Dr. George W. Truett Named for World Baptists Conference
Dallas May 8. Announcement at First Baptist Church says Dr. George W. Truett pastor and Dr. J. I. Love secretary of the Baptist Foreign Missions Board are selected to attend a world conference of Baptists in Europe this summer. Conference opens July 19 in London with brief meetings in Paris Belgium Holland and possibly Rome to plan a worldwide missionary program following World War I. Church votes leave of absence for the trip.
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Dallas
First Baptist Church
George W. Truett
World Conference of Baptists
Europe
Truett
J. I. Love
Baptist Foreign Missions Board
Richmond
Baptists of America
Dr. Truett
Mrs Mary Graves Promotes RAT-SNAP Poultry Advice
Mrs Mary Graves recalls buying an incubator three years ago and earning money this year. She credits RAT-SNAP with eradicating rats that had killed baby chicks, noting two dead rats the next morning and no further sightings. The product is offered in three sizes 25c 50c and 1.00 by Wilson-Montgomery Hardware Co and Dyer Jones.
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B. E. Carpenter
Woodbridge
N. J
Wilson-Montgomery Hdw. Co
Dyer and Jones
Oil Belt publishers organize in Cisco Texas
Newspaper publishers from eight West Texas counties met in Cisco on May 2 and formed the Oil Belt Printing Industries. They adopted a resolution protesting paper waste in official government publications and set minimum annual subscription and advertising rates for weeklies. Counties include Eastland Palo Pinto Callahan Shackelford Taylor Stephens Comanche and Nolan. Meetings will be held quarterly in Cisco.
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Cisco
Texas
Congressional Record
Eastland
Palo Pinto
Callahan
Shackelford
Taylor
Stephens
Comanche
Nolan
First Bodies of American Soldiers Arrive in New York
The bodies of 353 American soldiers, most dying in France, arrived last week on an army transport from Antwerp and Southampton. Each fallen serviceman will be accompanied home by a uniformed guard of honor who will stay with the casket until burial.
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France
New York
Antwerp
Southampton
Costs Rise as Tax Plan Targets High Incomes
The Honey Grove Signal notes Congress debates taxing large incomes to fund a billion dollar soldier bonus. If enacted, taxes would cascade along the supply chain from manufacturer to jobber, wholesaler, retailer, and finally to the consumer via higher prices, a factor in the current cost of living.
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Congress
Piles Cure Ad Promises Instant Sleep Relief
The Sun and Dallas News advertise PAZO PILE CURE in a 60 cent ointment claiming cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles with first application bringing restful sleep. Druggists refund if it fails. Also mentions price two dollars and twenty five cents elsewhere in the column.
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Littell
Peanuts as Milk Substitute In Popular Mechanics
A May issue story reports peanuts can substitute for milk. Peanut kernels are lab converted to four times their volume of milk with fat 4 8 percent and protein 2.4 3.3 percent. The product can curdle sour, churn to buttermilk, and even make cheese.
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Popular Mechanics
Southern University
Walking the Dog Visiting Cards Hit Market
A major American stationery house announces dog visiting cards to capture pet owners. Cards come in various styles to reflect a dog's personality, with accompanying card cases. Plans include ivory cigarette cases for delicate scents and larger gold cases for masculine use, provoking a playful quip about chlorform cases.
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America
Rat-Snap advertised by Garner Hill in Gladstone New Jersey
Garner Hill of Gladstone New Jersey endorses Rat-Snap, claiming it kills rats effectively, leaves no odor after petrifying carcasses, and comes as ready made cakes in three sizes 25c 50c and 1. The product is sold and guaranteed by Wilson Montgomery Hardware Co. and Dyer Jones.
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Garner Hill
Gladstone
N. J
Wilson- Montgomery Hdw. Co
Dyer & Jones
Burglar Returns to Jail to Beat High Cost of Living
Joilet Illinois tale reports Robert Needham, once jailed for burglary, scaling a wall at the penitentiary to return to his cell amid a search. He tells guards the only way to beat the high cost of living is to stay in prison, insisting a man has little chance free.
Atlantic City Man Sues Over Wool Extraction Formula
An Atlantic City man sues another for a secret formula claimed to extract wool from mixed cloth. The suit alleges the formula can pull wool from the average all wool suit, raising questions about originality and trade secrets in fabric processing.
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Atlantic City
Columbus Citizen
Wear Old Gowns for Commencement
Fifty young girls in a high school class set to graduate in June will wear the same dresses as last year’s junior banquet. They will buy no new gowns, reflecting a growing preference for inexpensive, self-made outfits and a rejection of vanity and extravagance in graduation attire.
Cost of living up 107 percent in Detroit leads cities
Department of Labor figures for December 1919 show Detroit with the highest cost of living increase at 108 percent since December 1914. Norfolk 107 percent ranks second while Portland 91.5 percent trails the list. other cities include New York 108, Boston 92, Philadelphia 96, Baltimore 98, Savannah 88, Jacksonville 102, Mobile 94, Houston 101, Chicago 100, Cleveland 95, and Buffalo 102.
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Department of Labor
Detroit
Norfolk
Portland
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Savannah
Jacksonville
Fla
Mobile
Ala
Houston
Texas
Chicago
Cleveland
Buffalo
No Worms in a Healthy Child Tonic Claim
Advertisement claims Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic purports to treat worms in children by improving blood and digestion. It promises general strengthening effects and urges two to three weeks of regular use to dispel worms, noting a pleasant taste and a 60 cent bottle price.
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Grove
Record low tenetperature in New York City in 1917
The source notes that thirteen below zero in 1917 marked the lowest temperature ever recorded in New York City, highlighting a historic extreme in city climate history.
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New York City
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Sherman
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