Uncle Sam's Offices How the President Seeks Office
Washington August 2. A vivid panorama of office seekers crams the capital as 150000 government posts exist and millions of applications pile up. Clerks sort by job size. many apply by mail or via congressmen. The President meets many at the White House but satisfaction is rare. Descriptions of the desperate, confident, and female applicants reveal a bustling, anxious scene amid the corridors of power.
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Washinoton
Ashington
Ofice
Post Office Department
the Treasury
Rhode Island
Cleveland
Interior Department
Washington
Senate
White House
Grover
Timothy Tarsney
Michigan
South
North
Uncle Sam
Capitol
Miss Jones
Wayback
Miss Smith
Podunk Center
Madison
Jefferson
George Washington
Washingtonia
Crystal Eyes and the Hidden Art of Artificial Eyes
L. J. Vance interviews a Maiden Lane importer about crystal versus glass eyes for artificial optics. He explains manufacturing secrecy, euro imports from France, pricing at ten to fifteen dollars, and how skilled oculists can fit eyes to match natural color and motion.
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Maiden Lane
France
Gobelin
New York
L. J. Vance
New York Graphic
Cheating the Bank Reveals Hidden Honest or Hypocrite Reactions
A Pittsburg Dispatch quote recounts a bank clerk describing common impulses to cheat when money is involved. He notes many depositors accept small overcharges or adjust deposits to match cash counted, while some wealthy men would not return money misplaced by a clerk.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
Austral EPOCHS: Convict Settlements and Australian Growth
A sweeping historical sketches Australia to mid nineteenth century. It covers colonization at Port Jackson in 1788, the convict system, early governance, and the role of women known as red rovers. It highlights Victoria's rise, gold discoveries, wool trade, and NSW’s growth, with notes on climate, fauna, and immigration patterns. It ends with a portrait of Japanese minister Munimitsu and Mme Mutsu visiting Washington.
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Phillip
England
Port Jackson
Sydney
America
New South Wales
London
Melbourne
Australia
Bligh
Thomas Walker
Anthony Hardin
James Tyson
Victoria
Queensland
South Australia
Western Australia
Tasmania
van Diemen’s Land
United States
The Doctor in the Kitchen Reform Effort
The Medical Journal urges physicians to join a movement for rational cookery and dietetic science. It argues doctors belong in cooking schools, guiding public health through better food knowledge. It notes past confusion and calls women to seek practical science for modern American life.
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America
Medical Journal
A Valuable Man in Theatrical Tour Fate
A Boston Post item recalls a manager praised as the most valuable man on a country tour though not an actor. An incredulous friend notes he seems unappealing as an actor, while the manager is celebrated as a champion pedestrian who always returns to town.
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Boston Post
Curious Jersey Stone Mystery Draws Curious Crowds
Amos Penn of Bridgeton New Jersey unearthed a puzzling stone mass at Ireland's mill. Some call it petrified prehistoric remains others a clever fake, while some think it was carved by ancient Jersey inhabitants. The state geologist investigates as crowds view the object behind a high fence.
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Amos Penn
Bridgeton
N. J
New Jersey
Ireland
Cardiff
Jersey
Fitchburg
Mass
Midsummer drinks at the drug store fountain in New York
New York Tribune notes the diverse array of fountain beverages amid summer heat. It observes crowds of women at Sixth Avenue stores drinking ice cream sodas, describes clerks and patent tonics, and contrasts tastes across age groups and nationalities while praising the fountain culture of the city.
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Sixth Avenue
New York
Gotham
New York Tribune
Distinguishing Criminal Types in Mental Society Address
Dr Henry Mandsley of London outlined three criminal types at the Anthropological association meeting. He argued that not all criminals stem from defective intellect and that moral defect, hereditary factors, or positive disease define distinct groups. He rejected a single crime constitution and urged focused study on crimes by those with positive disease or defective mental organization.
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Henry Mandsley
London
Anthropological Association
Byersons
Frank Leslie
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Cincinnati
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Sam
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United States of Australia
Metropolis
Alexis
Russia
Earl
James Cook
Botany Bay
British Territory
Texas
New Mexico
Alaska
Norway
Munimitsu
Mme. Mutsu
Munimitsu Mutsu
Japan
Yokohama
Imperial Senate
The
Foreign Office
M. Mutsu
Mutsu
Mme
Mautsu
Tokio
Madame
Paris
Government House
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