Payroll System On The Panama Canal Is Described
The article outlines the canal payroll where Edward Williams and a large staff issue monthly wages. Workers receive brass ID checks. pay is by the hour with foreman time kept, then certified by the disbursing office. Gold employees are paid in gold coin in Panama, while silver employees receive Panama silver. Paydays are the 12th to 14th.
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Panama Canal
C.er
Leslia
Edward” J. Williams
Canal Commission
William M. Wood
United States
New York
Panama
Bank Exchange
Perfect health restored by Drs Walsh Davenport
A 50 year old man from Cordova Illinois credits the Davenport physicians at 124 West Third Street with a fourteen year recovery from catarrh nervous breakdown and back pain. He reports improved energy sleep appetite and kidney function after months of treatment with reasonable charges.
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Drs. Walsh
Davenport
West Third Street
Charles D. Quick
Cordova
Walsh
St. Anthony’s Hospital
Towa
County Court Petitions Report Private Sales and Probate
The court grants sale of personal property in Carlson estate and issues probate petitions. Hearings set for September 10 and 16 on wills and administration for several estates including Garland Long Kewish Phillips Antes Johnson and Johnson. Appraisers warranted for Frances Johnson estate and administrators named for others.
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L. E. Telleen
Arthur S. Carlson
Toh
Irvey R. Kewish
John T. Kewish
Henry I. Phillips
Eliza_I.Phillips
Clark
Helen J Antes
Frances Johnson
Frank W. Johnson
Dyer Ford
Peck
Lloyd Lindquist
Cheer of the Old Home Reflects on Family Happiness
Frank W. Gunsaulus argues that true cheer comes from the old home and family joy. He laments modern life’s rush and lacks warmth, saying a laughing child is better off than being clothed yet cold. He praises wholesome family moments and urges preserving Good Cheer.
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Frank W. Gunsaulus
Cats Proposed as Source of Infantile Paralysis in Springfield
Springfield Massachusetts board of health suspects common house cats as the main source of infantile paralysis. Several cats were sent to Boston for observation and dissection while officials notified a state health representative. The disease has disrupted school openings and prompted concern as cases rise again this summer. A prior death followed a kitten scratch, but linkage was not made then.
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Springfield
Mass
Massachusetts
London Fog Costs Taxpayers Vast Sums
London taxpayers bear an estimated $600000 yearly burden from fog. A single gas company supplies gas valued at $15000 beyond normal on foggy days. Traffic suspensions during foggy spells add further costs.
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London
Rousseau and the New Etiquette of Love
The Atlantic Monthly discusses how Rousseau transformed the etiquette of love from refined social mating to unbridled passion. Saint Preux at Mellifere showcases how restraint gave way to intense feeling and bold action, influencing Mirabeau and later writers.
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Rousseau
Saint- Preux
Mellifere
Mirabeau
Julie Danvers
Atlantic Monthly
Males of Militia Age in 1910 and Population Shifts
The 1910 census lists 47 3 68 million males aged 18 to 44 in the United States, up 26.5 percent from 1900. The 21.3 percent of the total population were militia ages in 1900, rising to 22.3 percent in 1910 due to immigration and migration patterns across regions.
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United States
Rocky Mountain
Pacific Coast
Rock Tsi
Argus
Lincoln as a Traveler Route Marked by Illinois Officials
The Illinois legislature and State Historical Society plan to mark Lincoln family travels from Indiana to Illinois in 1830. The route passed Vincennes Lawrenceville Paris and Shelbyville to Decatur with Lincoln age 21. The piece notes Lincoln’s limited broader travel compared with later presidents.
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Lincoln
Indiana
Illinois
State Historical Society
Wabash River
Vincennes
Lawrenceville
Paris
Shelbyville
Decatur
Abraham Lincoln
New York World
Prairies
Middle West
Mississippi
New Orleans
Virginia
Gettysburg
New England
New York
South
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