City Workers Hear Budget Plans and Wage Increase Talk
City workers will have a Friday afternoon hearing at 2 o'clock before the city council budget committee on wage increases. The association of city employers plans a meeting Friday night at Carpenters' hall to perfect the organization and discuss general wage hikes amid slow budget review. Outlays for light and water dept improvements total 469 800, with proposed 1 520 335.59 for light and 179 200 for water supplies.
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New
Association of City Employers
Carpenters’ Hall
Fourth Ave
City Light and Water Departments
Light Department
Water Department
Light and Water Departments
L. M. Youngs
Youngs
James A. Johnson
Building Department
Captain Flanney Returns From France Service
Capt. Fred Flanney formerly of Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Co returns home after 19 months overseas. He served as an officer in the Vosges sector and the Meuse-Argonne battle.
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Fred Flanney
Pacific Telephone & Telegraph Co
Flanney
Vosges
Méuse-Argonne
Parson's Ties May Not Be Binding
Charleston West Virginia August 7 several hundred couples who were married by H J Hill the marrying parson are uncertain of their status as it is charged he performed ceremonies without legal right an injunction had been issued months earlier to stop his practice but he continued the marriage business it is claimed marriages conducted during the injunction period were not legally binding
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Charleston
W. Va
H. J. Hill
Hill
Forest Valley
Harvard
Joan
Jim Rows
Tay
Jimmie
Dorothy
Peter
Redeyes
Jenny
Sires
U S Plans Auction of 138 Gallons of Kentucky Whiskey
St Louis report notes the government will auction 128 gallons of Kentucky whiskey next Saturday. The consignments seized by federal authorities last September must be disposed of to comply with revenue laws, marking an apparent wartime prohibition breach.
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ST. Louis
Sam
Kentucky
A Tempting Bargain
A humorous fragment portrays a man stalled in a driveway as his wife refuses to move. The narrator yells in frustration while a club name appears in dialogue, highlighting comic misdirection and domestic tension.
Oatmeal Remedy Claim For Complexion Improvement
A promotional feature touts Mae Edna Wilder and Mrs. G V claims of “Derwillo and oatmeal” curing facial blemishes. It asserts quick skin smoothness and youth, with a money back guarantee if no improvement after first use.
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York
Mae Edna Wilder
Oll
Bartella
Owl Drug Companies
Prince Albert Involved In Auto Accident With Schoolboy
Joseph Simmons aged 14 of Beaton Road was knocked down by Prince Albert in a royal motor car in London. The prince transported him to a court physician. The injuries were not serious.
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London
Joseph Simmons
Beaton Road
Prince Albert
Boldt's Dining Visit Noted in Uptown and Downtown
A brief mention records visits to Boldt's eateries in two city areas. The note lists Boldt's Uptown at M14 3d Ave and Boldt's Downtown at 913 2d Ave as dining options.
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Boldt's
Uptown
2D Ave
Intense Diary Excerpt from No. 10 Lively Beach Hotel
A correspondent writes from Friday at No. 10 Lively Beach Hotel describing an urgent telegram from Capt. Wallin and a volatile plan to join him in Forest Valley. She details finances, lodging, and social pressure as she contemplates leaving for a mountain camp to pursue independence and romance.
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Lively Beach Hotel
Joan
Wallin
Joanie
Trouble From Sally Sly in the Old Orchard
Jenny Wren accuses Sally Sly of laying a cowbird egg in Redeye’s nest. The hatchling steals food, leaving Redeye chicks underfed. Peter Rabbit notes the chaotic nest and wonders if Redeyes will eject the intruder as he grows larger and more aggressive.
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Jenny Wren
Redeye
Peter
Peter Rabbit
Jenny
Sally Sly
Orchard Scandal Sparks Talk as Family Dreads Incident
Mr and Mrs Redeye are distressed yet will feed him, insisting the boy is not to blame. The event dominates orchard chatter as rumors spread about the boy and his mother is said to be away, enjoying herself elsewhere.
Respect for the Redeyes Despite Their Kindness
In a dialogue, characters debate being prudent in kindness while recognizing the Redeyes' generous nature. One speaker cautions against overdoing generosity, while another holds respect for Mr and Mrs Redeye because of their kind-heartedness.
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Peter
Mrs. Redeye
Mystery Gift Leaves Family Of Salvation Army Captain Puzzled
In Nottingham Captain Arthur Riley of the Salvation Army returns from France with amnesia. His wife finds a $250 note sewn in his coat and a second $250 note received by letter from an anonymous writer claiming responsibility. Police suspect a possible hit and run in the United States.
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London
Arthur Riley
Salvation Army
Nottingham
Captain Riley
Riley
Poor British grocers losing lots of coin
London August 7 Bacon sells at an absolute loss and imported cheese and dried fish suffer similarly. BE. R. Thompson, president of the Grocers Association of the United Kingdom, says relief would come only if the food ministry abandons its retail price controls and permits freer supply chains.
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London
BE. R. Thompson
Grocers’ Association of
United Kingdom
Food Ministry
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