State Labor Bulletin gives insight on wages and industry trends
The February issue of the Labor Bulletin of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts surveys servant wages and conditions, textile employment in Fall River Lowell and Lawrence, and broader industry trends. It notes wage classes for servants, religious makeup, reading habits, and the textile sector outlook with gains in many industries and some declines due to seasonal factors.
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the Common Wealth of
Massachusetts
Boston
Schiller
Goethe
United States
England
Hiomer
George Eliot
Dumas
Dickens
Thackeray
Victor Hugo
Eugene Sue
Shakespeare
Tie Globe Card Index Fill
Brief description of card index systems with record cards, guide cards, and indexed projections to aid reference. Mentions display of a Glove card indexes line and invites calls to view at Thomas H. Lawler sole agent for Lowell area with address and telephone.
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Thomas H. Lawler
Lowell and Vicinity
Merrimack
John Streets
For Sale Two Tenement House on Broadway 16 Rooms
For sale a two tenement house on Broadway with 16 rooms in good repair and 4052 feet of land. Rents are $20 per month. Price 83800. Also a small home on near Mefford Street with one kitchen and connected sewer. Only $1200. Apply to T. S. Eliot at 64 Central Street.
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Broadway
Roomea
Jurt Omeford Street
T. S.r Eiliott
Central Street
Ludlam Street
Wigginville
B. H. Wiggin
Belvidere
Centralville
Middlesex St
Middlesex Street
Westford Street
Lowell
Hetel Ina N. H. Village
Tift, Vance & Co
Troom
Pawtucketville
Highlands
Running sore cured by Dean's Ointment
A reader reports a leg sore that caused running itching pain and torture. Dean's Ointment relieved the burning and itching and effected a permanent cure. Co. W. Lenhart, Bowling Green, O.
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Dean
Co. W. Lenhart
Bowling Green
Prosperous Lowell Mills Marked by High Wages and Demand
The February Labor Bulletin reports strong prospects in Lowell's cotton, woollen and worsted goods, and textile machinery. Wages rose 7 to 10 percent in December with overall higher costs and selling prices. demand remains robust, though competition from debt settlements pressures prices. Textile machinery firms employ more workers, and bobbin industry shows year-long upturn. Building slow due to limited construction. Early 1900s context noted with September adjustments and rising collections.
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Fall River
Lowell
Lawrence
Commonwealth
Bureau of Statistics of Labor
Boston
Jackson
California
Cambridge
Chicopee
New Bedford
Haverhill
Holyoke
Lynn
Peabody's
Woburn
Worcester
Labor Bulletin
Massachusetts Bureau of Statistics
Lnes
Blanket sale cuts prices to clear stock in basement
Sales clerk notes blankets selling fast with more than half gone since last week. Quality blankets marked down to 3.45 and 2.95 for 44.00 quantity. Bargains expected to rise next season as prices are projected to increase. Basement location.
Dry Goods Market Sees Unabated Cotton Improvement
The Herald reports sustained demand and rising prices in cottons with converters behind on deliveries. Wamsutta and Lonsdale cambrics lead advances as bleached shirtings and fancy calicoes firm, while yarns rise to protect against higher raw cotton costs. Weather disruptions mar retail but jobbers note improving trade. hospitals demand bleached gauze, and woolen goods show steady to rising activity across fabrics and fall orders.
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Herald
Fall River
Yheng
Maine
New Hampshire
Bates Seersuckers
Arnold Sea Island
William Simpson & Sons
Arnold
Griswoldville Gauze Manufacturing Company
Home Made Tactics And Comic Anecdotes In A British Journal
An English journal portrays a general inspection of a volunteer battalion where Lieutenant Tompkins, skilled in niceties but weak in action, is asked to form a line facing northeast. The piece contrasts Tompkins with Lincoln’s wartime resourcefulness and includes light quips about egotism and self‑preoccupation.
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Tompkins
Abraham Lincoln
Ilinois
Blackhawk
Norman Hapgood
Lincoln
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State Labor Bulletin
General White
Ladysmith
General Buller
Bulletin of the Labor Bureau
DRY Goods Market
Willie Washington
Miss Cayenne
Washington Star
Hayfever
Ely
Manly Brothers
Warrer Street
New York
Riggs Co
University Place
N.Y
Mwt
Pravnck
Dobbins Electric
Dobbins Soap Mtg. Co
Phila
Norvita Medical Co
Chicago
Ellingwood & Co
Respiro
Frank Emerson
Corporation
VERUE
W. Kk. Doog
Stevens Street
W. H. Howe
Summer Street
Fourth Street
Rock Street
Franklin Street
Queen Street
Bartlett Street
Railroad Street
Somerset Street
Fulton Place
W. E. Dodge
Bev
Central St
Lei
EH. Elliot
Conway
Ofice Northern
Velephone
Ourier Itizun Azompany
Printing Department
Now OR
Hi. A. KK I WN Ge
Billerica Centre
A. J
H. W. J. Howe
Real Estate
Courier-Citizen
Baltimore
P. O. Box
Mass
Lowell Mutual
J.C. Abbott
Sewall G. Mack
Jacob Rogers
Sam
E. Raymond
SewaLl G. Mack, Levi Spracue
Alex. G. Cummnock
George S. Motley, Edward M. Tucke
Edward N. Burke
Sinvas
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