General Johnston as arbiter of prices and wages debate
A columnist parades General Johnston as a flawed price and wage arbiter, arguing that raising selling prices without proportional wage increases is economic misrule. He warns merchants seek quick gains, while workers cannot self-raise wages, urging systematic, cost-based price hikes and broader volunteer help.
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Johnston
Amended commerce talk on World War wage effects
The excerpt argues that if WW I era commodities had carried their shop costs to consumers, the public would have struck to push profits toward fair levels and reduce the postwar bonded indebtedness, maintaining that wages and prices influenced the national debt.
Silver in the Economic Conference
The article discusses silver as a money metal gaining support at the London Economic Conference. It argues that reinstating silver could stabilize currencies if adopted by international agreement, reducing deflation and currency fluctuations, and notes that bi metalism might end reliance on gold alone.
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London
New York Mayoralty Sees Tax Standoff Sharply
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette notes ex mayor John F. Hylan has entered the New York mayoral race as a Democrat. He backs the automobile tax plan, pledges to serve without salary until the city’s budget is balanced and credit restored. The piece argues voters must press leaders to act or face consequences at the polls.
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Hitler consolidates power as Germany becomes one-man rule
The text describes Adolf Hitler expanding control in Germany, ousting opponents, and ruling with a firm hand. It notes persecution of Jews continues, supports that a significant portion of Germans backs his agenda, and claims he contemplates destroying capitalism, placing church and state under his authority.
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Herr von Hitler
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1908 Elevator Tragedy At Heinz Pickling Works
Ottis R Thompson of Kellysburg dies at Allegheny General Hospital after an elevator mishap at the Heinz pickling works. The shaft cage fell from the fourth story, injuring 23 people, with many fatally. Thompson suffered compound leg fractures and internal injuries. His wife, away caring for her father, learned of the tragedy by telegram. The accident occurs as the drum cable snapped, causing a rapid descent and a terrifying scene below.
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Allegheny General Hospital
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Your Children Your Children on Summer Cleanliness
A mother juggling duties can gain time by simple cleaning routines. Air and sun dry sheets to reduce ironing, store away dust collectors, and enlist children for small tasks. A pediatrician notes summer illness stems from heat and mouth exposure, not just germs, urging sanitary care of feeding bottles and formula paraphernalia.
Did You Ever Stop to Think about Advertising Parasites
William Southern Jr publisher of the Independence Mo MagM iner warns that fraudulent advertising schemes drain legitimate papers. He cites handbills and "thowaWay" guides as parasites, noting readers who buy these reduce a home paper’s influence and power during financial crises. He asks business leaders to consider the impact of putative ads on the press and society.
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William Southern, Jr
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Household Tips For Keeping Food Safe And Clean
A guide emphasizes hand washing before meals and after handling items. It advises washing fruits and vegetables, drying with clean towels, refrigerating cold leftovers, keeping milk cold in covered bottles, and scalding dishes after washing to prevent illness. It warns against using dirty glasses or towels and stresses clean surfaces and utensils.
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Beatime
How to Handle Brown Facial Spots or Freckles
Advice on treating brown facial spots explains three approaches. It warns against self treatment with carbaric acid, suggests consulting family physicians to identify if spots stem from digestive issues, and notes creams or bleaching methods as secondary options.
They Say and They Say in a Cut of News
They quote Mme Ernestine Schumann-Heink on her 72nd birthday about singing until her body will listen. A welfare note blames homeless youths for menacing hoboes breaking road rules. Dr W W Bauer notes health gains as women shift from tight waists to loose clothes and sensible styles.
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Mme
Ernestine Schumann-Heink
Morris Lazarowicz
King of the
W. W. Bauer
Bureau of Public Health
American Medical Association
War and moral contrasts and market notes from 1910s papers
A collage of quotations and brief items: church closures rare versus bank and business failures, wartime ethics from Douglas MacArthur,Dallas liquor enforcement after 3.2 beer, a new honeydew cantaloupe at Faneuil Hall, trends in U.S. plumbing labor since 1906, Belgium as top U.S. auto export market and Japan as top truck market.
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Faneuil Hall
Imperial Valley
California
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