Uncle Sam Is Now A Butcher
An English ad shows the Panama Canal selling beef cheaply to ships, prompting questions about selling affordable meat to Americans. It describes loading 20,000 cattle and 6,000 hogs yearly, a modern abattoir, cold storage, strict veterinary inspection, and price details from 1920. It invites inquiries to the Panama Canal Zone or Washington, D. C.
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Washington
Uncle Sam
United States
Canal
Panama Canal
Republic of Colombia
Canal Zone
Balboa Heights Canal Zone
Panama
Washington, D. C
U. S. Ad
Jail Repurposed as Public Library in Huntington Utah
In Huntington Utah the local jail has been transformed into a public library after the crime rate declined. The project repurposes the facility to serve residents with books spaces and community programs.
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Huntington
Utah
YWCA Drive Closes Friday Dinner Set for Fund Officials
The YWCA free service campaign aims to raise 50000 dollars and had reached 52494 in donations by yesterday noon. A dinner at 6 50 p m Friday in the Y cafeteria will hear 200 volunteers report their solicitation results. The association notes rising need as many girls face unemployment with last year reaching about 10000 served and 4000 placed in safe homes while 3500 gained self support.
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Young Women's Christian Association
Thin Fund
Ances
Association
Homemade Pinex Cough Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An old home made cough remedy touts Pinex extract mixed with sugar syrup or substitutes. It claims rapid throat and chest relief, loosening phlegm and soothing irritated membranes. The ad emphasizes asking for 24% ounces of Pinex and guarantees satisfaction.
Axminster rugs offered at special price in scatter size
Bigelow and Roxbury Axminster rugs in a popular scatter size shown in attractive design at a special price. They are closely woven and of good weight. Special five ninety five dollars each. Second Floor Rug Section.
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Bigelow
Roxbury Axminster
Bedding Deals In Cotton And Wool Blankets And Linens
Fifteen pairs of slightly soiled blankets offered at marked reductions. Available sizes include 50x72 and 54x74 inch cotton blankets at 1.45 and 1.65 dollars per pair respectively, plus larger blankets up to 72x84 inches at 13 dollars per pair. Linen tablecloths and damask cloths priced per yard or each.
Novel Dressing Chair Uses Triple Mirror For Women
A new women's dressing chair features a triple mirror on its back designed to aid styling and appearance checks. The device aims to streamline morning routines and provide versatile viewing angles for outfits.
New Cretonnes Yard Sale in Drapery Section
Five hundred yards of new bungalow cretonnes 36 inches wide in bright floral designs and colors offered at 25 cents per yard. Shoppers invited to visit the drapery section for a good selection.
Curtain Marquisette 48c Yard Special Drapery Offer
Yard length marquisette fabric offered at 48 cents per yard with hemstitched and lace trimmed edges in cream white and ivory. Drapery section advertisement notes the second filer and highlights colors and finish.
Window Shades Sold Cheap at Drapery Section
Serviceable window shades 36 inches wide and six feet long mounted on dust proof rollers offered at 95 cents each. Colors listed as green and tan. Secondest Drapery Section.
Silk Cushions Priced at 1.95 Each
Advertising note for sofa cushions offering silk floss cushions covered with art satin in several shapes. Price listed at 1.95 per cushion.
Brass Curtain Rods 54 Inch Lengths Priced 15 Cents
Curtain rods extend to 54 inches with knob ends and brackets. Sold in the Drapery Section on the second floor for 15 cents each.
Drapery Madras on Sale in Rose and Blue Tones
Attractive drapery madras offered at 1.35 per yard in rose blue gold brown green and mulberry. Shoppers can select overdrapes from this affordable assortment for an effective window treatment.
Fancy Art Pottery Tables Offered at Large Reductions
Two tables of Fancy Art Pottery are assembled on the First Floor and offered at reductions of 40 to 50 percent from regular value.
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University
Norma Talmadge
Panthea
Bokit
Edwin J. Brown
Seattle
W.C.T.U
North Pacific
National Women's Christian Temperance Union
Swedish Tabernacle
Bellevue Ave
Pikest
France
Stetson & Post
Stetson & Post Lumber Co
Elliott
Whatcom Ave
Lane
J. Richard Lane
Frank Waterhouse Co
St Mark's Episcopal Church
Beacon Hill Club
Beacon Hill Improvement Club
Congregational Church
Forrest
W.C.A
Axminster
Majestic Mit
Ossining
N. Y
Benjamin Gitlow
Sing Sing
London
Kansas City
Association of Suburban Bankers
Matthew Clarkin
New Cretonnes
Wilkes
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