Chicago Building Trade Slack Follows Higher Wages
A Chicago dispatch reports that high wages and reduced output push labor costs up, curtailing building activity. Outsiders flood in seeking $1 per hour for labor while skilled workers rush back from automaker centers. Competition among workers rises as demand weakens, with Chicago wages among the highest in the nation.
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Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Omaha
Minneapolis
Philadelphia
New York
Seattle
Interchurch drive faces finance tests and poverty call
The editorial views the interchurch world movement as hopeful despite current money troubles. It recalls St Francis and early Christian missions, arguing poverty and self denial drive historic growth through subscriptions and service, urging layoffrices to modest living while supporting clergy facing low pay.
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Chicago Daily News
Interchurch World Movement
Galilee
Samaria
Judea
Europe
Francis
Christ
St. Francis of Assisi
Peter Cartwright
Virginia
Tennessee
Kentucky
Illinois
The National Pastime. Chicago Daily News
The article weighs politics as the nation’s great pastime and contrasts it with baseball as a distant second. It notes the public’s passion shifts from the diamond to political events influencing daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Keep Carburetor Clean for Smooth Engine Running
The Iowa State College Engineering Division notes carburetors cause many motor troubles. Lean or rich mixtures, dust, water, and sticking floats affect starts, exhaust smoke, and engine heat. Adjust the dash screw, test in mountain driving, and ensure proper mixture for smooth operation.
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Automobile Department
Engineering Division
Iowa State College
Inexpensive homemade fly spray aids Iowa dairy cows
Iowa State College dairy section tests a cheap home brew for fly control costing about one cent per cow. The formula combines coal tar dip, fish oil, coal oil, whale oil and oil of tar with laundry soap dissolved in water to create a spray that protects 40 cows twice daily for ten days, improving comfort and milk production.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa State College
Rotation in home gardens guides two to three crop yields
Iowa State College horticulture experts advise rotating crops to prevent soil depletion. After early radishes and lettuce, avoid replanting them in the same spot. Plant eye plants peppers beans spinach or sweet corn for fall use and rotate with turnips onions or lettuce after July beans and peas finish. Root crops should not follow root or leaf crops. Maintain written rotation plans for large gardens.
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Iowa State College Horticulture Department
Weeds harm crops and hinder a good start
Dr. L. H. Pam mel of Iowa State College lists twelve ways weeds hurt crops. They crowd out the crop and consume moisture minerals and food. They harbor pests, diseases, and parasites and can poison soil and animals. Early eradication aids control.
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L. H. Pammel
Botany Department
Iowa State College
Iowa County Agents Lime Soils In 1919 Drive Alfalfa Clover Gains
In 1919 Iowa county agents ran 2841 soil acidity tests with 2240 acid samples. Limestone totaling 6496 tons was applied to correct acidity. Alfalfa fields treated on 412 acres gained 656 tons. value rose by 16400 dollars. Clover fields on 960 acres yielded 15336 dollars more.
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Iowa
Iowa State College
Cut Sweet Clover Now For Better Second Cut
Farm crops experts at Iowa State College advise cutting the sweet clover now to permit a later harvest. Leave about four inches of stalk, avoid woody stalks by cutting before bloom, and ensure growth from shoots on the main stem for a palatable second crop.
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Iowa State College
Third Finger Dies Last Insight on Hand Movements
A reflective note on the left-hand ring finger as the first movable finger of a newborn and the last to slip from a dying person, illustrating a symbolic view of life and fragility through a concise medical folklore lens.
Anamosa Eureka News Highlights Local Observations
C B Paul attends Chicago convention ringside seat to watch sport next week. Gasoline shortages drive residents to neighboring towns for supplies. June 4 marks Madison township furrow turning with I A Grimwood and Rev L L Lockard to speak. Marguerite Chesire dies at age 12 from heart trouble. funeral at St Patrick's. Wm Myers Jr returns on furlough from Army occupation in Germany. discharge expected after two weeks in New York.
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C. B. Paul
Chicago
Madison Township
J. M. French
I. A. Grimwood
Oxford Junction
L. L. Lockard
Anamosa
W. G. Brock
Martelle
England
Scotland
Chas
Chesire
Marguerite
Father Powers
St. Patrick’s Church
Holy Cross Cemetery
Wm. Myers, Jr
United States Army of Occupation
Germany
William Myers, Jr
France
Army of Occupation
New York
Mr. Kenyon's Oversight Sparks Profit Debate
The Washington Post quotes Billy Kenyon urging to sweep profiteers into social oblivion but notes that other profiteers could overcharge for the sweeping, highlighting a paradox in anti profiteering rhetoric.
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Washington Post
Billy Kenyon
Misnamed. Favorite Sons Raise Doubt About Title
A Philadelphia Public Ledger note questions the certainty of local politics as some favored candidates appear unsure of the expected victory. The piece hints at shifting sentiments among supporters and the ambiguity surrounding the race outcome.
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Philadelphia Public Ledger
Monticello issues bids for curb and gutter work
The Monticello Iowa city clerk invites sealed bids by June 14 1920 for furnishing tools labor and material to lay about 12600 feet of curb and gutter and 120 feet of curb on several streets Buckeye Warvel Railroad Clark Washington Center Grand Second and Orange. Bids may be for all or sections.
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Monticello
Iowa
Buckeye
Warvel
Railroad
Clark
Washington Center
Grand
Second
Orange
E. H. Hoag
Towa
C. J. Northrop
Final reports filed for Jones county estates hear June 11
Notice to all interested parties that final reports of executors administrators guardians and trustees in Jones county estates have been filed with the district court clerk. A final hearing and approval will occur June 11, 1920, at Anamosa Iowa, where interested persons may appear and file exceptions and show cause why reports should not be approved. Dated May 29 1920. A A Clarke Clerk of the district court Jones Co Ia Deputy Mabel E Fleming
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District Court
Jones County
Charles A. Sutherland
Nettie &. Bates
Henrietta B. Sutherland
Anamosa
Iowa
A. A. Clarke
Jones Co
Mabel E. Fleming
Two Years in Bed and Rolling Chair Recovery Story
Mrs. EH. Wilson of Atlanta Georgia recounts a long illness with chronic indigestion and weakness after years of hospital care and costly medicines. After taking Tanlac she gained 25 pounds eleven bottles, sleeps well, walks the town, and reports no pain, calling her recovery a miracle. Tanlac is sold in Monticello Oxford Junction and Olin.
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Tanlac
Atlanta
Monticello
Wm. W. Stickford
Olin
McComber & McComber
Oxford Junction
BH. A. Grimwood
Would Rather Fight Than Work Claim
A testimonial claims Mayr's Wonderful Remedy cured years of stomach trouble improving appetite and willingness to work. The ad asserts the remedy removes cata rral mucus and reduces inflammation linked to stomach liver and intestinal ailments and offers a money back guarantee.
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Mayr
W. W. Stickford
Notice of Probate of Will in Jones County Iowa
District Court of Jones County Iowa announces probate of the purported last will of Adolphine Haller deceased. The will filed May 20 1920. final proof and probate set for June 21 1920 at the June term. Interested parties may appear and show cause why the will should not be admitted to probate.
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Interchurch Religion
Anamosa Eureka News
Mr. Kenyon
State of
Adolphine Haller
Adalphine Haller
A. D
Fritz Yossi
Hunt
Fred J. Kay
Roy D. Cooley
Wyoming
Chen
Tora
Bunny
Selva
Frank Pelkey
Seateh Grove
Akin Diewiees
Jones and
Cedar Counties
U.S
U. S
Royal’Corda
United States
Matthiessen Auto & Supply
Monticello Motor Company
Arend Balster, Jr
Scotch Grove
W. F. Rohn
Frank Page
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