Looking Back

1 years ago

A general rain storm paid a visit to this section of the country Tuesday evening, Wednesday and Thursday. A steady downpour lasting about thirty hours unaccompanied by wind gave a precipitation of 1.26 inches.

Washington, July 23. - It is only a few days since it was announced that a corporation had begun business in this city to reduce the high cost of living, the fact remains that living expenses are still climbing. This is shown by a report made to Sherman Allen, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury, by the government’s general supply committee. This barometer of the trend of p...