Navy paymaster general revamps bureau operations
Rear Admiral Samuel McGowan leads sweeping reforms in the Bureau of Supplies and Accounts in Washington. The paymaster general urges efficiency and unity, cutting clutter, standardizing furniture, and centralizing files as the Navy adopts modern methods.
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Bureau of Supplies and Accounts
United States Navy
Washington
Navy
Jack
Brooklyn
Charleston
Samuel McGowan
Mr. McGowan
Sammy McGowan
Admiral McGowan
Paymaster General
State, War and Navy Building
Pennsylvania Avenue
White House
Navy Annex
Bureau
McGowan
Navy Department
Naval
Hitle Nest
Pmpten
McGowan Reforms Cut Bureaucrat Letter Writing at Sea
The article credits Admiral McGowan with sharp limits on letter writing and a sweeping overhaul of Navy administration. It describes intrabureau orders, streamlined accounting, and a move toward mechanical, card based systems reducing books and labor. The result is lower costs, faster, more accurate operations and a spirit of efficiency in the force.
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Sam
Navy
Sammy McGowan
McGowan
Ines
FEW CHURCHES DIE THAT WAY Preacher Unlikely to Be Called Upon
In this Cleveland Intelligencer piece an ec is roused by a vow to kill a church over generous giving. The colored minister jokes that such churches do not die and vows to confront any church that has given too much to the Lord, even shouting from walls by moonlight.
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Jones
L.kep
Cleveland Intelligencer
Ring Returned After Football Rivalry Discord
A dramatic exchange centers on a football hero who is accused of cowardice after a game. The fair maid returns the engagement ring, declaring she can never marry a coward and accusing him of fleeing the crowd with the ball.
Reliable Remedy Restores Kidneys
For many years druggists have watched Swamp Root, Kilmer’s liver and bladder remedy, as a strengthening medicine. It has stood the test of years and is sold by all druggists on its merit. Send ten cents for a sample bottle to Br. & Co., Binghamton, N. Y., and mention this paper.
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Kilmer
Br. & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Beneficiary Accuses Twobble of Profit from War Stocks
A dialogue reveals Twobble, described as humane, now using war stock profits to construct a fine country home. The exchange frames wartime gains as morally controversial, contrasting ordinary circumstances with his current fortune.
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Twobble
Cuticura Complexions Soap and Ointment Ad
Promote natural purity and beauty of skin scalp hair and hands. Sample free by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
Quote on Reasoning and Conviction
A proverb notes that you cannot argue a person out of a belief they were not persuaded into. It frames conviction as resistant to logical persuasion.
The Charm of Motherhood Advertising Claim
A fragmented ad praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic for women to maintain normal health and stamina during trials and childbearing. The copy urges women to prepare and persist in using the product to support motherhood.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Beyond the Critical Stage
Reported remarks reveal concern over a male partner's condition described as critical and abusive. The dialogue features Mrs Growells and Mrs Howell in a domestic context reflecting confusion and social commentary about public life and ordinary town affairs.
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Howell
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