Elastic road trials and rural mail delivery warning
The report describes trials of an elastic road covering using tarred gravel, heated and rolled, with maintenance and cost details. It also notes the Post Office announcement that rural mail delivery may end in districts failing to keep roads in good condition and clear of snow.
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Richard Guenther
Frankfort
Zurich
Switzerland
Aeberll
Pittsburg
Post Office Department
Cesar Rapids
Taxation of bachelors and the census skew
An editorial argues against taxing single men and notes higher widow numbers in 1900. It cites British and French precedents, calls the idea of celibacy taxes absurd, and warns rulers to consider demographic facts from the Federal census showing 12,000,000 singles versus 1,182,293 widowers. It questions motives behind laws and hints at social bias in legislation.
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Great Britain
Ireland
France
Early 20th Century Global Notes on Industry and Labor
An assortment of snapshots covers baking, textiles, and resource outputs across Europe and Asia, noting outputs from Java coffee and Sumatran rivals to glove making in Grenoble and Paris. It surveys railway progress in London, estate sales in San Francisco, labor organization efforts in New York and Colorado, wage scales for Chinese laborers, and strikes or negotiations affecting workers from seamen to bricklayers. The piece threads a mosaic of economic activity, labor issues, and imperial trade pressures from 1700s icebound seas to modern factory floors.
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Charles T. Woodard
Maine Supreme
Bank of England
Java
Sumatra
Grenoble
France
Borde Kimberley
Thame
English
Carpenters’ Hall Non
Sacramento
Thento Labor Temple
Associatio
Chicago
Secere
Know Retail Drug Clerks
Soda D
Lumber Campas
National Brotherhood of Woods
Boldt County
Colo
Beers’ Union
Fort Collins
Rece
Sugar Trust
Seamen’s Union
Marine Firem
Great Lakes
Pting
Piledrivers
Dock Builders Land
Ohio
Cept
London dressmakers revive hour-glass figure trend
A Baltimore American quote panel notes London dressmakers pushing to revive the hour-glass silhouette for women, suggesting the move aims to restore demand and profit through fashion nostalgia and shaping trends. The exchange frames the question as a critique of profit motives in clothing design.
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London
Baltimore
Little Thinking Illustred Bits Scene with Borely and Cutting
A brief exchange shows Mr. Borely defending his views while Miss Cutting teases him for quietness. The dialogue is presented as a humorous illustrated bits segment reflecting social satire.
Widow Conversations and Drill Night In Cornell
A fragment shows a woman called Cornell Widow commentating on a regular drill night. A soldier teaches arming basics while the speaker murmurs interest and closeness, revealing informal social dynamics during a military context.
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A. G. Wise
St Helena
St. Helena
Waterloo and City Railway Company
Tube
London Anl Southwestern
San Bruno
Parkside
Colusa
Merced
Ambsen & Co
Bie
Cornell
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