Why Southern Mills Keep Help Low Wages and Longer Hours
The Wall Street Journal article notes five factors sustaining Southern mill labor: longer hours, lower wages, and lower taxes, plus psychological and living-condition advantages. It cites Edmonds and data comparing Massachusetts and Rhode Island with Alabama Georgia North and South Carolina, detailing wage gaps and mill village advantages, while arguing lower investment and less union pressure in the South. It previews a second piece on living conditions.
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Wall Street Journal
Booth
Richard Woods
Pionds
New England
South
Edmonds
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Alabama
Georgia
North
South Carolina
Observer
Bluz Star Remedy Ad From Monros Pharmacy
A damaged ad promotes Bluz Star Remedy for skin diseases and itching. The notice mentions Collin's Pharmacy in Monros offering the product despite unclear efficacy with promise of a pleasant experience.
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Monros
Collin
A Wife's Confessional Reveals Tense House Visit
In a tense scene Adele Garrison portrays Katherine urging nurse Fanny Powell to wake as Dr. Hal Meredith tremulously looms over a fragile household. The confrontation centers on a late night report and an unsettling hush as Fanny lies unmoving.
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Katherine
Hal Meredith
Fanny Powell
Fanny
Tanny
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Baronet Bootlegger Plans New Venture Move
Sir Broderick Hartwell, once a famed bootlegger, faces financial trouble as several cargoes were seized. He allies with the Bahamas International Trading Company, joins its board, and urges stockholders to accept its offer while warning of looming cargo losses.
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London
Sir Broderick Hartwell
Bahamas International Trading Company
Broderick
Bahamas
Scandal figure linked to company assets and capital
Broderick discusses near insurmountable sales hurdles facing his past organization. He notes directors agreed to issue contributors share-for-share in the company to the invested capital, if they take up additional cash shares for working capital. Timeline mentions deaths and disasters from 1516 to 1911, including figures like General Boulanger and Senator Hoar.
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Broderick
Velvet Ice Cream Ad Teases Pure Delicious Popular Treats
Advertisement from Monroe Ice Cream and Candy Co. highlights Velvet Ice Cream as pure delicious and popular. Mentions the brand name and company origin, with a dated feel suggesting a vintage catalog or storefront promo.
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The
Monroe Ice Cream and Candy Co., Inc
Anniversaries Honor Necker and Sheridan
Today marks the birth of Jacques Necker, celebrated French statesman and financier, in Geneva in 1734. He died April 9, 1804. Also noted is Richard Brinsley Sheridan, famed author of The School and prominent figure of its era.
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Jacques Necker
Geneva
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
In May 1923 Man Praises Mayr Remedy At Home
A consumer recounts recovering weight and health after using Mayr's Wonderful Remedy for stomach trouble. He paid for the product, claims it cleared catarrhal mucus and inflammation, and says he will keep it in the house. Money back guarantee offered by Phoenix Drug Store and others.
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Mayr
Phoenix Drug Store
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