Accidents Cost U S 800 Million in Losses
Washington reports a monumental toll from industrial accidents. The piece cites Wisconsin paying 10 million in five years and estimates a national annual loss near 800 million, attributing higher risk to inexperience, illiteracy, night shifts, and lack of safety devices. It notes compensation insurance aiding decline and stresses education over mere devices.
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Washington, D. C
Wisconsin
Norman den
Workmen's Compensation Board of Ontario
Tle
Woman stands by husband amid murder charge in Dolge case
Mrs Helen Leonard aged nineteen, wife of John Leonard, remains a daily visitor at Bronx county hall. She declares her husband innocent while he is confined, awaiting legal action on a murder charge connected to Edward F H Dolge’s death.
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Helen Leonard
John Leonard
New York
Edward FH. Dolge
Bronx County Hall
Prison shoe factory planned at Leavenworth
U S prisoners are to make shoes at Leavenworth with a proposed production capacity of 2,500 to 8,000 pairs. The project includes plans for providing brooms brushes and mops to all government departments and would operate within a year to 18 months pending appropriations of 200000 for plans and 250000 for a revolving fund. Congress recently authorized prison labor for shoe manufacture and required army navy purchases.
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U. S
Army
Navy
Industry Fatalities Spark Urgent Safety Push
A historical report notes steel firms cut accidents by 80 percent since 1906 but warns that iron and steel, fisheries, navigation and building industries still face high death rates. It cites 33 deaths per 10 000 in the con technique sector and one fatality per 1 000 000 tons of con produced, with jobsite hazards like fragile scaffolds, unsafe ladders, and unprotected overhead cables.
Retiring Water Carts Mark Brownsville’s Old-World Tricks
Brownsville has 18 remain in commission of hundreds of burro drawn water carts once serving the city. The relics of the days when the lower border country was part of Mexico are being discarded as Brownsville modernizes. The carts and water barrels fade from use amid the city’s awakening into progress and speed for citizens.
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Brownsville
San Benito
Tex
Mexican Republic
Teacher Uses Flag as Rug Resigns in Watertown
Pierrepont Manor school principal GB Harris resigned after placing the American flag on the floor for students to walk on to teach respect. Trustee M W Phillips demanded action and the county American Legion requested an apology, which Harris gave before stepping down.
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Rug
Watertown
N. Y
H. GB. Harris
Pierrepont Manor School
M. W. Phillips
County American Legion
Harels
Iowa State News Highlights Local Projects and Events
Plans for a $30,000 Marengo community hall and a $70,000 central heating scheme in Sheldon are noted, alongside bids for a Shenandoah Liberty Memorial and a new Linn county courthouse. Other items include a university address by Australia’s former PM, a Newton memorial gift, a Greek business club in Sioux City, farm sales, school votes, and expansion of Catholic high schools.
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Iowa
Marengo
Shenandoah
Albia
Ransom Elder
Fairfield
Hughes
Australia
Iowa City
Carroll Government
F. L. Maytag
Presbyterian Church of
Newton
Sheldon
Monmouth
George Tabor
F. J. Grumenacher
Council Bluffs
Wyoming
Linn County
Webster Club
Sioux City
Daniel Webster
Samuel Hichmeter
Charles City
Wagner
Nevada
United Mine Workers of Iowa
Des Moines
Tama
Toledo
Engineering Extension Department
Towa State College
Madrid
United States Department of Labor
Cedar Rapids
Cascade
Lansing
Daukon
Cresco
New Hampton
Mason City
Waterloo
Palo Alto
Hammelsburg
Graettinger
le Mars
Mahaska County
Good Roads Committee
Mahaska Farm Bureau
Mahaska Farm Union
Mahaska Chamber of Commerce
Iowa State Board of Education
Iowa State Teachers College
Atlantic
Hetherville
Keokuk
Osceola
Sac City
Why Meh Wear Silk Vanity in Fashion Note
In this urban snip from Nation’s Business the author mocks men’s fashion vanity, noting silk wear and costly shirts priced at 85 cents to suggest gaudy attire has become common for women. The piece asks why men do not dress more boldly, arguing they lack courage to admit fashion flaws.
Dandelion Butter Color Sold Widely for 50 Years
A harmless vegetable butter color named Dandelion has been sold for 50 years. Drug stores and general stores offer bottles labeled Dandelion at 85 cents each.
Machiavelli and the Prince in diplomacy
An overview of Niccolò Machiavelli an Italian statesman historian and writer of The Prince The work is described as showing that all is fair in diplomacy The term Machiavellian denotes political cunning and duplicity in diplomatic practice
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Machiavelli
Machiavelliam
Best Way to Believe Pain Is by direct outside application
An advertisement touts direct external application as the best method to believe pain relief, promoting Allcock's Plaster as the original and genuine remedy. The claim emphasizes topical relief delivered by the plaster, positioning it as superior to internal medicines.
Platinum Nuggets and Precious Metals in Scraps
Platinum is found with gold and chrome iron in sranberry particles. Occasionally it occurs as nuggets and can be extremely valuable. A 25 pound nugget could be worth over 30000 dollars. An advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment and Soap for skin care and rough hands.
Depravity and ironic remarks in a city column
A youth offers a seat to a lady who declines, claiming no depravity here. The Louisville Courier-Journal notes a quick, shocking joke in circulation. An ad promotes Cole's Carholisnive as a burn relief remedy. Men are largely reticent and refrain from “telling all.”
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Joys of Motherhood Promoted by Lydia Pinkham’s Compound
Women testify to relief from cramps backaches and headaches after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Edward Werbeck of Brooklyn reports a healthy six month old boy and continued well feeling after treatment. Mrs G L Wiswell Auburn Maine shares five children after two bottles and a half, praising the medicine. Over 100000 replies show 98 percent benefit, a medicine aimed at specific ailments for women. For fifty years it has been sold by druggists nationwide.
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Brooklyn
N.Y
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pernie
Edward Werbeck
Greene Avenue
Brooklyn, N.Y
Auburn
Maine
Lydia BE
Pinkham
G. L. Wiswell
Mechanics Row
Lydia E. Pinknam
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Venice
Italy
St. Mark's
U.S
National Council of Safety
Iowa State News
Commonwealth
Cole
J. W. Cole Co
Rockford
Stevens Laboratories
Oakland
Call
W.N. U
Lydia E.pinkham
Lydia B. Pinkham
Smith Brothers
Carter
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