Fluctuating Dressed Beef Prices Mark Wartime Market
Unusual price swings in dressed beef occurred in the first half of this year, starting at 21 dollars and peaking at 51 dollars per hundred pounds on June 23. War-related disruptions, transportation, and demand shifts drove volatile cattle and meat prices, with cross-market gaps widening between live weights and dressed carcasses.
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Washington
United States Bureau of Markets
War Department
Chicago
New York
Salvation Army aids jobless and farmers in Iowa
Des Moines July 25. Lt Col Ashley B Pebbles says the Salvation Army is sending job seekers to farmers in need, part of a rural service program. Advisors in each county study needs, provide aid, and help solve unemployment, pauperism, and crime while expanding urban work.
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Des Moines
Salvation Army
Ashley B. Pebbles
Iowa
Nebraska
Pebbles
Pebbies
BUNIONS PEDODYNE Claim Promises Instant Relief
Ad for PEDODYNE from Kay Laboratories promotes a bunion treatment that allegedly stops pain instantly and reduces bunion hump. No devices or pads used, claims quick results, urges readers to write to Kay Laboratories in Chicago to try the product at their own risk.
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KAY Laboratories
Dent
Dearborn St
Chicago
Ilinois
Survey Fixes Iowa Consolidated Schools At 420
Cedar Falls reports a state study of Iowa consolidated schools showing growth from 17 in 1913 to 178 in 1916 and 420 by July 29 1919 with one new district formed per day. Community baseball games and local property transactions also noted along with church remodeling and civic events.
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Cedar Falls
Teachers’ College
Iowa
Main Street
Washington Park
James Gaffney
Frank Mel Sweeney
Ray Barkdahl
James Paterson
Will Coombs
Ramhill
Irving Streets
Christian Church
Clara M. Sutter
County Home Demonstration Office
Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
An advertisement touts Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy as essential for summer health. It claims high usefulness during hot weather and urges immediate purchase, stating the product has no superior for its intended purposes.
Use Cocoanut Oil For Washing Hair
An advertisement promotes refined cocoanut oil shampoo as gentle and greaseless. It claims common soaps dry the scalp and damage hair, while the massage with a small amount of the oil shampoo produces rich lather that cleanses hair and scalp, leaving hair silky and easy to manage. It notes the product is inexpensive and widely available at drug stores.
Local families plan extended Midwest trips and camping
Wier family and B G Miller with Miss Mary Miller depart for Pine River Minnesota to camp on Lake Ponta where the Wilers recently built a summer home. Ruth Snider travels to Rock Rapids Iowa for two weeks with friends. Stephenson family heads to Minnesota for three weeks. Harry Philpot and W K Voorhees with families plan a three week fishing trip starting Monday.
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Tulsa
Okla
W. DO. Wier
B. G. Miller
Mary Miller
Waterloo
Pine River
Minn
Lake Ponta
Wilers
Ruth Snider
Rock Rapids
S T. ©. Stephenson
Minnesota
Harry Philpot
W. K. Voorhees
Rheumatism Cure Claim by James HM Allen
James HM Allen suffered years with rheumatism and claimed his self developed prescription dissolves uric acid deposits in joints and muscles. He says it banishes symptoms quickly and offers a money back guarantee through agents Hansen Hansen C J Miller Henderson Drug Company with return on first two bottles if no benefit.
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James HM. Allen
I Jie
Hansen & Hansen
C. J. Miller
Henderson Drug Company
Allenrhu
Community Guests Listed Across Minnesota Visits
A snippet lists visitors and hosts in Minnesota and Wisconsin. C A Newcomer and Ben Merrill with Mrs C A Baldwin of Trent are guests at John Fearer home in International Falls. Mrs L A Hofstadter visits in West Bend as K F Jamerson’s family hosts noted.
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International Falls
Minn
Sirs
C. A. Newcomer
Ben, Merrill
C. A. Baldwin
Trent
8. D
John Fearer
Washington Street
L. A. Hofstadter
West, Bend
Plankington Guests Sail for Cedar Fairg Sept 9
Mr and Mrs Joan Johnson, visiting relatives in Copenhagen and nearby areas, report plans to sail for Cedar Fairg September 9 after resoring and making reservations. They note disappointment with conditions in the old world and convey letters home to friends. Indiana coal for a wedding.
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Plankington
S. D
Charles Jamerson
Joan Johnson
Copenhagen
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George WW. Twadile
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Shell Rock
Samuel Brown
Harold
St. Louis
Harold Brown
Mary Albertson
Oklahoma City
J. B. Carpenter
Robert Mason
Hartington
Neb
C. ©. Keller
Roy Campbell
U'Te Sude
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Aldens
Wrights
Oxfords
Indiana
Marrom Moore Coal Oe
Field Artillery
Raymond Heth
Morrison
Eleventh Field Artillery
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Hart Schaffner& Marz
Hart Schaffner
Marx
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Panama
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