MCRL Workers- Less Work and Shortage of Goods
The article argues that postwar shortages and high prices stem from insufficient production and a labor mix. It cites cotton manufacturing data showing more machinery and workers but 16 percent less raw cotton used than three years earlier, possibly due to shorter weeks and a general reluctance to work harder after the war. It questions whether this reduced labor output explains ongoing wage and price hardships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
Reaction Against Five Socialist Legislators Overshoots In New York
A critique of New York state lawmakers for suspending five Socialist members, arguing the move is un-American, threatens minority rights, and fuels Bolshevism. The piece cites opinions from The New York World, The New York Bar Association, Secretary of Interior Lane, and Senator Harding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
New York Bar Association
Gvernme
Lane
Harding
Empire State Legislaure
Congress
Victor Berger
Socialist Party
Government urged thrift should set example for people
The government, preoccupied with urging thrift on the American people, would do well to lead by example and practice frugality in its own operations. The call for restraint applies to public spending as a benchmark for citizens.
The Thrifty Man and His Aunts
A humorous verse about a thrifty man earning six hundred yearly to feed fourteen aunts who chase lavish desires. He contrasts his prudent income with a neighbor earning three thousand wheels, notes creditors and bills, and mocks credit temptations. He vows to skip items beyond means, including a new fur coat and gilded trotting gear.
Dinner Stories and Grudge Tales in a Small Town
Two years of courtship end with a playful penny for a kiss as Maggie and Jack flirt. Emory Soonover boasts an iron constitution and strict hours as town marshal, promising to lock up prisoners after six. Brown and Jones quip about Smith’s honesty, joking he would deny it after an onion.
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Jack
Mrrts
Maggie
Jock
Lassie
Emory
Gorry
Smith
Brown
Jones
Growing Old and the World Moves Along
The writer muses on aging and the subtle passage of time as Browning’s line about growing old resonates. She recalls college life, the sense of loss, and how the world shifts quietly with age, noting compensation in the changes and inviting readers to share their own views.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Browning
Household Hints on Cauliflower and Related Vegetables
This guide explains cauliflower cultivation once a luxury and now common in markets. It details washing to remove worms, cooking in salted water, serving with cream sauce or buttered crumbs, and notes broccoli and kohlrabi as related vegetables with similar prep methods.
Tested Peach Cup-Eight Fruit Dessert and Omelet Recipes
A historical recipe note lists Peach Cup-Eight canned peaches with eggs milk flour baking powder butter and sugar for a six cup dessert then a Cheese Omelet with cheese and butter and a Pork and Beans dish using navy beans onion molasses and pork.
Deportation rejoicing noted over 200 Reds sent abroad
The Philadelphia Press reprints an opinion that celebrates the final deportation of two hundred or more Reds to Soviet Russia. It credits the House Committee on Immigration for this action and criticizes federal officers for delays and for enabling the administration to fail to act sooner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Soviet Russia
Committee On Immigration
House of Representatives
Train Door Diplomacy on a Monocled Matchmaker
A witty exchange at a social event features a shy guest and a monocled man. The woman jokes about revealing “very good things” while the man teases her for lingering by her dress as they banter about verbosity and timing.
Voyage Diary of a Western Trip to San Diego and Hollywood
The writer recounts two long trips by Pierce Arrow through citrus country to San Diego and along the coast to Capistrano and Mt Soledad, praising the Pacific climate and beauty. He meets notable figures, glimpses Balboa Park and Theosophy sites, and notes open air concerts, then looks to further visits in Long Beach, Santa Barbara, and Pasadena before heading to New Orleans.
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Union City
Great Hollywood High School
San Diego
Albert Jones
Pacific Ocean
Whittier
Fullerton
Santa Ana
Capistrano
Riverside
Pomona
Ontrio
Wife
Athens
la Jolla
Mt. Soledad
Mexico
Coronado Islands
Pacific
Tennyson
Ulysses
University Club
Lyman J. Gage
Mr. McCrae
Scripps-McCrae Syndicate
Eminat N. Y
Frank A. Varderup
William A. On White
Paris
Washington
George Wherton James
John PD
Spree’els
California
Imperial Valley
Elboa Park
Sprekels the Son
Cabrillo Bridge
Tomasino
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Pt. Loma
Spreckles
Balboa Park
Katherine Lingleys
Theosophy
Youngstown
Jones
Harvard
Pasadena
Hollywood
Long Beach Santa Barbara
Redlands
New Orleans
Treudley
Pimples and skin signs signal blood cleansing needs
The text states skin blemishes reflect sluggish, impoverished blood and warn they foretell eczema boils blisters and other conditions. It implies cleansing the blood to address these small, taliey issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yee Drug Store
Bod Laboratory
Atlanta
Freight on American Rails Doubles 1897 to 1906
Freight carried on American rails doubled from 1897 to 1906 and then rose again in later years, reflecting rapid growth in rail transport and expanding industrial demand across the United States.
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South Wabaah
Ohio
MCRL
Masaenger
Herate
Reymes
By Walt Mason
P.h. Forum
Santa Monica Berd Hollywood
Los Angeles
Calif
Madame Tingley
Junod Milling Company
Ail Drepriste
Namie
Rai
France
Ture
Busta Breouttoce
Broadaae
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