Scientific farming and marketing shape future American agriculture
The piece argues that while a bumper fall harvest raises prices short term, long term farmer profits depend on marketing. It traces two phases: continued scientific agriculture boosts yields, and improved marketing will ensure profits amid overproduction. It cites farm bureaus and critiques the Non-Partisan League and state socialism, noting North Dakota taxes and political goals, then mentions the International Bureau of Labor and related roles.
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America
Denver Post
A. C. Townley
Salaries of League of Nations Officials
The French weekly Cri de Paris lists yearly wages for League of Nations staff. Secretary general receives 50 000 dollars, two undersecretaries 10 000 each, private secretary 25 000, section directors about a dozen earning 10 000 to 12 000, section members 33 000, librarian 5 000, per person.
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Cri de Paris
League of Nations
In Description of a Wartime Garage Treasures
Richard B. Bennett catalogs a cluttered wartime garage filled with everyday items and keepsakes. The list includes kitchenware pots and pans, a phonograph, lingerie, a mattress, a demijohn, old cords, tools, a canary cage, a bicycle, and a rabbit box, all described as part of a disparate collection from a past era.
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Maggie
Grandma
Johnnie
Richard B. Bennett
Motor Life
The Crux in House Building Labor Costs Soar
Rising wages drive housing trouble in Pittsburgh. Three garages now share one dwelling, while carpenters earn 120 dollars per hour and bricklayers and plasterers 100 dollars. Despite demand, no building permits issued in seven of Pittsburgh’s wards for months. High wage scales let workers buy cars costing as much as earlier homes, while lumber prices fall but construction stalls.
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Pittsburgh
Carpenter
Neighbor and friend praised for office candidacy
Residents describe a longtime neighbor and friend as a capable choice for public office, noting widespread respect and positive remarks from people in another town about his character and qualifications.
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Hart, Schaffner & Marx
Oregon City
Great
Farm Bureau Organization
Farmer and Farm
North Dakota
Townley
Western
International Bureau of Labor
Ionsfor
Alust
the Golden Rule Mercantile CO
Ontpelier, Ida
S Room
Modern House
Paris
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