Foreign Trade and the Farmer in a Global Economy
The article argues that postwar prosperity hinges on international trade and stable finance. It cites Russia as a case of isolation harming economies, notes American farmers favor resuming Russian trade to boost farm demand and industrial activity, and explains barriers like Russia needing gold payments and other nations reorganizing finances before purchasing U.S. goods.
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America
Russia
Europe
Great Britain
South America
Japan
United States
Loans to Europe and U S export growth analysis
The Guaranty Trust Company bulletin contrasts prewar and 1920 foreign trade figures. It notes rising breadstuffs exports from 165 million to 808 million dollars, wheat and flour shipments, and growing corn and oatmeal exports. It warns against prolonged low consumption and highlights U S credit foundations for continued purchases.
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Guaranty Trust Company of
New York
Great Britain
Germany
United States
The
Bulletin
Under the Edge law promotes foreign investment funding
The text describes organizing corporations supervised by the federal reserve board to convert long term American investment funds into funds for financing immediate exports. It asserts affluent Americans should invest in foreign securities to finance European customers and spur a prosperous era for the United States amid next readjustment and low mood.
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Federal Reserve Board
United States
America
Newsprint prices rise as costs overwhelm newspapers
Article notes Chicago Tribune reduces Sunday issue price in outlying districts after prior hikes to curb sales. It explains heightened production costs in Chicago and nationwide, with paper pulp labor and freight costs all up since 1915. It cites 1920 price pressures and 1921 print stock projections.
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Muscatine
Tribune
News
News and Tribune
Journal and
News-Tribune
Iowa
Associated Press
Lee Newspaper Syndicate
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Great Midwest Daily
America
Chicago Sunday Tribune
International Paper Company
Four Phases of School Thought Through the Years
The article traces shifts from classical arithmetic focused schooling to literary and observation based methods, then to vocational and industrial training. It notes wartime influence and the belief that modern education must prepare skilled workers beyond book learning. Mason City Globe-Gazette.
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Mason City Clobe-Gazette
Meteor lands in Howesville amid cosmic chatter
A meteor with mineral flare crashes into Howesville business district causing local excitement and scientific interest. The piece ponders celestial chaos, air friction, and the fragile defense against falling stones as readers consider the fate of Earth amid exploding worlds.
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Howesville
W. Va
State of
Kansas
Solar System
Chicago News
Diversified farming urged as wheat farms in Dakotas split up
Des Moines Tribune notes a surge in corn production in the Dakotas tied to breaking up large wheat farms once owned by wheat barons. It argues crop rotation and scientific farming were neglected, and predicts Dakota farmers will adopt more intelligent, diversified practices in coming years.
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Dakotas
Capital urges Iowa to adopt bonus measure soon
The Des Moines Capital urges Iowa lawmakers to add a bonus measure to the session calendar, noting twelve states ahead and urging Iowa not to fall further behind. The Mason City Globe-Gazette highlights Hoover's rising role in labor policy, while the Cedar Rapids Gazette calls for better human life protection amid agricultural progress.
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Iowa
General Assembly
Des Moines
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Closing Sessions Open as Congress Begins Work
The 66th United States Congress opened with the expected focus on passing annual appropriation bills and preparing for the Harding administration. The session runs until March 4 with Wilson's final address, swearing in new members, and organizational actions marking the start.
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66Th U.S. Congress
Solons
Washington, D. C
Harding
Senate
House
Wilson
Congress
Houston
Senator Lodge
Mass
Representative Mondell
Wyon
Carter Glass
Virginia
Martin
J. Thomas Heflin
Alabama
Bankhead
House Appropriations Committee
Kenyon-Kendrick
Local Notes on Cork Jazz Plans and Huskin Bee
Lighthearted items note a jazz song idea about Cork, debate on composers, and a Chicago stock show return remarks. Renny Gugan hails domestic animals and high meat prices. Noah Magruder plans a huskin bee at his barn Friday evening with nine townships’ huskers ready to compete.
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Renny Gugan
Chicago
D’annunzio
Noah Magruder
Eli Stubers
Fussy Shopper Seeks Ladies’ Furs in Busy Store
A rushed man blocks department store aisle during the Christmas rush seeking a set of ladies furs. A tactful saleslady asks whether they are for his wife or if he desires something better, hinting at finding a suitable gift.
Former Army Captains as Business Men Headline
Report notes former Army Captains turned businessmen in Davenport Times. A Brooklyn burglary broke a burglar proof safe, stealing diamonds valued at $40,000. The piece ponders the frequency of safes and fireproof structures being compromised.
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Davenport
Bureglars
Brooklyn
Prohibition Officials Face Hobo Club Picnic Quandary
San Francisco reports officials puzzled by a Hobo Club statement promising to release a drunken pig at its picnic. Local authorities note blind pigs are illegal, but no law bans pickled pork. Public curiosity runs high as the event draws near.
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San Francisco
Hobo Club
Alderman to Demand More Playgrounds in Davenport
A Davenport Democrat headline calls for improved city playgrounds amid local concerns. Citizens urge action to provide safe recreational spaces for children and families.
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Davenport
Democrat
Algona Man Grows Four Inch Lemon Amid Stock Salesmen Tales
An Algona Iowa man raises a lemon four inches in diameter. The feat recalled similar oversized fruit claims as stock salesmen in 1920 Iowa reportedly handed out bigger examples.
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Algona
Three sisters trap brother with pretend engagement
Tom Morse schemes to escape sisters by faking an out-of-town engagement. He spins a tall tale of Mary Smith from Philadelphia and writes regular letters from a distance. The bluff backfires when his sisters stage a mock wedding and the real bride turns out to be Mary.
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McClure
Thomas Bradley Morse
Sam Hill
Belle
Elsie
Janice
Tom
Sam Blake
Tommy
Bronsons
Philadelphia
Mary Smith
Mary
Miss Mary Smith
Kent Avenue
Mr. Morse
Berksshires
Why hangar became the word for aeroplane sheds
An exploration of how the term hangar migrated from a French word for shed to a universal term for aircraft storage. The piece traces linguistic roots from angarium to angaria and finally to angel, linking etymology with the notion of resting places for winged messengers. Tomorrow, WHY asks why a bad egg floats.
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England
Rome
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