Wages and employment trends in a 1920s downturn
The piece analyzes wage cuts and purchasing power during a depression era, noting Hoover’s campaign against seductions and the cautious stance of industrialists. It compares past wage declines to current trends, cites government and corporate impacts, and discusses potential future shifts in Fall and Winter. It references B Bleel (likely a typo) saving $25 million by a 10 percent wage cut and notes broader effects on national income and living costs.
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NEA
Tage
Hoover Ube
Hoover
Hooge
B. Bleel
Mt. ‘Tesabe
Rii- Ployers
Agriculure
Beadock Club Hosts Meeting Amid Campaign Notes
In Mountain City a meeting led by Mrs C Cyr Kosta included fourteen members and ushers of the Beaddock Women s Club with project demonstrators and recreation overseen by Mrs C Cyril Klein. A 43 member committee was formed by C Thames Summara to push 500 new Knights of Pythias members, to be initiated mid November. A separate report notes gas bootlegging crackdown near Hagerstown with Pennsylvanian authorities targeting stations along the Mason-Dixon line.
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Bevddock
C. Thames Summara
Mountain City Lodge No 28
Knights of Pythias
Meriay
Rareburg
Albert Morgan
E. T. “‘Abrecht
Lao Weinberg
Harry C. Nuabaum
R. Harper
Jacob Layer
Hagerstown
Penmsylvania Higheray
Washington County
Durham recalls and a rare political appeal
In Durham England Ramasay McDonald appeals to workers to back him in a House of Commons bid as a common laborer figure. He addresses 2,000 miners and supporters amid interruptions, urging calm and declaring a steadfast stance while his own party distance themselves. Also notes two large sweet potatoes sent from Imian Springs.
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Easington
Durham
Eng
Ramasay McDonald Tonuch
House of Gommers
Semandec
MacDonald
la Parcy
Heekiers
Max
News— Post
John Twenty
Imiian Springs
Bumper Potato Harvest Report From The Bright Farm
A fragmentary local note details a bumper crop of fat potatoes weighing up to twenty pounds each. The item mentions Marry Free and the Robert G. Bright farm in Las and references Ribivada and The Mewe-Jest in a faded transcription.
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Ribivada
Mama
Hato
Conan
Robert G. Bright Farm
Edison Near Coma As Illness Deepens
The Mapor Edison neared coma as his condition worsened with doctors noting he slowly refuses food and shows minimal responses. The inventor, described as fasting day to day, remains under care with no immediate crisis expected, while Mrs Edison and physicians monitor his status.
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N. J
Thomas A. Edison
Fragmented 19th Century Legal Notices and Court Items
Disjointed OCR text records a mix of court actions and local notices. Names include George Wales and General Hatem with brief penalties for street infringements. Other references mention citizens, dates, and charges linked to a Peace Court TV appearance and municipal matters.
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Pest
Elgg
Anysatya Sosiaew
Anceal
West& O
Coevan
Adery i
Howe
Joh Kennedy
Wits
Peace Court TV
George Wales
Deng
Genera Hatem
Atumsr Baumgertpe
Charles Young Geogr Devithig
Cty
Borden News York
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Markell & Ford
Gage
Brierests
Donald Ashe
China
Rene
He A & Ang
Ie Feederick Branch
Frencis Geo. Key Moteh Samos
Brieg
Thiempee. Com
Almerican
Potomac Edison Company
West Patrick St
Conoco
North Amerca
Tal Gil
Ara Moe
Gee Ostermost
Ceashes
Deermers
Amertes
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