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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1927
Page
4
The February payrolls show an average weekly wage of 27.22 dollars, implying broad earnings across sectors. About 85 percent of workers are renters, paying over 25 percent of wages for rent, contrasting with lenders who ban loans to such high rent earners. rents have firmed but remain high.
Germany has completed its first large coal to gasoline plant. It will produce about 120000 tons of oil and gas per year, roughly one tenth of the nation's consumption, with plans for additional plants to follow.
Gladys McNeely of Piedmont High School wins the Fourth National Meat Story Contest state title with The History of Meat. More than 13,500 high school girls entered nationwide. Pearl Millsap won the southern district. Judges include P Mabel Nelson and Benevieve Callahan. Prizes include scholarships and cash.
Maurice Pernot recalls the caravan route from Shiraz to Bushire via the kotals with perilous narrows and tea stops, noting villages aiding passage and the palm groves near Daliki. At Bushire the English power dominates commerce as sepoys crowd the streets and a British consul acts as viceroy, though the port remains exposed and ships anchor far offshore.
The passage notes caravans leaving for Persia s interior and describes broken cases and tattered sacks along the route. It explains Persians seek an easier and safer north to south commercial highway, implying caution about current road conditions. The saying a long lane that has a place to park underscores the need for improved travel infrastructure.
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