Government Finds Expense of Decent Living for Clerks
The report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics outlines annual living costs for an average unmarried government clerk in Washington at 1067.55 dollars. It itemizes meals, housing, transportation, church/union dues, newspapers, and modest amusements, proposing a 10 percent savings target and noting common practices like box lunches and occasional education costs.
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Washington
Bureau of Labor, Statistics
Washington Daily
Law
Business
Inside Bath For Daily Bowels Cleanse Promise
Food and drink left daily becomes waste that feeds bowel bacteria and toxins. Start each morning with four glasses of hot water and a teaspoon of limestone phosphate to flush poisons from the alimentary canal. The ad advises internal sanitation for headaches bitterness constipation and related symptoms.
Doctor Tells How to Detect Harmful Effects of Tobacco
Doctor Connor explains tobacco harms and urges detection tests for general health decline. He links nicotine to nerve and organ damage, listing symptoms from throat catarrh to heart and lung trouble and even cancer. A simple remedy, Nicotol tablets, is marketed with a refund guarantee.
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New York
Connor
Johna Hopkins Hospital
Bays
Subscriptions Rise After Price Increase for Reporter
Over half of the first month’s rate hike to 2.00 or 2.50 per year has passed, yet new subscribers surged in the last two weeks. Existing readers stayed loyal, the paper expanded from twelve to sixteen and now twenty pages, driven by valued readers who pay in advance and seek its content.
The World Won't End Says Harvard Scientist
The article notes fears of world ending on Wednesday proved unfounded. It cites a Harvard scientist explaining planetary alignment would not cause disasters, with planets projected along the sun in a near straight line except Uranus on the opposite side. It then encourages readers to subscribe for 1920.
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Avranus
Uranus
Pleasant Grove School Box Supper December 112, 1919
Box supper hosted by Pleasant Grove School seven miles north of Hamburg Friday evening featuring a combined school and literary program led by teacher Clara F. Barnes. Patrons invited to attend.
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Pleasant Grove
Hamburg
Clara F. Barnes
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