Makers Say Bg Profits in Quads and Costs of Living
New York Rep Siegel quoted figures from clothing manufacturers showing high retailer margins and rising costs. He cited an overcoat cost jump from 16.85 in 1917 to 22.62 recently and urged cost marking on all goods. Congress pressed for immediate action to curb price increases and food imports regulation.
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New York
Congress
Washington, D. C
Senate
Federal Trade Commission
Siegel
United Fruit Company
Fitzgerald
Massachusetts
Interstate Commerce Committee
Huddleston
Alabama
Iowa News Roundup
Rock Rapids to get a $150000 school building. Striking Clinton Eagle Grove and Ottumwa shopmen return to work. Consolidation votes fail. Galt elevator fire kills 18 year old Marie Flanagan. Shenandoah lightning kills Earl Knox. Coulter consolidation defeated by small margin. Memorial for June Cass. Aurelia votes to add sixteen sections. Joliet Shiffer loses eye. $2000 railroad check. Sioux City sees influx of Negro workers. Iowa bank robbery case strengthens. One Hundred Sixty-eighth Infantry reorganization approved. Des Moines car strike affects state fair. Castalia discovers Indian stone ax. Valley Junction shopmen end strike. Des Moines boy earns lifesaving award.
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Sutherland
Galt
Farmers’ Mercantile Association of
Greene
Rent Rey
Marie Flanagan
Bristow
Shenandoah
Earl Knox
Coulter
Des Moines
June Cass
Aurelia
Milwaukee
August Shiffer
Jol Jey
Railroad Administration
Iowa
Harding
Tacitus Hussey
Beautiful Land
Sioux City
John W. Keating
Robert Don Carlos
Iowa State Bank
Keating
One Hundred and Sixty-eighth Infantry
War Department
Lasher
Hull
Carter
One Hundred and Sixty
Mat Tinley
State Fair Management
Rock Island
Wilber F. Lambert
Castalia
Clarence Lambert
Lambert
Enire
Vailey Junction
Grand Lodge
Railway Brotherhood
Hamilton Craig
the Ledges
Boone
England to Buy Mines Policy Puts State Mineral Rights Up
In a Commons speech Prime Minister Lloyd George confirms government plan to acquire mineral rights in coal. He cites a mounting trade deficit of 3806 million pounds, says import restrictions will lift September 1, and outlines a bill for a living wage and a 48 hour week as workers demand higher pay without reduced production.
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London
Lloyd Gecorse
House of Commons
United Kingdom
Lloyd George
Soviet Decree Declares Kolchak An Outlaw
London reports a decree by the Soviet government declares Admiral Kolchak and his Siberian forces criminals to be arrested on sight. The Bolshevists are said to have driven the populace from Odessa and Soviet troops are evacuating Kiev.
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Rede Des
Kolchak
London
Miral Kolchak
Omsk
Siberia
Odessa
British War Office
Kiev
Man sues Simmons college student for breach of promise
Miss Gertrude Barish of Simmons College faces a breach of promise suit in superior court against Leonard A. Swarthe a Boston draughtsman. He claims he saved her from a Russian firing squad paid her passage to the United States loaned 1700 for living and tuition and expected marriage. He seeks 10000 for a broken heart and 1700 repayment.
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Boston
Mass
Gertrude Barish
Suffolk
Leonard A. Swarthe
Swarthe
America
Som
Miss Barish
Simmons College
Beng
Superior Court
Signal Corps
Northeastern Department
United States
Russia
Ling
Hen
Simmons
Seattle Woman Journeys to New York on Wager
A Seattle woman recounts a bold wager to reach New York without riding trains or accepting rides. She notes strict rules, including no lodging or meals without payment, reporting to the chamber of commerce in each city, and walking miles while avoiding vehicles. She describes wearing a khaki uniform and traveling on foot, by wagon, or by horse as she crossed miles toward the east.
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Franklin
Chamber of Commerce
Eva
Limour
Goose That Laid the Golden Egg Outclasses Acrosse
Eye catching tale from Goose Creek area about a three year old White Rock hen on Rhodes farm near West Salem. May through June records show daily egg counts peaking at fourteen and sixteen in single sittings. Local witnesses including J H Benson observed multiple eggs laid in one sitting and affidavits were filed with the county judge.
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Acrosse
Wis
White Rock
Rhodes
West Salem
Thomas
Eye Trust
Misplaced organs puzzle patient’s retrofitted appendix
The article recounts H W Matthias undergoing misdiagnosed appendicitis with organs transposed across the body. Doctors in Chicago Heights and at the Hotel Sherman misidentified the issue, leading to multiple evaluations and a final discovery by Dr Max Thorek at the American Hospital.
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H. W. Matthias
Matthias
M. D
Goodnow
Chicago Heights
Yorm
Doctor Waterman
Sherman
Chicago
American Hospital
Trving Park Boulevard
Max Thorek
Successful City Markets Depend on Competent Manager
A USDA study argues municipal markets thrive only with a competent, well informed manager who enforces a strong operation system. It urges unhampered authority, month to month stall rentals, city owned equipment, strict sanitary rules, and price reductions passed to consumers to ensure cheaper food and higher turnover.
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United States Department of Agriculture
Doorly-naid
Afl
Merchandising Methods for Cooperative Market Stalls
Market managers should promote modern merchandising to cooperative market dealers. They should select managers for merchandising knowledge and leadership, gather dealers regularly, discuss techniques, observe activities, and offer practical improvements and problem solving assistance.
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Nime
Careful Weed Control in Garden Management
Weeds must be removed to prevent seed production. one weed can seed an entire garden. Avoid fresh stable manure as it brings weed seeds. use well rotted manure or compost for at least six months to heat and kill seeds. Composting reduces some plant food but improves manure quality for the garden.
Poultry Feeding Systems Compared
The text outlines two feed systems for fowls: dry feed and mash. Dry feeding saves labor and reduces bowel trouble from sloppy or soured mash, while mash feeding involves moistened daily feeds. Many prefer dry when moistened mash is inconvenient to prepare.
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United States Department of Agriculture
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