Inequality of Values in Great Business Difficulty
Geof FE. Roberts argues a postwar revival hinges on restoring balance between goods and services. He notes wage gaps, clothing industry strikes, farm price pressures, and a global trade system out of balance. Recovery requires fair production, reduced wage disparities, and coordinated policy despite international market shocks.
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Geof FE. Roberts
National City Bank Bulletin
London
International Chamber of Commerce
Europe
England
France
Great Britain
United States
Russia
India
Manchester
China
Muscatine Pool Draws Big Crowds
Aug 23 Muscatine reports the new natatorium at Weed Park drawing 700 to 800 bathers amid warm weather. The pool stayed above 70 degrees with steam heating and no admission fee, while hundreds watched games and locals enjoyed the playground and river vantage points.
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Muscatine
Weed Park
East Pill
Equalizing debt through goods payments and restored balance
The text argues that debts must be settled with goods rather than money and that the global balance between nations and industries must eventually be reestablished. It emphasizes a shift from cash settlements to tangible exchanges to restore equilibrium.
Olives and canned goods linked to deadly botulism warning
Dr. Randall C. Rosenberger warns that olives and home canned vegetables can harbor bacillus botulinus. A rancid odor signals contamination and immediate disposal is advised to prevent botulism, which can cause double vision paralysis and death. A serum-based antidote is not yet proven effective.
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Randall C. Rosenberger
Jefferson College
Greensburg
Rosenberger
Philadelphia
North American
He'll Be Enlightened Soon Little Mabel
A humorous exchange narrated by John Novak where a child questions a maid about darkness and hearing a remark about a shave. The wry dialogue showcases domestic quirks and playful misinterpretation within a family setting.
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Little Mabel
Mamma
Papa
John Novak
Bureau of Mines Promotes Life Saving and Safety Advances
The Bureau of Mines expands its role beyond inspection to mine life saving and rescue training. It notes 150000 workers trained in first aid or rescue, discusses oxygen apparatus, rescue teams, and rapid transport by airplane. It highlights safety devices, recitation guidelines, and cautions about gas, ventilation, and garage hazards.
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Bureau
St. Louis
Bureau of Mines
Joseph A. Holmes
United States
Schaefer
Bureau of Mines efforts in wartime chemistry and gas defense
The report outlines wartime work in chemical production and defense. It notes ammonia to nitric acid, sodium cyanide plant transfer to the army ordnance, and gas mask development. It highlights masks for humans and horses, defensive smokes, rebreathing devices for aviators, and explosive and pyrotechnic research alongside heat and power challenges from scarce wood. It also mentions helium production and European helium finds aiding military aims.
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France
Ordnance Department
Army
Bureau
Henderson
Nenana
Larderello
Tuscany
Italy
Europe
Helium: From laboratory gas to limited wartime supply
The piece describes helium as the nearest perfect gas, a monatomic liquid at very low temperatures. It notes Onnes produced it in liquid form, early isolation costs, later scale up by the Bureau of Mines, and that despite 7.2 million cubic feet produced at a high cost, helium remains scarce. By armistice time about 50,000 cubic feet were ready to ship to France, under 2000 psi, with officials aiming to conserve the dwindling supply.
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New York City
New York
Onnes
Bureau of Mines
France
United States
Magazine ring theft ties Wisconsin man to Eau Claire crew
A man from Eau Claire, part of a national magazine solicitor crew, is jailed after he confessed to stealing two diamond rings valued at 500 dollars from Joe Carrier’s home in Vinton. He hid the rings in the passenger station men’s toilet, one on each flush tank, before being captured.
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Carrier
Osman
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Muscatine Pool
Washington, D.D. C
New Jersey
Pittsburgh
Boston
Uncle Sam
Germany
United States Geological Survey
Bureau of Soils
War Department
Canada
Cuba
Holland
Wilhelmina
Ea Ee
Wrigley
SPEAR/TIN
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