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Newspaper
Wakefield Advocate
Location
Wakefield, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1923
Page
8
A Congress joint commission warns future wars could target non-combatants as wireless weapons and air assault become possible. It also reports a wide gap in the dollars returned to farmers and workers, noting farmers keep 37 cents and workers 35 cents of the dollar, with distribution costs eating the rest.
The piece argues lawmakers must uphold the Eighteenth Amendment and condemns officials who violate or tolerate it. Cites government data claiming alcohol prosecutions fell and charitable institutions closed, urging officials to set a lawful example and aggressively act against bootleggers.
Senator McKellar of Tennessee assailed a British official and urged against funding Britain's debt, citing British seizure of American ships and boycotts of U.S. merchants. He warned the plan would total tens of millions yearly and resemble a gift to England, while others accused him of savagery and defended Americans first. Farm debt totals and mortgage figures loom large as treasury data show farm indebtedness at over 12 billion with 7 billion in mortgages. In 1922 Japan produced 13 million pounds of peanuts, half exported and about 80 percent entering the United States.
Pair of mares ages nine and eleven offered for sale by Frank Spray in Wakefield Michigan. Weight listed as 3100 pounds. buyers may purchase as a unit or separately depending on preference.
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