Business profits ride postwar boom despite strikes and wage shifts
The article reports a broad upswing in business activity led by a postwar boom, with nationwide gains and record bank clearings though strikes threaten. It notes rising wages, high imports, growing exports, and lumbering rail traffic while warning a collapse if labor conflicts escalate or transport falters. It also provides June trade figures, failed businesses, and forecasts keener competition and efficiency needed in new ventures.
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United States
New York City
New York
Germany
Lusitania
America
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Guard Company Heads to Camp Douglas Wisconsin
The local state guard company leaves tomorrow morning via Cameron for Camp Douglas Wisconsin for a week of camp life. The unit will cease to exist soon but a reorganized national guard company may form here with many members enrolled. This year’s camp promises more enjoyable days than last year amid wartime challenges.
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Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Wyoming
Montana
Bankers
State Guard
Cameron
Camp Douglas
Wis
Co. HI
National Guard
Fame Canning Co Ladysmith Plant Sees Record Pea Pack
The Ladysmith plant of Fame Canning Co reports two weeks of operation left this year with a record pea pack. The rebuilt facility runs smoothly with minimal delays as it ships the 1919 pack, expecting about 75 carloads this season. Seventeen carloads of empty cans were sent this summer. Misses Dorothy Alden Eunice Maloney and Margaret Murphy of Chippewa Falls depart for Potato Lake for a week’s camping.
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Fame Canning Co
Ladysmith
Dorothy Alden
Eunice Maloney
Margaret Murphy
Chippewa Falls
Potato Lake
Wisconsin rifle clubs plan mail matches and state boost
Bruger and Hebard returned from the state rifle match at Camp Douglas. Though no honors were won, they held their places among seasoned shooters. A mail match plan between clubs aims to cut costs and raise Wisconsin's profile for national contests. An August 17 Ladysmith event with Interwoven Rifle Club of New Brunswick will be shot by telegraph as a five man match.
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BK. L
Camp Douglas
Wisconsin
Ladysmith
Rifle Club
New Brunswick
New Jersey
Thompson Thomp son Wedding Near Ladysmith
Miss Florence Thompson and Mr Irving Thompson tied the knot Tuesday evening with Rev C E Eckhoff officiating at the bride’s parents home in the east end. Attendants were H J Willis and Loraine Bergevin. a small reception followed and a honey moon trip was planned to Stevens Point Chicago and Savannah. Both grew up in Ladysmith and the groom recently returned from twenty two months with the U S Marines aboard the cruiser Charleston.
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Florence Thompson
Irving Thompson
C. E. Eckhoff
Christ Thompson
H. J. Willis
Lorraine Bergevin
Thompson
Conrath
Stevens Point
Chicago
Savannah
Ladysmith
Gust Thompson
U. S. Marines
Charleston
Pure Bred Sires Pay at Wisconsin County Fairs
Wisconsin county fairs will feature a state wide exhibit titled Pure Bred Sires Pay starting August 6 in Boscobel and running two months. Scrub cows and their offspring alongside scrub and purebred sires will show dairy breeds with cow testing records backing the displays. Signs by D S Bullock of the College of Agriculture accompany exhibits across 26 fairs and at the state fair in Milwaukee.
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Wisconsin
Boscobel
D. S. Bullock
The
College of Agriculture
State Livestock Breeders’ Association
Marinette
Monroe
Tomah
Wansan
DePere
New Richmond
Rice Lake
Ashland
Antigo
Fond du Lac
Janesville
Berlin
Richland Center
St. Croix Falls
Chilton
Bloomington
Grantsburg
Jefferson
Lancaster
la Crosse
Augusta
Oconto
Ladysmith
Mondovi
Livestock Breeders’ Association
Milwaukee
Local and Personal News Highlights from the City
Ernest Hanson traveled to Chicago on business. Louis Radiker of Ingram visited here. William Miller of Bayfield stayed with the John Hampton family. Mark Sergeant of Sheldon called on old friends. R A Meiklejohn of Wanpum visited his sister Mrs T M Thomas. Miss Mabel Harmon of Hawkins visited between trains. War Mothers meet August 11 at Army and Navy Club rooms. Mr and Mrs W S Jordan visited family in Sagle River. Baptist Circle meets August 14 at 924 E Fourth St with lunch. J M Coleman sold his farm south of town for 12000 dollars. R J Clark and family from Coloma visiting Whitmore home. Clark is Whitmore’s brother-in-law. Rev John Birrell attended Epworth League rally in Medford and spoke on the Centenary Exposition in Columbus Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Hanson
Chicago
Guy
Wordenay
Louis Radiker
Ingram
William Miller
Bayfield
John Hampton
R. A. Meiklejohn
Wanpun
T. M. Thomas
Mabel Harmon
Hawkins
May Carter
War Mothers
Army & Navy Club
W. S. Jordan
Sagle River
Martha Jordan
D. C. Menefee
Baptist Circle
A. R. Schmidt
E. Fourth-st
J. M. Coleman
Frank Harwood
John Birrell
Epworth League
Medford
Birrell
Superior
Columbus
Ohio
Creamery Passes Hundred Thousand in Monthly Receipts
Barron Co-Operative Creamery reports June receipts slightly over 106000 and butter fat payments to farmers above 98000. With dairy herd improvements, the monthly total is expected near 100000 for the year, maintaining its status as the world’s largest creamery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barron Co-Operative Creamery Company
Barron News-Shield
Death of Mrs William Kimbell at age 80
Mrs. William Kimbell died at her son Ed Kimbell’s home in Crookston Minnesota after a June departure from the city. She was 80. Remains brought to Ladysmith with Ed Kimbell Mrs J A Hewitt Mrs W J Paulman Mrs Thomas Herron and others traveling with the body. Funeral services held at the Methodist church conducted by Rev John Birrell. Interment in White Cloud Michigan last evening accompanied by relatives.
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William Kimbell
Crookston
Minn
International Falls
Ladysmith
Ed Kimbell
J. A. Hewitt
W. J. Paulman
Jamestown
N. D
Thomas Herron
John Birrell
Methodist Church
White Cloud
Mich
Ladysmith Grocer Co Officers Gather For Wholesale House
Officers of the Ladysmith Grocer Co met to finalize plans for a wholesale house. If the railroad strike does not delay, operations should begin in two weeks. Officers include J. L. McComson treasurer and manager, T. F. Branham president, D. B. Evans vice president, and O. J. Palmer secretary.
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Ladysmith Grocer Co
J. L. McComson
The
T. F. Branham
Eau Claire
D. B. Evans
Chicago
O. J. Palmer
Rice Lake
Training School Notes in Rusk County Highlight Teacher Prep
The state 1918 report shows Rusk County illiteracy at 2.5 percent, with Polish and Bohemian languages spoken in some districts. County spending, school counts, and a joint state county training school offer free tuition for locals, modest fees for others, and promising salaries for graduates. Prospective students are urged to enroll by September 1, as late entry risks missing spring completion and a fall start.
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Rusk County
Death of Andrew Fletcher with funeral services
Andrew V. Fletcher aged 27 years 6 months 20 days died at St Marys hospital Monday from mastoid infection. He is survived by his wife and two children. Rev John Birrell conducted funeral services at Pedersons undertaking parlors Wednesday burial at Riverside cemetery.
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Andrew V. Fletcher
St. Mary’s Hospital
John Birrell
Pederson
Riverside Cemetery
Equity Man Will Talk To Potato Growers
George Earnhardt of Wautoma a Chicago salesman for the American Society of Equity will address potato growers at Glen Flora Aug 19 Tony Aug 20 Crane Aug 21 Bruce Aug 22 Ladysmith Aug 23 on Co Operative Shipping of Potatoes. Further details will be published next week.
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George Earnhardt
Wautoma
Chicago
American Society of Equity
Glen Flora
Tony
Crane
Bruce
Ladysmith
Locals Fall 4 3 at Rice Lake In Close Game
Ladysmith lost 4 to 3 at Rice Lake Sunday. All three Ladysmith runs came in the sixth inning before Rice Lake tied it in the sixth and added a run in the eighth. Rice Lake pitcher Eddie Lane held Ladysmith to two hits, both in the sixth, as city fans witnessed a tense defensive game with several miscues and passed balls.
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Ladysmith
Rice Lake
Rice Lake Boys
Luell
Berg
Lowry
Hayes
Bae Volkman
Soie
Bae Christianson
Sands
Aps
Nea
Lyke
ASB
Nelson
Lol Green
Ai Ce Mills
Perry
Ie Lane
Mynney
Jacobson
Ea Sherman
Kiter
Rubesch
Lane
Christianson
Rice Lake Chronotype
Cartwright
Eddie Lane
Duluth
Ladysmith Team to Play at Cornell Sunday
The Ladysmith baseball team will travel to Cornell to play a Sunday game.
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Cornell
Ladysmith
Treasury Savings Certificates Introduced for War Funds
The government issues new Treasury Savings Certificates at $100 and $1000, non transferable and non negotiable, issued like Liberty Bonds in registered form. They mature January 1 1924 and pay 4 percent interest quarterly, redeemable any time before that date at monthly increasing prices. Post offices and banks sell them, obtainable for cash or in exchange for filled 1919 War Savings Certificates. Tax exemptions apply except for certain estate and income taxes above thresholds. The certificates are ready for delivery.
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Treasury Savings
United States Treasury
Ruth Law at Rusk Co Fair in Wisconsin
Ruth Law the world’s famed aviator will headline the Rusk County Fair in Wisconsin. The 1919 fair runs September 23 to 26 with crops unusually promising and exhibits expected to set new county records.
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Ruth Law
Rusk CO. Fair
Rusk
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Leads In Silos In 1918 19
Wisconsin farmers increased silo numbers from 64 668 to about 70 500 between May 1918 and May 1919, despite higher labor and material costs. The estimate from Joseph A Becker of the Crop Reporting service notes roughly one silo on every third Wisconsin farm, with New York 65 000 Illinois 88 000 Iowa 25 000 Indiana 86 000 Ohio 35 000.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Joseph A. Becker
Co-operative Crop Reporting Service
U. S. Bureau of Crop Estimates
Wisconsin State Department of Agriculture
New York
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Ohio
No one enjoys trouble but health depends on steady habits
The passage argues that laziness and quick fatigue lead to health risks and higher life insurance costs. It cites overwork, later rest, and modern vices like coffee tobacco and alcohol as factors causing hardened arteries and early death. It warns that a harsh early life undermines a long, healthy old age.
MARKED CHANGE OF CONDITIONS IN WAR PROHIBITION
After a month of war prohibition the country shows a marked shift. In New York City forty more saloons closed in forty eight hours, July water use rose by about one million gallons daily, and despite ease of access. Milwaukee saw a fifty percent drop in misdemeanors and 254 fewer felony cases in July 1919 versus July 1918, with arrests for drunks and disorderlies well under half the usual level.
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New York City
Milwaukee
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Eau Claire National Bank
Thompsen—Thompson
Mark Sergeant
Sheldon
City
R. J. Clark
Coloma
I. W. Whitmore
Mr Clark
Mrs. Whitmore
WM. Kimbell
Prof
B. Mack
Dresden
Andrew Fletcher
Equity Man
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