Why I Stay in Business and the Rise of Profit Motive
The article notes Mark Wiseman’s claim that big business is becoming more humane through profit driven reforms. It argues profit motive can fuel social and economic good when directed, citing labor health, housing, and old age protection as outcomes. It warns unemployment requires craft employment plans and notes publishing costs push toward stronger, more profitable newspapers.
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New York Evening Post
Mark Wiseman
Mr. Wiseman
Wiseman
Democracy in Action at Chicago Mayoral Primary
The Springfield Republican notes Chicago politics as the April 24 primary pits Mayor Big Bill Thompson seeking a fourth term against Judge Lyle. Thompson runs from 23 hotel rooms with a 100 member staff, directing ward workers and truck routes for speeches, while Lyle’s campaign occupies 27 rooms and seeks more. The piece mocks campaign zeal and decor, suggesting the outcome rests with Chicago’s mood.
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Springfield Republican
Chicago
Big Bill Thompson
Thompson
City Hall
Big Bill
Judge Lyle
Lyle Organization
Chicago Evening Post Falls Into Receiver Hands
The Chicago Evening Post was placed under receiver control as a measure to preserve the paper. Observers note the move reflects a broader postwar trend of fewer daily newspapers, with about two thirds as many dailies today as before the war.
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Chicago Evening Post
Highways or signways for Oregon front pages
Portland readers see San Antonio Express coverage of Oregon highway billboards ridiculed as blemishing scenic routes from Roseburg to Hood River. The Lawton report praised elsewhere, urging Oregon lawmakers to weigh highway advertising amid the coming legislative session.
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Portland
Ore
Dairly Journal
San Antonio Express
Texas
Oregon
Roseburg
Coos Junction
Grants Pass
Hood River
Columbia River
Lawton Report
Lone Star State
W. L. Lawton
American Federation of Garden Clubs
Defense of landscape laws Fought by Legislation and Apathy
The passage argues that efforts to protect scenery have been hindered by two forces. First, organized attacks on protective laws compromised safeguards. Second, average legislators showed indifference to the monetary value of scenic beauty, weakening conservation priorities.
French cash buyers and credit habits in France described
Freeman Tilden explains that French consumers prefer cash purchases. In Nantes a shopkeeper asks about charge accounts, and Paris shows some installment buying mainly for cars. Overall, French buyers avoid credit, keep savings in hand, and merchants rarely use bank credit or checks, paying large bills in currency.
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Freeman Tilden
Nantes
New York
Paris
France
Lorenzo News Rifle Club Hosts Tuesday Evening
Mr and Mrs Otto Raddatz and daughter Ethel entertained rifle club members and wives Tuesday evening. A delicious lunch was served by the hostess. Frank Anderson and William Anderson of Hooper were Sunday dinner guests at the Frank Meier home. Floyd Fleming and George Fleming attended Saturday evening. Melvin Phelps are proud parents of a 9% pound baby boy born on Abraham Lincoln's birthday. Daniel Bruce is the name, Little Eleanor Phelps staying with Grandmother Phelps a few days.
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Otto Raddatz
Ethel
Rifle Club
Frank Anderson
William Anderson
Hooper
Frank Meier
Floyd Fleming
George Fleming
Melvin Phelps
Abraham Lincoln
Daniel Bruce
Eleanor Phelps
Phelps
J. D. Bolton
Elmer Fulton
Clyde Lucas
Harry Fleming
Walter Phelps
Joe Dietrick
Peetz
Dietrick
Ethel Walker
Agnes Phelps
Agnes
Beulah Buffington
Robert Robertson
Kathryn Davis
Charles Walker
James Sparks
Marvin
Harvey Jacobson
Little Son
Merle Crosby
J. G. Crosby
Clyde Robertson
Lucile Langley
Community Oyster Supper Brings Neighbors Together
Mr and Mrs Reuben Berg hosted an oyster supper on Friday with guests including Mr and Mrs Frank Meier and family and several Fleming and Bolton relatives. Cards, prizes to George Fleming and Mrs Meier, and social visits filled the evening as neighbors shared news and plans.
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Reuben Berg
Frank Meier
Ralph Fleming
J. D. Bolton
George Fleming
Peters
Bettey
Lillie
Julia John
J G. Crosby
A. M. Smith
Sterling
Otto Raddatz
Local notes from Brownson Clifton Thurston’s health update
Brownson Clifton Thurston under doctor care shows modest improvement but misses school. Social visits include Mr and Mrs Earl Tolle and children at Lutes home, Anthony and Turner families visiting relatives, and neighbors stopping by Frank Anthony, Anderson, and Smith households. Harold Grant Bickel born February 13 to Mr and Mrs Harry Bickel.
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Clifton Thurston
Earl Tolle
L. D. Lutes
Marvin Anthony
Harold Lyngholm
Roy Shaw
Oshkosh
Leonard Kirtz
Harry Bickel
Harold Grant
Raymond Anthony
Evelyn
Will Turner
Kimball
Mr. Athony
W. M. Long
C. E. Tolle
Charles Anderson
Redington
Strength of the Handshake in the Constitution Verse
A brief note from the Atlanta Constitution references the skin of the palm being much thicker than the eye and links the idea to a handshake. It credits music by Edner's Melodians and presents a compact cultural aside rather than a full article.
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Atlanta Constitution
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