Birthdays Today Celebrate Caruso and Easley
Births marked today for Enrico Caruso the famed operatic tenor born in Naples 44 years ago. Ralph H. Easley national civic federation leader born in Schuyler County NL 59 years ago.
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National Civic Federation
Schuyler County
John Burke
North Dakota
United States
Keokuk County
Iowa
Notable Birthdays and Oblique War Commentary
The item lists birthday ages for Sir George H. Reid Edwin Gould Dr Charles H. Rammelkamp John Burke and Robert H. Bescher. It then carries a stream of opinion pieces critiquing Washington's legacy and urging American restraint in Europe while affirming commitment if national honor or liberty is at stake.
Veil of Ignorance Critiques Greek Government Blame
A Greensboro News contributor argues against blaming Greece entirely on King Constantine. The writer says Greece, though monarchial, has a democratic framework with elected representatives, and contrasts Greek governance with Belgium and France. The piece urges U S readers to understand various nations' governments.
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Greece
Food shortage claims and rail relief promises contested
Washington announcements deny shortages while rail embargoes ease and freight congestion fades in a few days. Yet eastern food riots persist as grocers dispute rising living costs and urge government action to uncover storage profits and ease the burden on consumers.
The Depot as Melting Pot and Public Space
The essay riffs on railway depots as a cross between a dry goods box and the national melting pot. It mocks depots as small crowded places that tempt Americans away from sardines and observe trains, recalling old steam era curiosities and the idea that depots once housed only a handful of people at a time.
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America
Musical Comedy Footwear Sparks Steep Shoe Prices
A Louisville Courier-Journal summary credits a California shoe retailer with rising prices by introducing flashy high topped musical comedy boots. Eastern buyers bought the spectacle, sparking manufacturers to produce rainbow colored high tops and push prices from six to twelve to twenty five dollars. The piece argues the surge stems from a single Los Angeles merchant setting a new standard of value rather than leather costs or the European war.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
California
New Pass
Los Ridgees
Californa
Paris
New York
Los Angeles
Catawba Sweet Potatoes Ship to Cincinnati
The first car of Catawba sweet potatoes from the growers association heads to Cincinnati. They expect $1.03 net for red land sweets and $1.24 net for Nancy Hall. A meeting set uniform prices and coordinated shipments to avoid market glut and protect earnings.
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Newton
Growers’ Association
Red Land
Nancy Hall
Catawba
Wilmington Harbor Master Seeks Oyster Law Repeal
Wilmington February 24 Capt FE D Williams harbor master asks Governor Bickett to back repeal of the oyster license law citing poverty and the traditional livelihood of white and negro families in the sounds. He has also written Senators and Representatives to press the case.
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Wilmington
FE. D. Williams
Port of
Bickett
Williams
Cramer
Gran
Wilson Named World’s Largest Bright Loose Leaf Tobacco Market
Wilson, February 24. Official figures from R. P. Watson, president of the Wilson tobacco board of trade, prove Wilson is the largest bright loose leaf tobacco market in the world.
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Wilson
R. P. Watson
Wilson Tobacco Board of Trade
Gilmer Bros. Co Sells Octagon Soap Special
Gilmer Bros. Co offers a Monday morning deal three cakes of Octagon Soap for 10 cents. Pay your city taxes and avoid costs.
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