Fragmentary note on Paland labor laws and wages
By Frank Stillson, the piece notes Paland labor law quirks and a fixed weekly wage of 1.25 dollars. It mentions shopkeepers closing on certain weekdays and a casual remark about oysters growing on trees, reflecting a humorous or satirical tone.
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Frank Stillson
Zpaland
New Zealand Oddities and Postmaster Leaps to Fame
A vivid sketch of New Zealand life features postmasters as central utility figures, their marriages, and government services. It notes language quirks, railway and rural duties, sanatorium care, betting practices, and a portrait of honest hospitality among Kiwis, with playful contrasts to American norms.
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Seddon
England
New Zealand
Life Insurance Company
Post Office Savings Bank of New Zealand
Bighloses
Auckland
Wellington
Australia
London
Beelk Gut
DREN IN THE MINES and Blueberry Harvest in Maine
A feature contrasts child labor in coal breakers in anthracite with Maine blueberry harvests. A 13 year old breaker worker describes brutal shifts, injuries, low pay, and lack of schooling. Separately, Maine’s blueberry crop expands with heavy yields, canning capacity rising and fields burned annually to renew growth, as families follow harvests across the state.
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Siit
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Washington County
Hancock County
New York Tribune
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