American cheesemaking rivals imported cheeses across the globe
An importer claims American cheeses such as Roquefort Camembert Swiss and Gouda produced in Wisconsin New York and other states rival the originals in quality. He notes American Swiss is sold in Switzerland Italian cheese in Wisconsin is eaten in Italy and New York Camembert in France, raising questions about cheese naming based on variety or locality.
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New York
Switzerland
Italy
New York State
France
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Netherlands
German Trade Gains Fuel Postwar Debate in Detroit
Schwab says Germany is normalizing faster than others as German tools appear in Detroit. U S Commerce official notes 8,000,000 net tons of German port traffic in 1919, half of prewar value, and growing imports in 1920 including brushes laces jacquards gloves hosiery needles and silk goods.
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Germany
Detroit
U. S. Department of Commerce
Berlin
Hamburg
Bremen
Armament Reduction Through Warship Wear-Down Concept
A commentator praises reducing armaments by halting new warship construction and allowing existing vessels to age out. The idea is presented as simple, but labeled as hard for trained diplomats to grasp.
If Money Continues to Rise People Spend Dimes as Dollars
The text notes that rising purchasing power could lead to dimes being spent carelessly like dollars in the previous year, reflecting concerns about value and spending habits as money price levels change.
Disturbing Element or Scurvy Elephant
A family tale recounts a pupil claiming a teacher called him scurvy elephant in class. The mother confronts the teacher who denies the insult and then laughs, recalling she had said he was a disturbing element. The misheard exchange reveals a comic mix up of phrases. The humor centers on language and interpretation.
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Willie
Explorer’s Lion Encounter Brings Satirical Stare Response
An old African explorer recalls facing a lion with no weapons by sitting and staring, claiming the beast kept distance. He jokes the lion avoided him perhaps because he sat on a branch of a vetall tree, a whimsical reflection on luck and odd reasoning.
Dear Roy A Village Poet Seeks Funds For Liberty
A humorous note suggests using a renovation fund to give Miss Liberty a bobbing and permanent wave. A Greenwich Village poet offers a $5 reward for the return of his wife, remarking on alimony schedules and the value of wives.
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Alimony Comes Down with Weekly Payments
The article notes Wife No 1 receiving 50 dollars weekly alimony as a measure of rising living costs. It contrasts ongoing personal settlements with the shift from one theater season ending to a new one beginning, joking about an actor meeting himself on the way home.
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Bottle and cork puzzle challenge from early issue
A puzzle asks the cork price when a bottle and cork cost 5 cents and the bottle costs 4 cents more than the cork. The note offers a prize for the first correct answer. the rest is a social quip about a wife choosing between her husband and her telephone.
Ladies in Congress Aims Sparks From Walker Idea
The piece discusses Harry Wilson Walker a journalist-turned advocate proposing a ladies night at the Capitol to bring social glamour and female presence to Congress arguing it would raise debate quality and efficiency. It traces a prior theatrical lobby by Harry Miner and notes Walker’s claim the concept dates to late 19th century Congress.
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Frederic J. Haskin
Washington
Dr. Cc
Congress
Harry Wilson
Walker
Bell
Campbell
Cleveland
Mr. Campbell
Tim
Miner
Capitol
Advertising Cuts Costs From Producer To Consumer
The text argues that just as electricity lowers production costs, advertising lowers distribution costs. It notes workers earn as much under old methods, while savings from equipment and factory efficiency transfer to lower prices for corn flakes via advertising. This logic extends from production to distribution.
Answers to Common Questions From The Athens Messenger
A reader inquiry feature provides brief answers on topics from municipal government forms to navigation of legal terms. Questions cover Indianapolis city government, naval stores origin, Oriskany battle date, largest banquet halls, Mrs. Custis and General Washington, Austrian Navy, association of ideas, the meaning of Salaam, and perpetual motion patents with patent office positions and historical context.
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Advertising Saves Money Claim Debunked
An author argues that advertising does not reduce prices for merchants or manufacturers. They claim no seller can offer more goods for the same money without advertising spending, and that logical reasoning disproves the curb on costs through ads.
Understanding the Three Costs of Goods Distribution and Production
The article explains that the price of any item includes production costs for raw materials, manufacturing costs to convert them, and distribution costs for transportation to the consumer. Distribution is presented as a legitimate cost equal to production.
Benefits of modern farming tools on costs and prices
The text argues that investing in tractors fertilizers and modern equipment lowers per bushel costs by increasing acreage and yields enabling farmers to spread expenses over more corn. It claims cheaper prices per bushel benefit producers and consumers alike and applies the same logic to corn at the factory.
Understanding wage cost in a corn flakes factory
The passage explains that the selling price must cover raw materials and production costs including wages. It uses a factory of a hundred workers making a thousand packages to show how wage costs per package are derived from total wages divided by output, then incorporated into the price.
Machinery lowers product price by spreading cost over more output
The manufacturer buys expensive electrical equipment enabling one hundred workers to produce ten thousand packages in the same time as a thousand with old methods. Wage costs rise with time but per package costs drop, as the machinery cost is spread over ten thousand units instead of one thousand.
Fine program at Mechanicsburg rural training school praised
Reports say the Messenger Watch Dog program at Mechanicsburg Rural Training School was one of the finest yet. Feral Strickland’s show is highlighted as a success, with a local mixer anecdote and reflections on church and Sabbath issues amid reader opinions and forum debates.
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Henrico Eae Crone
Mechanicsburg
Feral Strickland
College
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