Silver Losses Plague New York Hotels Debris and Waste
Northern Ireland imported tone aside, hotel stewards in New York report heavy losses from stolen and discarded silverware tableware and glassware. Annual costs run around 690000 to 700000 dollars with linen, candle shades, soap use and replacements driving expenses higher. Buying agents plan vast purchases of silverware linens towels and furniture as hotels expand with new builds and growing supply needs.
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New York
Elima Sud
Ireland
Belgium
Saame
Prison Literature Across Ages and Nations
The article surveys great literary works produced in confinement. It notes Socrates in Athens, Galileo in Rome, Luther in Warburg, Bunyan in Bedford, and Tinleigh in the Tower of London, alongside Paul and John writing sacred texts during imprisonment, highlighting prison as a forge for enduring writings.
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London Chronicle
Athens
Socrates
Gualileo
Warburg Castle
Luther
Bedford
Bunyan
Walter Tinleigh
Tower of London
Rome
Pat'mos
Mushrooms Spark Comedy in Hotel Yard
A country hotel proprietor sees his Walter chasing a chicken in the yard. He asks what is in the bowl. The new waiter replies mushrooms and jokes about smothering a gentleman with mushrooms.
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Walter
Future Melting Pot of the World in Buenos Aires
Dan Ward notes in Word Outlook that Argentina has 6 million people with over half foreign born. He cites more than a million Italian, a half million Spanish, a sixth of 2 million French, and two million others. Buenos Aires is described as the most cosmopolitan city, rivaling New York.
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Argentina
Buenos Aires
New York
Dan Ward
The Crucial Question of Cooking Order
A dialogue between a brisk young man and a wise elder pwwirl debates the proper sequence of questions about cooking. The youth asks if cooking can proceed, and the elder insists on first listing the items to be cooked before addressing methods.
Paradoxical Proverbs and Riddling Sayings
A quizzical mix of folk maxims questions common wisdom and misheard phrases. It ponders timing caution travel and change while noting contradictions in everyday adages and the ironies of age and appetite.
Theory of Genius Explored in Medical Journal Essay
An article by Dy A G Jacobson of Brooklyn in the New York Medical Journal questions the traditional view of genius as an innate endless capacity for effort. He proposes clues linking genius with dissociation and secondary personality alongside trance like attention, suggesting genius may stem from subconscious release rather than supernatural inspiration. He cites famous figures and alcohol or tobacco as factors loosening inhibitions, and advocates scientific study of genius over spiritualist claims.
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Dy A. G. Jacobson
Brooklyn
New York Medical Journal
Wil Inn James
Jacobson
New York Times
Guides for cleaning blankets and fine laces in Woman's Home Companion
The article lists methods to clean blankets and laces using soap, borax, oxalic and acetic acids, and gum arabic. It explains whitening steps for white blankets, color considerations, drying in open air, brushing for finish, dry cleaning for silk laces, boiling soap solutions for cotton, rinsing, treating with oxalic acid, shaping, padding, and pressing the lace from the wrong side.
Paper napkin decline hits American diners
Paper napkin use is fading rapidly as manufacturers threaten to halt production. Prices rose last year while cheap restaurants held on, but laundering hurdles and shifting profits drive major firms to drop the trade. One firm admitted daily output of 2,006,000 napkins could not meet demand, citing higher profits elsewhere and material shortages.
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Soos
Alaska’s Vast Empire in Making, Noon Declares
John Noon of Seward, speaking in New York, claims Alaska is becoming a vast empire with mining and agriculture expanding. He notes gold mining and coal discoveries, and profitable farming in the Matanuska valley, where 2000 tons of produce sold locally in 1916 at high band prices. Potatoes and butter fetched notable prices for home use. In Tanana district agricultural output reached 7000 tons in 1916, all sold locally.
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John Noon
Seward
Alaska
New York
Matanuska Valley
Tanana
Judge Gibbs Known for Heavy Sentences in Bronx Court
A New York Times anecdote portrays Justice Louis D Gibbs of the Bronx supreme court as feared for his harsh sentences. A burglar facing court quips that Gibbs carries ninety years in his pocket each morning, joking about the severity of his rulings.
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Louis D. Gibbs
Bronx Supreme Court
Gibbs
New York Times
Caught by Mr Shalowpate and Migs Caustigue Morecy
A brief exchange features Mr Shalowpate asking about lobster fondness and Migs Caustigue Morecy reacting to a sudden moment. The dialogue hints at an unexpected encounter with humorous tone.
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Mr. Shalowpate
Apple Peel Jelly From Peelings Method
Use for Apple Peels. Delicious apple jelly can be made from the peelings of apples. Put the Peelings into a jar, cover with cold water, and set cook slowly in the oven till the peelings are tender. Then strain, add one pound of sugar for each pint of liquid, and boil that jellies.
Bargain Piano Sale Near Hamburg and Council Bluffs
A high grade piano stored near Hamburg must be sold with any reasonable offer accepted. Easy payments to a responsible party. An extra dumping player piano offered cheap. For full particulars contact A. Hospe Company at 407 Broadway Council Bluffs Iowa.
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Hamburg
A. Hospe Company
Broadway
Council Bluffs
Iowa
Advertised Letters at Hamburg Post Office June 2 1917
The Hamburg Iowa post office lists advertised letters for the week ending June 2 1917. Ladies Mary Gravatt and Mrs W J Vine Mires called for above letters, please say advertised. Fred Lives postmaster. If you want to buy or sell anything, advertise in the Reporter.
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Hamburg, Iowa
Mary Gravatt
W. J. Vine Mires
Fred Lives
P.M
Fractious Reader Seeks War News-Free Paper
A fractious man voices fatigue with big black headlines and war coverage. He says he would like a newspaper not filled with alarming front pages and questions the reliability of much he reads.
Tandlady-Mir exchange on meat preference yields daily treat
Smith teases Mrs Skimp about meat doneness as a joking exchange settles on having it at least once daily. The witty back and forth features a boarder and Mrs Skimp in a light, domestic humor vignette.
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Tandlady
Mir. Smith
Boarder
Technical Obstructions Surprised Major Jones
Major Jones vents frustration over a supposed charge for a minor privilege related to posing the electric tan. The remark questions why a major should be charged for a minor privilege in the proceedings.
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Jones
The Brute Judge Quips About Women’s Touch
The chronic bachelor declares his purse stays well filled as he boasts never feeling the touch of a woman's hand. He grins with a cynical, caged-hyena expression, delivering a sharp jab about romance and finances.
Implore Spiritual Exercise Alongside Physical Training
The Ohio State Journal argues that while physical exercise dominates education, schools should add more spiritual exercise. It contends spiritual discipline is equally crucial to student development, alongside bodily training.
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Ohio State Journal
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