Women Swell Ranks of Workers Across U S Industry
From the Washington Post a discussion on rising female employment in stores factories and offices. The piece examines whether married women are entering the workforce to support families and questions societal norms and the idea that men remain the primary breadwinners. It argues for reforms to protect male workers with families and suggests reorganizing industry to favor breadwinners.
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The
Washington Post
United States
Railroads urged to adopt steel ties and conserve timber
Chicago March 16 The American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association proposes using steel ties where practical and chemically treating timber ties to extend life A committee urges experiments with concrete ties and measures to cut forest fires and promote reforestation The aim is to address the growing timber shortage that raises track maintenance costs and risks rail service viability
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Chicago
Ill
American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association
Auditorium Hotel
National Conservation Committee
Bell Telephone Ends Distance Between Athens and Cumming
Distance between Athens and Cumming eliminated by Bell Telephone. A two minute talk costs 45 cents and service is described as efficient.
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Athens
Cumming
Bell Telephone
Glidden tour route details unveiled by AA A officials
The official Glidden route to run from Detroit to Minneapolis to Denver and back to Kansas City is announced with major towns and contingencies. May include Omaha Lincoln Sioux City Waterloo Des Moines and St Paul as possible paths while strict timing and hotel arrangements loom. The tour begins July 4 and spans about 2500 miles with Westward and mountain legs amid concerns over weather and Missouri Valley terrain.
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F. B. Hower
American Automobile Association
Haseen
Battle Kd
Milwaukee
Madison
la Crosse
St. Fant
Omaha
Lincoln
Neb
Detroit
Waduhiders
D. H W. Lewis
Ams
Vaic
Ohio
Loca
Otordom
Northwest
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Twin Cities
Sioux City
Waterloo-Des Moines
Jutesburg
Colo
Denver
Dells Meade
Despondency in Women: Lydia Pinkham Remedy Endorsed
A newspaper blurb touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ills. It cites letters from Baltimore and Rockland about long cures after doctors failed, praising the root and herb remedy and inviting sick women to write for free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Baltimore
W. S. Ford
Lansdowne St
Rockland
Will Young
Columbia Avenue
Legal battle over Chicago auto tax faces Supreme Court path
Funds pour in as legal steps move to nullify the ordinance and motorists expect a Supreme Court uphold. Subscriptions come from outside Chicago, signaling wider interest if the tax survives.
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Henry Paulman
Chicago Automobile Trade Association
Chicago
Supreme Court of the United States
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