Global Industry Snapshot of 1920s Labor and Production
Report highlights union wage demands in St Louis at 15 dollars per day and New York laundries employing 10 000 workers. Notes Long distance rail mileage in UK, Canadian cheese output, US farm truck projections, and rising cigarette production in Hankong. Also mentions waning AFL membership, looming boilermaker strikes, and a novel paper film projection invention offering cheaper, nonflammable film material.
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St. Louis
New York City
British Isles
London, Midland and Scottish
Vermont
New Hampshire
Ontario
Canada
American Federation of Labor
Farmers of America
Hankong
Is War Necessary A West Point Officer Addresses Upperclassmen
A high West Point officer argues in a speech to upperclassmen that civilization rests on development of force and distance warfare. The speaker, a soldier, claims gunpower and missiles drive human progress, while noting Bryan’s view that a monkey can hurl missiles, suggesting deeper causes behind intelligence.
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West Point
William Jennings Bryan
Civilization outgrows war as progress through conflict shifts
An essay argues war is not a universal law of life and that society advances by replacing armed conflict with refined forms like courts and commercial competition. It notes civilization can relapse to barbarism but stresses global progress hinges on a world court replacing nations’ wars. Miss Katherine Vaughn returns to Fort Worth to resume studies at Texas Christian University after holidays. The piece ends with a short verse about ongoing growth and effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
Katherine Vaughn
Texas Christian University
Mrs. W. P. Vaughn
No Hell, Heaven Will Hold Mixed Company Says News
The fragment references remarks from the Philadelphia North American and the Dallas News about a spiritualist claim that there is no hell, followed by a warning that heaven would have a troubling crowd. It mentions Doctor Frederick A and his supposed ghost correspondent.
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Frederick A
Philadelphia
Dallas News
In the not distant future some wo man is going to add picturesqueness
A fragmentary note speculates that a woman will soon introduce a more pictorial touch to the scene. It hints at future improvement or embellishment without concrete details. The phrasing suggests a forward-looking social or cultural influence.
Politically Charged Opinions Spark Ink in Headlines
The excerpts show editorial quips from the Washington Star and others about spring politics and freedom of speech clubs. The remarks reference a Coolidge Club idea, Prohibition price charges, and a New York woman alleged to vote multiple times, suggesting shifting attitudes toward voting and reform.
German Taverns Face High Drink Prices Amid Prohibition
The report notes taverns charging steep prices for drinkables as Prohibition looms. It suggests the true hardship will emerge later, when access to alcohol becomes severely restricted and raids or shortages may intensify consumer strain.
Say How Long To Learn Driving
Betty answers a playful quarrel about learning to drive by claiming she learned after four cars. The line evokes a lighthearted domestic exchange.
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H. B. Self
E. W. Fields
Texas
Jeff Blackerby
Kentuckytown
J. L. Cardwell
Finder
Bow- Wright Drug Co
March Hatch
Benson
E. W. Robbins
Kate Fulton
Rowden Cotton Seed
Wills Point
Planters Gin Company
Mary Hestand
Helen Craig
Pp. A. Short
Whitewright
Tom Barbee
J. H. Biggerstaff
Davidson’s
Hart Schaffner
Marx
Serges
the Home OF Home Furnishings
Sherman’s Greatest Department Store
Washington Star
Coolidge Club
Atchison (Kan
Globe
San Diego Union
New York
Newark Ledger
Dyer & Jones
Manning & Clark
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