Own Your Home Movement Advocated by Workers and Nations
The article argues for home ownership as a source of worker contentment and national strength. It cites Major Nutter on front-line morale, outlines English postwar land reforms for veterans, and details Norton company's gardening programs linking welfare, productivity, and patriotism.
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The
International
Russia
Major Nutter
Kiwanis Club
Washington
Germany
Nutter
Ypres
London
Great Britain
Rome
Injpram
Bey
England
Rothide
Hagand
Hach Farm
Norton Company
Worcester
Mass
Norton
Norton Agricultural Society
National Féderation of Con
Building Work 1 Nearing Normal Throughout States
Washington describes March building contracts in the eastern territory as rising with a forecast total for the month between 125 and 150 million dollars. Data from districts including New York Pittsburgh and Chicago show weekly gains and a projected strong year end total.
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Washington, D.C
Division of Public Works and Construction Development
U. S.department of Labor
Missouri
Ohio Rivers
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
Chicago
Construction Costs Rise as 1913–1917 Figures Are Recalculated
The article notes higher costs and revised 1912 onward construction totals converted to 1915 dollars. It lists rounded costs by year 1913 through 1917, cites contracts awarded in early March totaling nearly 97 thousand dollars, and states construction is gradually returning to normal per labor department statements. It also mentions a high school incident where Robert J. Carey fell 80 feet from a flagpole rail.
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Department of Labor
Robert J. Carey
North Brookfield Mass
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