Labor Day Origins and the Rise of United Labor
A review of Labor Day’s meaning and the rise of organized labor in the United States. It cites Commons on 1827 Philadelphia strikes, explains 1882 to 1884 adoption, and traces labor history through unions, politics, and key figures like Gompers, Wilson, and Davis. The piece emphasizes the growth from craft to industrial unions and the eight hour goal.
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Elmo'scott Watson
John R. Commons
United States
Philadelphia
American Federation of Labor
District of Columbia
Territories
New York City
Federation of Labor
Ralph ‘Henry Gabriel
Yale University
Malcolm Kerr
America
Yale ‘University
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Iron Man
Triumph Hs of Industry
Commons
Tebor
New Harmony
Robert Dale
Fanny” Wright
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Free Enquirer
Brook Farm Experiment
Albert Brisbane
Red Bank
N. J
Thomas Skidmore
George Henry Evang
Skidmore
Labor
Organized Labor
Kerr
T Hus
Department of Labor
Mrst
William B. Wilson
United Mine Workers' Union
Wilson
James J. Davis
Pennsylvania
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National Coundia
National Labor Union
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Knights of Labor
Uriah Smith Stephens
Nower
Inter
American Moderation of Labor
Samuel Gompers
Gompera
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Modified paper wrapping controls disease in stored apples
United States Department of Agriculture tests show shredded oiled paper wrapped with a fresh apple pack reduces disease in stored apples. Across nineteen tests on seven varieties, untreated barrels had 24 to 66 percent scalding, averaging 67 percent, while shredded paper treated barrels averaged about 4 percent scalding. Treating preserves marketable quality and stabilizes apple storage costs.
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United States Department of Agriculture
United States Department of Agricuture
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Apples for Hearth Plan to Advertise Apples Nationally
Apple growers form Apples for Hearth Inc aiming to raise 4 million dollars to advertise apples and food. They plan a 1 million dollar annual budget for a four year campaign to boost demand, following trends seen by orange, raisin, and pineapple growers. Secretary John W. Gorby cites examples of California oranges, raisins, and Hawaii pineapples to illustrate the potential gains from aggressive advertising and merchandising.
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Apples For Hearth, Inc
John W. Gorby
California
Appie
Cultivation Increases Vigorous Cherry Trees By Fertilized Care
A study by the Department of Agriculture reports that cultivating standard commercial cherry varieties and tending them with fertilizer yields healthier, larger trees with stronger growth and higher fruit output than unfertilized or non-fertilized sod-planted trees. It shows fertilized trees bear sooner and more abundant crops.
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Stndard
Codling Moth Control Techniques and Reemergence
The codling moth reasserts itself as control efforts fade. Arsenate of lead and its replacements falter, with toad preparations and swimmer sprays abandoned in many areas. Debris removal and debri management are noted as later steps in the fight against the pest.
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Seward
Women Now Do More Jobs For Economic Independence
Elizabeth Chamberlain, a factory worker at Unionall in Trenton New Jersey, praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for health benefits while noting many women enter professions such as architects lawyers and executives. She invites others to write with questions and recommends the remedy to factory colleagues seeking balance between work and health.
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Elizabeth Chamberlain
Unionall
Bvoralle
Lydia
How to Have Strength Endurance and Courage
A short note advertises Quarter's Little Liver Pills as a daily aid to health, promising active kidneys liver and bowels for constipation and general well being. The claim highlights disease symptoms like sick headaches indigestion and tiredness and notes the pills are coated small easy to swallow and calomel free.
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