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Newspaper
Jackson Progress Argus
Location
Jackson, Georgia, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1920
Page
7
A rural opinion notes that national interest shifts to baseball games over political talk about the League of Nations, implying public focus on sport signals stability and daily life continuing.
Richmond Virginia May 10 J B Mosby and Co a leading dry goods house reduced prices by 20 percent across the store following Wannamaker in New York Much of Wannamaker advertising was included Mosby s store opened crowded with shoppers drawn by the sale
Prices on dry goods and clothing in Trenton, New Jersey, are cut by 20 to 25 percent across several stores following the Wannamaker strategy in New York and Philadelphia. One large department store lowers all items by 20 percent, a leading house furnishing shop slashes 25 percent, and a rival trims 20 percent. A men's tailor cuts prices by 25 percent and a haberdasher adopts a 20 percent slash.
The Cedar Rock school entertainment planned for Friday evening has been called off. A prior notice stated commencement exercises would be held Friday night, but a later announcement confirms the entertainment cancellation.
Washington May 11 Smiths formed fifteen regiments in the American war army. Johnsons eleven, Browns eight, Williams Jones and Millers over seven each. Bureau of War Risk Insurance lists 4,622,422 ex servicemen. Anderson, Davis, Moores, and Taylors also show multiple regiments.
A corporate notice states the corset trust has issued a stock dividend of two hundred percent. The move likely reflects a consolidation effort amid high demand and rapid growth in the fashion sector.
A notice from the printing department announces progress in production workflows. The short item highlights department work, efficiency gains, and a call for continued steady output.
Agricultural notes urge keeping peanut fields harrowed and weed free, suggest planting oats and rye for white Spanish peanuts, and advise using pure seed. Extension staff offer free field advice, with emphasis on peanuts as a cash crop and advantages over cotton under boll weevil pressure. Three factors cited: less fertilizer, less labor, and ability to cultivate larger acreages.
National board of farm organizations in Chicago debated cutting out middlemen through farmer consumer co operation. Delegates represent about two million members across thirty eight states.
Boston May 12 Attorney General Palmer set the profit limit on sugar at one cent per pound for wholesalers and two cents for retailers. He ordered immediate steps to prosecute any persons charging larger profits.
Washington May 12 The Senate Interstate Commerce Committee agreed on legislation to aid railroads and shippers facing a car shortage by extending the 300 million dollar revolving fund from five to fifteen years under the transportation act.
Washington reports a Senate clash over a Republican move to declare war on Germany and Austria. Senator Lodge urged continuous consideration until a vote. Senator McCumber warned this would dishonor the nation and abandon allies, proposing a renewal of commercial relations with Germany.
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