Canadian Farmers Profit From Wheat Price Fix
Canada will pay farmers over the fixed $2.15 a bushel for No 1 wheat with certificates for extra profits. Estimates show about 440 million will be distributed among Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba farmers as the market shows higher prices. Open trading may yield better prices, with world demand pushing Canadian wheat toward record figures.
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Prairies
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Sea‘kon
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Wheat Board
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Saskatchewan
Manitoba
Robert Magill
Itn
Winnipeg Grain Exchange
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Roumania
India
Australia
Europe
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North America
United States
Neighborly chickens prompt polite confusion
An East Side gentleman asks if his neighbor’s chickens er you any, prompting the neighbor to joke that the sense refers to his three comely daughters who go downtown daily, so they don’t see much of them.
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East Side
Columbus Dispatch
New Hampshire Wins Legion Membership Drive Prize
New Hampshire captured the top prize in the American Legion nationwide membership push May 17 to 22 and will receive a stand of six colors for enrolling the largest percentage of eligible ex-service members before June 15. South Dakota took second prize, with other states listed in order, and the organization reports 0,452 posts and 1,027 women's auxiliary units. Since closing date, over 22,000 new member names have been added.
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South Dakota
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Missouri
Florida
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Arkansas
Maryland
Virginia
Tennessee
North Carolina
South Carolina
Louisiana
Mississip
Georgia
Alabama
Legion
United States
Chaplains Medal Honors War Service Across Branches
A commemorative chaplains' medal, created by Laura Gardin Fraser, honors Protestant war chaplains of the American army and navy. The design features a chaplain aiding a wounded man with a gas mask nearby, and the reverse shows a battleship to recall naval service. The medal caps a postwar effort by the General War Time Commission.
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Fraser
New York
Army
Navy
Dempsey Cleared in Draft Questionnaire Case
After a trial in San Francisco federal court lasting over a week, Jack Dempsey was acquitted of violating the selective service act. The jury found him not guilty on the first ballot after ten minutes deliberation.
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San Francisco
Jack Dempsey
Dempsey
Chicago
Jack Kearns
Swers
Maxine Dempsey
Ittie Clerksen
John Hogan
Hiram Dempsey
Jack
American Legion Extends Friendship to France on Bastille Anniversary
The American Legion, led by National Commander Franklin D Olier, sent a message to Marshal Foch via H H Harjes. It reaffirmed wartime bonds, praising France’s courage and chivalry, and stated that jealously severing ties could never happen. The note voiced enduring fellowship and mutual respect between the nations.
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Franklin D’olier
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Marshal Foch
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H. H. Harjes
Paris Post
No. 1
King Albert Sends Message To Harold W. Ross
A cabled note from King Albert of Belgium to Harold W. Ross, ex private and editor of the American Legion Weekly, commemorates the Chateau-Thierry victory on its second anniversary. The message expresses gratitude for the heroes who fell on July 15, 1918, and was transmitted via the Belgian Charge dAffaires in Washington. Ross, a former San Francisco New Orleans and Atlanta newspaper man, participated in the Chateau-Thierry attack.
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Harold W. Ross
American Legion Weekly
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Belgium
Washington
Ross
San Francisco
New Orleans
Atlanta
Birth and career outline of Martin Van Buren
Martin Van Buren born in Kinderhook New York on December 5 1782. He serves as New York state senator attorney general United States senator governor of New York and secretary of state. He was nominated for vice president in 1832 and elected in 1833.
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Kinderhook
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Martin Van Buren Inaugurated Eighth President at 54
Timeline chronicles Van Buren from 1837 inauguration at age 54 through 1848 as a free soil candidate, later defeats for re election and nomination, and notes his 1862 death on July 24 in Kinderhook New York aged 79. It also mentions Revolution in Ontario and Texas and the Seminole War with terse historical markers.
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White House
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Florida
Texas
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Lindenwold
James Morgan
Martin van Buren
Free Soll
Kinderhook, N. Y
Freezone promises painless corn removal claim
An advertisement touts Freezone as a painless corn treatment. It claims a tiny bottle stops corn pain instantly with a drop, then lets users lift the corn away with fingers. It notes the product is sold by druggists for a few cents and works on hard and soft corns and toe corn without soreness.
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Biscot Chem
Patchorne
N.Y
Hindercorns
Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogte
N. Y
No Mercy for the Flirt at Piping Rock
Cortlandt Bleeker spoke at Piping Rock about the modern girl. He described a dream of a glamorous woman who died, faced St Peter, claimed many lovers and untainted virtue, and was warned she would face the same flames as her foolish suitors.
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St. Peter’s
Cortlandt Bleeker
St. Peter
After Ten Years Eatonic Proves the Best
Mrs Delia M Doyen praises Eatonic after a decade of stomach trouble. The ad claims half a million users last year and attributes relief to Eatonic's acid and gas neutralizing action. A money back guarantee urges readers to try a big box from their druggist.
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Delia M. Doyen
Eatonic
Satonicc
Flo
Eatoniec
Advy
The Handy Airplane Era to Europe in a Hurry
In a Thrift magazine remark, the era of national prohibition is matched by a new speed to reach Europe. The piece humorously notes a thirsty man can hop across, converse until his words blur, then return home with a headache cured, all in ample time.
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Europe
A Lady of Distinction and Her Perfume Routine
A Lady of Distinction is recognized by the delicate fascinating influence of the perfume she uses. A bath with Cuticura Soap and hot water to thoroughly cleanse the pores, followed by a dusting with Cuticura Talcum powder usually means a clear, sweet, healthy skin.
Paging Herself In a College Society Role Call
A college society recording secretary conducted roll call in the absence of the elected officer. After a brief prayer the program began and the secretary called names, waiting for her own response amid a ripple of smiles before finishing the roll quickly.
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Chicago Tribune
Experience as a scarce commodity in advice and counsel
The saying suggests experience is valuable yet hard to transfer. It implies advice carries weight when backed by lived lessons, while experience itself remains a personal asset rarely bought or given freely.
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