What Strikers are Doing Across the Nation
A nationwide strike wave reports thousands of workers idle or out across major cities. Chicago leads with 12,000 on strike and freight traffic halved. Toledo 1,000 of 23 railroads idle. St. Louis 2,000 idle. Buffalo 2,000 yard and related workers out. Los Angeles 1,400 on strike. Detroit 1,200 to 400 idle. San Francisco 443 out. Kansas City 400. Gary 250 idle. Syracuse 250 out. Saginaw 200. Salt Lake 5. Ogden 150. Decatur 107. Joliet 50. Scranton 50. Baltimore and Ohio switchmen idle. Niagara Falls routes affected and traffic detoured.
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Chicago
Toledo
St. Louis
Buffalo
Los Angeles
Detroit
San Franciscno
Kansas City
Gary
Ind
Syracuse
Saginawich
Perez Marquette
Salt la
Ogden
Decautr
Joliet
Scranton
Springfield
Baltimore
Ohio
Niagra Falls
Cough remedy praised by Zanesville woman
Mrs Fred Arter of Zanesville praises Chamberlains Cough Remedy to friends and acquaintances saying it strengthens her good opinion of the medicine. She urges others with coughs or colds to try it and see its effectiveness. The ad mentions Select Broxam Hinckley Staack and Luekiesh in association with the product.
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Chamberlain
Fred Arter
Zanesville
Okie
Broxam
Hinckley
Staack
Newspaper paper costs soar before war as rates rise
Paper prices leap from 4 3-4 to 12 cents a pound and forecast 15 years of higher costs. Over 2200 newspapers have quit in the US and Canada in six years. Chicago dailies cut sections to conserve paper while some demand pre war advertising rates amid widespread print skimping.
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Jims
United States
Cananda
Chicago
Inauguration Prohibition Debate and Miscellany
A fragmentary column parodies banter on bachelors, religion, and public mood. It cites Methodists in Winsted, a joking funeral line about Barleycorn, and stray asides on headlines, riding down to Tokyo wage talk, German aims on Paris, and a boast about the United States’ great warship amid a note on eternal peace.
Notice to defendant in Iowa divorce case 1920
To Avave Named Defendant You are hereby notified there is on file the petition of plaintiff Wilma B Wyrick in the Jackson County Iowa court seeking a divorce on grounds of drunkenness cruel and inhumane treatment and failure to provide support The June term of court begins May 1st with appearance required by the court date and proceedings to follow Filed April 1 19 F I D Relsey attorney for plaintiff
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Jackson County
Wilma B. Wyrick
Plaitiff
Chas A. Wyrick
Avave
Pigintit
Clerc
Tisher Court
State of
Iowa
Relsey
Fine Country Home Burns Near Lost Nation
A fire destroyed the new home of Al Smith near Lost Nation yesterday evening, likely from a faulty flue. The residence was a modern farm house valued at $10,000 with most household goods lost. Neighbors quickly fought the blaze to save adjacent structures.
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al Smith
Lost Nation
Smith
Gale Buchner
Magueketa
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Banghart
Funeral Directors
Maquoketa
Towa
Fletsher
Casiforia
J. A. Wright & Son
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Methods Church
Winsted
John
Des Moines
Capital Building
Olend Braty
Cal
Dent Stimpson
Dent
Lucy Gaston
Tokio
Japan
Paris
Berlin
Simpkins
Snow White Pharr
Medlister Stores Co
Jen
Rockfords
Main Street
Maquoketa, Iowa
DRY Goods Company
Stevens
Dellar Db
Kimenay
Nextra
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