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Newspaper
Golden Valley Chronicle
Location
Beach, North Dakota, United States of America
Date
Apr 24, 1908
Page
8
Mrs. J J Higgins, philanthropic hypnotic healer, runs a lengthy clinic at Calvary church in New York. Four hundred people crowded the doorway seeking treatment as she treats thirty six patients before exhaustion ends the session.
A Mexican cook is described as relieving the mistress of household worry by a method uncommon in the United States. The cook is paid a fixed daily allowance and performs duties that ease domestic strain.
A college professor recounts a gifted student who avoided a German deficiency by memorizing past exam questions and keywords. He studied all night, using reused prompts to assemble correct answers and pass his degree.
A major company distributes a 200 plus page illustrated text to all new hires. Every employee must study the entire volume and pass quizzes. ignorance risks dismissal. The firm spends about $2000 to publish the book.
The scene shows a two floor setup where admitted seekers wait in a bare rear room and a cozy front room with a coal fire where Mrs. Higgins meets patients. A man near delirium tremens laments liquor and past job losses while a wife supports him as they seek help.
Baron Kogoro Takahira is named successor to Viscount Aoki as Japanese ambassador extraordinary and plenipotentiary. He has long served in Washington in several roles and also as consul general in New York. Diplomats say his experience in Asia Europe and America suits him to advance mutual interests and smooth relations.
Washington correspondent profiles a culture of desk occupancy and side businesses in federal departments. It contrasts diligent shadowners with sundowners who crab the legit work, while Secretary Root proposes a five year term for student interpreters to attract top talent to diplomacy.
The London Pall Mall Gazette notes Gen. d'Amade's troops crossed 48 miles from Casablanca to Settat in 25 hours on rough camel-track roads. Infantry, marching at three miles an hour, would imply 16 hours of walking, yet they arrived fit to fight and won against Mulai Rachid’s mahalla. The routes from Casablanca and Rabat reach Settat, as French infantry prove exceptional endurance and record chasing is a valued tradition.
The article highlights Miss Margaret V. Kelly of the Treasury Department as a high earning government employee. Working in the mint bureau, her salary rose from 1600 to 2000 dollars a year due to the excellence of her performance illustrating women’s strong labor value in federal roles.
Mrs Nicholas Longworth continues to set Washington fashions in a gown of Alice blue broadcloth and a lynx toque with uncurled plumes tipped with gold and a white rose. She completes the outfit with a handsome set of lynx fur.
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