Confidence in Promotions in a Modern Office
A veteran executive explains that true confidence hinges on a manager's restraint in promising or elevating a specific employee. He cites a case where one promotion sparked a rival's father to intervene, harming morale. he argues leaders cannot single out workers. The piece ends urging young ambitious staff to trust their employer and wait for fair advancement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ieee
Bis
Meni
Kteelf
Te Immy
Resson
Smith
Work
Walt
Fly pads touted as top disease fighter in 1907
The New York American warns the common house fly as a major disease disseminator, worse than the mosquito. It promotes Wilson's Fly Pads as the most effective fly killer, claiming to kill many times more flies than rival products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Watering Flower Beds and Best Practices
Advice on soil type and watering: use no water if soil is good with frequent showers. daily watering recommended for sandy soil in dry weather. Geraniums prefer minimal watering. canvas and similar plants need rich soil and ample water. Coleus require little water. Emphasizes careful hose use, watering near the ground, and watering in the evening after sundown to reduce evaporation.
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Coleus
New England Thrift Mocked in Breakfast Anecdote
An anecdote from Appleton's describes a New England clergyman dining in a western town. A rough diner accuses him of going to races and balls, while the clergyman insists he is going to church. The tale jokes about New England Sabbath observance and thrift.
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New England
Charen
Appleton’s
Mrs Frank Stroebe Hearts Peruna Endorses Tonic
Mrs. Frank Stroebe of Appleton Wisconsin writes that after weeks of poor health and sleeplessness Peruna restored her strength and gave her new zest for life. She calls Peruna a tonic and strength builder without rival.
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Frank Stroebe
Appleton
Wis
Peruna
What the Telephone Girl Heard
A dialogue fragment centers on a telephone exchange where a caller asks if Henry can return home earlier. Mrs. Highmore is mentioned, and the conversation touches on dialect and articulation used by the listener.
Making the Best of It
A domestic scene shows a husband recalling a troublesome trial balance as his wife urges him to inform the manager for extra pay for overtime. The dialogue hints at workplace pressure and financial strain in a Boston setting.
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John
Boston
Woman Praises Lydia E Pinkham Cure in Letter from Quebec
A Quebec woman Mrs. J A Laliberte writes of six years of female weakness and related ailments. She claims Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured backaches headaches nervousness and bearing down pains. She urges other women to try the remedy and notes its thirty years of use and origin in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
J. A. Laliberte
Artillerie St
Quebec
Mrs. Pinkham
Sonal
Lynn
Mass
Recognizing Rabies in Dogs: Early Signs and Warnings
The piece notes common rabies myths and outlines real indicators in a dog. It cites changes in temperament, swallowing difficulty, and the telltale sticky white saliva around the teeth, eyes red and gleaming, and episodes of quick fury with brief lulls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caspar Whitney
Outing Magazine
Colorator promises to restore gray hair to original color
Gray Hair A Disease Colorator claims its preparation fully restores gray or faded hair to natural color. The ad offers confidential advice and lists the Colorator Corporation at 179 King Street West, Toronto.
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The
Colorator Corporation
King Street West
Toronto
Ventilating the Bedroom Advice from Dr Woods Hutchinson
Dr Woods Hutchinson in the American Magazine urges bedrooms be well ventilated with top-open windows to create a gentle cross breeze. He notes night air is as pure as day air and advocates a room temperature around 55 degrees Fahrenheit. He recommends light clothing, an elastic yet firm mattress, and a pillow height matching shoulder breadth to keep the neck and head horizontal or slightly raised.
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Woods Hutchinson
Florence Nightingale
Minard's Liniment Praised by Horse Owner
Digby N 8 reports his horse suffered eleven barb wire wounds last August. Three small cuts healed quickly, the others became foul. After trying various medicines a doctor advised Minard's Liniment, and in four weeks all sores healed with hair regrown. John R Holden testifies.
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Digby
Minard
John R. Holden
Perry Baker
Witty priest taunts millionaire over library friends
A visiting priest jokes with a self-made millionaire showing his sparsely used library. The millionaire claims the books are his best friends, and the priest quips that he’s glad the books aren’t being cut, in a brief Pick Me Up moment.
Philanthropists’ large gifts noted by Westminster Gazette
The Westminster Gazette lists Lord Mount Stephen and other elites giving major sums to hospitals and universities. Lord Mount Stephen donates £26,758 to Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and £7,000 a year in securities to King Edward's Hospital Fund. Strathcona gives £500,000 to Royal Victoria Hospital and £200,000 to a Montreal Women’s Institute. Currie gives £150,000 for university education in London and Edinburgh. Iveagh backs the Guinness Trust with £250,000. Herring adds £600,000 to the hospital Sunday fund. Wills pledges £100,000 for a Bristol and western England university endowment. Inverclyde leaves £300,000 to sailors. Ashton gives £100,000 to Lancaster.
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Lord Mount Stephen
Royal Infirmary
Aberdeen
King Edward's Hospital Fund
Lord Strathcona
Royal Victoria Hospital
Montreal
Donald Currie
London
Edinburgh
Lord Iveagh
Guinness Trust
Geo. Herring
Hospital Sunday
H. ©. Wills
Bristol
West
England
Lord Inverclyde
Lord Ashton
Lancaster
Westminster Gazette
Spelling Struggles A Boy's Wish From The Bohemian July
A juvenile voice laments spelling woes in The Bohemian Magazine July issue. The speaker pleads for a dictionary aid and mocks motherly help as he weighs how to spell words like nay and ny. He fantasizes becoming a savage to dodge spelling entirely.
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Bohemian Magazine
Man Trades Courage for Safety Hammerless Shotgun Purchase
A Detroit Journal reader recalls courting death on the battlefield and, after a mortifying moment, buys an absolutely safe hammerless shotgun to retreat to the woods alone for protection.
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Detroit Journal
Zam Buk Oakwoed Cure Claims Broad Health Benefits
A testimonial letter from AL Saville praises Yam Buk as a healthful soothing remedy. The note claims it cured a husband’s barber’s rash after two uses and healed a child’s arm after vaccination, and it touts several other cures. Distributed through druggists and stores at 50c per box or three for $1.25.
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Zaor Buk
AL Saville
Soo the Ancient Place Unites Frontier Past with Modern Travel
The Soo on Lake Superior blends frontier history with present day tourism. A summer visitor by grand passenger steamer observes Indians and half-breeds in traditional dress selling willow ware, canoe goods, and a street scene perfect for a Michig an town. Dog teams hitched to small buggies wait outside shops, illustrating a curious mix of past and present.
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Great Lakes
Soo
Lake Superior
Michigan
Outing Magazine
Study Them Dont Kill An Ode To Observing Life
A reflective passage urges observing animals rather than harming them. It contrasts humane curiosity with violence and imagines a summer day revealing hidden, intricate lives in woodlands. The prose invites tenderness toward all small, self reliant life.
Salada Tea Sealed Packets Preserve Native Flavor
Advert says Salada Tea keeps its native goodness when sealed in air free packets and warns against exposing tea to air or bulk storage.
Music Complaints Bite Back From A Patient Patron
A waiter presents a plate to an elderly countryman who gathers coins and remarks the music was pretty bad. The exchange ends with polite attention as the man thanks the server.
Fly Pad Pack Kills Large Fly Population
A single packet of Wilson Fly Pads effectively wipes out a large number of house flies, delivering dramatic pest control results. The report highlights the product's surprising efficiency in a short time.
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Wilson
Columbus discovers America with wary wife objection
A humorous note from the New York Sun features Columbus reporting the discovery of America. His wife protests the country, and the explorer contemplates a failed mission, his efforts thwarted by domestic opposition.
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Columbus
America
New York Sun
Sublime Admiration for a Cheap Antique Chair
In a humorous Bohemian quip from June, Mrs Howard Newcome praises a second-hand kitchen chair she believes to be a genuine antique. She extols its grand perspective and noble beauty, insisting it inspires awe as she views it from multiple angles.
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Acsin
Howard Newcome
Home cure offer for piles via absorption method
If you suffer from bleeding itching blind or protruding Piles send your address and I will tell you how to cure yourself with a new absorption treatment and will also send home treatment free for trial with references from your locality if requested Immediate relief and permanent care assured Write to day to Mrs M Summers Box P 8 Windsor Unt
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M. Summers
Windsor
Unt
Choice of Trees by Ligning in Thunder Storm Season
Dr A W Borthwick of the Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh reexamines tree lightning risk. He finds no tree immune and that beech, resinous, or oak trees show similar strike likelihood. Taller trees in a neighborhood are generally more liable to be struck.
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A. W. Borthwick
Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh
Borthwick
No dead flies after using Wil son’s Fly Pads as directed
A short notice asserts that no dead flies remain when Wil son’s Fly Pads are used as directed, indicating effective pest control.
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Wilson
Hidden Wisdom From a Southern Sage
A compact aphorism warns that charity cannot cover all sinners and that indifference lets the world move on. The speaker urges constant effort and involvement lest one wake to find the world has rolled past.
Wilson's Fly Pads Sold By Local Stores
All druggists grocers and general stores advertise Wilson's Fly Pads for sale.
Effie’s Sight On Chickens Scratching Footprints
On a country porch Effie notices chickens scratching around and then exclaims they are wiping their feet on the grass. The scene captures a child’s curious observation during a first farm visit.
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Effie
Harper’s Weekly
Sentence with SEL DOM asked by head mistress
A head mistress tests pupils in grammar and asks Juan to form a sentence with the word seldom. The boy replies with a triumphant but flawed sentence about his father owning five horses last week and seldom yesterday.
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Juan
Philippines
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Black Watch
Zam Buk
Oakwoed, Victoria
Mira
Chemists’ Co. of Canada, Limited
Southern Sage
Charity
Atlanta Constitution
Nature's
Bole Drug Co
Winnipeg
Man
Canada
Eddy
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