Amundsen to use Exide batteries for polar radio link
Captain Amundsen sails from Seattle bound for the polar north to conduct an aerial survey of the North Pole. He equips 56 cell Exide batteries for radio contact with Washington, electric lighting, and remote Nome relay, aiming to keep in touch four times daily via Behring Sea stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amundsen
EXIDE
Esquimaux
South Pole
Seattle
North Pole
Maude
Kimbrough
Ragan- Gay Motor Company
Washington
Polar
Nome
Alaska
St. Paul
Val
Crocker Land Expedition
McMillan
Exides
Mautle
Crocker Land
Ford Would Run If People Desire Him for President
Henry Ford has intimated privately that he would run for president if the people desire him, but would refuse to spend money on nomination or election. Kronberg of Dearborn, editor and leader in the Henry Ford for President Club, relayed the claim. The excerpt ends with a tongue in cheek remark about aging and appearance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Ford
William T. Kronberg
Dearborn
Employment Bureau Seeks Accredited School Graduates for Demand
The Fugazzi Commercial School in Lexington reports heavy national demand for trained stenographers and secretaries from accredited commercial schools. Prospective students are urged to enroll now to meet 14 current unfilled calls and to prepare for lucrative positions with firms like Hodgkin Wholesale Grocery and Postal Telegraph Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern
Kentucky
Winchester
Hodgkin
Hodgkin Wholesale Grocery Company
Mamie Perkins
Fugazzi
Pearl Hawkins
Postal Telegraph Company
Lucinda Patton
Attorneys Park and Stewart
Hazel Shelton
Baugh & Garner Furniture Store
Elizabeth Bruen
Lexington Herald
Marvin Chamberlain
E. L. Martin Wholesale Grocery Company
Fugazzo School
Lexington
Pro- and Anti Tariff Voices on Fordney McCumber Debate
This survey quotes New York Herald Indianapolis News Brooklyn Eagle Chicago Tribune and others critiquing the Fordney McCumber tariff bill. Critics warn of higher prices and harmed foreign trade while defenders cite protecting domestic industries and farmers. Data on 1921 US road spending is cited from the Bureau of Public Roads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Congress
Dominion
United States
Canada
Fordney
McCumber
Indianapolis News
Republican Party
Senate
House of Representatives
Brooklyn Eagle
Chicago Tribune
Pordney
Wool grading moves toward cooperative market in 1922
The 1922 wool clip will be graded under tentative Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates grades. Across most regions where testing occurred, grading and marketing are to be done cooperatively this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Markets and Crop Estimates
United States Department of Agriculture
RAT SNAP MOUSE RAT PEST KILLER CAKES
CHENAULT OREAR guarantees RAT SNAP rat and mouse killer cakes. One cake treats pantry kitchen or cellar. two cakes protect chicken houses and small outbuildings. five cakes cover farms storage buildings or factories. Odorless carcase scent proof and easy to use. Bold guarantee and shipping prices: 35c, 1 cake. 1.25 for 5 cakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chenault & Orear
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Sara English
Harrison Avenue
Ed Jones
Thos. Heinrich
A. R. Robertson
T.R. Robertson
WM. Cravens
FORD
Employment Bureau
Accrediteds Commercial School
Mr. Southern
Eastern Kentucky
W. Main Street
Lexington, KY
Bureau of Public Roads
Lowden
Goldstein
Harding
Frank A. Lowden
Klingis
America
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