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Newspaper
The Daily Telegram
Location
Clarksburg, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Dec 12, 1916
Page
6
Washington reports the annual U S Department of Agriculture markets and rural organizations office outlines extended demonstration market news service for perishables, new crops, more offices, and updated grading work. It notes closer shipper carrier cooperation, efforts to reduce losses, and experimental shipments totaling nearly 39 000 pounds.
Office studies cover parcel post shipping feasibility and standardization for rural goods. Reports detail farm loans sources, rural social activities, and insurance-like programs. Cotton futures enforcement expands markets, with new standards and disputes processed. investigations extend to cooperative purchasing, marketing practices, city markets, and wholesale terminal plans.
The annual report from Census Director Sam L. Rogers to Commerce Secretary Redfield details manufacturing output in 1916 with products valued over 324 billion and more than 3 million workers earning about 5.57 billion. It notes planned investigations on transportation by water, religions, and marriage and divorce, plus new cotton and tobacco statistics, quarterly leaf tobacco stock reports, and birth statistics from a large registration area. It also mentions a planned study on city cartage costs and living expenses.
Mrs G L Stacy of 1231 Ninth Avenue Huntington West Virginia reports relief from rheumatism after using Tanivaine Tanilue, noting better appetite and sleep, and saying three bottles were shared with her husband. The ad promotes Tanilue as aiding nature and urges readers with rheumatic, liver, or digestive issues to visit Pyeree's Drug Store.
The report notes transportation costs depend heavily on distance and urges reliable data. It highlights a permanent workforce of about 600 officials and clerks, whose salaries lag behind similar agencies, driving skilled staff to better jobs elsewhere. It warns stored census records risk rapid deterioration, jeopardizing valuable genealogical and pension-related data.
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