Plans to Improve the Postal Service and Budget Use
Postmaster General Burleson outlines emergency measures to bolster mail delivery. The plan adds about 1,000 clerks and 500 letter carriers, with $1,000,000 for temporary clerks and $500,000 for city carriers. Vacant postmasterships are being filled by civil service exams, and rural routes increased to serve 200,000 more homes. Back stamping ends to speed delivery, parcel post rules allow delivery with improper stamps, and Canada rate reforms reduce Sunday newspaper postage to 1 cent per pound.
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Washington
Burleson
Hitchcock
Congress
Canadian Postal Service
Canada
Department
What He Was Doing The Truth About Virtue
George Otis Smith tells a tale at a city school about asking the greatest virtue. A student answers the question with humor, saying the philanthropist is butting in when he gives his time to talk to the pupils.
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George Otis Smith
Geological Survey
Washington
Knowledge
Johnny Smith
Philadelphia Telegraph
On the Verge of a London Street Blaze
An elderly man helps a dazed witness recount a chaotic scene in London. A hansom cab driver sped away with a brougham and caused mayhem, crashing into a linen draper and a butcher’s cart, smashing a carriage panel and nearly causing a collision before stopping.
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London
Isself
London Daily Mail
Dew caused by the earth's daily spin joke
A northern English school and an examiner debate dew. A pupil claims the earth's axis turns daily causing perspiration and dew, prompting the examiner to end the proceedings.
Wording at Table Highlights Dress Cleanliness
A father corrects his ten year old for eating with fingers and soiling her dress. He points to Irene saying she stays neat. Irene replies she keeps her dress clean down at the bottom where she wipes her fingers.
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Irene
National Monthly
Had Husband Picked
Jeannette in her first year at school loves milk. Her mother says she will marry a farmer. The girl bets that Charles Robert will become a farmer when she grows up.
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Jeannette
Charles Robert
Indianapolis News
Best Preparation for Matrimony Question Surprises Bishop
A solemn Irish bishop asks a class of girls how to prepare for the sacrament of matrimony. A witty pupil answers with a daring line about courting, provoking a gentle pause and a quiet reaction from the audience as reported by the New York Journal.
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Ireland
New York Journal
Mrs Blitherton Calls Husband Often in Suspected Affair
A Chicago Record-Herald quip notes Mrs Blitherton calling her husband at least a dozen times daily, implying jealousy and a rumored affair. The exchange mocks gossip and marriage melodrama with a sharp punchline.
There’s One Queer Thing About This Crime
A Wisconsin State Journal item quotes a detective noting an unusual detail about a crime. The chief asks for the crime’s origin while the detective says the case did not appear to have begun in a saloon.
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Wisconsin State Journal
It Is 1:30 O Clock Mrs Gnngaway Scolds
In a comic exchange Mrs Gnngaway chastises for being late as she declares it 1 30 o clock. Her husband retorts he was detained at the office making statements. The judge remarks on the conversation in a light courtroom moment.
Debtor Contractor Questioned by Husband's Line
A brief New Orleans Times-Democrat quip recounts a contractor asked for his husband's business and line, with the reply contractor and debts.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Cynical Hibbs Gibbs on marriage differences
Quotation from the Boston Transcript notes how marriage shifts perceptions, with Hibbs and Gibbs remarking on the many differences marriage brings.
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Hibbs
Gibbs
Boston Transcript
Timeworn mores spark a mock primer on domestic life
A satirical verse by Dyron Williams in Judge mocks changing times and gender roles. It envisions a man becoming housekeeper and disliking chores while blaming a faulty wife and praising his mother’s wartime setup, ending with a grim plea for past comforts.
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Mag
Dyron Williams
When a man returns early he is accused of wrong
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt shows a wife pressing a husband about a late business contact. He evasively admits a telegram was destroyed and defends his integrity. The exchange highlights suspicion and a warning that wronging a man with a clear conscience leads to dangerous ground.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Milkman Faces Adulteration Charge in Country Court
A milkman near New York stands before the local court to answer charges of adulterating milk. The judge asks for his defense and the man offers a quip that the cow may have gotten wet from heavy rain the night before.
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New York
Harper’s Weekly
At a Pink Tea and Town Hospitality
A report from the St. Louis Republic describes a warm welcome in a small town as visitors meet Mrs Wilkins and the new minister's wife. The scene centers on friendly rivalry to show hospitality and make guests feel at home.
Not the Same. Bark Tells Trees Not Dogs
A Brooklyn Eagle excerpt notes a youthful professor explaining how to identify trees by bark and a woman marveling at the idea, asking if the same method could classify dogs, prompting playful dialogue about nature and observation.
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Brooklyn Eagle
Breaking His Promise Dramatic Plea from Pele Mele
A quoted line frames a tale of vow breaking and emotional strain as a cloud looms over a relationship. The speaker pleads that they keep faith with a motherly memory, highlighting conflict between desire and duty.
Lucky Survivor train tale sparks chilling exchange
In a vintage dialogue, Dora peacocks charm and a rowdy banter hints at a fatal crash. One of many eligible suitors rides along, while an exchange forecasts a deadly smashup and a sole survivor.
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Dora
Gymnastic Stunt at Barbour You Seems Warm
Waterman confirms frequent exercise and recalls a lively evening with twenty mutes dancing and swinging belles, described in a Michigal Gurgorle note.
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Waterman
Duml ‘Belles
Michigal Gurgorle
Tries to Get Away in Post Cartoon Quote
A Houston Post cartoon quotes a man describing his stubborn wife and a joke about how he would endure her outbursts, noting that she cries when they quarrel. The man adds a quip about a stubborn partner’s reaction to a disagreement.
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Houston Post
Milady's Mirror How to Keep Young
A reflective essay argues youth lies in mindset not age and urges keeping youthful ideals. It contrasts cynicism with buoyant spirit, urging ongoing hope, ambition, and openness to life to remain vital and interesting across years.
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Mars
Beauty Tips From A Bygone Column
Advice on skin care and health routines covers pore care with alcohol and cold cream, iodine for temporary relief, a hair tonic with castor oil bay rum and brandy, digestible meals for indigestion, and gentle facial cloth scrim. It promotes light breakfast and playful exercise as beneficial daily habits.
Electric Sleep Promises Quick Cure for Insomnia
A German doctor touts a device that uses a new electric current applied to the base of the brain. The patient sits and instantly falls asleep, remaining asleep until the current is switched off, then awakens refreshed and normal. Trials on rabbits and dogs reportedly show great success.
Eyebrows and Brush Care Across the Years
A note on eyebrow changes with age notes that growth may become shaggy or sparse. It suggests daily brushing with a soft toothbrush kept for the purpose could have preserved their bow shape indefinitely.
A Good Shampoo Ball Castle Soap Recipe
A fragment describes making a shampoo ball using castle soap shaved to powder about two heaping tablespoons and water with about two saltspoonfuls of washing soda.
Timely Hints for Farmers Dressing for Sheep Wounds
The Shepherd's Journal recommends a dressing for sheep wounds using turpentine Stockholm tar and salad or olive oil in a one to one to two ratio to cleanse, protect from flies, soften tar effects on wool, and aid maggot treatment after blowfly damage. Any dubbicating oil or ordinary fat can substitute for the oil component.
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Shepherd’s Journal
Stockholm
Feeding corn and bran for horse rations in summer
For horses a corn based ration is advised when teeth are poor. Feeding ear or shelled corn is best. crushed corn cob meal is costly and low value. A 1000 lb horse can eat about 10 lb corn and 3 lb bran daily, about 14 lb oats in effect, with oilmeal slightly adjusting the balance.
System for pig feeding to balance growth and maturity
The plan proposes a feeding system for breeding pigs that promotes rapid growth and early maturity while building frame and bone without excess fat. It emphasizes protein-rich feed over corn-based fattening to achieve healthier expansion of the animals.
Big and Little Horses Work Cost Comparison
The piece argues feeding a big horse costs little or no more than a small horse. It notes small animals that can only crawl become more costly than well fed, active animals capable of a full day's work.
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Eld
Testing Cows for Milk Production at Nebraska Station
The Nebraska experiment station tested dairy cows and found wide variation in milk yield and butter fat. One cow produced 12 959 pounds with 3.46 butter fat, another 1 791 pounds with 2.82 fat, and feed efficiency varied, yielding 4.17 dollars per dollar of feed for the first cow but only 55 cents for the second.
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Nebraska Experiment Station
Plant shade for summer chicken coops with sunflowers
If your chicken lot has no trees or shade plant something to shelter the birds from the sun. Sunflowers offer quick shade and provide the chicks with some good feed.
Dry Picking Geese Warned Against Before Killing
A notice warns against drying geese and ducks before killing as it inflames skin and harms sale. It states this practice damages quality and should not be done to save feathers.
Charcoal For Hens Advice From Local Poultry Notes
Charcoal is recommended as a preventive for disease in chickens and should be kept in liberal supply at all times. Hens will eat it without being mixed into their feed.
Lawyer Harriet Johnston Wood Seeks Children’s Court Judge Post
Mrs Harriet Johnston Wood a New York City lawyer seeks appointment as judge in the children s court She cites a clubwomen led movement for mandatory female judges in such courts She argues women bring innate understanding of children and unique experience The 1912 Court of Special Sessions report notes 13422 children faced juvenile delinquency cases most were boys and many girls aged fourteen to sixteen appeared before the court
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Harriet Johnston Wood
New York City
Th c Children’s Court
Court of Special Sessions
Horse Trot and Fish Walk Move Onto the Dance Scene
The horse trot and fish walk rise from Washington as the latest approved dances though waning in popularity. The horse trot shows a running eight count, facing partners, with coordinated eight count steps and balance. The fish walk features a sixteen count forward and back, sliding steps, and a toe dancing style with minimal upper body movement.
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Washington
Serial stories bound into books with neat cloth covers
A reader explains book binding as a good idea for serial stories. Skilled binders create beautiful volumes by binding stories with cloth covered pasteboard covers. An inexperienced person may cover pages with cloth and stitch two covers together with silk cords through holes punched near the back edges.
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Pele Mele
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