National Business League backs Washington consular training plan
The National Business League of America endorses George Washington University efforts to establish a specialized consular training school linked to its College of Political Sciences. Backed by businessmen, the push seeks a permanent statute to reform consular appointments and create a career pathway for diplomats, with higher salaries and a pension system proposed for senior officers.
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National Business League of America
George Washington University of Washington
College of Political Sciences
Roosevelt
Root
Army
Navy
Washington
Chicago Herald
Richard D. Harlan
D. D
LL. D
George Washington University
John Ball Osborne
Bureau of Trade Relations
North American Review
National Business League
League
State Department
Foreign Service
Congress
Harlan
Dr. Harlan
Elihu Root
New York
Consular Service
Making Tramps Work: state farm proposed for vagrants
Joseph C. Baldwin Jr of the New York state board of charities plans a state farm for tramps to detain and make them work for self sufficiency. He hopes long detention with work will drive vagrants out of the state. the Boston Advertiser notes the idea’s appeal and caveats. A related item reports on a patent from a Norwegian firm for coloring whole trees by injecting dye after extracting sap, claiming greater durability and warp resistance.
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Joseph C. Baldwin, Jr
New York State Board of Charities
Baldwin
State Farm
Boston Advertiser
Massachusetts
New York
Businesslike. Horace as a money-minded matchmaker
A dialogue in which a stern parent accuses Horace of chasing money, while the Beloved One defends his businesslike approach and hints at a financial motive behind the courtship, reflecting social tensions over courtship and money.
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Horace
Kansas City
Not a Matter of Chance Vicar and the Cheating House Circus
A London Opinion quip questions whether a vicar’s house tolerates gambling while the boy defends the games as fair. The mock dialogue contrasts pretension with natural honesty, echoing Lavater on nature and deception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel
London
Cure Your Kidneys Promo Ad Readership Testimony
An old style medicinal advertisement promotes Doan's Kidney Pills as a cure for kidney complaints backache urinary disorders and related symptoms. It cites Mrs H Gibler of Aberdeen Washington praising relief after use and notes availability at Red Cross drug stores for 50 cents with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as sole US agents.
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Bright
Aberdeen
H. Gibler
W. Humett
Wash
Dean
Cuhey
Red Cross
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
New York
United States
City Fire Alarm Boxes Locations
List of fire alarm box sites with numbers and street corners across Aberdeen Highland High School Northern Pacific depot and mills. Imaginary boxes marked with an asterisk.
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Young and Thomas
North Aberdeen
Cleveland Streets
Highland Home
Terrace Avenue
D Street
High School
Burrows’ Dock
Hume and
K Streets
Northern Pacific Railroad
Boone and King
South Aberdeen
Wilson Bros’ Mill
S. E. Slade Mill
Market
Grays Harbor Weekly Herald Dispatch
The Abernee Semi-Weekly Herald offers a twice weekly transcript of local happenings on Grays Harbor. This item notes subscription prices and publication cadence as a brief notice for readers.
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Grays Harbor
Aberee
Herald
Why American Women Marry Noblemen
Prince TroubetzKoy argues American women seek romance and social finesse, favoring foreign men with leisure and titles. He claims titled suitors offer civilization and shared taste in arts, contrasting American men who work too hard and overlook elegant living.
Why Immigrants Like America
A noted contemporary suggests that simple courtesies in the United States fuel European assimilation. The author argues that Americans’ habit of addressing newcomers with “sir” creates instant respect and pride, transforming migrants into “rabid Yankees” far faster than European authorities could.
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Europe
United States
New York
Sir
Watchful Parents Bear True Children By Mrs JOHN A LOGAN
Parents must vigilantly guard their children from birth to adulthood to forge strong ties and prevent temptations. The mother should dedicate herself to early care, while the father supports vigilance after infancy to keep children pure and useful. Avoid entrusting children to hired tutors and society frivolities.
What Man Do You Strangle
A statistician estimates 250 million dollars yearly are diverted from local merchants to mail order concerns in distant cities. The text argues every dollar spent away harms community enterprise and prosperity, urging readers to support local businesses to avoid strangling themselves and their neighbors.
Fitting Him Out and No Frills Dialogues
Fitting Him Out reflects a baby naming dilemma as parents debate a name harmonizing with a future profession for their nine month old. No Frills features a quip about marrying a duke contrasting with a plain American citizen needing about a million dollars.
Winds Twist Tongues as Fall Gusts Roar
Citizens discuss how strong autumn winds affect speech and daily life. Affected residents report speech difficulties and discomfort when speaking aloud as winds blow through town. Local authorities note weather alerts during high wind periods.
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School For Consuls
Indorses College For
Home, Sweet
Home
Erdeen
American Mill
Fourth
Franklin School
Jefferson and
M Streets
Hume
Anderson & Middleton Mill
Heron
Broadway
Third and
Hart-Wood Lumber Co
E Mill
Western Cooperage
Washington Streets
Dr. Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
R. V. Pierce
M. D
N. Y
Prince Troubetzkoy
Amelie Rives
America
Emil Reich
John A. Logan
Aberdeen State Bank
General Commercial Banking
J. Bradley
C. W. Miller
Hayes & Hayes Bankers (Incorporated
Telamnone
Wand Hume
Eath
Review of Reviews
The
Times
Albert Shaw
Progress of the World
the Review of Reviews Company
Astor Place
East Wisheah ST
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