U S Campaign to Eradicate Water Hyacinth Blocks Rivers
Government engineers led a determined drive to remove the invasive water hyacinth cluttering rivers from Florida to the Mississippi Gulf area. The plant clogged streams, hindered navigation, and halted log rafting, with the Chene barge and other efforts spending substantial sums to clear affected sections.
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Washington
Uncle Bath
Southland
Loridd
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
United States Army
Variowe
Gulf of Messeo
St. John’s. Withlacoochee
Caloosamatchée
Kissmee
Florida
South
Return to normal business conditions, bankers urge
The American Bankers Association declares that postwar progress shows economic normalcy restored by private enterprise and market forces. It opposes political interference and special privileges, urging minimal government regulation and maximal private initiative for the general welfare.
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Bankera Ash Oo
The
American Bankers Association
Arsenic Spray Abandoned for River Plant Control
The article notes repeated trials to manage the plant problem. A vessel and crushing plant were abandoned after failure. Spraying with arsenic worked but harmed cattle feeding on the plant. Now a hyacinth elevator using a catamaran scow, conveyor, grapple, and rotating engine clears streams.
Government aid for World War graves rejected
Relatives and friends of soldiers who died in the World War will not be reimbursed for sick expenditure. The Quartermaster Department will supply headstones for unmated graves of honorably discharged service members but will not contribute toward independent purchases.
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Quartermaster Department
Essex Legion Considers Wilson Memorial Monument Bill
The Essex County American Legion committee plans to ask the New Jersey Legislature to enact a bill authorizing a monument in memory of Woodrow Wilson who lived in the state for 24 years.
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Essex County Committee of the American Legion
New Jersey
Woodrow Wilson
Creomulsion Promises Relief for Persistent Coughs and Colds
An advertisement touts Creomulsion as a reliable treatment for chronic coughs bronchitis and various throat and lung diseases. It claims the medicine soothes inflamed membranes absorbs into the bloodstream and fights infection with a money back guarantee if symptoms persist after following directions.
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Cressate
Modenn
Creomulsion Co
Atlanta
Senate bill seeks citizenship relief for French war brides
A French Senate bill would restore citizenship and marry remarry rights to French women married to American soldiers during World War I who were abandoned. Many soldiers left without address or contact after returning to America, depriving wives of support and rights.
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America
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