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Editorial
October 7, 1920
Baraboo Weekly News
Baraboo, Sauk County, Wisconsin
What is this article about?
This editorial highlights a positive outcome of World War I: lasting improvements in living standards, including better hygiene and new necessities like bathtubs and phonographs, which will persist despite economic adjustments back from wartime highs, not fully reverting to 1914 conditions.
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ONE BENEFIT OF THE WAR
Out of the maze of changing conditions, out of the stress and strife which has caused pain to many. out of the high prices of wages and necessities, will come certain improvements to stay. Many want the common sense days of 1914 but the days of 1914 will never return in all their particulars. As the result of higher wages many have learned to live under better conditions and this cannot readily be changed. The husband may become divorced from his silk shirt and the wife may get along without her silk skirt. but the bathtub and a few other things which mean cleaner and happier lives will stay. The ouija board may be reduced to kindling but the phonograph will be a source of comfort and enjoyment. As a result of the war some have found new luxuries which will become necessities and these will stay. Times will go back a little but not all the way to 1914, and improved conditions of living is one of the benefits of the war.
Out of the maze of changing conditions, out of the stress and strife which has caused pain to many. out of the high prices of wages and necessities, will come certain improvements to stay. Many want the common sense days of 1914 but the days of 1914 will never return in all their particulars. As the result of higher wages many have learned to live under better conditions and this cannot readily be changed. The husband may become divorced from his silk shirt and the wife may get along without her silk skirt. but the bathtub and a few other things which mean cleaner and happier lives will stay. The ouija board may be reduced to kindling but the phonograph will be a source of comfort and enjoyment. As a result of the war some have found new luxuries which will become necessities and these will stay. Times will go back a little but not all the way to 1914, and improved conditions of living is one of the benefits of the war.
What sub-type of article is it?
War Or Peace
Social Reform
Economic Policy
What keywords are associated?
War Benefits
Living Conditions
Post War Improvements
Economic Changes
Social Progress
Editorial Details
Primary Topic
Lasting Improvements In Living Conditions From The War
Stance / Tone
Optimistic About Post War Benefits
Key Arguments
Wartime Changes Will Bring Permanent Improvements Despite Hardships.
Pre 1914 Conditions Won't Fully Return.
Higher Wages Have Enabled Better Living Standards That Persist.
Luxuries Like Bathtubs And Phonographs Become Necessities.
Economic Times Will Adjust But Not Revert Completely.