Gompers Principals Presented At Washington Conference
Samuel Gompers submits eleven labor principles to the industrial conference in Washington. The list includes organizing rights, collective bargaining, representation chosen by workers, free speech and press, employer organization rights, an eight hour day with weekly rest, living wages, equal pay for women, child labor limits, and questions about rep lay representation in negotiations. The piece discusses support and potential conflicts, notably a steel strike and the issue of representatives chosen by workers.
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Samuel Gompers
Federation of Labor
America
Washington
Gary
Beauty on the Farm Shows Extension Service Home Plans
The extension service of the Department of Agriculture promotes home modernization from yard improvements to interior decoration. County agents in Georgia Arkansas Oklahoma and South Carolina assist families with landscape gardening architecture and planning to reduce drudgery and raise production. The program encourages transforming existing homes toward convenience and beauty in both urban and rural settings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Department of Agriculture
Georgia
Arkansas
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Lipton Reissues Challenge for America's Cup Next Summer
The Harbinger of Peace notes Sir Thomas Lipton renews his America's Cup challenge with Shamrock for another international yacht race. The article praises sailing as a wholesome outdoor sport and predicts renewed interest and enjoyment in water recreation across nations.
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Peace
Thomas Lipton
Shamrock
Lipton
Pears and Apples in Fancy Preserves and Dressings
Guide to pear and apple preparations including pear salad with peanut butter dressing and heated cream, coddled apples with cloves, pear cranberry preserves, pear conserve with ginger and citrus, and sweet pickled pears with cinnamon and cloves.
Tested Manhattan Relish Recipe Mix
A practical relish recipe combines lemon jello walnuts apples pimento celery and boiling water. Dissolve jello in hot water, cool, mix with finely chopped apples celery and pimento with walnuts, chill until firm, then serve on lettuce leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manhattan
Opinions on Wilson and Covenant Reservations
Op-eds reprinted from The Manufacturers Record and The New York Tribune argue that President Wilson erred in claiming sole responsibility to the people and alienating opponents. They urge clear, precise reservations to safeguard the covenant and prevent future friction within the League of Nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senate
Wilson
NEW York Tribune
League of Nations
Dinner Stories and a Sailor in Riverside
A woman chats with a sailor on Riverside drive and learns why sailor trousers are wide. The sailor quips he can pull them overhead. A judge queries an alleged incident as a burglar and appropriator defends his relation to others’ business. Wireless talks with Germany resume.
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Riverside Drive
Rascal
Germany
Colorful probate court license exchange and college town antics
In Athens a colored couple sought a marriage license from probate court. Tom Roush issued the license as Harry Riley asked about its validity, while a rowdier campus crowd caused pie thefts, shoplifting, a theater incident, bonfires, and a cow brought to Lindley Hall. Local notes mention O H Stewart visiting, upcoming Hallowe en tips, and record pumpkins from T F Wetzel with fruit displayed at Cotner Drug Store.
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Probate
Tom Roush
Tom
Harry Riley
Roush
T. F. Wetzel
Wolfe Street
Cotner Drug Store
New Transformer Lets Bell Ring From Light Socket
A novel transformer screws into a standard light socket and carries a lamp on its outer end, enabling a ringing bell to be powered by household wiring.
Your Catarrh May Lead to Consumption
A warning that catarrh can progress to lung involvement and consumption. Local sprays and inhalers cannot cure it. S S S is promoted as the direct systemic remedy. Free medical advice offered from the Medical Director at Swift Laboratory in Atlanta, Georgia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Por Free Medical
Swift Laboratory
Atlante
New Edison Music Re Creation Shows Personality in Sound
The ad extols New Edison phonographs delivering music with the artist’s personality, claiming the instrument makes music live and personal. It urges visitors to view Edison Period Cabinets by Sheraton Jacobean and Hepplewhite styles, quoting Elsie De Wolfe on their superior value and inviting a same day visit.
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Edison
Elsie de Wolfe
America
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Gompers
Beauty
Lousehold
Athens
D. A. Freshies
Athenean
Leader
The
Majestic
Beckley Clothing Store
Lindley Hall
O. H. Stewart
Middleport
Stewart
Meigs
Hallowe'en
Samuel Me
22Nd St
Kansas
Howe
Society of U. . & Auctioneers
Music Plus
Thowins Fe
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