Chicago reports high restaurant profits amid living-cost probe
A City Council report chaired by Russell J. Poole details restaurant profits from 50% to 809% over cost. Items listed include coffee at 809.08% and lettuce salad at 81.61% with figures for porterhouse steak, pork chops, ham and eggs, fried oysters and more.
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Chinese Punish Food Profiteers Parade in Shanghai
In Shanghai on March 15 Chinese men march in a bell ringing parade to humiliate profiteers and thieves. They carry a banner reading Misery I have been found guilty of charging dishonest prices. Before jail they must parade their homes and businesses. Soldiers guard streets and beat offenders with bamboo switches.
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Shanghai
China
Montana Boy Says He Parachuted With Eagles
Livington Mont March 15 Patsy Tucker 10 says he flew with eagles. He claims he caught two bald eagles in a private trap and used one as a parachute during descent. He allegedly released the second and brought back one eagle for proof with its feet tied.
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Livington
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Patsy
Noisy Fourth in U S as China Exports Firecrackers
In Hong Kong on March 15 sixty million firecrackers are being made for shipment to American youngsters for the Fourth of July. W E Priestly, firecracker king, says orders for twice that amount are received for the 1922 season. He notes exports to America grow despite city bans and mentions converting an old hospital into a fireworks factory.
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Burglar Lauzon Writes From Prison Escape
The ethical burglar Joseph C. Lauzon, jailed in Jackson Michigan, sends letters to the prison warden and his wife claiming he remembers the inauguration and notes his escape last October. He boasts about a “fine time” in Washington and claims his details on his whereabouts are accurate. He also sent Christmas jewelry to the warden and his wife.
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Wyeths Sage and Sulphur Compound Hair Darkening Ad
An old time remedy promises to restore dark hair color by using Sage Tea and Sulphur now enhanced with additional ingredients. The advertisement claims gray hair darkens naturally when applied with a sponge or brush, restoring gloss and fullness by morning after use.
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Woman Burns To Death In Onanecock Va
In Onanecock Virginia Mrs Comfort Marshall aged 86 was burned to death at Hallwood while home alone likely caused by clothing igniting from a stove. She is survived by several children. The piece notes a separate film review segment about The Inside of the Cup at the Colonial Theatre and then references local ads and a theater review for Owen Moore in a comedy.
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