Washington Industrial Boom Sparks Growth Across State
A Washington survey highlights vast industrial and transportation opportunities in lumber, cereals, fruits, dairy, textiles and more. It notes hydroelectric potential, factory openings across 275 towns, and the chance to build one of the world’s great industrial centers while warning of political maneuvering around Liberty Bonds.
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Washington
Bureau of Statistics and Immigration
State of
New Orleans Stock Exchange
McAdoo
Godwin
Dot
New Orleans
South
Senate
Hylan
New York
New York World
Health Department
Health Department of
Wilson
Harry Garfield
Woodrow Wilson
Hoover Orders Lower Prices for Wheat Substitutes
A Washington telegram from Herbert Hoover and accompanying notes from Charles Hebberd urge immediate price reductions on corn meal barley flour and oats flour to at least 10 15 and 25 percent below wheat prices. Retail margins should stay within 16 to 20 percent with a 10 percent wholesale cap. County and city agents are told to push price reductions and report millers prices and product quotes weekly.
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Washington
Charles Hebberd
Herbert Hoover
Mr. Hoover
Middle West
East
Mr. Hebberd
Mr.Hoover
Ofice
Telegraph
Quiet Mauch Chunk police quit to join Marines
In Mauch Chunk Pennsylvania the entire four man police force resigned to enlist for Marine training at Paris Island South Carolina. The town notes its jail has been empty since last Christmas and jokes about hiring a boy for duties. A light humorous column ends with remarks on war and a critic’s view of a war expert.
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Marine Corps
Mauch Chunk
Paris Island
S. C
Marine Training
Robert Mader
Clinton Mader
Charles Shutt
Chester Bisby
Guardians of the Peace
Liberty Loan Purchases by Foreign Born and Nations
A consular telegram reports Shanghai subscriptions to the Third Liberty Loan exceed $600,000 while Mexico City pledges total over $384,000, more than doubling its quota. Estimates show Americans of foreign birth or extradition bought about $350 million and over 5,000,000 buyers participated. The Shah of Persia purchased a $100,000 liberty bond.
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Shanghai
China
Mexico City
Persia
Lavoptik Eye Wash Claims Quick Results
Local ad touts Lavoptik eye wash offering immediate relief for weak or strained eyes. A girl and her mother reportedly benefited after single and weekly uses, with a money back guarantee and a free aluminum eye cup from E G Wheeler, Druggist.
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E. G. Wheeler
Ady
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Auto For
L. J. Howerton
C. R. Rothen & Co
MIDGE
Col. House
Theodore Roosevelt
Versailles Council
United States
White House
Hoover
F. W. Robinson & CO
J. B. Powles & Co
Western Avenue
Seattle, Wash
Wenatchee Milling Co
Royal
Liberty Loan
Leavenworth
Seattle
Union Depo
W. E. Stevens
4Th and Main St
Echo
Red Cross
Greal Northern Lumber Co
Leavenworth, Wash
U. S
U.S. A
P. B. Gravely Tobacco Company
Danville, Va
Gravely
Sappho
U.s.marine Corps
Enoch Morgan
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