Waste in Government By John Dickinson
The piece argues for a sweeping reorganization of the federal executive departments to end waste and overlap. It cites transfers between departments, Alaska spending, and the need to separate semijudicial and semilegislative powers from administrative duties, calling for unified leadership and a single undersecretary for conservation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolidge
Bureau of Mines and Minerals Statistics Division
Department of the Interior
Department of Commerce
Washington
Joint Congressional Committee
Work
Hoover
Interior and Commerce Departments
Congress
Commerce Department
Bureau of Mines
Alaska
Department of State
Alexander Hamilton
Roosevelt
Chamber of Commerce of
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Secretary of Commerce
Secretary of Labor
Excursions in correspondence by Thomas Arkle Clark
General reflections on letters as personality mirrors. Envelope and form reveal writer's character, habits, and social refinement. Effective letter writing targets the recipient, adapts to individual interests, and can persuade, inform, or sell. The skill grows with observation and taste.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Western Newspaper Union
Cow Catchers Spur Rural Payment For Railroad Work
An old Nova Scotia rural tale recounts a farmer who refused to pay for fencing along a railroad yet quickly sent his share after a neighbor quipped that engines would have cow catchers. The anecdote appears in Forbes Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nova Scatia
Forbes Magazine
Large Legal Fees Highlight Historic Corporate Deals
Large sums paid to prominent lawyers mark the merger of Boston Consolidated and Utah Copper, with $775 000 to Samuel Untermyer. Cromwell received $260 000 for Decker Howell, and $750 000 went to Missouri Kansas & Texas reorganizers. Stanchfield Levy and Elihu Root earned $600 000 for Marshall Field estate settlement, while Max D Steuer collected $1000 daily in court appearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Untermyer
Boston Consolidated
Utah Copper
William Nelson Cromwell
Decker, Howell & Company
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railroad
Stanchfield & Levy
Elihu Root
Marshall Field
Max D. Steuer
Early telephone broadcasts in Budapest 1896
In 1896 Budapest, Hungary, an organization named Telefon irmondo began telephone broadcasts of music news and full operas, marking an early form of broadcasting using telephone technology.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hungary
Budapest
Telefon Irmondo
You cannot be polite these days without sales pitches
A blunt observation on social interactions and consumer pressure, noting how everyday politeness often precedes or triggers solicitations. The remark hints at pervasive marketing tactics and the feeling of being constantly targeted.
Peterson Ointment Claim Promises Skin Relief
An advertisement extols Peterson Ointment Co. Buffalo for curing eczema itching and skin eruptions. It claims rapid relief overnight for pimples acne rough red skin old sores ulcers piles chafing sunburn and burning feet and asserts broad support from druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peterson
Peterson Ointment Co
Buffalo
It's Different in Japan Mrs Yumiko Ikeda
Mrs Yumiko Ikeda wife of a young engineer in Tokyo left home to work as an extra in a movie studio for freedom theory. She quickly became a star, but friends and relatives sent threats saying she had disgraced her husband. After two weeks as a star she returned home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yumiko Ikeda
Tokyo
Bargain Hunters Quip Over Quick Gift for Husband
In a playful exchange at a market, one shopper hurries a helper for a present while another asks if there are any special offers. The light moment captures the bustling hunt for a timely bargain.
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John Dickinson Sherman
Shipping Board
Federal Board For Vocational Education
Federal Power Commission
Metter
SK Nur
Aarks
Government of Territories Key Dependencies
Thomas Arkle Clark
University of Illinois
SONAR
Rencoa
Big
Japan
Halloa
Avoirdupols
Say
Bayer
Parker
N.Y
Druggista Hiscox Chemical Works
Patchogue
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