Costs of New York food distribution analyzed by league column
The article summarizes a state commission study on food distribution costs in New York and Nutley. It cites that 38.8 cents of every dollar paid by city shoppers go to middlemen, with 23.4 cents to the corner grocer and modest store profits, highlighting how retail and wholesale structures raise prices.
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New York
Nutley
Committee of Markets
State Food Investigating Commission
William Church Osborne
New York City
Thomas J. Libben
Chain stores may offer lower margins than corner grocers
A report argues corner grocery stores add multiple margins through wholesalers and jobbers. It notes chain stores buy direct at primary markets, reducing handling and profit layers, and could benefit consumers if price absorption limits profits. The analysis emphasizes the corner store dominance in poor city sections.
England's Black Men: Ancient Briton Colonies in Surrey and Bedfordshire
The London Tit-Bits notes that many Englishmen are Anglo-Saxon by blood while remnants of ancient Britons remain in isolated villages. These people are described as swarthy with distinctive features, living in remote settlements such as Dunsfold in Surrey and in parts of Bedfordshire, with limited road access until recently.
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England
Ugland
Dpunsfold
Surrey
Bedfordshire
London
Walking with a skewed gait explained by unequal steps
The text describes how a clear pavement still causes veering as one foot speeds faster or takes a longer stride. It suggests a simple experiment with two sticks to observe the tendency to walk off center, noting the body’s natural imbalance makes centered walking nearly impossible.
Lack of Legislation Inspires Purported Food Law Gap
A satirical exchange notes Eski mos allegedly chewing boots for nourishment and critiques the absence of proper pure food laws. The dialogue highlights frustration with missing consumer protections and legislative action.
Fragmented Schoolboy Essays and Personal Reflections
A collage of old prompt prose and student notes blends musings on greeting life with boyhood letters. It includes lines about saying good morning, a soap joke, and a couple of refrains on correspondence jokes and a schoolboy’s self deprecating wit.
Unmasked Exchange Sparks Tense Remark in Journal
Quote captures a dramatic line where a speaker accuses another of fraud and scapegoating. The Kansas City Journal notes a confrontation involving Uny and Feon, with a sharp exchange about introductions and blame.
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Uny
Feon
Kansas City Journal
Ambitious writer seeks quick rise with fiery article
An aspiring writer asks how to gain the highest position and is advised that a "powder magesning" could help, suggesting a fiery contribution to advance. The exchange hints at dramatic, perhaps risky, routes to success.
The Glass of Polshed Wine
In the era of the Borgias Anton Cardi, lovesick and bound by two women Vittoria Careno and Lucia Panchez schemes to kill Lucia with poisoned wine. A duke feigns a trap to keep Cardi from Vittoria, but the plot collapses as Lucia and Vittoria uncover the attempted murder. Cardi is banished and dies in a duel.
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Borgias
Anton Cardi
Vittoria Careno
Lucia Panchez
Signor Careco
Vittoria
Cardi
Signora Careno
Lueia
Anton
Lucia
America
Signor Carpi
Ain Tsay
Signor
Carpi
Lucie
Italy
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