American GI Firms Charged With Monopoly
Paris dispatch reports French deputies accusing American oil interests of maintaining monopolies to serve political aims. They alleged Standard Oil and other firms profited excessively, with calls to curb influence as wartime supply for France depended on US oil.
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Paul Scott
Paris
Scaterday
Colrat
Preye
Inspective
France
Pacific
Atlantic
Africa
Clemenceau
Wilson
Geronny
Persident Wilson
Altnr
Auillanx Lafont
Sage Tea Dandy Promises Dark Hair From Wyeth Product
A faded advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulpline Compound as a way to darken hair overnight. It claims the old sage tea recipe, improved with an added drugged tint, will produce a natural looking dark, glossy hair color within days, urging readers to buy from a druggist.
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Wyeth
Wyerl
Wyerl's Bore Cud’ Bulvhur
Oil dispute in France over private versus state energy control
Debates in Alsace about securing oil for military and civilian needs, contrasting dependence on Anglo American monopolies with French and colonial sources. Discussion covers Royal Dutch and Standard Oil influence, feasibility of Alsatian oil exploration, and whether imports should stay private or return to government control. The issue mirrors broader strategic pressure amid dwindling American production and rising international tensions.
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Brance
Tega
France
Aladagascar
Afriea
Kangaropra- Hoy
Oit Kroves
Dowty
Edouard Harsiot
Committee For
Furfir
Relief workers safe after Soviet capture of prisoners
Foreign service notes from Chicago and Windlyostuk report relief workers including Harry Doonally, Otto Lowe, Joseph Abdili, and Hippolito Leonza arriving in Moscow region after being taken prisoner by Krasnoiarsk forces on January 7. They claim to be American guests of the Soviet nation and faced detention and interrogation. Eighteen Polish subjects and four Americans are detained or guarded amid postwar chaos, with trains seized and cities occupied, saloons closed, and soldiers disarmed.
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WOOD
Re San
Ankgaio
Larre the
Chiengo
Chiengo Daily News Foreign Servics
Windlyostuk
Harry Doonally
Philadelphia
Otto W. Lowe
New York City
de Joseph N. Abdili
Darozo
Colo
Hippolito Leonza
Mavila
Krasoiarak
Danuary
Krasnoiarsk
Markketouath
A. Cunning
Bam Tweli
Medenss
Teave
Becausy
England
Asia
Dhe
France May Occupy Frankfort to Enforce Ruhr Claims
France reportedly weighs occupying Frankfurt and the Ruhr to compel coal and iron delivery as a means to pay debts, with Britain and Italy opposing such moves. The Frankfurt Zeitung notes France seeks to leverage eastern coal deposits if needed, while Germany resists by refusing coal delivery. The piece cites English and Italian positions and questions the advisability of France’s strategy amid economic strain.
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A. R. Decker
San Antonio
Brankfort
France
Tereabouts
Prance
Ger Peny
Tulip
England
Italy
Ertnkfurter Zeitung
Fragmentary OCR Note on Pricing Request
A damaged OCR fragment shows a photographer asking about pricing and material costs, requesting to raise the price on their yield or project. The readable bits indicate a request for assistance with locating a particular figure and costs related to materials and fees.
Calomel Dangers Warned By Dodson Liver Tone Suggested
An old health warning urges readers to avoid calomel due to mercury risks and digestive side effects. It promotes Dodson’s Liver Tone as a safe vegetable substitute that cleanses the liver without harsh aftereffects and is gentle for children.
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Dodson
Tess
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Crockett
Teavis
Sunset Wood & Coal Co
Lemar
RCA Hears Company
Losoya
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Royal Dutch Company
Seaty Hrieis
Batihe
Standard Oil
Depucs Collat Awelt
Alsace
Charles Haron
American Red Cross
Siberia
Oral
Ruhr
Rankfurter
Seltung “Sayq
Desi Mining District
Hart Schaffner & Marx
Fomby Clothing Co
Satisfactio
Houston Street
Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes
Calomel
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