Pension Office Signs and Dispatches Ten Checks At Once
The Interior Department last month signed 549 066 pension and civil service retirement checks totaling 20 660 018 dollars for former soldiers widows and retired federal employees. Checks are printed signed by ten pen signagraph and mailed in bulk to reach beneficiaries by the fourth of each month with city post offices and railway mail service coordinating dispatch and holdbacks.
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Department of the Interior
Secretary Work
Doctor Work
United States
City Post Office
Washington Post Office
Washington
Coast Has Home Shortage On Pacific Coast Demand Survey
Fred Todt district manager of Pacific States Electric released a San Francisco report on West building operations. The Pacific coast faces 800000 homes and 800000 other buildings short, totaling 1600000 structures needed to meet demand over the next five years amid high costs and rising material prices.
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Pacific Coast
Fred ©. Todt
Pacific States Electric Company
San Francisco
West
Mr. Todt
United States
Why the Farmer Walked He Was 60 Busy In Town
William Gilliland, a farmer near English Ind, rode to town and left his horse at shops. After shopping he walked home with purchases and found his horse ridden by a neighbor who laughed, saying he brought the horse home because Gilliland forgot.
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William Gilliland
English
Ind
Mr. Gilliland
Torch Underwater Fire Cuts Through Steel in Submerged Test
A British deep sea team uses an oxygen and acetylene torch adapted with compressed air to burn through underwater steel. Engineers show a flame can burn under water by displacing water with air, enabling cutting of salvaged ships. Nitrocellulose film explains how fuels still burn submerged.
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Jules Vee
Weekly
Pagesiné
Chicago
Regular Course of Events at Clapboard Springs
A Straddle Ridge resident recalls visits to Clapboard Springs noting quiet days, aging locals, and a few accidents. Uncle Riley Rickadoohoe buys a new pipe while a roof fall trapped a man needing rescue. Claib Slade and Bud Rucker continue their feud as reported.
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Straddle Ridge
Riley Rickadoohoe
Claib Slade
Bud Rucker
Kansas City Star
Newspaper Delay Sparks News Dealer Stern Talk
A man confronts a news dealer over late delivery as he finds no paper on his steps. He recalls ordering the paper before 7:30 with a promise of timely delivery and discovers the folded paper with three gumdrops on top, illustrating his stubborn resolve.
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Susan
Defects in Receivers and the Challenge of Reproducing Voice
The article explains that radio and telephone receivers are more sensitive than telephones, tend to slur over subtle overtones, and distort complex tones. It notes telephones use stiff diaphragms that disrupt musical tones and argues a clear voice should have as few complex tones as possible.
Teasing Quip Sparks Noisy Turmoil At Permit Tavern
A guest asks if a bank robbery occurred while Constable Slackputter slept, facing pneumonia threats. The tavern landlord comments that in such circumstances Slackputter can be threatened with anything in the teary weddicky.
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Slackputter
Permit
Shacksputter
Kansas City Star
Conspiracy Text Inference Between Doctors On Trade Restraint
The dialogue hints at opposing views on a safety test movement and the idea of restraint of trade. The fragment names two doctors debating the approach and its impact on business and life, suggesting a cautious, potentially skeptical stance.
The Many Jacks of John’s Diminutive
A London Answers piece surveys the abundance of the nickname Jack tied to people and things from cards and armor to phrases like every man Jack and Jack Tar. It traces characters from Jack Sprat to Jack Robinson and notes the playful variety in usage and meaning across culture.
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John
Hamlet
Jackanapes
Jack
Jack Tar
Jack Ketch
Jackstraw
Jack Bray
Jack Frost
Jack and the Beanstalk
Jil
Jack Horner
Jack Sprat
Jack Robinson
London
Ancestral Eagles Nest A Hundred Feet Above South Carolina
On a coastal South Carolina plantation a pine nest sits 112 feet high, inhabited for over fifty years by the same eagle pair. The author notes the nest's permanence, likening it to an ancestral mansion cared for by its winged builders.
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South Carolina
Herbert Ravenel Sass
Harper's Magazine
Proper Ground Soldering A Simple Step Guide
A ground connection should be soldered tight. Clean the joint with sandpaper then remove rust with acid. Heat until it glows and dip in ammonia salt. Apply solder to the hot iron and bring a molten drop to the joint from below. If it won’t stick, the metal is dirty.
Puritan Massachusetts Study on Foreign Born Population
The Independent notes 1920 census data showing Massachusetts with 28 percent foreign born and 81.9 percent native born or native parentage. Immigrants and first generation children form over two thirds of the state population, while New York City is described as the largest Italian, Jewish, and Black city, yet only 20.7 percent native born with native parentage.
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Massachusetts
New York City
Independent
Sheiks From a Distance
Two high school students on a street car discuss love with a capital L. One asks about Bobby Blank, then agrees she cannot easily care for someone she has known too long. The pair reflect on idealized sheiks seen from afar.
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Bobby Blank
Notice to Non-Residents in Putnam Circuit Court case
Indiana notice to nonresidents in the 1923 Putnam Circuit Court civil action to quiet title to real estate in Greencastle. Plaintiffs by attorney W M Sutherlin file complaint with an affidavit listing unknown residences of many defendants and heirs. Defendants must appear by September 24, 1923 at the Putnam County Courthouse or face default. Clerk Walter S Campbell signs.
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State of Indiana
Putnam County
Clarence Scobee
Earl Scobee
Ephraim Dukes
Putnam Circuit Court
Indiana
W. M. Sutherlin
John W. Clark
Amos Robertson
John Baird
Nancy Robertson
George W . Thompson
Ann Thompson
Christopher Shuck
Hiram Wasson
Hudgon Brackney
Elizabeth Brackney
Benjamin Hawkins
Daniel Chadd
Samuel Taylor
Julia D. Taylor
John S. Jennings
Ruth T. Havline
Myra J. Jennings
Edward G. Bladen
Love P. Bladen
Edward R. Bladen
James M. Bladen
Greencastle
Court House
City of
Green
Castle
Walter S. Campbell
Putnam Circuit
The Real issue Mamma and Baby Nickel Swap
Comic exchange frames a kitchen scene where a baby swallows a nickel prompting a frantic mother and a child named Willie to seek a doctor. The dialogue captures a neighborhood moment with humor and a pinch of danger in a playful old newspaper tone.
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Willie
Best Life Insurance Claim Turns On Remedy Cure
A reader recounts being refused life insurance due to heart symptoms but then credits Mayr's Wonderful Remedy with rapid relief. The ad-like testimonial claims the product clears catarrhal mucus in the intestinal tract and reduces stomach, liver, and intestinal ailments, promising money-back satisfaction.
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Mayr
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