No Hope for Cheaper Clothes Says Baltimore Official
An eminent clothing industry authority, Eli Strauss, president of the Clothing Board of Trade of Baltimore, says retail clothing prices show no likely decline in the near future. He notes higher labor costs, government wool sales, and mill shortages prevent substantial price drops as spring selling approaches.
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Chicago
Coun
Eli Strauss
Clothing Board of Trade of
Baltimore
Strauss Wald
War Savings Campaign Opens January 1 Across Nation
The 1919 War Savings Campaign will be opened nationwide on January 1 in celebration of Benjamin Franklin's birthday. Harold Braddock, newly appointed National Director, announced plans to organize thousands of war savings societies in industries offices churches and communities to promote thrift and push stamp sales to two billion dollars during the year.
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Washigton
Benjamin Franklin
War Savings
Harold Braddock
Braddock
Treasury Secretary Carter Glas' Career Sparked From Printer's Start
The new secretary of the treasury Carter Glas began as a printer's apprentice earning 160 dollars weekly at the Girseht newspapers. His rise to world class spending authority is noted as a dramatic career arc.
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the Treasury
Carter Glas
American Ships To Excel All Others
Washington dispatch notes that the new superdreadnaughts and battleships under construction for the United States will surpass all other navies. It states the new dreadnaughts will have 33 percent greater gun power than the locally built New Mexico, the era’s largest battleship, and that the battle cruiser’s gun power will match that of the battleships.
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Washington
United States Iy
New Mexico
Respecting Penchant and Returning to Duty
A concise note reflects a renewed focus on duty and personal restraint as a theme. The fragment suggests a shift toward disciplined action and steady adherence to responsibilities with emphasis on self control.
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Interme
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Interm
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Philadelphia
Te Ee
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Hamilton
Illinois
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Castoria
New York
Xmas Shoes
Huntsberry’s
Huntsberry
Dane
Ment
Brill & Ritter
Hara
Ford
Samuel Gompers
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Chapman’s Auto Supply
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Cumberland
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