Labor Board action sparks nationwide coal and rail disputes
A massive rail strike trims 1900s wage cuts as 100000 shop workers walk out amid wage reductions and a $400 million freight cut. President Harding convenes miners and operators to the White House to push talks, while public sympathy dims following violence in Illinois towns.
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Labor unions and Harding criticism from AFL report
The AFL special policy committee at its Cincinnati convention attacks President Harding in its December report. It condemns his suggestion to regulate labor unions and accuses him of leaning toward industrial feudalism and disapproval of workers rights to strike.
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North Dakota Nominates Lynn J. Frazier for Senate Seat
In a coalition of ISAFFECTED Republicans and the Nonpartisan League, Senator Porter J. McCumber was defeated for renomination. Lynn J. Frazier, a recalled former governor, is set to take his place. McCumber served 28 years and led finance, with high standing on foreign relations. The loss signals a shift away from the old guard. Wisconsin Democrats then nominated Mrs. Ben Hooper of Oshkosh as their senate candidate following Minnesota's cue.
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Senate
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Housing the Lowers: Model Hog Barn Boosts Pig Survival
William A. Radford outlines a gable-roof hog barn design with poured concrete foundation, side pens, guard rails, a central feed alley, roof windows, and raised plank floors. The article argues proper housing reduces loss of young pigs, promotes warmth and ventilation, and supports profitable hog raising amid market trends.
Stargazer and Billie Brownie Meet by the Ocean
A beach encounter between Billie Brownie and a Stargazer unfolds as they swap stories about the Stargazer’s name and fishy habits. The tale blends dialogue on perception, safety, and summer eggs, ending with the Stargazer departing toward nearby fish.
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Stargazer
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Odd Moments that Shaped Great Works Across History
The passage highlights how leaders and scholars like Luther Melancthon Cicero Raleigh Burney Burritt used brief, scattered periods of time to produce lasting works. It cites Luther's 750 volumes and his daily translation effort, Raleigh's Tower imprisonment, Burritt's mastery of languages, and other examples of industrious use of spare minutes.
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Martin Luther
Cicero
Sir Walter Raleigh
Tower of London
A Tinker's Dam Ad Sparks Inadvertent Profanity Complaint
The Deer Park Union explains an advertisement by Deer Park Hardware titled A Tinker's Dam about the Columbia River. The printer presumed greater knowledge than the ad author and caused an injustice to the advertiser last week.
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Deer Park (Wash
Printer ad misspells dam turning ad into profane term
An ad by a printer misplaces an N on dam creating a profane word. The writer notes the dam refers to a flour and water timer used to prevent solder from running, but the printer misinterprets it and adds the letter, making the advertisement unintentionally obscene.
Moths Prefer Tissue Paper
A Santa Ana reader notes moths avoiding clothes and eating tissue paper in a closet. He reports tissue fragments scattered around and that moths spared the uniform wrapped in tissue, suggesting a preference for paper over fabric.
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Carl H. Kaufmann
Santa Ana
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Popular Mechanics Magazine
Deadhead Who Sought Freedom in a Comedy Theater Fare
A London Daily Chronicle note recalls a late eighties incident at a Comedy theater where a man left his seat, approached the money box, submitted a pit pass counterfoil marked Complimentary, and declared he would not pay compliments but demanded a pit ticket to hiss.
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Comedy Theater
London Daily Chronicle
He Was Willing
A brief domestic exchange over spending money ends with a cautious concession as the wife asks about a $200 monthly allowance and the husband responds he has no objection if funds exist.
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Boston Transcript
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham remedy for relief from pains
A St Paul woman describes relief from fatigue and menstrual pain after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She reports renewed strength, ability to work, and no back pain, endorsing the product as a reliable women's medicine.
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St. Paul, Minn
Lydia E. Pinkham
Chorus girl becomes nurse maid in millionaire household
A chorus girl fallen on hard times takes employment as a nurse maid for a wealthy family, illustrating the class disparity and social mobility themes of the era.
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Birmingham
ge-Herald
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