Equal chance for women clerks in civil service debate
Debates over women clerks in Washington offices reveal concern over job losses for female staff as official forecasts suggest a future with fewer women under civil service rules. Advocates argue women deserve equal pay for equal work, while others note shifts toward higher salaries and political appointments amid Treasury and Pension Office developments.
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Washington
Treasury Commission
Treasury Department
Civil Service
Mny
Purity Sermon by Rev A Parks at Bluff Spring Gampmeeting
Reverend A Parks preached on Matthew 5 8 about purity of heart and holiness at Bluff Spring Gampmeeting Gaines ville District. He warned sin twofold nature actual transgressions and inbred sin, noted conversion does not end temptations, and urged seekers to pursue holy living with prayer and altar calls intensifying church commitment.
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Bluff Spring
A Parks
Gainesville
Satan
Enterprising, Reliable House Secures Dr King’s New Discovery
J. W. Hightower advertises as an enterprising reliable house with a new agency for Dr King’s New Discovery for consumption. The firm guarantees cure for throat lungs and chest illnesses and invites customers to try a free trial bottle to demonstrate confidence and efficacy.
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J. W. Hightower
Dr. King
Farmers in Bullock county Georgia reveal rustic life
Dear Gazette recipient Perry writes from Mitt Ray Georgia Aug 22 1885 about Bullock county practices and farming. He contrasts local methods with Middle Georgia improved tools noting few two horse plows reapers and cultivators while describing crops prices and livestock. He recalls General Lee as a family forebear and cites population growth in the clan. The piece ends with a note on Cincinnati newspapers promoting pugilism and the Enquirer’s moral impact.
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Old Bullock
Bullock County
Georgia
Middle Georgia
Sea Island
Ogeechee
V C Marshburn to Submit Important Facts Next Week
Dry goods and notions retailer V C Marshburn announces it will file important facts next week. The notice signals forthcoming details on inventory and pricing strategy from the longtime local merchant.
Millville Fruit Jars Sold by J L Kennedy
Fresh note lists Millville Fruit Jars sold by J L Kennedy as best in market and announces a new lot of picnic Pickles arriving at Taylor's with mention that all smoke the Paradise at Taylors.
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Millville
J. L. Kennedy
Taylor’s
Legislature Keeps Local Bills Rolling in Night Session
Lawmakers remain in session to advance local measures with a nightly schedule. No adjournment talk. focus stays on clearing bills and handling pending business.
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House
Co operative Pleasure Excursions At New York Regatta
A Brooklyn Eagle Lounger column notes several cooperative sea excursions during the New York club regatta. Men pooled funds to hire a tugboat, luncheon, and champagne, with ladies aboard, at about $15 each per person. Shared outings reduce costs versus solo yacht ownership and can yield small profits or losses.
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Brooklyn Eagle
New York
New York Club
Jerome Park
Locust Plagues and Pestilence Through History
The London Standard notes locusts repeatedly cause havoc in wanderings, followed by pestilence worsened by decaying carcasses and sea-borne wastes. Historic records cite famine and massive deaths across North Africa and Venetian lands, with estimates of tens of thousands to hundreds of thousands slain by hunger linked to locusts.
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London Standard
North
Africa
Dime's Worth of Smoke In Yuma Uses Weed Smoke Cans
Mexican boys of Yuma sell mosquito repellent smoke in old tin cans. They burn a weed called hedipudia and offer to furnish enough smoke to drive mosquitoes away for 10 cents.
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San Francisco Alta
Yuma
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Thomaston
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Gordon Institut
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Gordon Institute
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D. C
Mesars Bayard
Garland
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