Sidewalk Artist Arms Against City Walking Myths
An examination of urban labor and daily movement argues that atrophy from lack of exercise is not imminent. Across San Antonio, workers from postmen to waiters and farmers log significant daily distances, aided by pedometers and evolving machinery, debunking the notion that city life prevents physical activity.
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San Asc Fonia
Thorg
United States
Wnila
Jess
Garis
San Antonio
Waiters Strike Ends as Venues Reopen in Capital
In Berlin on November 7, special dispatch reports a four week waiter strike in the capital's restaurants has ended. Patrons find notices announcing the return to normal service as eateries reopen and staff resume duties at the capital’s hospitality spots.
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George Wittf
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San
Antonio
German restaurant wage debate on tipping and waiter pay
A fragment discusses tipping legalities in Germany, noting no law against tipping and a potential court test if a waiter is fired for accepting gratuities. It mentions a rule where tips add 1 percent to bills paid to waiters, and a guaranteed monthly wage range from 1500 to 150 marks.
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Hills
Cuid
Wounty
Trondwas
Kansas City
New York
Harvey Eating House
West
Harvey
Vestaurant
Farm Labor Wages Slow in Falling Says U S Report
Washington report notes wages on farms have fallen since 1920 but remain 29 percent above 1916 levels. Monthly wages with board averaged 846.80 in 1920 and 2048 in 1921, while day rates rose to 1.69 in 1910, 3.60 in 1920, then dropped. Figures show harvest work wages increased from 2.07 in 1916 to 4.04 in 1920 before easing in 1921. Prices for farm goods dropped less sharply, keeping farmer earnings squeezed.
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Washington, D. C
United States Department , of Agriculture
United States
Beau
Foley Cathartic Tablets Ad From Old Musings
An old advertisement extols Foley Cathartic Tablets as an effective laxative for indigestion biliousness and abdominal discomfort. It quotes a Hancock Michigan user praising their thorough cleansing relief without griping and claims widespread sale with a free sample offer.
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E. Bielke
Hancock, Mich
Americanism Taught on Pullmax Smoker Is Many Sided Coarse
In the Pullman Smoker westbound a Dallas banker criticizes federal reserve practices as unscientific and harmful to farmers while travelers from Milwaukee Pittsburg and Kansas City share reactions on marriage, cars, hotels and Western life. The scene shifts to wireless contest reports in Rochdale Texas and Indiana with local operators and engineers noted for entering contests and installing machinery.
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Herbert Corey
Pullman
Dallas
Federal Reserve
Pbanery
Federal Tesaree
Federal Teserve Bank
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