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Newspaper
Harrisburg Telegraph
Location
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1919
Page
14
Dallas on December 6. F M Spencer special agent of the Department of Justice says public apathy blocks efforts to stop profiteering under the Lever act. He urges victims to testify, noting the act has teeth and promises arrests if witnesses cooperate.
Yuma Ariz Dec 6 The United States government will sell about 500 farms totaling 6 400 acres in the Yuma Mesa local area on December 10 The land lies in the Colorado desert south of Gila Valley and between the Yuma Valley and eastern mountains The minimum bid is 225 an acre and the lands are touted as frostless citrus potentials Government irrigation works will be constructed to supply water to the parcels
The Nur sery Home board lists October and November gifts from numerous donors including Mrs Turvey Mrs Hinkle Mrs Turner and many others. Contributions span produce canned goods cash clothing school items and household essentials with names of donors and items such as jellies apples sweet potatoes cash for blankets and books.
Lieutenant Charles W. Thomas, veteran of the Mexican border and overseas service, warns that a U S intervention would face guerilla warfare, desert terrain, extreme heat and water scarcity, and extensive hardships. He notes secret trails, exposed sentries, and the need for heavy forces and a year away from work for soldiers.
A compact 1991 holiday shopping prompt urging readers to begin Christmas purchases this season with strong local-market urgency and promotional energy.
New York December 6 information shows life insurance assets exceeding one billion dollars are now invested in farm mortgage loans. Louis Breiling treasurer of Union Central Life Insurance Society of Cincinnati told the Association of Life Insurance Presidents that this shift will aid agricultural readjustment from war to peace, with Central Atlantic Southwestern and Northwestern states cited as favorite investment regions and major companies holding about $856,245,000 in farm mortgages in these areas.
Mexico City reports a Christmas toy shortage with limited supply as Germany’s toy exports stop due to war. Other nations lag in entering the market while U S manufacturers pledge to ship goods, though arrivals remain sparse. Mexican buyers favor novelty active toys such as dancing dolls.
Rio De Janeiro reports Senhora Amelia Rodrigues, poet and feminist leader, announces an ambitious program to enlarge women’s roles in intellectual moral commercial and political life through campaigns by the Alliance Feminina. The group already has many adherents in Brazilian society at federal and state levels.
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