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Newspaper
Elgin Echo
Location
Elgin, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1913
Page
8
Colonel Goethals, chairman of the Panama Canal Commission, is quoted praising the contractor for steady effort and noting preferences for diligent workers. The dialogue contrasts labor dedication with casual clock watching and mentions a thermometer in St. Louis.
A brief dialogue shows a woman telling a man he has been unemployed long, and he recalls a dream of finding work shoveling at a particular place but chose not to go, fearing to take the chance. The exchange notes his misfortune and cautious attitude toward hope.
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