Open Shop clash prefaces labor battles and immigration clash
A wide review notes rising optimism in American industry tempered by a looming open shop conflict. It cites 22 state manufacturer resolutions backing the open shop and predicts labor disputes, consolidation, and potential disruption of rail repair shops. Debate on immigration policy also features, with unions pushing for a two year protection and employers seeking restraint. Harding cancels inauguration pageantry to emphasize ceremony simplicity.
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United States Steel Car Fruition
Oder
Chicago
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Florida
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Wage Cut Protested in New England Textiles
Massachusetts and Rhode Island textile unions allied with the Amalgamated Textile Workers report to locals that support will back strikes against wage reductions. Philadelphia district council pledges resistance to planned cuts, citing profits since 1914 and worker hardship. In Springfield delegates from all New England cigar makers unions form a defensive league to oppose wage cuts.
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Fr Central Labor Ball
Senate approves 175000 army size after reject of 150000 plan
Washington reports the senate, by 41 to 33, kept the army at 175,000 after reconsidering a 150,000 proposal. The final resolution directs the secretary to stop recruiting until the army stands at 175,000. In a separate item, two robbers tied up cashier Sawyer at West Mentor Bank in Ohio, fleeing with 2,500.
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Sawyer
Markets Reflect Volatile Grain and Livestock Prices
The market report lists fluctuating prices across commodities including hard and soft winter wheat, rye flour, butter, eggs, live poultry, potatoes, onions, and beef. Notable entries show first and second grades, various patents, and delivery terms, with cattle and hogs priced by weight and quality along with lambs and sheep values.
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Timothy
First Mykl See? Yeewnil’s Curious Iurricet Looks
A fragment from a historical paper portrays a terse exchange about a figure named Mykl. The dialogue hints at local suspicion or humor, with phrases suggesting mockery or wonder about his appearance and conduct, set in a rough, period voice.
Why DrugGists Recommend Swamp-Root
Druggists praise Kilmer’s Swamp-Root as a kidney liver and bladder remedy. It’s described as a physician’s prescription strengthening medicine that supports natural organ function. The ad urges viewers to test with a dime bottle offer and to mention the paper when writing.
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PD Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
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Mystery Romance Stirs Train Car Incident
A sharp voiced remark in a smoking compartment erupts over a rumored past romance. Charles denies the tale while a wife recalls a Christmas gift of slippers that supposedly linked to their marriage, prompting a young man nearby to pull away from a girl as the moment unfolds.
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Charles
Tanee
Willing to Divide
A fragment shows an endnent specialist quibbling with a poor man over payment for an examination. The man insists on a fair split, while the specialist suggests a five dollar fee. The exchange hints at a dispute over value and character in a terse, antiquated dialogue.
Surprising epteran scene stirs debate with odd clue
Readers note an unusual reference as a lone extraordinary epteran appears without the olive. The remark hints at a borrowed 1b motif, prompting speculation among scholars about its meaning and origin.
Cutleura Soothes Licking Scalp On Retiring
Ady Sam promotes Cutleura Ointment for soothing licking scalp and irritation. Suggests washing with Cutleura Soap and hot water, then using Cutleura for daily toilet preparations to achieve clear skin and soft hands. Ends with jumbled phrases about land and wilderness.
Hall's Catarrh Medicine stirs run down condition claim
The ad argues catarrh is a focal disease influenced by constitutional health and that Wall’s Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions. It promotes Wall’s as a tonic and blood purifier sold by druggists with circulars from J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
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Hall
Wall
Circulari Tre
J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ghia
SLEUTHS IN A TRAIN MISDIRECTION AND A SUITCASE
Federal prohibition agents aboard a train from North Vernon to Indianapolis noticed an elderly colored couple and a man with a heavy load. They questioned the passengers and opened a suitcase, finding home preserved fruit. The incident underscores cautious sleuthing on a midwestern rail journey.
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North Vernon
Indianapolis
Indianapolis News
Little Donald Confuses Farm Sounds With Illness
In a curious child’s misunderstanding a mother reads rhymes while Donald says he feels unwell. He explains that instead of sickness he hears sheep in the meadows and cows in the garden, mixing farm sounds with illness.
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