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Newspaper
Moulton Advertiser
Location
Moulton, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Dec 06, 1922
Page
2
The Moulton Advertiser is published on Wednesdays and entered at the post office in Moulton Alabama as second class matter. Editor is Robert F. White.
Col. Charles R. Forbes of the U S Veterans Bureau warns that the Rehabilitation Act requires applications for vocational education to be made before December 16 1922 to qualify for benefits. Applications may be by letter or in person at bureau offices or via cooperating agencies. If postmarks show December 15 or earlier the application counts. later mailings are too late. The bureau urges ex service men to confirm their status and apply promptly to receive benefits.
The Manufactures Record weighs Henry Ford’s Muscle Shoals proposals, saying they transgress Congress policy but crediting Ford with reviving interest in the South. It argues Muscle Shoals is a national asset for the general good and urges cautious, broad benefit over individual interests.
Department of Commerce surveys show October output surpassing 1920 records in pig iron steel ingots cotton silk and cement. Coal production rises but transportation car shortages keep demand high. Wages up, prices rise, credit expands with higher interest and falling bond prices as indicators point to an upswing in the business cycle.
The United States Geological Survey reports October daily petroleum production at 1,524,355 barrels, up 14,655 from September, with crude imports at 236,742 barrels and crude consumption at 1,686,097 barrels. Stocks rose 1,160,000 barrels, the smallest monthly gain since August 1921, aided by higher output in California and Wyoming while other states declined. Pipelines and tank-farm stocks increased 2,240,000 barrels, with 1,311,000 credited to California. Mexican petroleum stocks in the U.S. fell 1,080,000 barrels.
The Department of Commerce cites Bureau of the Census data indicating 1921 had unusually low death rates nationwide. Montana posts the lowest state rate at 8.2 while Vermont is highest at 14.2. Among large cities, Akron records the lowest rate at 7.5 and Memphis the highest at 17.4.
Department of Commerce data show a rise in output for cars and trucks in October from September. Passenger car production reached 217,098 versus 87,148. truck production was 21,416 compared with 18,656. The October total was 134, ?4 passenger cars and 12,813 trucks.
Postmasters nationwide warned by the Post Office to watch for a nearly perfect counterfeit of the blue 1919 war savings stamp. The only detectable flaw is a thinner top of the word Savings and a fractured letter S in United States, per official instructions issued today.
An analysis of the Commerce Department data shows Brazil exported hides for the first seven months of 1922 rising about 3 percent from the same period in 1921. Germany is regaining its role as a Brazilian hide buyer, reflecting changes in demand.
Great Britain has nearly returned to pre war levels of food consumption the Foodstuffs Division of the Department of Commerce reports in its quarterly analysis. Wheat flour consumption is close to wartime levels, nearly matching prewar wheat usage.
The United States Geological Survey reports a sharp price drop for radium from 120000 to 70000 per gram. Discoveries in Katanga Belgian Congo reveal rich ore deposits. a new plant at Vain near Antwerp will extract radium from these ores.
A petition to the Postmaster General from members of Shepherd College State Normal School’s American history class in Shepherdstown West Virginia asks issuance of a 13 cent stamp, citing the thirteen colonies the first flag’s thirteen stripes and other historical ties to the number thirteen among reasons. The group, 26 students, argues the nation's history is tied to the numeral thirteen and supports a new denomination.
A fragment listing thirteen related facts about symbols and names in early America. It notes the eagle with thirteen stars around liberty, a thirteen-letter motto, thirteen leaves on an olive branch, thirteen bars on the shield, thirteen letters on the quarter’s inscription, and thirteen ships in the first navy, with Perry’s Erie victory dated on the third.
Fragment lists historical dates and facts including Pershing in France on June 13 1917 the flag raised over Fort Sumter on June 13 the 13th amendment abolishing slavery and comparison of stamp costs noting a 13 cent stamp.
The uniform success of Chamberlain lains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy relieves bowel complaints for children and adults. It has reached almost universal use and, as all who have used it know, it is without an equal and without a rival.
A purported purgative claims to be strong for the robust yet mild enough to move the bowels pleasantly without harsh effects. It emphasizes ease of taking and agreeable results for users seeking gentle relief.
A payroll fraud story centers on an imagined clerk named Elsie Smith at the Municipal Contagious Disease hospital. Investigators reveal the name was a falsified employee used to pad payrolls, with "Elsie" never existing and checks indorsed under L. Smith. Dr. Arthur E. Gammage denies knowledge but is suspended pending probe by Health Commissioner Bundesen.
Mme Alexander Danlos of Paris and her husband M. Danlos travel across major cities from New York to Los Angeles visiting Americans they befriended in France during wartime. They credit American kindness for their easy travels and plan returns to meet old friends and families as they move through Colorado Springs Salt Lake City San Francisco and other stops. Madame Danlos, a nurse of high regard, keeps strong ties with dozens of former Allied servicemen, learning who married and had children while inviting them and their families to visit.
Milton H. Erickson of Beaver Dam, a University of Wisconsin cadet pre medical student, paddled 1200 miles solo from August to June to life his health. He started with $4, cooked for campers, worked for farmers, and earned meals along the route via the Mississippi and Illinois rivers. He read extensively, averaging up to 90 miles per day, and his tan sparked questions about his race as locals welcomed him everywhere.
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