Women Give Up Plea For Jobs As Conductors
The strike by women conductors ends as W D Mahon and Cleveland Union leaders plan a referendum on returning to work. City Council pledges to ensure a square deal as War Labor Board urged women to be discharged by January 3. Stanley agrees to abide by the council and board decisions. Women withdraw their plea from the War Labor Board in Washington.
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Associated Press
Reveland
W. D. Mahon
International Union of
Cleveland Union
Square
John J. Stanley
Cleveland Railway
War Restrictions End Rapidly Boost Postwar Business
Washington reports show wartime savings groups noting a rush to shop after armistice. Retailers say peace news stimulated demand, with a quick jump in sales within days after November 11, and stronger activity among wealthier consumers.
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Washington
Middletown Fraternal Groups Host Soldiers and Local News
Middletown residents report a Knights of Columbus concert at the Ordnance Depot with diverse pieces and soloists. A serious accident befalls Harry Landwater while sawing wood. local births, arrests, church meetings, obituaries, and council actions are noted along with civic dues and building plans for Royalton Council’s new chemical engine housing.
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Harrisburg
Knights of Columbus
Ordnance Depot
E. Bach
John Braham
Novello
H. P. Burleigh
Parno
Etude Mignonne
Royalton
George Wolf
Earthquake damages towns in northern Chile
An earthquake struck Northern Chile with notable destruction in Copiapo and Vallenar. Reports say Vallenar was destroyed and about ten percent of Copiapo’s buildings were wrecked, with several deaths reported and other localities suffering minor damage.
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Chile
Santiago
Copiapo
Vallenar
Chilean towns report homelessness after disaster
Aftershocks neared Copiapo leaving many homeless while Vallenar and other areas in northern Chile saw no casualties.Officials warned of continuing risk as authorities dispatch aid and assess damage to infrastructure and housing.
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Copiapo
Vallenar
Chile
Dandruff Cure Promises Glossier Hair With Arvon Liquid
A colonial era remedy claims four ounces of ordinary liquid arvon dissolves dandruff overnight. The ad asserts regular nightly applications remove all signs of dandruff and stop itch while making hair look and feel much better. It markets arvon as inexpensive and available at drug stores.
Military hats on sale in khaki wool felt with insignia
Made of khaki wool felt featuring each branch insignia and a single star. Sizes include 6x12 inches and 8x12 inches. Friday sale advertised.
Velvet Drummer’s Samples on Plain or Mirrored Velvets
Textile sale notes velvet samples including plain and mirrored velvets and Hatter’s plush velveteen in lengths from 1 to 4 yards. Friday sale, by the yard.
Friday Fabric Sale Highlights At Bowman’s Main Floor
A Friday sale offers 32 inch American gingham and 36 inch percale in light medium grounds with many plaids stripes and colors. Remnants of silks from 2 to 6 yards in black navy and other colors. Printed silks include foulards poplins and silk voiles with high value looks. Also all wool remnants 36 to 54 inches wide in serges and poplins. Bows to suit dress or skirt from mill samples.
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Lorraine
Friday Shoe and Fabric Sale at Bowman’s Second Floor
Friday sale offers women’s gray and brown kid shoes with French and military heels, cloth tops, and slippers. Also listed are bleached sheets in standard sizes, dress and waist gingham, calicoes, unbleached sheeting, and duckling fleeces with floral patterns, all priced per pair or per yard.
Corsets and Brassieres Friday Sale At Bowman’s
Friday sale of corsets and brassieres including pink and white elastic tops in all sizes. Bandeau style models De Bevoise and Pansy among others. Also Bestuette veils, hair nets, nymph dress shields, belting, khaki tape, sock drier, muff forms. Bowman's Main Floor.
Bowman’s Basement Friday Sale of Dolls and Linens
A local retailer advertises a Friday sale at Bowman's Basement featuring a dolls lot with both dressed and undressed dolls in varying conditions, plus a range of household textiles. Items include Mercerized Damask napkins and damask luncheon cloths, hemmed satin bedspreads, Madeira wainscot fabric, white checked dimity, heavy cotton crash, bleached twill toweling, men's cotton ribbed union suits, and women's black thread silk stockings, all priced around a dollar and up.
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Bowman's
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Middletown
H. H. Rhodes
Harry Robinson
South Wood Street
Robert Long
Race Street
United States District Court
Donald McCord
S. Quickel
St. Peter's Lutheran Sunday School
Presbyterian Church
Lawrence Street
O. M. Kraybill
Landisville
Mt. Joy
John Sites
Sprattsburg
Georgia
Oliver Sites
Royal
Marie Elva McCann
George McCann
Iron Mitte Run
Fuller Bergetresser
St. Peter's Lutheran Church
Women's Home and Foreign Missionary Society
Pastors’ Aid Society
Methodist Episcopal Church
Herman Baumbach
John Groupe
Mabel Wise
Nettie Cain
Mary Beachler
Lillian Weller
Romaine Kennard
Clara Beck
James Cunningham
Louella
BOW Man’s—Mary
Bowman’s
Batiste
Armstrong
Bowma
N’s
Fay
Bowman
Brassieres
Good Hope
Wadsworth
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