War Earnings Swollen and Unconscionable Says Senator
John Skelton Williams wrote that profits of the United States Steel Corporation during the war were swollen and unconscionable. He testified before the Senate Interstate Commerce Committee, arguing that steel profits were excessive and could have been used to lower prices or wages. He contended railroad wage increases in 1920 inflated by about 1.25 billion dollars, a large share of nonessential charges.
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Washington
United States
John Skelton
Williame
H. Gary
Jast
Wile
Mains
United States Railroad
Frank
Wits
Warne
Senate Interstate
Coisco Committee
Argentine Astronomer Announces New Planet Near Pegasus
Buenos Aires reports the discovery of a new planet in the asteroid belt between Jupiter and Mars. Dr Hartmann of the University of La Plata Observatory identifies it as fourteenth magnitude in the constellation Cetus south of Pegasus great square. Germany starts cafeterias and all hope is lost.
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Great Square
Pegasus
Buenos Aires
Jupiter
Mars
Hartmann
la Plata
Danderine Promises Hair Growth and Shine at 86 Cents
A vintage advertisement touts Danderine at 86 cents a bottle claiming it ends dandruff, stops itching, prevents falling hair, and quickly makes hair look lustrous and easy to style. It promises visibly new hair growth across the scalp after weeks of use, comparing the product to rain and sunshine for vitality.
Vinci product hailed as health restorer for children
Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania mother lauds Vinci as fastest builder of frail children. She claims it cured her boy’s bronchial pneumonia and coughing, praising its cod liver oil, iron glycerophosphates and beet peptones. Store offers money back if no improvement.
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Wilkes Barre
Penn
Vinci
Caroline Jones
Meade St
Collapse of Gotham Theater Owners Held in Manslaughter Case
New York court records show Sylvester Rosenthal and Samuel Moskowitz, owners and contractors of the American Theater in Brooklyn, arraigned on manslaughter charges after a collapse buried nearly 50 workers. They were released on $15,000 bail each after a writ of habeas corpus. Four city departments probe the ruins as a seventh body is found and nineteen others remain hospitalized.
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New York
Sylvester Rosenthal
Samuel Moskowitz
American Theater
Brooklyn
Supreme Court
Kelley
Fredericksburg Gun Duel Wounds Man. One Jailed
Fredericksburg December 1 A pistol duel between Edward Schoonover and T E Wymble left one man in jail and another in the hospital after they fired revolvers at close range The first encounter struck Nestas and Schoonover angrily returned home to fetch a shotgun before being severely wounded by Wymble
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Fredericksburg
Edward Schoonover
T.E. Wymble
Nestas
Sehconover
Wymbie
Local residents and visitors share a busy week in Hanover area
In Hanover and nearby Clearspring a busy week featured visits from Baltimore and Hagerstown, with Mrs Shupp and family hosting friends and relatives. Marie W. Hauer, 92, a distant Barbara Frietchie cousin, died at her Hanover home. she once heard Lincoln’s Gettysburg address. Surviving nieces note her artistic talents and memory of Civil War era ties.
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Fapeit Malotty
Marlowe
W. Va
Lucy Mouse
Baltimore
Alvey Shupp
Fairview
Shupp
Samuel Fernsner
Richard
Rosh Strite
Clearspring
B. H. Smith
Ashton
Misses Flynn
iMiss Elizabeth Hassett
Virginia
Thomas Mouses
Eels
Emma Loose
Dessa Young
Hagerstowzi
B. F. Charles
Harry ‘Hull
Malotte
Aaron Bartles
Glynn Shadrach
Barbara Frietchie
Hanover
Marie W. Hauer
Daniel J. Hauer
Mise Mauer
Lincoln
Gettysburg
Lake
Sage Tea Dandy Darkens Hair for Youthful Hue
Advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a miracle for turning faded gray hair dark. It claims one or two applications vanish gray and leave luxuriant, natural looking hair, promising a youthful appearance in days.
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Wyeth
Barron to Lead "Golden Tornado" Grid Iron Hero
Barron is named captain of the Golden Tornado football team. He has played halfback since 1919 and leads the squad into the new season with veteran experience and future hopes.
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Barron
Severn River Bridge Cost Figures Revealed
State Roads Commission plans to build the Severn River Bridge at about 650000 dollars after noting earlier estimates of 250000 were overly conservative. Eighteen bids ranged from 536407 to 290054 with the project moving forward under state authority.
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Severn
Severn’ River
State Roads Commission
Diamond Dyes Advertises Home Dye Kit Offer
A 1920s style advertisement proclaims dyes that recolor dress skirts coats and other fabrics at low cost. It promises simple directions and a guaranteed result, urging readers to ask their druggist which Diamond Dyes suit wool silk linen or cotton.
Education Week Proclaimed To Promote American Learning
President Harding issues a proclamation designating December 3 to 10 as American Education Week. Citizens are urged to support literacy efforts and address defects in the national education system. Local items mention an assailant sentenced in Cumberland and a domestic cough remedy advertisement with Foley’s Honey and Tar claims.
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Weshington
Harding
United States
Greensburg machinist touts Nerv-Worth cure
A Greensburg machinist foreman claims a 20 year stomach trouble and nervousness improved after using Nerv-Worth. He says he gained weight, can eat freely, and recommends the remedy with a money-back offer. He lists his job losses and relief from indigestion as proof. Sold at local pharmacies.
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Kelly-Jones Co
Greensburg
Tam
D. F. Suilth
North Maple
Warchim
City Pharmacy
Central Drug Co
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