Prices Set For Foodstuffs In Chicago Market
Chicago Oct 23 1919 a government food administrator fixed fair prices for key staples for the first time in history Harry A Wheeler of Minneapolis announced the proper prices for purer potatoes and flour Grocers largely agreed to adopt the new pricing The list shows flour at retail about two cents higher than recent Chicago prices and sugar prices reduced at the retail level Volatile figures for barrels pounds and pecks of flour potatoes and sugar are given with retailer and customer payments spelled out for each item
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Chicago
United Bister
Harry A. Wheeler
Mllncis
Marmota Prescription Tablets Promise Fat Loss Without Dieting
An advertisement touts Marmota Prescription Tablets as a simple, harmless method to lose two to four pounds of fat per week without dieting. It claims the old diet-vexereiac formula is obsolete and urges readers to buy the tablets for 75 cents or order directly from Marmota Company in Detroit.
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Marmota Company
Woodward Ave
Detroit
Mich
Surgeons to discuss care for war injured at Clinical Congress
At the eighth annual Clinical Congress of Surgeons more than 2,500 surgeons from the United States and from Great Britain and France will gather to discuss how best to care for men injured in the war. The meeting opens today amid debates on wartime medical needs and policies.
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Clinical Congress of Surgeons
Great Britain
France
United States
American Aviator Killed in France
Paris reports Brooklyn native Robert Hanford of New York, an American aviator serving with the French army, was killed landing at an aviation school on October 15. An earlier dispatch from London notes total Zeppelins casualties across districts at 1 killed and 86 injured, with an incomplete official tally later cited as 7 killed and 53 injured.
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Paris
Robert Hanford
Brooklyn
N. Yu
Aviation Rchoel
Hanford
Grovetown University
London
Toadeast
Germans Capture War Money From Riga Bay Loot
Berlin Oct 23 reports three paypestinent chests among German captures in Riga bay operations contain 363 000 rubles. The army headquarters note says booty taken in the eastern front actions.
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Berlin
London
Riga Bay
Brigham City Primaries Nominated Strong Ticket
Brigham City held a big convention night with Democrats in the old court room and Republicans in the new court room. After two hours leaders discussed consolidation to unite the parties, and a delegation from Democrats entered the Republican meeting to push for a united front in the forthcoming election. The drive aimed to present the best ticket yet on the ballot.
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Brigham City
Thia City
Chicago
United States
Morning bath habit promises health and vitality for all
An advertisement extols an inside bath routine funded by hot water and mestona phosphate to cleanse stomach and bowels. It claims regular morning use improves blood, complexion, and overall health for both women and men, warning of headaches biliousness rheumatism and constipation, urging purchase of limestone phosphate to demonstrate quick benefits.
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Bath
Lord Geddes Appears in Commons on Convoy Raid Inquiry
Sir Eric Campbell Geddes first Lord of the Admiralty spoke in the House of Commons on the destruction of a convoy of neutral merchantmen and two torpedo boat destroyers. He criticized insults and said convoys would be reviewed as part of the inquiry.
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North Sea
London
Sir Eric Campbell Geddes
Admiralty
Houses of Commons
Eric
New Utah Theatre Thursday Opens With Mercy Message
An event note for New Utah Theatre on Thursday invites attendees to reflect on justice and mercy. The message quotes Cervantes and emphasizes ethical conduct, steering discussion toward compassion over corruption.
French Victory Near Soissons In Major French Drive
Paris reports General Petain’s forces broke a strong German line northeast of Soissons on Tuesday morning, capturing key positions along a six mile front. French artillery and aviators aided the push, seizing over 7,000 German troops, 25 heavy and field guns, and the crucial Chavignon area as the Crown Prince’s army retreated.
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Paris
Flanders
Petain Bruck
Soissons
Ventun
Vaurailon
Pargny-Ellain
Cpetain
Germany
Ine
Chavignon
Laon
Auch & Ehort
Iike
Shenra
Germans reportedly seek peace as war burdens grow
A cabinet note and dispatches from Washington relay that German nerves fray under ongoing war. A Italian interned in Germany escapes via the Alps to report widespread desire for peace and November as a likely peace moment. Workers threaten to quit factories and civilians endure harsh conditions as the war drags on. Allied bombs reportedly kill many at a crowd event.
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Washington
Ort
Germany
Condi Vonks
Exsen
Casper Oil Exchange Ad Promotes Wyoming Oil Stocks
Casper Oil Exchange offers price quotes on Wyoming QU stocks with a daily market letter mailed free upon request. The exchange, run by Casper businessmen, claims unbiased information and forecasts Wyoming as a future oil powerhouse.
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Casper Oil Exchange
Wyoming
Casper
Carper
Midweat Refining Company
Standard Oil
Five year old George Dewey helps with Liberty Loan drive
The item spotlights George Dewey a five year old nephew of the late admiral in a patriotic picture caption promoting the Liberty Loan. His relation to the famed naval hero is used to personalize the fundraising effort and civic duty in this era of national wartime support.
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George Dewey
Sam
Rioting among Austrians shocks Vienna crowds
An exchange dispatch reports food riots in Vienna and other cities, with clashes between police and largely female protesters. Several munition plants were wrecked as police fired on crowds, resulting in deaths and injuries amid a tense internal situation at the Austro Hungarian frontier.
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London
Austria
Derne
Vienna
Cressburs
Bruga
Jalba
Fred
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