Jasper County Democrat, Volume 19, Number 76, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 20 December 1916 — LAZY HOUSEWIVES TO BLAME [ARTICLE]

LAZY HOUSEWIVES TO BLAME

New York, December 19.—The “lazy housewife” is one of those responsible for the high cost of living, aecording to Marcus M. Marks, president Of the borough of Manhattan. Mr. Marks called her to account in addressing the weekly forum of the Park Avenue Methodist Episcopal church when the living cost question came up for discussion, The overhead expenses of the tradesmen, which have to be paid ultimately by the consumer, were boosted by the lazy housewife, who asks the grocer to send around a 5-cent purchase, or some other dealer to send a packet of pins, he said. He asserted that such an errand costs the grocer or dealer nearly 10 cents, and that hundreds of such requests come every day and mean an unquestioned addition to the expenses for everybody.