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...Cecilia Black. 35, mother of three, was Chicago's first female captive under the Five & Ten. Deserted by her husband, she was trying to eke out a livelihood transporting five-gallon cans of alcohol in the back...
These things were told the 20th annual convention of Merchant Tailors, assembled in Philadelphia last week; by Tailor Wilbur W. Stewart. Tailor Stewart believes in restrictive immigration but suggests that the Department of Labor, instead of admitting unskilled aliens who make a livelihood only with difficulty, survey the labor field with a view to relieving special trades suffering from skilled labor shortages...
...were such as to curdle our blood. We heard the story of poor little Belgian children whose hands were cut off by the Huns. After the War a rich American, who was deeply touched by the French propaganda, sent an emissary to Belgium with the intention of providing a livelihood for the children whose poor little hands had been cut off. He was unable to dis cover one. Mr. Lloyd George and myself, when at the head of the Italian Government, carried on extensive investigations as to the truth of these horrible accusations, some of which, at least, were told...
...humanity from gigolo to genius. His notebooks fattened with vicarious experiences. Nana's obscene smiles were for his pages, not for him. Called by the public Dr. Filth, the slimy Giant, he was in reality a clinical analyst of living. His private life was of astounding purity. His livelihood was labor, his distraction more labor...
...told," cried Feng sarcastically, "that when men in Honan desire to move to the adjoining province of Shensi in search of livelihood, their wives seize their gowns and sob, 'Ai-ya, my loved one, why will you go to that far-away place...