Congressional Record cost drops since 1917
Washington reports the cost of publishing the Congressional Record was 537 640 last year. Costs compared with 1917 show 801 790.88 while 1918 stood at 537 640. Congress met 250 days in 1917 807 days in 1918 and 279 days in 1919. Printed pages declined from 652 million in 1917 to 455 million in 1919. Paper costs rose but lighter stock reduced total outlay.
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Washington
Congressional Record
Congress
Beene
Cornelius Ford
Munrd
Many a Pretty Face Spoiled by Pimples
An advertisement warns pimples signal impure blood and promotes S. S. S. blood remedy. It urges readers with skin diseases to write to Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta for free medical advice and instructions.
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Swift Specific Co
Swift Laboratory
Atlanta, Ga
Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a tonic to strengthen the system and cleanse the blood to prevent frequent colds. It claims internal use, blood action, and offers testimonials free with a $100 guarantee for any uncured catarrh. Sold by all druggists for 75 cents.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Quiet workers save Georgia, not politicians spouting plans
The passage credits steady at home workers for Georgia’s safety, noting they kept essential systems running while politicians traveled the state touting proposed achievements. It emphasizes practical, unseen effort over public grandstanding.
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Georgia
Six Ways to Get Better Prices for Cotton in the South
The Montgomery meeting of the American Cotton Association outlines six actions for farmers to secure fair prices. Hold cotton locally to pressure bears, vote at county mass meetings, cut cotton acreage by planting grain, store through warehousing and cooperative marketing, aid farmers in financial distress, and ensure bankers and merchants support farm lending and fair prices.
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American Cotton Association
Montgomery
Ala
South
J. A. Brown
J. A. Todd
Wannamaker
Cotton Association
Murph
Refusal to Drill at Mississippi Estate Wins Admiring Notice
John Sharp Williams rejects oil development on his Mississippi country estate telling a company agent he does not want oil, would not permit derricks, and values the home as a haven of rest. The piece notes farmers pay income tax amid boll weevil damage and warns against dependance on cotton in Butts county.
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D. C. Wally
Arkansas Cotton Association
John Sharp Williams
Oil Development Company
Mississippi
Butts County
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Sagi
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Peachtree Street
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Cadillac
Packard Essex
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Eta
Nat Paige
Wurle In
Vlel Hanson
Essex
Peachtree ST
Heeliand
Capital City Dry Cleaning & Dye Works
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Hunt
McKibben Buggy & Auto Co
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