Postal service employs more people than any other government
The Post Office Department chief clerk reports 267 502 workers under the Postmaster General, with 60 486 postmasters and 80 001 rural carriers among others. Including substitutes and third and fourth class clerks the total rises beyond 300,000. Salaries total about 16 million yearly.
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The
United Tea
Postoffice Department
Nd-Navy
Star
Ieattway
Railway
Plorka
Clarks
Cleve Ghanee
An Old Man's Tribute to Doan's Kidney Pills
Sidney Justus of Men tor Ohio, 78, credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing a ten year kidney trouble marked by back pain, rheumatic symptoms, dropsical swelling, and painful urination. He reports relief after one box and permanent cure after three, and notes the free trial offer and Buffalo distributor Voster Moburn Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Doan
Sidney Justus
Mentor
Voster Moburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
First England Photograph Taken by Daguerre
Lori Avebury, a London banker, described as a little boy, became the first English subject photographed as Daguerre himself took the image while explaining the new method to Avebury’s father.
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Lori Avebury
London
England
Daguerre
Avebury
Wisconsin Central Railway offers land prospect booklets
Northern Wisconsin offers the finest opportunities for farmers settlers and manufacturers. Maps and illustrated booklets issued by the Wisconsin Central Railway giving valuable information can be obtained by writing W. E. Killen Land and Industrial Commissioner or Jas G Pond A B Wis Con Ry Milwaukee 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Wisconsin Central By
W. E. Killen
Land & Induationl
Pond
Wis
Con
Milwaukee
Kerwin and Deacon Goodwin Mentioned in Odd Exchange
In a spirited conversation Parker recalls Kerwin shouting a hymn last Sunday morning. Kerwin admits seeing Kerwin in a drugstore buying cough syrup the following day. A side note mentions Mrs Green’s growing list of names and a Mrs White remark about Mes.
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Kather
Kerwin
Deacon Goodwin
Parker
Jt Kerwin
Allen's Foot Honey powder and Woot-Kaxe shoe aid
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot Honey a powder to rest the foot curea chil- niging corns bunions swollen sore calluses aching sweating feet and growing nails. Allen's Woot-Kaxe makes new or soft shoe easy. At all druggists and shoe stores. 25 cents. Accept no substitute. Allen S. Olsted Le Ray, N.Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Sane PLC
Allen S
le Ray
Expected Acquisitions and Oldest Families Claim
A Washington Star excerpt jokes about social climbing as Mrs. Gumrex envisions aligning with oldest families after marrying off the girls. The round of dated notes mentions Piso’s Cure for Consumption, a snake bite instrument debate in India, and a Cigarette promotion from Lewis’ Factory in Peoria Illinois.
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Superessions
Gumrex
Washington Star
Piso
Oscar ‘Tripp
Big Hock
Capt. Leonard
Indian Medical Star
India
Fragmentary dialogue scene with Egyptologist request
A garbled passage portrays a chaotic exchange where a host begs for a spirit to be awakened and asks Prof. Drchories, an Egyptologist, to reveal Cheops. The scene notes a response by Modtun and Prof. Driebonés, with a mention of Jum and a failed meeting due to a grip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Drchories
Egyptologiat
Cheops
Modtun
Driebonés
Jum
Patent Cure Ad Makes Bold Claims for Catarrh
One Hundred Dollars Reward offered for a cure of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Statements from Ed Cheney and local druggists claim reliability and honesty. A testimonial note says the remedy is taken internally and acts on the blood and mucous membranes. Pills are endorsed as best by Halle.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Propa
Toledo
Cheney
Tinan Py Pole
West
Briax
Maldiog
Jonann & Marvin
The Hight Man and The She Man I Marry
Fragmentary lines reveal a dramatic exchange about fitting a marriage ideal. A speaker kneels, declares a love matching a celestial standard, and references another man who has claimed her. The text remains unclear but centers on romantic competition and reverence.
Laxative Brand Claims Refund Over Uncured Cold
An ad claims to cure a cold in one day using Laxative Bromo Quinine with Grove's signature on every box. It promises money back if the remedy fails to cure. The text also references early musical notes from 1338 and 1502 as part of a broader, mixed historical insert.
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Grove
She
Brewster
New York
Medhguies
Ovary
Fifteen Years of Torture Cured in a Week by Cutiera
An Allegheny reader claims relief after a week using Cutiera Soap and Cutiera Ointment. The letter chronicles fifteen years of scalp and body sores and describes dramatic improvement following the products, with the signer asserting a complete cure after three days of treatment.
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Thelend
Nf. B. Mankiln
Washington St
Allegheny, Pa
Responsibility and power walk hand in hand in law
A compact note links responsibility with authority, asserting that duty accompanies power in governance and leadership. It emphasizes accountability across institutions and the need for ethical stewardship in public service.
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J. G. Holand
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Panama Canal
San Francisco
Yokohama
Sydney
Panama
Hong Kong
Suez
Department of Agriculture
Middle West
Moore
Wiley
Bureau of Chemistry
Washington
United States
Congress
Tikton
Utah
North Atlantic
United States Navy
Kearsarge
Alabma
T Nets
Massachusetts
Maine
Lowa
Misgonel
Grover Cleveland
Fogancalt
Taurean of
Phint
Front American
Scotland
Mes
White
Lewis
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
America
Uer
Phardonkt
Falr
Montgomery Ward & Co
Chicago
Wal Aurotat
Addrai Sears, Roebugk & CO
Jacobs Oil
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