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Newspaper
The Democratic Banner
Location
Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Mar 04, 1913
Page
7
The article lists new chemisette styles for waists featuring low necks and short sleeves with lacy fabrics. Many prefer a high collar while keeping the waist fashion. White Figured Net options sell at 25c, with cream white or ecru nets and lawn body at 60c.
Two burglaries in Danville were exposed this week afterPost Office Inspector W B Robinson arrived Saturday. The Post Office and Harris and Shaw drug store were robbed of about seven dollars and stamps while coats and a cravanette were taken from Greer. A hammer bearing initials was found, suggesting Willard Sha. The incidents occurred the same night as Henry Black’s planing mill break in.
In Judge Dolan's Municpal Court Chicago a hearing on a shrinkage dispute between A M Carter and Oregon Short Line became chaotic as a tongue twisting exchange derailed the session. The jury struggled with phrases like the sheep shrunk in abipment and other garbled lines prompting a temporary adjournment while the judge sought to restore order.
The 1912 13 beet sugar year saw record production across 73 factories from Ohio to California, breaking cane refiners control as beet sugar undercuts prices. Trade experts say a wider beet supply pressures prices for months, threatening refiners profits and fueling a broader push to alter tariffs and trade policy.
The document argues refiners push Congress to crush foreign sugar competition and restore dominance in the American market. It cites duties, Cuban supplies, and agricultural capacity in states like Ohio. It notes the sugar trust’s dividends rising after tariff changes and a large accumulated surplus.
An article by Truman G. Palmer explains how sugar beets loosen soil and raise fertility for subsequent crops. Deep, ten to fourteen inch soil stirring, autumn plowing, weed removal, and beet thinning create aeration and moisture storage, improving yields for rotations and expanding farm output two to three times.
W P Willett, a noted statistician on agar, asserts domestic beet sugar competition lowered wholesale sugar by about half a cent per 2 pounds in 1912, and that a large beet crop carryover will push prices down in 1923. He notes the beet sugar cycle drives yearly price drops when beet sugar enters markets and price rises when imports regain control. The Hardwick committee hearings explore his view on potential permanent welfare benefits for American sugar industry growth.
The Parr store introduces Knox shoes for spring offering lines for young and older men in dress and business wear. The $3.50 line boasts quality with real sole leather, no composition leather in insoles or toe boxes, and notes that factory foremen critique orders to ensure superior fit and construction.
A collage of tested recipes includes Reese tried dishes with apples figs and codfish mash balls and fried cakes with molasses and brown sugar, plus peach pudding and oatmeal crisps. Also listed are a Florida salad idea and a note about Mrs Lee Horn and her daughter Martha visiting Gambler with Sheriff and Mrs Woollen as guests.
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