Gloucester the fishing hub of New England
Gloucester, a New England town 31 miles from Boston, thrives as the nation’s fishing center with cod and mackerel markets, shipyards, and related trades. The harbor handles ships of all sizes while crews on sloops and schooners chase daily catches and processing on wharves turns fish into market ready products.
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Gloucester
Mays
G. T
Atlantic
United States
New England
Boston
Annisquam
Bay View
East Gloucester
Freshwater Grove
Lanesville
Magno-la
Riverdale
Weat
Massausetts
England
Longfellow
Brussels
The Boy Writer Reflects on The Horse And The Boy
An excerpt contrasts a boy drafting about The Horse with musings on youth, merit, and fate. It cites Edwin Markham and paraphrases The Man with the Hoe while praising a boy's vitality, innocence, and unburdened future as he swims, skates, and explores.
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Edwin Markham
Large Share Engaged in Sub Clerical Work District
The report shows a high share of workers in sub clerical roles within the district with an average annual salary of 837 dollars. It highlights job composition and earnings patterns affecting local labor markets.
Washington hires reshaping: women in civil service rise
The article analyzes civil service data showing 185,874 nationwide positions with 172,053 men and 13,821 women. It notes Washington has a 3 to 10 female to male ratio, higher average ages and salaries, and discusses wage tiers and age distribution for women. It adds commentary on Turks in Washington and a Capitol statue proposal.
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Washington
District of Columbia
Department of Commerce and Labor
Fathmian Canal Commission
Capitol
Congress
Greenough
Plaza
Smithsonian Institution
McCall
House
J. Q. A. Ward
Custom House
New York
Time Ball's Loss Delights Washington Jewelers
A Washington jeweler notes that halting the time ball at the state, war and navy building would cost him hundreds yearly, as daily noon drops draw countless watch owners to rely on the ball to set their time. The habit then drives more frequent repairs and purchases.
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War
Washington
Poems and Notes from a Victorian Page
A compilation of quips, poems, and brief anecdotes from a small town paper. It covers a husband editor’s church outing theft, Sunday fishing satire, reflections on contentment and country life, a sea of verse on autumn and happiness, and a child’s prayer interrupted by a comic mishearing of angels.
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RTS
Henning
J. S. Kirtley
D.D
Pre
Fate
Fortune
National Capital
Constantinople
Bazara
Mavroyeni Bey
Mavroyeni
Ali Ferrough Hey
Ali Ferrough
Mehmed Ali Bey
Izzet Pasha
Gultan
Hall Caine
John Kendrick
Ohio
Missouri
Ennui
New Jersey
Tes
Maromal
Hennessey
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