend two people died in Alabama traffic accidents. A six year old girl, Virginia Smuth, from Anniston, was struck by a car on Saturday. A second fatality involved Treather Heathey, 51, of Lewisburg Tennessee, who died after a two car collision on Highway 24 near the Tennessee Alabama line.
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Birmingham
Gir
Alabama
Virginia Smuth
Anniston
Pletcher Heathey
Lewisburg Tenn
Huntsvile
Highway
Alabama Line
Record Hybrid Corn Crop Is Predicted
Alabama farmers expect to grow 65000 bushels of certified hybrid seed corn this year. J C Lowers notes 2000 acres planted with hybrids locally adapted to soil and climate. Prospects are for higher yields and faster expansion of state corn fields.
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Auburn
Alabama
J C
Alabam Crop Improvement Association
Faust J
Cani
Agronomist
Fragmentary note on dishwashing and pan practices
A fragmented passage mentions dishwashing rules and handling a pan to reduce smoke and chips. it references household items like silverware china and geratches, with unclear context or sequence of actions.
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China
Railroad Seeks End to Sunday Train Service Between Dothan and Hartford
The Georgia Railway requests the Alabama Public Service Commission authority to discontinue Sunday passenger and freight trains Nov 47 and 7 on the Dothan Hartford route. Patrons fearing loss of Sunday service are urged to mail representations or request a public hearing by July 25.
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Te Wennial
Georgia
Raihway Company
Alabama Public Service Commissions
Dothan
Hatford
Prg
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Alabama Power Company
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Speigner Concrete Block Co
Sumac
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Peer
Seriace Cove
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