Census Novelty Delays and New Techniques in Population Count
Director Merriam outlines the twelfth census on new lines to finish major data in two years. He notes shifts from 1740 origins to a modern system with bureau plans, postal checks in New York, street book maps, electronic card counting, and higher pay for enumerators to ensure accuracy.
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Wasumarox
Merriam
United States
Congress
Department of State
Secretary of the Interior
United State
Tam
New York
Pyat
Nera and Courier
Imy
Washington
Alaska
Hawaiian Islands
China
B. C
Athens
Rome
Servius Tollius
Campus Martius
Augustus Caesar
Xerxes
Saturday Night’s Quiet Majesty Waits for the Sabbath
Modeste H Jordan writes in St Louis Republic about the social mood as Saturday night falls. Factory workers pause from the furnace, farmers' horses rest, homes fill with supper smells, children prepare for Sunday, and the city hum fades toward the church organ dawn. The piece contrasts wealth and labor under the approaching sabbath, with hope and peace creeping into the world.
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Workman
Ced
Modeste H, Jordan
St. Louis Republic
An Epidemic of Whooping Cough in Norwood
The excerpt notes a winter outbreak of whooping cough affecting families in Norwood with severe coughing fits. It mentions limited remedies such as Chamberlain's Cough Remedy used for croup providing relief, and references local druggists Hill Orr Drug Co and Evans Pharmacy as distributors.
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Chamberlain
John KE. Clifford
Jotor Norwood
Norwood
Hill-Orr Drog Uo
Washeca
Evanat Pharmesy
Zoe Sultan Efoitoroccs
Otto Korb
Evans Pharmacy
Gastronomy by Tube Reveals Col Murphy’s Long Diet
A medical marvel report details Col. Michael C. Murphy, now head of New York City's board of health, who has fed through a stomach tube for over a decade after a gastronomy operation. Despite lifelong meals pumped in daily, he remains active in business and politics, with no obvious handicap.
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Frederic Seelig
Mr. Seelig
Col
Michael C. Murphy
New York City
Board of Health
Col. Murphy
Cass Ie
Laugha
New York
Saratoga
Weir
Colonel Murphy
Col, Murphy
6Th Avenue
Jury Excludes Man Who Admits Lying in Payment Plea
A juror explains avoiding a summons by offering to hunt down a man to pay a $10 debt. The judge rebukes the admission as deceitful and excuses the juror, stating no one who would lie will serve. The exchange highlights court standards for truthful testimony.
Georgie Recites Prayer Dreamily During Bedtime
A Boston Transcript fragment recalls a four year old named Georgie yawning through undress and prayer. His mother prompts each line as he struggles toward sleep, uttering a final mispronounced blessing about a whale shooting match before drifting off.
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Georgie
Boston. Transcript
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Anderson Steam Laundry CO
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Hele
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M.D. Evains & Day
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Burpiss
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