War costs and prosperity projections after World War I
London reports Edgar Hammond, English financier, stating European belligerents’ postwar losses exceeded £20 billion, with Germany hit hardest. He notes the United States and Japan could gain prosperity, while Europe’s wealth centers shift toward London and America. He cites rising U.S. wealth to £70–80 billion and Japan’s wealth doubling, with Germany losing substantial national wealth and fleet. He predicts a decade of capital demand shaping international trade and European recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Japan
Germany
London
Edgar Crammond
Bankers’ Institute
United Kingdom
Ace Censes
Drammond
Spain
Holland
Switzerland
Greece
Scandinavia
America
Europe
Crummond
Cotton Consumption Rises in June Census Figures
The Census Bureau reports cotton usage in June at 655,521 bales of lint and 88,860 of linters, showing growth from the previous year’s 474,880 lint bales. The data highlight June demand levels for U.S. cotton products and indicate expansion in fiber use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Census Bureau
Speech Recovered During Bowling Match in Ontario War Hero
Trooper W. Hart, shell shocked in the war, suddenly regained his speech during a bowling game with the Davisville Military Hospital team in Niagara-on-the-Lake Ontario. The moment occurred amid the excitement of the match.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Niagara-on-the Lake
W. Hart
Davisville Military Hospital
Texas Cannibal Hunters Read Ancient Life History From Mound Records
University of Texas anthropology professor James B. Pearce reports evidence of prehistoric Texas inhabitants who lived nomadic lives on the Edwards plateau. Using kitchen middens, limestone stoves, and chipped flint weapons, they cannibalized, hunted large game, and left thousands of spear and arrow points, scraping tools, and bones indicating meat as a staple diet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Tex
Texas
James B. Pearce
University of Texas
Smithsonian Institution Bureau of Ethonology
Pearce
Edwards
America
Beef imports grow light in 1919 and 1920 figures
The United States imported 7,073,106 pounds of fresh and refrigerated beef in the ten months ending April 1920, slightly below 7,008,880 pounds for the same period in 1919. Canned and cured meats plunged from 126,024,848 pounds in 1919 to under 2,000,000 in 1920, driving the overall meat import total down from 108,002,011 to 50,240,055 pounds. Also in Chester, Pennsylvania, John Hunter recovered a lost diamond ring after 12 years, found while digging near Holdystone. The ring, valued at 200, was cleaned and restored.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
Chester
John Hunter
Holland Street
Holdystone
Hunter
Needle Halted in Greensburg Home Incident
Mrs Noe Anderson felt a needle enter her shoulder while lying on a Davenport at home. A physician was called, the needle was found traveling toward the lungs, and she was hospitalized where no operation was performed.
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Greensburg, Mu
Noun
Davenport
Mra
Noe Anderson
Avoid Waste at Thrashing Time in the Dakotas and Montana
United States Department of Agriculture specialists warn thrashing waste is high and urge careful grain handling. North Dakota saw 26 percent waste on rigs, cut to 4.03 bushels per rig after adjustments saving 1.6 million bushels statewide. South Dakota saved about 1.5 million bushels. Montana improved through machine tweaks. Proper adjustment and thorough clean up reduce losses, with moisture shifts requiring readjustment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
North Dakota
South Dakota
Montana
Middle West
Threshing tests show big grain savings across states
Test results indicate 21,899,000 bushels saved across 21 states with combines in use. Minnesota yields 1,000,000 bushels on 82 percent of rigs, while Wisconsin and North Dakota report large savings from tight-bottom wagons and canvas catch. Farmers urged to rake shock rows and clean up to cut waste and boost profits.
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Minnesota
Thrasherman
Wisconsin
Oklahoma
Kansas
North Dakota
Cost of 1919 Wheat Costs Details by Districts
United States Department of Agriculture reports cost of producing the 1919 wheat crop averaged 2.1 bushels per acre world wide, with major winter and spring wheat areas showing wide variation. On 481 farms costs ranged from $1 to $8.20 per bushel, averaging $1.87 for winter and $2.65 for spring, with yields 14.0 and 8.4 bushels per acre respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Department of Agriculture
Wheat Belt
Office of Farm Management
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Minnesota
North Dakota
South Dakota
Agricultural notes on fall plantings and hay pricing
The excerpt discusses vegetable plantings for early fall use and expects good hay and straw prices this year. It advises keeping tractors under cover during dry spells, spraying to control pests and blight, and timing cuttings for hay and seed. It also mentions seed dealers labeling for purity and weed content.
Canada Wheat Prospects Boost for Farmers on Prairies
The Canadian grain board set a $2.15 minimum for No 1 wheat last season and issued certificates for farmers. Extra funds above the fixed price will be shared pro rata, with estimates showing about $40 million distributed to Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba farmers. Dr Robert Magill predicts Canadian wheat could fetch 5 to 8 dollars per bushel this year amid open market talks and world supply shifts.
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Canada
Prairies
Canadian Grain Board
Wheat Board
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Robert Magill
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
Magill
Russia
Roumania
India
Australia
Europe
Argentine
North America
United States
Ingenious Motion Pictures Shown On Building Rise Film
Popular Mechanics reports government representatives show ingenuity in motion pictures of a large public Industrial building under construction. The film records ten months of work by exposing a short film length daily, illustrating the United States Bureau of Standards project.
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Popular Mechanics
United States Bureau of Standards
End of Eight Years Misery Newark Testimonial
Mrs Theresa Coventry of Newark testifies that after organic trouble left her unable to walk she used Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Medicine with splendid effect. She reports regaining ability to do housework and washing and recommends the products to friends.
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Newark
N. J
Lydia Pinkham
Theresa Coventry
Burnett St
Newark, N. J
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Lloyd George
Strange Company
Chum
New Albany
Ind
Estella Kelsall
May Deitzman
Estella
May
Oliver Kelsall
Dakotas
Department of Agriculture
Dominion
Lydia E. Pinkham
N. Y
Denver
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