Prices rise lead to hard fall across farms in postwar era
The text argues that price levels move in tandem with supply and demand, warning that a big price drop after high levels causes widespread trouble. It cites postwar 1920-22 farm prices for wheat, corn, cotton, cattle, hogs, wool, and potatoes, illustrating steep declines and regional hardship particularly in the South.
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South
Man and Nature Essay on Control of Forces and Society
A noted scientist notes humans once commanded nature and tamed electricity and radio. He warns the same force used in war and crime shows a failure to regulate conduct. Most people follow laws, but a minority misuse natural forces to harm others. Redirect youth to recreation and cooperation to deter crime and war.
New Neighbor Seeks Welcome Visit in Small Town
After a few months in a small town a newcomer moves beside you. The right approach is to call on the new neighbor to establish goodwill rather than avoiding contact.
Split Vote in Wisconsin Labor Race Sidelines LaFollette
Washington reports a split in Wisconsin Labor Party supporters over Senator LaFollette’s renomination bid. Democratic forces allegedly aided his defeat in Milwaukee County amid cross party strategy. analysts note labor voters affected by foreign policy stances and isolationist alignment.
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Washington
Bob LaFollette
Congress
Wiseahsip
LaFollette
Wisconsin
David Lawrence
Senate
Associated Press
Milwaukee
Milwaukee County
Robert Tehan
David Wo
Inti Ithe Democratic Party
Mnet Anoumh
la Follette
Wiley
Breytstinmend SopUblic
la ¥al- Jelte
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
Ote
Kenosha
Racine
U.S. Senate
Today In History and Anniversaries Highlights
A compact rundown of notable dates and birthdays: Benjamin Hawkins born in Warren County, NC. Edward Preble, John Carroll, and Will Rogers among figures tied to anniversaries. Birthdays include Ethel Barrymore, Albert Spalding, Edna Ferber, and G. Aston Oldham. Historical events span 1790 to 1944, from church milestones to wartime actions and territorial advances.
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W. Vaughn
Wright
New York
Ethel Barrymore
Philadelphia
Albert Spalding
Chicago
Albert E. Parr
Museum of Natural History
Norway
Edna Ferber
Savelist
Kalamazoo
Mich
G. Aston Oldham
Albany
England
Harlow H. Curtice
Buick
Flint
Eaton Rapids
Sheldon Glueck
Har
Horoscope and cautionary notes on life and business
A horoscope from a law school criminologist born in Poland fifty years ago speaks of strong organizing ability and a drift toward military life. It warns of personal risk to life and bodily injuries and hints at deception in business affairs, urging caution and privacy.
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Vard Law School
Poland
Lfe
Fifty Years Ago Locasters From The News Aug 15 1896
Fifteen eighty six locals noted a bicycle accident near Kjamaville where Willam Clem was thrown and injured his left arm as a chain broke. Ten of twenty fresh atr. children sent from Baltimore to Middletown grew homesick and returned. Thurmont citizens wager 160 dollars that MacKinley would be next president. Joseph Douglass led twenty one Frederick youths to Thurmont in Coach H Zacharias for supper at Gilbert House. A suggestion urged a large hotel at Braddock to accommodate summer visitors.
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Kjamaville
Willam Clem
ATR
Middletown
Baltimore
MHS
Joseph Douglass
Frederick
Thurmont
H. €. Zacharias
Gilbert House
Twenty Years Ago Local News Highlights Aug 15 1926
Mayor enforces muzzle law after three dogs bite on East Sixth Street in a suspected mad dog incident. Virginia Beach Guard awards go to Keefer, Hendrix, Paxson, Anhalt, Keller, Reynolds. Rocky Ridge picnic draws 30 percent attendance until rain ends event. Gov Alberti Ritchie speaks. Dr Charles F Goddell, former State Senator, named Republican candidate for State Comptroller on Hill ticket for U.S. Senator. Mildred Frye of near Braddock bruised in a fall from a car at the post office.
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Cull Jer
East Sixth Street
Virginia Beach National Guard
May F. M. Keefer
George T. Hendrix
George D. Paxson
Joshua G. Anhalt
George R. Keller
T. A. Reynolds
Charles F. Goodell
Col
John Philip Hill
U.S
Beauty Is More Than Faces The Soul Shines Through
Dorothy Dix argues that true beauty comes from character, intellect, and kindness, not merely physical traits. She mocks cosmetic fixes and urges women to invest in education and good deeds, noting beautiful souls outshine flashy appearances and improve with age.
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Tesillta
Sally
Mary
The
Bell Syndicate
Three Word Gospel and the Incarnation in Love
A short reflection argues the gospel rests on love expressed through action beyond creeds. It frames the Incarnation, Atonement, and Resurrection as demonstrations of divine love, urging life lived as a Christian program, not mere belief. The piece notes a publishing syndicate and a publisher’s lineage, with a traveler stopping at a Key Hotel en route to Chattanooga.
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God
Babson Newspaper Synd
Millen B. Ochs
New York
Tennessee
Visitea Flek Vertondsa
Sioner
Francis Scott Key Hotel
Chattanooga
Tena
Gloucester’s fish price break signals wider commodity trend
Babson notes a sharp drop in Gloucester boat prices, tracing price cycles from World War I to the present. He highlights cod and red fish as barometers, warns that declines in fish preceded declines in cattle and cotton, and argues stocks may still be bullish despite commodity slack.
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Roger W. Babson
Gloucester
Sides
Aug
Teran
Fish
Pub. Financial Bureau
OPA Hearings Scrutinize Price Controls In Washington
Washington hearings on the new Office of Price Advances forge a battle over price controls for grains livestock milk cotton seed and soybeans with lobbyists from the Farm Bureau meat and grain industries facing consumer groups and labor organizations. The four day session tests whether price ceilings return as government agencies file reports while OPA leads price adjustments nationwide.
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Peter Edson
NEA
Washington
OPA
New Price Control Board
Price Recontrol Board
American Farm Bureau
Millers
Corn Milling
Biscuit and Cracker
The
Livestock Association
American Meat Institute
National Restaurant Association
Association of Retail Grocers
Lamb Industry
National Wool Growers Association
Senate
Decontrol Board
Roy L. Thompson
George Mead
Daniel W. Bell
Bowles Office of Economic Stabilization
Luis
Dai
Railway Brotherhoods
Labor Policy Committee
Amvets
University Women
Women's Trade Union League
American Home Economics Association
Buyers’ Strike Committee
Food For Freedom
Ed O'Neal
Farm Bureau
Agriculture, Commerce
Bureau of Labor Statistics
Office of Price Advances
Paul Porter
Chester Bowles
Porter
Women Voters and Global Alliance Meet in Interlaken
Washington reports on the 1989 congress of the International Alliance of Women Voters for Equality Liberty and Peace held at Interlaken Switzerland. Carrie Chapman Catt helped found the group in 1904 and the 14th congress urged global cooperation, UN roles and equal rights for women amid rising totalitarian threats. Leaders from the United States included Anna Lord Strauss head of the National League of Women Voters with 62 000 members.
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Jane Eads
Washington
Berlin
Carrie Chapman Catt
International, Women's Suffrage Alliance
International Alliance of Women Voters For Equality, Liberty and Peace
Interlaken
Switzerland
Copenhagen
Denmark
United States
Anna Lord Strauss
National League of Women Voters
League of Women Voters
United Nations
League
Alliance
Alliance Committee
Geneva
Committee On Human Rights
Cait
Corbett Ashley
London
Alliance Board
Catt
Louis Stade
Dorothy Kenyon
New York
Questions And Answers Quiz in Quick Facts Style
Questions about vegetables grown in family gardens reveal that about half of U S vegetables are home grown. Bolivia and Paraguay are the two landlocked South American nations. The McDonnell Phantom FD 1 is the Navy s fastest airplane with speed beyond five hundred mph. The San Francisco Oakland Bridge spans eight and a half miles, four and one half of which are over water. The Firth of Forth Bridge in Scotland is the second largest at three miles.
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U. S
San Francisco-Oakland
Firth of Forth
Scotland
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