Farm Help Shortage and Job Seekers Reported
A Harrisburg dispatch notes more people seek farm jobs than farmers hire. In June 664 applications were filed while agriculture firms sought 1,504 workers. William Jennings Bryan declined the Prohibition party presidential nomination in Lincoln Nebraska, amid political commentary on his career.
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Harrisburg
Free Labor Bureau
William Jennings Bryan
Prohibition Party
Lincoln
Nebraska
Bryan
Alumni Help Seek Baseball Benefit for St Bonaventure
A letter proposes using notable alumni to stage benefit baseball games to raise funds for St Bonaventure College Allegany NY to become a university and expand its mission. John McGraw and Hughey Jennings could help organize such events. The plan taps readers to support the national pastime and honor the school’s contributions to sport.
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St. Bonaventure’s College
Allegany N.Y
Democrat
John McGraw
New York Nationals
Hughey Jenning
Detroit Americans
St. Bonaventure’s
Pennsylvania Delegation Nominates Harding for President
In Marion Ohio last Thursday Capt Mellville Gillett of Smethport representing Pennsylvania informed Warren G Harding that he had been chosen as the Republican candidate for president. Harding accepted the nomination and appeared pleased by the honor reflecting Pennsylvania’s role in the process.
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F .Marion
Ohio
Mellville Gillett
Smethport
Pennsylvania
Warren G. Harding
Republica
United States
Harding
Commonwealth
Senator Harding
Gillett
Clearfield voter enthusiasm for Democrats candidate James Connelly
Clearfield county residents praise James Connelly as a Democratic candidate for congress in the district. He is described as a different kind of man who will truly represent the region and work to secure World War I soldier claims relief through proper channels.
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Clearfield County
James Connelly
Connelly
Washington
Reewar Department
A Midwestern Farm and a Traveler’s Secret Exchange
A writer’s friend recalls an old trick shared by a farmwoman on a midwestern homeseeker route. Wagon train travelers facing two common plaints sought guidance, and the aged lady offered two replies that reflected frontier life and early pathfinding into a new country. The tale captures a snapshot of westward migration and social exchange along the western frontier.
Midwestern wisdom on neighbors and a Bastille memory
A reflective sketch contrasts kindly Midwestern neighborly wisdom with leaving old homes and reassigning to new ones. It recalls July 14 1789 Bastille fall and the 1918 Marne battle, linking historic revolts with 1968 reflections. The piece notes U S voting mood and age disclosures at polls.
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Paris
Marsal Foch
The
Marne
Bastile
Gouraud
Daris
Louis XVI
France
Germany
United States
New York
Stan
Textile mill shutdowns blamed on sabotage, experts claim
Economic commentators accuse East Coast textile manufacturers of shutting mills to hamstring output and justify high clothing prices. They argue profiteering and fleecing tactics drive ongoing profit margins amid a turbulent market.
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Manu
East
Fle
Railroad unions accept government board wage rise under protest
Rail organizations agree to the government board’s wage increase but protest remains. A potential nationwide railway tie-up is avoided for now as the dispute continues unresolved.
Wanted Women for General House Work
Wante d women for safe general house work good wages. Apply at Teo 416 Smerhport. 2t.
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Wome
Uwe Tun
Ad Dyejys Boas
Teo
Smerhport
Ady
Phoenix Sotel
Sainmance
Adylt
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McKean
Russell Lindsley
Ross K. Knapp
Vamericar Press Association
Editorial
Solomon
George Thorn
Bureau of Elections
State Department
Thorn
Marlin F. Olmstead
Olinstead
Fordson
Henry Ford
Vaeden
Henry Fordson
Main Street
James Quirk & Sons
Oliver Tractor Plows
John Karlen
Main St
J. M. Wiant
Optometrist
Zise
Fred. H
Nourse
Universal
Hallstrom Bros
B. T. Garlick
Samson
Hamlin Bank
Wm. Monheimer
Agency International Line
Leo J. Samson
Smethport, Pa
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