Farmer vs City Consumer in War Time Embargo Clash
Washington dispatch argues farmers and labor unions unite against food shipments abroad as critics blame tariffs and politics for prosperity shifts. It cites Fitzgerald and Wilson backing labor, Grange mobilization, and rising prices with exports and imports data from 1913 to 1918, questioning who bears the burden of embargoes and higher costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Granges
Fitzgerald
Brooklyn
Fitzy
Bull of Bashan
United States
Messrs
Wilson
Sam Gompers
Union Larborers
National Grange
Rural Weredits Board
Peerd
America
Soe te Don cies answer the National Grange in a satisfactory manner.
A brief note reports that an unnamed group or individual responded to the National Grange with a satisfactory answer. The text provides limited readable details about the exchange or its context.
Newspapers Face Crisis as Print Paper Prices Surge
Washington reports 700 papers shut or suspended in a month due to rising print paper costs. Industry leaders warn 25 percent of U S publications may go out of business within a year as publishers raise prices and cut expenses to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
D. C
United States
Fresh Air Best Remedy For Prevention Of Grip
Dr. Ravenel advocates abundant fresh air to prevent pneumonia bronchitis cold and grip. He notes outdoor life reduces infection risk and sleeping porches aid health. He cites New York death trends and urges open windows despite cold for a healthier winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ravenel
New York
Artic
Benjamin Franklin
Pasteur
House Plants Care From Missouri Expert
Horace F. Major of the University of Missouri College of Agriculture outlines four essentials for house plants sunlight air soil and water. He notes plants need light for chemical reactions in soil and air for breathing like humans and absorb carbon dioxide to purify indoor air. He emphasizes measured watering and proper attention to blooming plants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Horace F. Major
College of Agriculture
University of Missouri
Fern care notes advise potting and watering cues
The fragment advises avoiding wall or bed use for ferns and split guidance on potting. It notes yellow leaves signal overwatering while brown leaves indicate underwatering or stress from lack of air.
Likes Arkansas Better Than Ever
A letter from J. H. Neeb in Prescott Arkansas compares land values and crops with Putnam County Missouri. He notes 120 acres near Prescott priced around 60 per acre, farming progress, a dry hot summer, and a home market for alfalfa at 18 to 20 per ton. He mentions cotton at 21 cents per pound and expresses liking the region and a wish to see old neighbors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prescott
Ark
Unionville Republican Co
Unionville
Missouri
Putnam
John Hendrix
Wilson
Obituary for Carm Burns Death in Sidney Area
Carm Burns born in Adair County on March 18 1872 died December 16 1916 at age 44 years 9 months 28 days. He leaves daughter Rosa and son Willie and four sisters and a brother. He had lived with John Bibee near Sidney for two years and died after a night of sudden illness attributed to acute indigestion. The body rests in Shibley’s Point cemetery. a friend notes a Bible quotation as a reflection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carm Burns
Adair County
Burns
Rosa
Greencastle
Willie
Chillicothe
Charley Pickett
Sidney
Beta Ford
Mr. Bibee
Shibley’s Point
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Omaha
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Wm. Childs
Coastsville
Allen & Sons
Powersville
Noah Spars
Martinstown
H.C. Owen
Worthington Matthew & Co
Lemons
S. A. Bushong
Green City
M. L. Novinger
Stab
Carl Bachman
E. Fe, Neely
C. O. Beard
Chariton
Putnam County Supply Co., Mendors Dinning & Steel, Ciscianati, Ta
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Poultry and Eggs
Egharsh
Asda
Peruna Cqnl
Arkansas
J. H. Neeb
Eae Nee
Wolf
J. Bos
Wolf Chemical CO
Quincy
Jarman & Rachford
Unionville, Mo
Texas Worder
Yale
Will Mathews
Howland
Rick
Louth
Matther
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