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Newspaper
La Crosse Tribune
Location
La Crosse, Wisconsin, United States of America
Date
Dec 24, 1922
Page
9
A University of Wisconsin faction discusses how low wages and long years of work prevent professors from starting families. They note salaries of 1500 to 1800 dollars fail to support wife and children, forcing many to delay or forego parenthood as economic pressures bite.
From Wellesley Hills Massachusetts statistician Roger W Babson warns executives and investors against raising wages to stabilize costs. He argues high wage rates hinder future profits as prices trend downward and urges bonuses only if needed, warning that labor shortages and rising costs will curb industrial earnings and investor confidence in 1925.
The passage offers cryptic lines about mothers, wives, and duties with distorted wording. It references work expectations and mental evolution, mentioning Alyce and a location hint but provides no clear events or outcomes.
The writer argues that fine clothes and a hospitable home are essential to appear at ease, noting Madison's favorable atmosphere compared to Berkeley. They warn salaries lag behind living costs, causing instructors to work outside duties and faculty wives to supplement incomes, urging national recognition of these factors for the benefit of families and society.
The article discusses the swordfish as a formidable fighter among sea fish and suggests humans’ destruction of swordfish increases shark numbers. It notes swordfish as both enemy to sharks and whales and argues for their destruction and consumption.
A fragment suggests a note on Augustus Thomas veteran playwright and a reference to a wedding breakfast in New York. The readable text is incomplete and cannot confirm full facts, dates, or involved parties.
Mrs George Waller aged eighty eight directs the local Christmas seal campaign in Burlington marking her long tenure since age fifteen and aiming to defend the city’s state high per capita sale record of 15.5 cents per person set in 1921.
A city editor responds to a reporter asking for a pay raise, noting the reporter is married and his wife has learned his current wages. The exchange, quoted by the Non-Parell Journal, hints at financial and family considerations behind the request.
In a quip filled moment, Miss questions Charley Sapteich’s spark while noting he might once have had an idea. The playful exchange reflects small town wit and curiosity about his past cleverness.
Fragment from Birwinsbai Age Herald quoting a skeptical remark about a person’s awareness and actions with a certain item or opportunity. The readable words suggest doubt about knowledge or preparation, but full context and subject are unclear due to damaged text.
The American Petroleum Institute confirms today about 275 000 wells produce over 1.5 million barrels daily, rising from a single 25 barrel well started by Drake in 1850 near Titusville. Back then fats and greases powered simple tools while the automobile was unknown. Now 11,900,000 autos and many machines rely on oil products for power.
A fragmentary note cites a harsh exchange about salesmanship. A poor salesman is blamed for ignorance of tactics while a Dian, impoverished, questions a million. Source tone mirrors period-age reportage with clipped, opaque phrasing.
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