Resignation of Albert D. Lasker as Shipping Board Chairman
The country welcomes the resignation of Albert D. Lasker from the United States Shipping Board chairmanship. Critics say he was a misfit from the start and his publicity stunts cost taxpayers millions, including a planned Leviathan joy ride at a $600,000 cost. The article links his departure to broader economic concerns about farm prosperity, consumer prices, and domestic markets amid wartime policy debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W&e
Albert D. Lasker
United States Shipping Board
United States
Lasker
Joy of Health Woman's Right Victory Through Pinkham's Compound
Narrative letter from Mrs Jenny Evans of Detroit praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for backache displacements irregularities and nervousness. She attributes recovery after nine bottles and urges others to try the remedy based on similar testimonials. The ad emphasizes widespread user letters and hope of restoration of health for women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Jenny Evans
La- 29
Moos Blvd
Detroit
Michigan
Farm Prosperity Ties to Market, Costs and Distribution
The passage argues that government loans and easy credit do not solve farmers’ woes. It calls for improved foreign markets, lower freight and distribution costs, and confirms that farmers bear most production risk while middlemen gain profits. It notes farmers get only about thirty-five cents of the consumer dollar.
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Bert Hoover
Msummers
Europe
K Faito
Corina
Bran Diet Sabotaged by Free Meals and Festive Neighbors
A humorous verse scene shows a portly narrator resisting a bran and hay diet while neighbors tempt him with roast goose oysters pies and Jersey cream. James Joseph Juice lures with hospitality and a festive spread, exposing the futility of restraint in the face of abundant, convivial food.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Joseph
Ebenezer Wise
Jim Hoskins
Reuben
Free trial offered for rupture treatment by W S Rice
An advertisement urges anyone with a rupture to request a free trial of a stimulating application that supposedly tightens the rupture and allows removal of supports. It claims the remedy can close the opening naturally and reduce the need for a truss, warning of gangrene risks and urging immediate action with a coupon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. S. Rice
Main St
Adams
N. Y
W. S. Rice, Inc
Adams, N.Y
Hog prices fall to decade low in Kansas City market
Hogs in Kansas City, Missouri, declined to the lowest level since 1915 as heavy receipts pushed trades 10 to 15 cents lower. Sellers offered hogs up to 6 dollars and 60 cents.
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Kansas City
Dr. Sager Visits as Resident Physician Appointment Noted
Dr. Sager arrives with Mrs Warren Sager of Washington for a visit to her parents Mr and Mrs Stanley Harmer on West Cork Street. He has been recently appointed resident physician at a Washington hospital.
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W. Warren Sager
Washington
Stanley E. Harmer
West Cork Street
Dr. Sager
Ateniergehey
Hospital
Ty Washington
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