Graft Suspicions Around High Prices for Dining
Patrons on Broadway complain about steep charges at a flashy restaurant. A companion notes rents, wages, and coal costs drive prices up, while locals question whether the meals offer value for money.
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Newspaper
Grafton Sentinel
Location
Grafton, West Virginia, United States of America
Date
Mar 06, 1913
Page
7
The High Price Lobster Palaces And Hidden Profits
A restaurant insider explains how top eateries price dishes to boost profit by 75 to 300 percent per item while claiming service costs nothing. He cites street frontage rents, coatroom and washroom privileges, tip revenue, and taxi stand deals as revenue streams that sustain lavish pricing and a large crowd.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Estauranteurs
Bah m new wa Sheer lawn front and back dress
Garment description describes a light Sheer lawn dress with tuck details at the front and back, short sleeves, edge finishing, and a low collar. Price noted as 82.50. Also mentions Madr Waists plain shirt style and lace edge accents on cuffs and collar.
Wives Told Stop Nagging In Domestic Dispute
Fragmented lines describe a domestic scene where a husband tells his wives to stop nagging. The text hints at daily tensions and the end of the day, focusing on marital stress and household dynamics without clear names or locations.
Mother's Will Favors Him Over Other Children
New York. The will of Mrs. Katharine Van Liew Howell who died August 6 1911 in London leaves 72 Broad Street real estate and 100 personal property to Benjamin Hunting Howell of Ridgewood NJ as executor and heir to about 85000 plus 19000 and a half interest in the London household at 72 Broad Street shared with Erin L Howell Raphaelier. Mrs Howell notes the large bequest to Benjamin came because he cared for her during illness while his brother and sister neglected her.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Katherine van Liew Howell
Agust
London
Benjamin Hunting Howell
Ridgewood
Breos Street
Erin L. Howell Rapellier
FE Howell
Cotton Fabric Prices Listed in Fragmented Ad
An old price snippet shows textiles including Challis prints floral Persian all over and side border at 35c per yard and 35e. White Dress Linens at 36 inches, medium weight, all linen, priced at 25c.
Loon Captured After Water Battle by 13 Year Old
In Elmer New Jersey a large loon was trapped after a tense water struggle. George Cassady, thirteen, spotted the bird while checking muskrat traps and des paired to subdue it as it resisted with dives in shallow water. The scene ended with the bird in captivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmer
N. J
George Cassady
Cassady
Boy Captures Large Pond Bird After Wild Tug
A student wrestled a large bird into a pond then subdued it and carried the prize to town. Cassady held on as the bird seized the youth by the trousers and flung him before the crowd of admiring schoolmates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caugot
Joon
Cassady
Woman Heeds Friend Advice On Pinkham Remedy
A Kansas woman credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from long standing female troubles after trying doctors and funds for treatment. The ad notes the tonic's derived ingredients from native roots and herbs and offers confidential advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. with a promise to answer letters by a woman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary A. Horner
Box
Windom
Kansas
Lydia E. Pinkham
War tolls and costs across Balkan conflicts summarized
London reports nearly 500000 soldiers killed or wounded in the Balkan war. Servia sent 800000, Bulgarians 300000, Montenegrins 75000, Greeks 120000 with thousands killed. Total monetary costs cited exceed hundreds of millions, including Turkey 40000000 in direct losses and broad revenue losses across the powers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Kirk-Killsséh
Servia
Bulgaria
Greece
Turkey
Montenegro
Russia
Austria
England
Italy
Germany
France
Burglar Captured by Kansas City Boy Duo
Fourteen year old George Breyfogle and companion Harvey Hesner from Overland Park Kansas, both sons of deputies, chased and captured a burglar inside the Breyfogle home after hearing noises upstairs. They pursued the intruder with shotguns and handed him to a constable, ending the prowler’s attempt to ransack the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
George Breyfogle
Breyfogle
Overland Park
Kan
George
Harvey Hesner
Breyfogte
Ronstable
Deer herd halts ship in Delaware Bay scene
The nose of the Neckar forced to deviate from its course as deer swam toward the New Jersey shore in the Delaware Bay. The unusual sight impressed the ship’s pilot and crew aboard the North German Lloyd steamer bound for Philadelphia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilmington
Del
Neckar
Philadelphia
Delaware Bay
New Jersey
Delaware
Mrs Anna Powell Dies in Birth Room at 95
Mrs Anna B Powell aged ninety five died in the same room where she was born after living in the same Philadelphia house all her life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Anna B. Powell
Osteopathic Physician Lec Lemasters in Grafton Clinic
Dr Les Lemasters, osteopathic physician, will visit Grafton Tuesdays and Fridays each week. Consultation at second floor, Grafton Banking and Trust Building, Room 211. Practicing twelve years in Fairmont. Office moved to rear entrance on Boyd Street, Grafton Banking and Trust Co building.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Les Lemasters
Grafton
Grafton Banking
Fairmont
Grafton Banking and Truat
Boyd Street
Pennsylvania House Rejects Local Option Banquet Farewells
The text notes Pennsylvania receives no local option this session and the measure was defeated in the House of Representatives yesterday. Farewell banquets in Witon are being held, and the next order of business will concern house warmings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
House of Representatives
Witon
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