Postal Service Plans to Meet Emergency with Reforms
Postmaster General Burleson outlines measures to improve efficiency including 1000 clerks and 500 carriers added, emergency funds totaling 1.6 million for temporary hires, and 205 new rural routes. Vacancies at presidential and fourth class postmasterships are being filled, with field officers studying conditions to standardize methods nationwide.
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Washington
Burleson
Hitchcock
Congress
Canadian Postal Service
Canada
What He Was Doing Lesson From a City School Joke
George Otis Smith told a tale about a philanthropic visit to a poor city school. When asked for the greatest virtue a pupil replied with humor, then Johnny Smith shouted that the visitor was buttin in. The anecdote appeared in the Philadelphia Telegraph.
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George Otis Smith
Geological Survey
Washington
Knowledge
Johnny Smith
Johnny
Philadelphia Telegraph
London Street Scene Ends With Shattered Brougham
An elderly man helps a dazed witness recount a chaotic chase through a London street. A gentleman’s “ass” drives off with a brougham causing numerous collisions, smashing a linen shop panel and overturning a phaeton, narrowly avoiding a worse accident.
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London
Isself
London Daily Mail
Dew credited to earth’s axis by pupil
An examiner at a northern English school asked the cause of dew. After failing to answer, a pupil claimed the earth turns on its axis daily, causing perspiration and dew. The examiner ended the proceedings with that answer.
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England
Continent
Child’s dress mishap sparks finger wiping joke
At dinner a father rebukes a ten year old for finger eating while she soils her dress. He points to Irene claiming she keeps her dress clean, but Irene quips she wipes her fingers at the bottom of her dress, not the top. This humorous exchange appears in National Monthly.
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Irene
National Monthly
Little Girl Sees Farm Future After Milk Fun
Jeannette in her first year at school loves milk. She replies that if she likes milk so well she will marry a farmer, naming Charles Robert as the future farmer. This playful remark comes from an Indianapolis News item.
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Jeannette
Charles Robert
Indianapolis News
Solemn Irish Bishop Seeks Matrimony Prep
A bishop in Ireland questions a class of girls on matrimony and a devout reply from a girl says courtin is best. The New York Journal notes the moment as a humorous and awe inspiring exchange during a religious lesson.
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Ireland
New York Journal
Perhaps and Perhaps in Chicago Record-Herald
A lighthearted quip about Mrs Blitherton calling her husband up to a dozen times daily. The exchange hints at norms of affectionate suspicion and curious marital behavior in humorous social commentary.
Mystery in Wisconsin Crime Defies Saloon Theory
AWisconsin State Journal quotes a detective noting the crime’s singular queer aspect and the police chief’s question about its origin. Investigators state the act had no saloon inception, leaving the case puzzling with few leads and questions for authorities.
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Wisconsi State Journal
Detained at Office Delays Return Home
Mrs Gnngaway snaps at her husband about being kept at the office to prepare statements. The judge remarks that this is one of the statements delaying their arrival at home.
Contractor Debts Theme in Marriage Jibe Across Papers
A brief quip compares a husband’s “business” as a contractor and his line as debts, noting sharp contrasts echoed by Hibbs and Gibbs at New Orleans Times-Democrat and Boston Transcript, reflecting satire on marriage.
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New Orleans Times-Democrat
Hibbs
Gibbs
Boston Transcript
When Man Becomes Housekeeper in Judge Essay
Lyron Williams in Judge contemplates gender role shifts and domestic puzzles as men, once housekeepers, might reverse duties. The satire mentions cooking sweetbreads, sweet potatoes, rice, and dumplings, and a mother rushing for money while the man returns to farmstead comforts.
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Lyron Williams
When a Man Keeps Quiet He Faces Dangerous Ground
A Chicago Record-Herald excerpt presents a wife accusing her husband of secrecy and a man returning home early to avoid a confrontation. The husband asserts his innocence, noting the telegraph about a business delay was destroyed. The dialogue centers on trust and the consequences of suspicion.
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Chicago
Ilerald
Milkman Faces Court Over Adulterated Milk Charge
A milkman near New York stands before the local court on a charge of selling adulterated milk. The judge asks for an answer and the milkman responds that a heavy rain the night before may have caused the cow to get wet, offering it as his explanation.
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New York
Harper’s Weekly
At a Pink Tea
A brief social scene reports guests at a Pink Tea where the newcomer, Mrs. Wilkins, is treated warmly. The dialogue reveals the community’s eagerness to welcome the new minister’s wife and the host’s effort to outdo others in hospitality.
Not the Same. Woodland stroll prompts bark tree lesson
A youthful professor explains tree bark can identify species while a woman asks if dogs can be told apart similarly. The Brooklyn Eagle notes the exchange with curious charm as they stroll in the woods.
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Eagle
Breaking His Promise
A quoted line from Dele Mele claims a vow to keep a mother safe from trouble. The fragment suggests a theme of broken assurance and protective duty amid looming clouds of doubt.
Lucky Survivor. Dora Pence Sparks Train of Suitors
The exchange suggests Dora Pence attracts many eligible men in her circle. Dick predicts a future crash on the train with only one survivor, then changes his mind.
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Dora
Gymnastic Stunt And the Barbour Dance Night
The Gargoyle notes a lively dance scene with gymnastic stunt routines. Waterman confirms they were active, describing the twent t the mutes' dance and a crowd swinging bells around all evening.
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Waterman
Michigai Gargoyle
Tries to Get Away
A Houston Post fragment reports a domestic dispute with a wife crying and the husband remarking on his own temperament. The brief dialogue notes tears and a difficult relationship as the couple contends with their squabble.
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Houston Post
Milady's Mirror on Keeping Youth and Vision
Advice from Milady's Mirror urging a youthful mindset through optimism, curiosity, and forward-looking ambition. It argues youth is a state of mind, not age, and warns against cynicism toward others’ ambitions or rigid life patterns. Encourages continuing personal growth, imagination, and engaging with the world to remain vital.
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Mars
homemade health tips and hygiene advice column
A practical guide lists skin care tips such as alcohol to contract pores and iodine for temporary relief, plus a hair tonic recipe with castor oil bay rum and brandy. It also suggests light breakfasts for indigestion, easy digest eggs with cream, and recommends Scrim cloth for face care. It promotes enjoyable exercise like golf or archery and notes disciplined routines.
Electric sleep touted as insomnia cure by German doctor
A German doctor claims a new electric current applied to the base of the brain can instantly induce sleep and end when switched off, leaving the patient refreshed. He reports successful experiments on rabbits and dogs and envisions a portable treatment for insomnia.
Eyebrows and grooming advice from a bygone era
The note suggests eyebrows tend to grow shaggy or sparse with age. It claims daily brushing with a soft toothbrush kept for the purpose could have preserved their bow shape indefinitely.
A Good Shampoo Preparation Note
A historic recipe describes making a good shampoo by mixing boll castite soap shaved to powder with water and adding two saltspoonfuls of washing soda. The method yields a light lather for cleansing hair.
Timely Hints for Sheep Wound Dressings
Shepherd's Journal recommends a dressing for clean cuts using one part turpentine, one part Stockholm tar, and two parts salad or olive oil. Turpentine cleanses and deters flies, tar heals but smells and sticks to wool, oil softens tar and protects wool. The same mix also treats maggot wounds and aftercare.
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Shepherd's Journal
Stockholm
Feeding Corn to Horses for Better Nourishment
The article advises feeding corn to horses mainly when they have poor teeth. Ear or shelled corn is preferred over crushed cob meal due to digestion costs and low cob value. A mix of corn, bran and a little oilmeal forms a good summer ration, with ten pounds of corn and three of bran per day for a 1000 pound horse equating to fourteen pounds of oats, slightly higher carbs and lower protein.
System for Feeding Pigs Aims Rapid Growth and Early Maturity
Proposes a feeding system for breeding pigs focused on fast growth and early maturity. Emphasizes protein-rich diet over corn fattening, aiming to develop frame and bone while avoiding excessive fat.
Big and Little Horses
A compact note argues feeding costs are similar for big and little horses and that well fed, lively mature horses perform better, making them more economical than undersized, poorer animals that struggle to work.
Testing Cows For Milk Production At Nebraska Station
At the Nebraska experiment station cows in the dairy herd were tested revealing wide variation in milk output and butter fat. One cow produced 12 959 pounds of milk with 3 446 butter fat while another yielded 1 74 pounds with 2 82 butter fat. Financial return varied. the first cow returned 4 17 dollars per dollar of feed, the other only 55 cents.
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Nebraska Experiment Station
Plant shade for chicken coop with sunflowers as quick cover
When the chicken dot lacks trees or shade in the area, plant shelter to protect birds from summer sun. Sunflowers offer immediate shade and provide the chicks with beneficial feed.
Dry picking geese harms skin and sale value
The article warns against dry picking geese and ducks before killing to save feathers. It notes this practice fattens the skin and greatly hurts the birds' sale value.
Charcoal Advice For Hens And Poultry Health
Charcoal is recommended as a preventive for diseases in chickens and should be kept before them at all times. The hens will eat it on its own without being mixed into their feed.
Woman Lawyer Seeks Judge Seat for Children Court
New York lawyer Mrs Harriet Johnston Wood calls for mandatory female judges in children courts. In an interview she argues women better understand child welfare and cites the 1912 Court of Special Sessions report noting 13 422 juvenile cases, mostly boys, with many girls aged fourteen to sixteen appearing in that period.
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Harriet Johnston Wood
New York City
Th c Children’s Court
Court of Special Sessions
Dance Daze Endures as Horse Trot and Fish Walk Rise
The nation shifts from the tango and turkey trot to the horse trot and fish walk. Originating in Washington, the horse trot features paired forward and backward steps with a right shoulder look, while the fish walk relies on a skipping start and side steps. Both are fast two four tempo dances aimed at youth and stressing healthful vitality.
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Washington
A Practical Guide to Binding Serial Story Pages
The text describes two methods for binding serials into books. A skilled binder creates covers from cloth over pasteboard with neat edges, while a less experienced person makes simple covers, folding cloth over edges. Holes punched near the back edges allow stitching with silk cords to secure the pages together.
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