Wage Dispute Over Fourteen Dollar Plasterer Day
A period editorial denounces a proposed fourteen dollar daily wage for plasterers and bricklayers as excessive. It argues such pay is unfair compared with other trades, contends earnings would double railroad workers’ living wage figures, and warns it would burden farmers and general workers while stressing the need for parity and realism in wage scales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Rairoad
Railroad Labor Board
Ind
Lany
Buddies and the War Bond of Men Across Time
A reflection on the word buddy born from World War I, celebrating male friendship forged in mud and danger. A Des Moines dispatch highlights a Legion effort where twenty volunteers build a Kepford family home, capping a week of camaraderie with shared labor and meals. The piece also weighs wealth distribution and worker ownership, noting two percent own a majority of wealth and distrust of political scheming between employers and workers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boys of America
Trench
Camp Hart
Wong West
France
Rotarians
Buddy
Des Moines
American Legion
Virgil E. Kepford
Argonne Post
Hickman Boulevard
Thirty- Ninth Street
Kepford
Mrs. Kepford
Melbowne Harvey
C. Anderson
Brain and Brawn Dominate National Income Share
Scrutator, the Chicago Tribune writer, argues that brain and brawn individuals drive about 70 percent of the nation’s annual income, sourced from industries financed by an estimated two million two-percent financiers linked to LaFollettes and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scrutator
The
Chicago Tribune
LaFolletts
Emporia editor hosts Shriners during luncheon visit
William Allen White, editor of the Gazette in Emporia Kansas, welcomed three Shriners from Oakland California touring as part of a Shrine band. Rotarians joined a car ride and country club luncheon, while the Shriners joked about Peoria and literature in a playful town tale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Empory
Emporia
Kas
William Allen
White
Shriners
Oakland
Cal
Shrine
The
Gazette
the Gazette
Peoria
Castoria
Henry
Enry
Capital Labor Partnership Talk In Worries Magazine
The article quotes Richard Spillbane noting rapid growth in locomotives and labor banks. It discusses an uncertain but rising number of labor banks, speculating the total may range from twenty to fifty, and links union bank success to future labor capital partnerships across industries. It cites American Telephone and Telegraph Company, General Electric, and Philadelphia Rapid Transit as examples of employee stockownership progressing toward broader worker ownership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Spillbane
Worries Magazine
American Telephone &, Telegraph Co
General Electric Co
Philadelphia Rapid Transit’ Co
Music as Poet Language Across Ages and Minds
A fragment argues that music alone, independent of words, is the true poetical language of humanity. It claims music can express ideas too vast for any written verse, citing George Sand on its elevating power and distinct expressive capacity beyond prose.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mai
George Sand
Mt Etna Story From National Geographic Society
The National Geographic Society bulletin on Mount Etna notes Sicily formed by eruptions, describing Etna as creator and destroyer. It traces geology from Pliocene emergence to recent lava flows, detailing fertile lower slopes and towns like Randazzo and Catania repeatedly affected by eruptions and earthquakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Geographic Society
Washington, D. C
Eina
Sicily
Etna
Huna
Ena
Plas Bo
Abot
Efziz
Home
Pindar
Plato
Europe
Haseen
Pinday
Islan
Filbert
Castiglione
Randazzo
Catania
Riprining Rhymes By Eng Mason
A 1928 poem by George Matthew Adams urges community unity in a small town. It condemns petty criticism and praise of neighbors’ efforts, advocating cooperation, constructive spirit, and shared pride to boost local progress. The piece rails against needless quarrels and promotes civic goodwill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Matthew Adams
Man Laughing At Tentative Animal In Scene
A man is seen looking at a creature described as a tent at a distance, appearing amused. The scene captures a light moment as the observer smiles at the animal, suggesting curiosity and amusement in a casual setting.
Fragmentary 1920s Era Snippets On Politics And Society
The fragmentary text references politics and social views, noting dangers of public displays, remarks on Harding, unemployed graduates, long marriages, Canada's size versus Britain, a German radio invention, phonographs, a Pittsfield 2,000,000-volt device, broker sums, and a Wales Pineau incident involving a smashed skylight.
Queer Advice From One Of Our Most Trusted Fonts
A fragmented note highlights advice about queer topics from a noted font authority. It mentions trusted figures, era style expressions, and guidance aimed at readers seeking informed perspectives on identity and representation.
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Canada
Associated Press
United Press
Knill-Burke, Inc
Gchicago
South Michigan Blvd
New York City
Brokaw
Broadway
Atlantic
Newe- Telegraph
St. Louis
Statler
Statler Hotel Co
Buffalo
United States
Moviz
Drdwettinds
Ene
Yawins Promioukey
Geographical Society
Mt. Etna
Des Moinés Capital
Ripring
Eng. Mason
Iran
Jones
Proncis “Harding
Oklahoma
Great Britain and
Ireland
Dayguich Phonographe
Pittsfield
Mass
Collectora
Piineau
Wales
Gingham
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