Good Roads for Lawrence County in Alabama
Citizens in Lawrence County press for a forest area road linking the county seat to the nearest railroad. They seek federal support and Bankhead’s backing to build a government funded highway through Moulton to Hillsboro, with local fundraising and state cooperation envisaged.
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Lawrence County
United States
Forest
Moulton
Hillsboro
Bankhead
Woolton
Washington
Senator Bankhead
Department of Agriculture
Alabama
A fool and his money in the hands of the spendthrift
A Penns Grove resident spends freely on meals and clothes while guided by a Philadelphia Ledger quotation. The author argues money should be kept in circulation, not hoarded, praising spenders who move cash through many hands as the best use of wealth. The piece ends with an offer to sell your farm through Northwestern Business Agent in Minneapolis.
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Pennsgrove
Girardin the Philadelpha Ledger
Newport
Boston Street Car Men's Union objects to women conductors
A Boston group of street car workers protests hiring women as conductors to fill vacancies caused by men leaving for the edlors. A 14 year old boy who died in a New Jersey hospital after an accident asked to be buried in his Bar Scout uniform, reflecting youth sentiment in the era.
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Boston Street Car Men’s Union
New Jersey
Bar Scout
Advertising Copy Principles From A Classic Trade Author
A historical piece extols simple direct retail advertising. It argues buyers want facts, not literary flourishes, and that brief, clear copy outperforms ornate prose. The author urges brevity, practical tone, and copying personal selling speech into print.
Oversubscription to Liberty Loan Announcement
Secretary McAdoo announced that no part of the great oversubscription to the Liberty loan would be accepted and that the issue would be limited to two billion dollars. The move will force drastic reductions in large subscriptions until the total meets the limit, with oversubscription likely ranging from about seven hundred ninety million to potentially nine hundred million plus.
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Secetary
Whooping cough remedy praised by Indiana mother
Mrs Poel of Peru Indiana reports two daughters with whooping cough were helped by Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. The note says the treatment worked like a charm by keeping the cough loose and the secretions easy to expectorate.
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Chamberlain
Poel. Martin
Peru
Ind
Wartax Measure Seeks 65 Percent Tax Rejected in House
In the House of Representatives a motion to tax 65 percent of member salaries failed 147 to 142, blocking the proposed Wartax measure.
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House of Representatives
Hill School Begins Farming and Military Camp in Pottstown
Hill School at Pottstown Pennsylvania has established a farming and military training camp for students to spend their summer vacation on campus. The program combines agricultural instruction with military drill and discipline, aiming to provide practical work experience and physical training for attendees.
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Pottstown
Pennsylvania
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Moulton Advertiser
Keen Waite
Northwestern
Minnespolie
Minn
Herbert Kaufman
Marie Corelli
Isaac Newton
Chicago
Wey
Scribers
Southern Bell Telephone
J. B. Cassells
Diether
Decatur Ala
Liberty Loan
Wm. Shield Mfg. Co
Second St
SF. Louis, Moq
Florence
Jas. A. Stoves
Tombigbee Street
Ala
Jack Smith
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