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Newspaper
Riverdale Pointer
Location
Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1919
Page
4
An editorial discusses eight hour day proposals for farm workers versus factory workers. It argues farm laborers face healthier life and longer hours, while factory conditions are harsher. warns shortening farm hours could raise food and manufactured goods prices and affect farm welfare.
Young couples report trouble finding housing in cities as landladies refuse bachelors or babies and prices reach sixty dollars a week for bare rooms. In contrast, country homes offer space and warmth for families with children, with neighbors willing to share heart and home.
The article notes a collapse of agriculture in parts of Mexico with kidnapping for ransom of Americans intensifying. It describes winter life disrupted, with authorities urging caution and locals adapting to security threats while economic strain grows.
Several passages urge farmers to exchange tools and machinery to cut costs and labor. Written guidance notes that cooperation reduces equipment charges and increases access to labor saving devices, while noting disputes can arise from exchanges.
An entire stone Brahman temple will be installed in Memorial Hall at Fairmount Park in Philadelphia once 100 tons of stone can be assembled. The shrine, purchased by the late Mrs. Adeline Gibson and shipped around Cape Horn, is a memorial to her work and is said to be the first such huge sculpture in America.
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