Farm Buying Power Still Shows Gains
A Northwestern National Life chart shows that despite higher living costs, the average city wage earner enjoys similar buying power now to June 1946. The study tracks net farm income, industrial wages, and living costs from 1939 to 1949, noting wage gains and fringe benefits offset inflation while unemployment remained high in the late 1940s.
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High Pressure Sprayer Boosts Poultry House Cleaning
A high pressure sprayer from Food Machinery and Chemical Corp. pulverizes dirt and drippings for faster cheaper cleaning in poultry houses. The device promises improved efficiency over traditional methods. Hormone and tracer technology may let apple buds stay closed through late frosts, potentially saving millions for American growers.
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Food Machinéry and Chemical Corporation
Monograms Quiz Answers from the Period Column
The page presents a Q and A feature with five questions on saluting the flag Lindbergh’s plane Esperanto WWI bonds and Leeward Islands. Answers include hand over heart for salutes Spirit of St Louis Esparanto meaning artificial international language Liberty Bonds and location between Martinique and Puerto Rico.
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