Wages and Cost of Living Show Parallel Rise in 1915 Data
A New York Evening Post graphic uses U S Bureau of Labor Statistics and National Industrial Conference Board data to compare wage trends with cost of living in fall 1915. It notes wages rose faster and higher than living costs, with both metrics peaking then moving downward in tandem but not equally.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
United States Bureau of Labor Statistics
National Industrial Conference Board
Sane Prison Reform at National Committee Meeting
At the National Committee on Prisons and Prison Labor annual meeting a speaker urged utilizing prison industrial energy valued over 200 million dollars by installing modern shops and equipment. He stressed fair wages, no exploitation, and that reform should aid parole, wardens, and training to help prisoners reintegrate rather than foster revenge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Committee On Prisons and
American Federation of Labor
After Dinner Stories in Dorothea Conyers Irish Reminiscences
An Irish reminiscence recalls cruelty to animals as a priest rebukes a man beating a donkey. A traveler learns of memory tied to a rose on a brick from the host, who explains the rose marks the grave of the man who threw the brick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dorothea Conyers
Kilkenny
Martin Casey
Jerusalem
Martin
Ireland
In Town Show Question Sparks Innocent Girl Concern
A conversation questions a town show fit for an innocent young girl. One party doubts how to persuade her to attend if such a show exists. The exchange suggests parental or community sensitivity to content.
Advertising as protection and spur to competition
Advertising protects consumers from fraud and lowers costs by driving competition. Before advertising, manufacturers served limited clientele with near monopoly control, making it costly and inconvenient for customers to find better goods or services.
Spur of the Moment Echoes and Prohibition Patter
A compact humorous reminiscence spins from a curious epitaph about an elderly bachelor and a quip about poets and drink. It suggests a blue advocate mocking Volstead law and notes Colonel Harvey’s pure Scotch extraction as unrelated to prohibition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvey
From Small Makers to Mass Production and Lower Prices
The passage traces how local small manufacturers faced high costs and uneven quality due to limited output and equipment. Advertising then spurred national demand for branded goods, enabling larger production with better machinery, higher efficiency, and progressively lower prices.
Confessions of a Cynic
A witty narrator reflects on wisdom, superstition, and social honesty. He jokes about signs, luck, and personal habits while admitting irony in human friendships and truth telling.
Psychoanalysis as a New Science and Its Cautions
Washington April 16 A discussion of psychoanalysis outlines its promise to reveal early hurts and unhappiness while warning of charlatans and misreadings. It stresses the need for careful study, notes the profession's uncertain foundations, and urges skepticism toward sensational claims while highlighting individual fulfillment through true self-knowledge.
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Fredéric J. Haskin
Washington, D. C
Europe
America
Sun
J. D. Beresford
Boyd Dell
Freud
Nietzsche
Crile
Cannon
Peak
Advertising powers lower prices and better goods
The passage explains how advertising enables mass production of lower priced automobiles and ready made clothing, spreads price cuts through competition, helps consumers compare brands, and drives product improvement. It emphasizes brands and trademarks guiding purchases for better value.
Diary notes from Athens visit at Chase's Restaurant
The diary entry from Athens Ohio on April 18 describes an early breakfast at Chase's Restaurant, once Tommy Cotton's stand, noting changes under new proprietor Mr. Chase. The writer enjoys two fresh eggs and bread and butter for 15 cents and praises the courteous treatment. The writer also meets Scott Wolfe and plans to return.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Pepy
Athens
Chase
Tommy Cotton
Mr. Chase
Scott Wolfe
Early Morning at the College and Skit Show
The narrator rises before sunrise on campus and notes two bicycles at How ard Hall possibly left by students. He walks Court Street with W M Andrews, soap factory manager, and remarks on humble demeanor. In the evening he and his wife attend a co eds Skit Show in the college auditorium, chat backstage with Dean Voigt and actor girls before returning home exhausted.
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ER. D. Murch
Howard Hall
W. M. Andrews
Court Street
College Auditorium
Dean Voigt
Flag poles repurposed as bean poles and fishing gear
A city resident criticizes unused school and college flag poles in Athens. He suggests cutting them down to sell as bean poles and fishing poles, while lamenting illiteracy and the lack of banners on local institutions. The dialogue reflects concern over pride and neglect in education centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mechanicsburg
Athens
Windstorm Rails Athens But Shields City From Major Damage
A Saturday night storm swept over Athens, causing minor wreckage and blowing off limbs within the city while countryside areas saw more disruption. Wind roared over hilltops, with potential for serious damage if path had favored the town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Questions and Answers Helps Readers Learn Facts
A reader service invites inquiries to the Athens essenger Information Bureau in Washington D C. The notice explains the bureau provides information not advice on legal medical or financial matters and requests the inquirer’s full name address and two cents for return postage.
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Athens
What is the duration and nature of various facts
A quiz excerpt discusses dream duration with 22 seconds cited in a Claviere trial, horned larks as year round Dakota birds, American troops at Cantigny May 28 1918, wood distillation products influenced by wood type and processing, veteran status by service length, California’s origin from a romance, and which stones are precious versus semi precious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Claviere
Dakota Prairies
Biological Survey
Cantigny
Breteuil
California
Work Worth While
Cincinnati April 19 officials of Proctor and Gamble Soap Company believed safe robbers failed after a vault break in downtown offices. It was learned today that $10,000 was stolen when employees unlocked the vault door.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Proctor and Gamble Soap Company
County Pig Club organized in county meeting
County Agent M. W. Bailey led the effort at the county superintendent's office to form a County Pig Club. Officers chosen include Myr Blum president Karl Kruin vice president Ursula Kessler secretary and John Blum club leader. Fifteen members from Folk Good Hope Laurel and Marion townships were enrolled and each will select a pig.
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M. W. Bailey
Myr Blum
Karl Kruin
Ursula Kessler
John Blum
Logan R. No. 6
Myri Blum
Kari Kruin
Kenneth Bisch
Paul Isles
Cecil Carpenter
Cyrus Carpenter
Cain Divorce Case Highlights Alimony Battle in Common Pleas
Common pleas court handled the alimony dispute in Hattie Cain versus Zack Cain. The defendant filed a cross petition for divorce. Twenty six witnesses were called from Gore and vicinity where the principals reside.
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Common Pleas Court
Hattie Cain
Zack Cain
Gore
Miss Anna Cornell to preside at nation Mortar Board meeting
Logan high school teacher Miss Anna Cornell will preside over the National Association of Mortar Board Societies of the United States meeting at Ohio State University this Friday through Sunday. Her home is Grandview.
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Anna Cornell
Logan High School
National Association of Mortar Board Societies of
United States
Ohio State
Miss Cornell
Grandview
Illness and social visits in Plains area
The Plains notes Miss Lillian Dicken is ill at home while families tour Athens and nearby towns. Ruby Gabriel orders a new Ford and Abbie Graves from Columbus visits the Graves household. Various local residents and their families, including the Slaters and Publix Cook, are mentioned as weekend visitors and travelers.
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Lillian Dicken
Port Dicken
Ed Barker
Joe Slater
Rose
Lucile
Fred Slater
Athens
Ruby Gabriel
Abbie Graves
Columbus
Robert Graves
John Gabriel
Ruby
John
Fin Cook
Alfred Whetlow
Fred Smith
Fred
Earl Guseman
Carbondale
No-To-Bac Helps Break Tobacco Habit
Ad copy touts No-To-Bac as a simple aid to quit smoking or chewing. It promises relief from tobacco cravings and a potential habit break, offering a money back guarantee if tobacco remains.
Akron Judge backs police drive on baseball gambling
Municipal Judge Marsh fined three pool sellers 100 dollars plus costs and sentenced reach for 10 days in county jail with the jail sentence suspended, as part of a police push against baseball gambling in Akron Ohio.
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Akron. O
Marsh
Reach
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Audit Bureau of Ariculation
Ohio Select List
Associated Ohio Dailies
United Prose News
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Ohio
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Norinal
Kobe S Ward
Fifth Avenue
New York City
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
Tae
H.C. L
Atlan Nhtene Co
F. M
James Bell
Harry Slayback
Don Gabriel
Tude Gabriel
Flora Boyles
R. B. Smith
Earl Coon
Floodwood
Elza McGranor
Zine Courtney
Ed Shipley
Ray Micheals
Joe Hutchins
Merwin Stauffer
Upper Plains
George Burdette
Tom Vore
Vore Ridge
Coolville
Troy Grange No. 905
Athens County
Reo and
Pierce-Arrow
the Capital Motor Car
South Fourth St
Columbus, O
Bell Main
Bird & Son, Inc
East Walpole
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Athens Lumber CO
Glouster
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