In the Good Old Time reminiscences from 1917
The Warren MAU edition recalls bygone prices and habits in a nostalgic column. It lists eggs eight to ten cents a dozen and butter ten to fifteen, potatoes twenty five to forty cents a bushel, coal delivered for 50 cents to 2.50 a load, and meals with mush and milk. The piece invites readers to share memories and notes late-night lamp oil and oven hours.
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Orleans
Lingerie Guaranty Prompt Sparks Shopper Banter
A New York emporium narrator recalls a young woman in the lingerie aisle exclaiming over rebel du nuit nighties. After checking price she asks for a guarantee and the clerk replies with the quip you can't wear them out.
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New York
Scientific Management as a Business Science
W. R. Conover argues in Industrial Management that scientific management is the conduct of business by skilled managers with broad judgment and progressive attitudes. He notes advances in manufacturing methods and executive supervision over the past two decades, culminating in formal rules of procedure that define it as a business science.
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W. R. Conover
Prosperity Town Mule Samson and the Treadmill Tale
In Prosperity Town a mule named Samson keeps a factory treadmill running, while local figures Public Legislator and Agitator offer flawed advice. After mishaps and a clever repair, Public abandons bad guidance, rehabilitates the mule, and Prosperity Town rewards him as the town exits Agitator’s influence.
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Samson
Prosperity Town
Agitator
Agita
Legislator
Public
Sameson
Gould Mansioned on Ice Learns Figure Skating at St Nicholas
George Gould, the railroad magnate and multi millionaire, has become an avid figure skating student at the St Nicholas Rink. He has rented the rink for twenty four weeks to practice steps and aims to master a figure eight and grind the bar amid the urban display of professional and amateur skaters.
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George Gould
Manhattan
St. Nicholas
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