Wars Eat Up the Taxes and War Costs
The article analyzes federal spending noise during and beyond wars, noting over 80 percent of national income went to warfare in a treasury report. It catalogs vast outlays for Army Navy Shipping Board pensions and debt, arguing waste and the need to cut costs while stressing the rising total cost of war preparation through 1921.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
Treasury
War Department Syeye
Navy Department
Shipping Board
Transportact
Lonmons
Gilbert
the Treasury
Army
Navy
Trensity Department
War Department
Bureau of Internal Revenue
Ailles
Minnesota Lamb Production Guide Boosts Sheep Flocks
The Minnesota Agricultural Department urges small, well managed flocks of 25 to 60 ewes on farms north of Minneapolis Saint Paul. It promotes lamb as a nutritious, affordable meat with digestible protein, low water content, and appealing roasts. Proper care, housing, and removing the outer skin can improve flavor, while noxious weeds and fencing costs are discussed as practical considerations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Office of Publications
University Farm
St. Paul
National Wool Growers Association of
Salt Lake City
Sam
Duluth
Minnesota College of Agriculture
Minnesota
Philip A. Anderson
Division of Animal Industry
University of Minnesota
Twin Cities
South St. Paul
Co operative Creameries Join Minnesota Association Plans
About 200 co operative creameries or one third of the state have joined the Minnesota Co operative Creameries Association Inc. A J McGuire says the group will be organized in 15 districts with local bodies to manage dairy shipments. The first steps include carlotta shipments to cut freight costs, and directors plan district organization starting October 14.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ofice of Publications
University Barn
St. Paw
Minnesota Co-operative Creameries Association, Inc
A. J. McGuire
Hhe
Mr. McGuire
Siotty
Chisago
Isinti
Pine
Mille Lacs
Kanabec
Dé Jota
McGuire
Carlota
Hogging Off Corn Study At University Farm
University of Minnesota swine researchers conduct a 30 day test with forty pigs divided into three groups to compare feeding methods. One group gets corn fed, one husks its own corn from an acre, and the third mixes corn with rape to study potential savings and efficiency across four pig breeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iversity Baem. St
Animal Husbandry Division
University of Minnesota
Creueres
Jersey
Poland
China
Ghester
Farm wife saves labor with running water in Ohio
Ohio engineers from Ohio State University report a farm wife walked 5 720 miles over 50 years to fetch water, averaging six trips daily. They estimate installing 18 dollars worth of lead pipe and moving the pump to the kitchen could provide running water, easing farm tasks and reducing effort for many seasons.
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Ohio
Ohio State University
Hadeen
Elixir of Youth Found in Chicago
A 67 year old man, John Shebec, allegedly found an elixir of youth enabling him to outrun a street car and evade police. Detectives Bierndt and Januczak chased him from Western Avenue to Madison Street as bystanders laughed and a crowd hampered pursuit. He was finally captured, with twenty one dollars in his pockets.
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Chicago
John Shebec
Shellec
Bierndt
Januczak
Western Avenue
Madison Street
Biberndt
Horn
Blerndt
Shebec
Shebee
Indianapolis
Dead man returns home to Parkersburg family
W. J. Mills reappears at his daughter Ida Malone’s home in Parkersburg after being reported killed near Williamson, West Virginia last April. His sons and wife rejoiced, recounting the mistaken morgue identification and Mills’s tale of visiting friends in Youngstown. The family weighs what to do with the man buried in their plot.
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Youngstown
W. J. Mills
Williamson
W. Va
Ida’ Malone
Parkersburg
W. Way
Sya
Mills
Gold Dust Proves Pay Streak in Arroyo Seco Gravel
In Los Angeles the Arroyo Seco gravel operation of Rollins and partner firms yields daily gold dust in the crushed mix. Workers report pay streaks where gold content runs high, netting roughly twenty dollars per day. The find has long fed city curiosity about gold in the area.
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Ros
Angeles
Niles
Rollins
T Tengiteer Torn Jrock Au Gravel Company
Whitenagers
Uie
Arroyo Seco
Areroyo Seco
Rolltia
Sloce Wien
Tourists Angered by High Costs in Paris Trade
French authorities confront rising complaints from Americans about extortion in Paris tourist dealings. Undersecretary Paisant suggests publicity and hotel price postings to curb abuses while preserving lucrative trade. Furnished apartments fetch 300 to 1000 percent higher rents postwar, with tenants often forced to buy overpriced furniture.
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Paris
France
Paisant
Lis
Tennet
Postmaster Hays Happy Over Humanized Post Office Story
A Nebraska farmhouse case shows a dying woman saved when an airlift across the flooded South Platte river was authorized. Dr. Selby and North Platte air field manager A. Sinder tried to reach Washington for post office authority, but the urgent need led to a timely cross river flight funded by postoffice efforts. The tale ends with Postmaster Wil F. Hays in Washington as the happiest man in the capital.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Nebraska
Dr. Selby
North Platte
South Platte
Post Office
A. Sinder
Air Mall
Sluder
Sinden
Gaeril Hays
Woman Leads Baptist Convention Election in Des Moines
Mrs Helen Barrett Montgomery of Rochester New York was elected president of the Northern Baptist convention. The session was presided by Mrs M Grant Edmonds of Pasadena California while TL Tustin of Philadelphia had been bestowed with a top role earlier in the meeting as president.
Heavenly dust cloud of vast bulk found in heavens
Dr A Pannekeck claims a colossal celestial body exists far beyond the sun with a mass about 20,000,000,000 times greater, located in the constellation wings. He describes the object as a luminous dusty cloud with extraordinary size and uncertain measurements.
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London
A. Pannekeck
Gisore
Tourme
Finis to Guffey’s Guffey Gillespie Oil Empire
Joseph Guffey of Pittsburgh, nephew of Col James Guffey, built and steered the Guffey Gillespie Oil Company and allied ventures across Mid Continent and Texas. Facing a market collapse after a leveraged bid to fend off bears, Tidewater Oil bought control and forced resignations as receivership loomed.
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New York
Tidewater Oil Company
Standard Oil
Guffey-Gilespie
Wall Street
Fints
Joe Guffey
Joseph . Guffey
Pittsburgh
Guffey-Gillespie OM Company
Mid-Continent
Texas
Atlantic Guilt of Corporation
Fe Atlantic
Gulf & West Indies Steamship Ines
Tampled
Robin Syndicate
Guffey-Gillespie_ and “Agwl
Magdalena River
Allertea
Reliance Life Insurance Company
Democratic National
Pennsylvania
A. Mitchel Palmer
Alles
Guffey
Toe Guffey
James MM, Guffey
Guffey-Gillespie Oil Company
Guffey & Gillespie
Colonia
Colombia
Agwi
Atlantic Gulf Oil Company
Bears
Dolar
Pittsburg
Gillespie
Tidewater
Navy tests star shells to glow without a flame
Navy department conducts extensive experiments on star shells as a substitute for searchlights to locate enemy craft. A flame free powder propels shells, lighting a wide area while reducing ship signature. Trials with smaller guns show near perfection though large-caliber discharge still carries some flame.
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Washington
Navy Department
Sen
Bring Out Hoarded Gold in Uncertain Times
London reports a surge in hoarded gold and half sovereigns as unemployment drives people to spend stored wealth. The trend signals a shift toward cash use amid economic strain, with many discovering hidden coins and small notes as prosperity feels distant.
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London
Thing That Counts EM 1931 Romance at the Hotel
Milly Osborne neglects a romance with Harold while Alita schemes with Stanley Hall at a mountain hotel. Stanley, drawn to Milly, reveals a prior bargain with Milly’s uncle to entertain his ward, prompting Milly’s emotional stake and a confession of love. The pair plot to defy social pressures as they seek lasting devotion.
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McClure
Milly
Alita
Harold Calterry
Harold
Alta
Sanshiade
Mily
Borsden
Borden
Misty
Greene
Stanley Hall
Mr. Border
Stanley
Alltat
Hall
Milly Osborne
Bob
Ant Ain
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Edward G. Lowry
Asthor
Ohana
Agricultural Department
Samantha
Ant Homtemaker
Satel
U. Farm
Arcadia
Joan Burronehs
Ann
PAN Gold
Los. Angeles
MR. Hays
Postoffice
Finis
Garber
Margaret Rand
Feira A
Ulm
Dhrup
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