Women Clerks Scarce in Government Posts, Says Column
Washington Aug. 29. The piece mocks Mabe Walker Willebrandt and questions women’s advancement in federal jobs. It notes only a few high profile women hold positions while men retain most plum posts, cites figures on DC and national female government workers, and recalls the gender pay and opportunity gaps highlighted by the Women’s Bureau.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krodney Dutcher Messenger
Washington
Mabe
Walker Willebrandt
James Francis Burke
Republican National Committee
al Smith
Republican Party
Frank Kent
Baltimore Sun
District of Columbia
Women's Bureau
A Thought for Today Faith and doubt in Acts guidance
A devotional line urges unity by faith and cleansing of hearts. It contrasts offering belief with lingering doubts and invites readers to share faith if possible. The message emphasizes trust over uncertainty.
Sacrificed for what the lost Swiss airmen show value
The piece argues that early airmen’s deaths in perilous Atlantic flights were not wasteful sacrifices. It cites explorers like the Greenley Arctic expedition and insists such sacrifices prove humanity’s willingness to risk all, enriching future generations even when benefits are indirect.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northland
U. S. Army
Lost Swiss fliers remembered in heroic peril
Peril and pain reveal a higher human impulse beyond wild beasts, a drive to resist nature's force. Remembering the lost Swiss fliers highlights courage and sacrifice in the face of danger.
Fairness as Good Business at Rocky Mountain Mines
The Rocky Mountain Fuel Company reports wage reform in its coal mines raised daily earnings to 7.95 dollars in early 1929 while keeping production costs steady. Pit committees and mine superintendents resolved disputes, with only two appeals in eleven months. The president deems the humane policy a sound business strategy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rocky Mountain Fuel Company
Concern
The First Oil Well and a Changing Nation
Seventy years since the first producing oil well was drilled in Pennsylvania on the twenty-fifth of the month. The discovery sparked a motorized nation and an era of vast economic and social change. The author notes the profound impact of oil and suggests a tablet memorial for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pennsylvania
The Dangerous Weakling He Aided By The Revolver
Willie Doody was captured in Chicago after being wanted for violent crimes. He appeared as a timid juvenile in photos, but the revolver transformed him into a dangerous figure, challenging the view that fear drives violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Doody
Chicago
Broadway Chorus Tryouts and Oil Giants Push On
New York August 29. A neighborhood scene shows hopeful chorus girls awaiting selection on Broadway while outside a skyline rises with builders and riveters. Standard Oil of Indiana expands capital to absorb Pan American, signaling a global oil market struggle as British firms enter the American field.
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Standard Oil of
Indiana
Pan- American Petroleum
Great
British Oil Company
United States
Suggested sale of Labrador to profit brokers hinted
The piece argues brokers push bets on transactions while customers gamble. It suggests a hypothetical sale of Labrador to Canada for 110 million dollars, noting Britain’s empire limits and comparing to Seward’s Alaska purchase. It hints similar bargains nearby.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foundland
Labrador
Canada
British Empire
Seward
Alaska
Will Rogers urges respect through command and progress
In a Seattle Post-Intelligencer piece, Will Rogers critiques Sir Phillip Snowden and calls for stronger financial leverage against Germany. He contrasts civility with disease, noting measles and germs as dangers, while highlighting 1929 gains in airplane engine production and a push for larger engines and planes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Rogers
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Phillip Snowden
Chorea and its treatment from Dr Frank McCoy health column
Medical note explains chorea or dancing tremor its origins and childhood prevalence. It details symptoms, such as facial grimacing and jerky movements, and outlines management including fasting, milk diet, bowel care, and supportive osteopathic or chiropractic care.
Digestive trouble and ongoing nausea noted by HK
H K reports inability to digest food and constant nausea. The doctor diagnosed a wall bladder condition and prescribed medicine. He can manage with a dose before meals but cannot take the medicine for life, noting a lifelong change in his eating tolerance.
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Nature
H. K
Dornier’s Giant Plane Overshadows U S Aircraft
A German engineer and his three deck, twelve engine aircraft showcase engineering supremacy, while American aircraft lags behind with a stock exchange mindset. The nation that built the first airplane should build the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dornier
United States
Stock Exchange and Stock Company
Advice on stock tips and avoiding boiler room pitches
The piece warns readers that stock tips over the telephone are often aimed at fools. It counsels politely refusing hurried buy requests and hanging up to protect oneself from scams.
Historic Exposition Opens August in Dixons Year
Questions cover a wide range from the Canadian Exposition to the Haiti force name and the Edelweiss plant. Notable items include the fifty first annual exhibition opening August 25 and closing September 7, and details on the Estelle IV speed boat with 105 mph claim and triple Napier Lion engines.
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Haiti
Gendarmerie
Hait
Garde d
Betty Carstairs
United States
H. F
Manchuria investment and historic questions in 1900s trivia
Readers tackle inquiries on far east investment, Premier MacDonald birth, the One Hoss Shay origin, and a mid Atlantic seadrome plan. The quiz covers Manchuria funds, population, Ramsay MacDonald birthplace, the poem's inspiration, and a proposed floating airfield with anti wave design.
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Manchuria
MacDonald
P. L
James Ramsay MacDonald
Lossiemouth
Scotland
Hoss Shay
Holmes
Art Museum
Pittsfield
Mass
Delaware Bay
Midocean
Atlantic
Questions and Answers From Early 20th Century Public Health Notes
A compilation of brief Q and A items covers topics from death definitions in public health to walking speed and Atlantic air travel history. It cites June 27 1922 reports and facts about natural versus accidental deaths, a 3 mph average walk, 77 life terriers at Leavenworth as of May 26 1929, and 64 people who crossed the Atlantic by air before Lindbergh.
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Public Health Service
T. V
Leavenworth
H. A
Atlantic
Charles Lindbergh
Demonstrate Your Daily English Lesson Note
A daily study by W L Gordon defines common usage and pronunciation tips. Today the word demonstrate means to point make evident prove and is illustrated by the phrase to demonstrate my ability.
First Athens County school wagon to debut under consolidation plan
The initial school wagon under the consolidation system will start operation next month in the New Marshfield district of Athens County. East State Street paving should finish this fall if weather cooperates. Two brick cars have arrived and brick laying began today.
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Athens County
Marshfield
East State Street
Not Hard and Not Easy and Horizontal Jewels
Fragmented OCR style puzzle items list many garbled clues and partial definitions. Names and terms appear across varied letters and spacing, with phrases like River bottom Monoter and Kaots la fibege indicating corrupted content needing a concise record of the readable entry.
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Civil Service Commission
Congress
Mabel Willebrandt
Lincoln C. Andrey
Andrews Ree
Prohibition
Gilbert Swan Messenger
New York
Broadway
Ruth
Mary
Gertie
Sexna
Promelock
Arthur Brisbane
King Peatures Incorporated
Ing
Sam Jennings
Bronx Zoo
Frank McCoy
ST. Vitus
Fay
Frederic J
Dixos
W. L. Iworth
Alps
Pennsylvania Academy of the Pine Arts
Charles Willson Peale
Rembrandt Peale
D. C
Seattle
E. A
Dicky Pearce
Tim Murnane
Murnane
Baltimore Orioles
Russia
Moscow
People’s Commissars
Petrograd
New Russia
Department of War
Liverpool
London
W. L. Gordon
Athens
Eleanor Nada
Thurston
Howard Boho
George Lobo
Grosvenor Street
Charles Kircher
Buckeye Lake
Garnet Tucker
Nelsonville
Dirdella Woodworth
Smith Street
Roy Shirley
Relas
Mariettta
Washington County
Dante
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