Jobs vs Positions New Antiques Taps for Evil Spirits
A 1938 comparison shows a Harlem dancehall manager earning more than Pennsylvania's governor, a private yacht captain earning more than the Queen Mary master, and a Midwestern musicians union president earning more than President Roosevelt.
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Roosevelt
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Import Antiques Fakes Dominate For Years
For years a large share of antiques imported into the country have been fake. Experts note that at least three quarters of items marketed as antiques were not genuine, prompting calls for tighter authentication and scrutiny at ports of entry.
Europeans Employed In Detroit Plant Outshine European War Era
A Detroit industrial plant now employs more Europeans than all American workers in European industrial plants before World War II. The comparison highlights the plant’s large European workforce amid wartime disruption.
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Detroit
Europe
First National Bank of New York City Holds Few Depositors
The First National Bank of New York City serves mainly large accounts, resulting in a smaller base of depositors than stockholders.
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First National Bank of
New York City
Three volleys at military funerals origin explained
The three volleys fired at military funerals were meant to frighten away evil spirits and keep them from entering mourners’ hearts as a comrade is buried, Collier’s notes.
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Collier’s
Origin of department stores in America traced to Macy era
The piece notes the department store as an evolution of the village general store with Macy as the likely first in America. It cites Rowland H. Macy opening at 204 Sixth Avenue in New York in 1858 and describes how his shop expanded from fancy goods to hats dress goods jewelry and other departments. It adds Wanamaker's Philadelphia 1861 and Marshall Field & Co Chicago 1881.
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America
Rowland H. Macy
Sixth Avenue
New York City
Macy
Wanamaker'’s
Philadelphia
Marshall Field & Co
Chicago
Norwood Confronts Bribe Rumors Amid Palace Intrigue
In a tense scene at Norwood's camp, O Leary delivers dubious palace gossip about the Maharajah’s danger and a potential debt bond. Elsewhere Rundhia allies with the Resident to accuse Norwood of taking diamonds, while Lynn questions her role and writes to Norwood seeking clarity.
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Moses Lafayette O’leary
Norwood
Stoddart
O'Leary
Rundhia
O’ Leary
O’leary
Lynn
Maharanee
Maharanre
I Diamonds
Bomie
Captain Norwood
Theesident
Tiny Least Weasel Described As Fierce Predator
The least weasel, six inches long and about a third of a pound, is praised for ferocity and pest control. It ranges across North America from Alaska to Pennsylvania and has Old World races, with a grass lined nest, four to six young per litter.
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Alaska
Hudson Bay
Montana
Minnesota
Indiana
Pennsylvania
Centenarians in Jugoslavia Chase Methuselah Record
Readable fragments show Jugoslavian centenarians convinced Methuselah lived on cheese as they aim to set a record-keeping pace, citing a culture of longevity and dietary lore.
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Methuselah
Jugoslavia
Household Questions and Practical Home Tips
Odors in bottles are removed by rinsing with cold water and a pinch of dry mustard. Broken glass is picked up safely with moistened absorbent cotton. Do not twist or strain the electric iron cord. Philodendron makes a fast growing, attractive mantel plant and can be grown in earth or water. For a new rubber hot water bottle add glycerine to the filling to keep the rubber soft. Milk and egg white mix freshens leather bindings. Pork roast tops with applesauce brown sugar and cinnamon for a crusty finish.
Dr. Pierce Pleasant Pellets Advertisement
Sugar coated laxative pellets advertised as effective and kid friendly. Claims to ease discomfort and encourage purchase with a direct call to buy now.
Experience and Memory Define Wisdom and Memory
A concise meditation states that experience is the father of wisdom while memory acts as the mother, framing learning and recollection as intertwined forces shaping understanding. The aphorism emphasizes how lived events and recalled facts together form judgment.
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