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Newspaper
Orient Independent
Location
Orient, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1923
Page
2
Alaska and its riches as Harding visits the frontier
The piece notes President Harding's Alaska visit and a cadre of top newspaper correspondents. It highlights Alaska as a vast public domain, its size of 378,165,768 acres, and compares it to the Louisiana Purchase. It traces Alaska from 1867 purchase for 7.2 million dollars to fur, salmon, gold, silver, and copper booms, and covers its governance since 1912 with a territorial legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Harding
Countrie
America
Louisiana Purchase
Empire of
Russia
U. S
Immigration Rush Bursts With Heavy First Day Influx
Immigration records show 11 liners reaching ward Hillis Island on the first day of last month carrying 11,482 passengers and 2,100 crew. A total of 15,582 individuals were examined by inspectors, nearly double the previous year’s figures. About 80 percent of arrivals were admitted under a 3 percent nationals’ quota, driving a sharp month start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hillis Island
No Dull Times in Your Business Advertising
A local editorial urges merchants to advertise regularly to attract customers. It argues consistent store news in The Independent, mailed to Orient and vicinity, drives foot traffic and steady sales, claiming hidden storefronts lose buyers without publicity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchant
Independent
Orient
Continues Downward Course German Mark Decline
The piece argues the German mark slides toward devaluation as notes rise in cost to print, with fiat money issued on government credit. It asserts value comes from labor not policy, noting governments cannot breathe value into money.
Crop Promise Points to Higher 1923 Agricultural Outlook
The department of agriculture forecasts crops including corn wheat cotton and tobacco for 1923 will be only 3 percent below last year. The estimated value of 1923 crops rises by over one billion from 1922 and more than two billion from 1921, with potential revisions possible if unforeseen conditions arise, signaling price stabilization through abundance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Department
Fashion in Hair Cuts
A local barber notes changing summer hair habits. He says men no longer shave their heads for warmth and only one or two now want it off in the heat, suggesting a rise in vanity or different grooming trends.
Pointed Paragraphs on Trade, Politics and War Time Topics
A compilation of brief opinions and notes touches on advertising efficiency costs for merchants, Alaska seeking statehood, France and geopolitics, summer markets for corn and wheat, and calls for local action. It also references Phoenix Hose wear quality, a builder's civic ideal, a golf score joke, Ford industry signals, New York panic, a Picnic Store-Armys Food Shop, U-boats in WWI, and Debs as presidential candidate with a hint of past penalties. Automobile production is briefly mentioned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Armys
Debs
Submarine Fleet Plans and Car Sales Highlight Era
The six months sales totaled 2,029,000 cars and trucks, up from 1,161,000 year ago. France reportedly plans to build a fleet of giant submarines, possibly prompting Britain to pursue the same. A casual note mentions Mina Taylors at Army camps and urges regular readers to subscribe, praising the home paper as essential and affordable.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Armys
Autumn Shades Take Center Stage In Subscriptions
Dear Reader, drop in and pay that subscription now. The newspaper’s expenses to meet in August are the same as any other time. Prompt payment is highly appreciated.
Firpo sets boxing world agog with Dempsey quest
Luis Firpo climbs into the global boxing fever as he eyes a shot at Jack Dempsey, the reigning world champion. The piece hints at Argentine pride and the odds against the challenger while noting the market of promotion and consumer wisdom amidst shifting social norms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Luis Firpo
Willard
Pampas
Argentina
Jack Dempsey
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