Design Laws to Protect Women From Heavy Lifting
The piece surveys state efforts to regulate weights for women workers. California bans lifting 75 pounds or more. Ohio caps at 25 pounds. Pennsylvania 15 pounds for core room work. New York 25 pounds for cores. It argues lifting risk depends on technique and distance, not weight alone, citing New York data on 100 women with average 13 weeks of disability and $109 average compensation. It notes that harms span manufacturing, clerical, and service sectors, and that women’s health protection and equal pay remain central aims of reform.
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Washington
California
Ohio
Pennsylvania
New York
Bureau of Women In Industry
New York State
New York State Department of Labor
National War Labor Board
American Federation of Labor
Labor Group
Abbe Gabriel Proposes 744-Year Weather Cycle
Paris reports Abbe Gabriel told the Academy of Sciences a 744-year solar cycle governs weather, linking 186 and 372 year segments to extreme winters and heat. He cites 1917, 1544, 1895, 1879-80 as matched examples and predicts 186 years to repeat a severe 1740 Paris winter.
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Paris
Academy of Sciences
Abbe Gabriel
Gabriel
Abbe
Academy
Gabriel Hent
Western Front
Maine Buys Historic Forts for Public Parks
Maine has purchased eight coastal forts from the federal government for public parks. The forts, now state property, cost 19,479.50 including equipment and sites, with repairs and sea-wall strengthening needed. Governor Bax ter acted quickly when a private sale bill surfaced in December 1922. other states plan similar restorations at Fort Vancouver Harrod's fort and Fort Pike.
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Portland
Maine
Senate
Percival B. Baxter
Fort Vancouver
Washington
Harrod’s Fort
Kentucky
Fort Pike
Colorado
Kipehen Cabinet Tale Reflects Tact Over Talent
A 1925 Western Newspaper Union item notes Talent is nothing without tact. It states talent is serious and grave, yet stresses that tact is the essential complement, shaping respectability and perception in public life.
Historical Home Cookery Notes Menu Suggestions
A vintage style collection of recipes and kitchen guidance outlines steps for Potato Soup With Stock English Beef Soup Roast Pork With Cherry Sauce and Green Stuffing for Fowl. It includes storage tips for berries fruits and vegetables advising cool dark places and quick cooking to preserve quality while warning on nitrogen rich foods and meat storage methods.
Finds Long Legs Are a Handicap
A tall, angular Detroit News reader quips that evolution should bend legs downward to suit modern life. He recalls how long legs once let him see over crowds, but now they hinder at ball games, in his car, and on streetcars as society sits more.
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Detroit News
Admirers of Dickens True to His Memory Trail
At a Dickens memorial service in Caine after 55 years the novelist is said to be more alive than ever. Bertram Matz founder of the Dickens fellowship was eulogized for editing a Dickens magazine and answering letters from enthusiasts worldwide. A Philadelphia fan recently identified a crowded picture’s obscure corner sketch among Dickens characters.
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Trail Caine
Bertram Matz
Dickens Fellowship
Matz
Dickens
Philadelphia
Copperfield
Micawber
Pickwick
Lairey Gamp
Oliver Twist
U. S. Toy Trade Surges in 20 Years Value
U S Toy Trade Toys made in America for children of other countries last year were valued at more than $60,000,000, ten times that of twenty years ago.
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America
Not He Teacher- Now You Must Prove The Earth Is Round
A witty exchange shows a pupil challenging a teacher by asking why prove the earth is round when the student never claimed it. The reply highlights a paradoxical demand for demonstration of assumed facts.
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Malden
Mass
Petaluma Hatchery
Sonoma County
EARI
Bowen
York St
Vallejo
Calif
U. S
Toy Trade
Bellans
Bellans Hot Water Sure Relief
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