Farmers Encouraged to Invest in Government Securities
Government urges farmers to place surplus funds in Liberty bonds and Treasury securities to curb inflation and support agriculture. Highlights safe options, risks of land speculation, and the role of Thrift and War Savings stamps in rural districts.
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Savings Division
Treasury Department
Benjamin R. Andrews
Treasury
Federal Reserve Board
Liberty Bonds
Treasury Savings
Liberty
Liberty Bond
Census takers chosen for Sullivan county in 1920
George W. Purcell announces 39 district census takers for Sullivan county with 38 Democrats and 1 Republican. Appointments cover towns and townships, planning 15 days in Sullivan and about 30 elsewhere, with Paul Wade as the lone Republican appointee. Balloting followed a recent examination and will occur in January.
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Sullivan County
George W. Purcell
Vincennes
Sullivan
Washington
Purcell
Paul Wade
H. C. Steel
Roy Kaufman
W. H. Crowder, Jr
Hamilton Township
Granville Scott
Malcolm Campbell
Roll Brown
Walter D. Cunningham
Arthur Woodward
Turman
Russel Whesley
Raymond L. Ferree
Jess Medsker
Jefferson Township
John Wall
Commission fixes flat rate for telephone company
The Public Service Commission denied Tur man Township Telephone Company’s request to raise rates from thirty to seventy five cents for stockholders and from seventy five cents to one dollar and twenty five cents for other subscribers. It authorized a charge of one dollar and twenty five cents for 21 subscribers. The decision cites the law prohibiting unequal charges to different customers.
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Public Service Commission Act
Stars in a Dream Say Fortune May Rise or Fall
Dream lore suggests clear stars bring Dame Fortune, while obscured skies signal the opposite, a poetic guide to interpreting celestial imagery in sleep.
Keep Tacks in Jars for Quick Small Hardware Access
Keep all small glass jars and save them for fast storage. One good use is to sort tacks screws and small nails in each jar. This saves time when looking for a particular kind and keeps hardware organized.
Wildlife hunting and fishing seasons and license rules
The notice lists seasons for game birds including quail and ruffed grouse with date ranges, waterfowl, rails, woodcock, and small game. It also notes closed periods at night, no open dove season in Indiana, and fishing rules with size and bag limits. It states licenses required for hunters over fourteen and anglers over eighteen with exemptions for a license holding spouse and under eighteen children.
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Woodcock
Beaver
Fox
Indiana
Sunfish Trout Co. Pickerel
Byw
Virgin Islands Earn High War Savings Stamp Per Capita
The Savings Division of the Treasury reports the Virgin Islands rapidly embrace American ideals. About 32 500 worth of War Savings stamps sold this year, with per capita purchases among the best in the United States, averaging 17 25 dollars per square mile through August. Sales were routed through local post offices.
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Uncle Sam
The
Virgin Islands
Treasury Department
Islands
States of the Union
Denmark
Illinois club women organize thrift drive leaders
Mrs. Frederick A. Dow coordinates the Government savings campaign among 60 000 Illinois Federated Clubs members appointing thrift chairmen across 25 districts. She urges women to lead in thrift at home and in the community, stressing thrift as a lasting habit beyond wartime efforts.
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Frederick A. Dow
Illinois Federated Clubs
Government Savings
Dow
Nanois
C. D. Stone
Howard Ames
H. H. Day
W. J. Benson
Inez Deach
W. G. Cook
Fannie Whiting
Chicago
Minnie Cofield
Tonica
Adolph Leichler
Dixon
Flo Ervin
Biggsville
R. D. McCracken
Knoxville
Roxanna Hill
Pontiac
Highteenth
J. R. Hanlon
Grant Park
C. S. Mahan
Palmyra
Peter Johnson
Collinsville
Harry Farson
Salem
B. E. Jacobs
West Frankfort
Armistice Day New Savings Certificates Highlighted
Reports from the Seventh district praise the new Treasury Savings certificates of 100 and 1000 dollars as safe, tax advantaged and liquid. Secretary Glass calls them the marvel of finance, noting six advantages from non depreciable value to priority government backing.
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Seventh District
Treasury
United States
War Savings District
West Monroe Street
Chicago
Washington
Treasury Savings
Buy Only What You Need Food Waste Loss Figures
The National Association of Waste Material Dealers estimates Americans waste $700 million in food annually. If each of 20 million homes wastes one ounce daily, that totals 1.3 million pounds per day, and the country wastes coal equivalent to two weeks of all mines' production each year.
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National Association of Waste Material Dealers
America
Wise Sfsidin 18 Wise Saver Police Your fackvibook Sav
Fragmentary OCR reads as a local notice or column item with unclear names and event details. The readable words suggest a police or civic notice but lack concrete facts to identify people, places, or actions.
Make Money Work For You With Liberty Bonds
An investment of 100 dollars in Liberty Bonds grows to 150 dollars in about 17 years if interest is reinvested at 4 percent with quarterly compounding. War Savings Stamps pay this rate from the day of purchase.
Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs Landmark Scenery
The Garden of the Gods near Colorado Springs is a 606 acre tract known for remarkable red and white sandstone pinnacles some exceeding 3800 feet in height. Notable features include Cathedral Spires and Balanced Rock with a gateway formed by two towering red sandstone noses 8380 feet high with a road passing between them.
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Colorado
Colorado Springs
Delta
Distribution of Effort Exchange Sparks Congressional Talk
A new member of congress notes heavy effort on his speech. The veteran advises saving some effort for explanations after gaining experience. The exchange hints at ongoing expectations for parliamentary communication.
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Congress
Ancient Copan City Ruins in Honduras Described
The Copan ruins sit along the Rio Copan in northwestern Lisaduras. The extensive stone remains stretch about two miles beside the river and include a temple adorned with sculpted figures. The site, named after a modern eastern town, was an Indian stronghold captured in 1550 after a fierce Spanish assault led by Hernando de Magues da.
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Copan
Lisaduras
Wis
Hersuinda de Mhaves
She Was Forgiven Authoress Poem Fragment
A fragment from a poem or literary exchange reveals a scene where a daughter implores a mother to stop reading and focus on work while a servant remarks on the narrator’s prior poem. The dialogue tone captures a domestic literary moment.
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Piegen de Blaetter
Miner’s Inch in Arizona Water Measure Discussed
The miner’s inch is defined as one fortieth of a cubic foot per second in Arizona, a unit used in irrigation to gauge flow. The article notes its variability across states and its role in water management.
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Arizona
Remarkable Change in Tow and Center Referenced
An excerpt from the Bosxton Transcript describes a dramatic shift with phrases about being drawn to the center by a supernatural centrifugal force. The passage notes that the force was vetoed in the opposite manner during study, observing that everything is upset in these times.
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Bosxton Transcript
Fragmented excerpt hints at rejected marriage proposal
The text shows a speaker refusing marriage, stating a desire to avoid a man with noble ambition and a focus on lofty goals. The dialogue includes abrupt exchanges and garbled phrases indicating a literary or script-like fragment.
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J. A. Hash
Tarmers
H.C. L
George N. Mansfield
Fish and Game Division
State Conservation Commission
Tee
Illinois Club
Marvel OF Finance
U. S
the Peoples State Bank
Southwest Corner Square
Sullivan, Indiana
Excelsior
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