Senator Gainesville Excerpts Expose Cotton Policy Flaws
The speech criticizes President Wilson and War Industries Board actions in 1918 that allegedly drove cotton prices down and harmed Georgia farmers. It cites Baruch, embargoes, and exports controls, and argues for freedom of the seas and neutral ports to protect cotton markets.
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Wilson
Palmer
War Industries Board
Barney Baruch
Baruch
Warrades Board
France
Vance McCormack
Senator Smith
Gainesville
Georgia
Russia
Japan
England
State Department
Great Britain
Washington
Hey
United States
Winter Wheat Production Forecast Reported
Washington forecast winter wheat production at 488.6 million bushels with a 75.6 percent condition. Rye is projected at 5.0 million bushels with an 86.8 percent condition.
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Washington
War Time Waste in War Department Curry Comb Purchase
A wartime procurement misstep imagines buying one million curry combs for 150000 horses, reflecting wasteful planning within the war department purchasing agency.
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War Department
The Country's Progress Depends Upon the South
A Manufacturer's Record piece extols the South's rapidly growing prosperity. It notes cotton and oil dominance, vast mineral and agricultural potential, and calls on all Americans to view the region as central to national progress and business growth.
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South
Virginia
Texas
America
Purify And Tone Up Your Blood With Pepto Mangan
Spring fatigue ad touts Pepto Mangan as a tonic to purify and build blood for listless people. It claims doctors have recommended it for thirty years and urges readers to ask for Gude’s Pepto Mangan in liquid or tablet form with full brand name on the package.
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Gude
Advt
At the Profiteeria by Edmund Vance Cook
The proprietor mourns rising costs and shortages blamed on war and taxes. Prices drift higher as thread, rent, and materials grow scarce, while automobilists and canned goods face cooling needs. The speaker warns that the next lot will be higher, with profiteers blamed for inflation.
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AT the Profiteeria
Edmund Vance Cook
Profiteeria
Saanatin
Profiteeria Ad Slogan Sparks Buyer Demand
The passage mocks a shop or vendor pushing sales with a hype laden cry. It contrasts inflated rhetoric with real wages, noting workers spend most income on food and rent. The line implies price-driven manipulation by a factory and retailer.
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Profiteeria
Trill Bros Overhaul and Paint Service Ad
Have your car overhauled and repainted in our shop. We make it look and run like a new car. Trill Bros.
Oil Discovery Evidence Sparks Egypt Ventures by Standard Oil
The Lamp notes Standard Oil’s Egypt expedition led by geologist Charles Whitshott after a biblical rationale. He investigates pitch and slime referenced in Exodus, leading to oil discovery. Three wells now operate with more planned.
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Standard Oil Company
Egypt
Mos
Charles Whitshott
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Senato
Liverpool Exchange
New York Exchange
New York Cotton Exchange
Sir Richard Crawford
Senate
McKibben Buggy & Auto Co
Jackson
S. H. Thornton
Jackson, Georgia
Trill Bros
Guthrie & Company
Ford
Buttrill Bros
Ford Dealers
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