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Tick … Tick … Tick …

Tick … Tick … Tick … By David Daniel I am haunted by clocks. Last weekend brought the semiannual conspiracy of mass self-deception wherein we pretend to alter the space/time continuum. Sure, I know. It’s good to have a little more daylight at the end (or the beginning) of the…

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Consumers are Complaining – 1917

“Consumers are complaining” – (PIP #23) By Louise Peloquin Food prices, shortages, rationing, accessibility and distribution have always made the news. Media outlets cover the very same topics today. As the editorial below demonstrates, L.-A. Biron and his readership were impacted by food accessibility and the allegedly inefficient administrative management…

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News Briefs from L’Etoile

News Briefs – (PIP #18) By Louise Peloquin Every day, the Prince Street linotype operators arouse L’Etoile’s five Mergenthalers (1) by tapping on their 90-character keyboards. The grand machines assemble matrices and spit out lines of hot metal to cast them into a single slug. These pieces are set to print newspaper…

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