Safety First Drive Spurs Labor and Management Pact
In a Speeds meeting under Portland Cement Association oversight, the Lyonsville Cement Company advances safety first aims with a program of safer working conditions and improved housing. The accident at the Speeds plant prompted emphasis on prevention, with management stressing precautions to protect workers and reduce casualties as collaboration with employees grows.
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Lotisvidie Cermentia
Singan
Gementompany
Dall Park
Emi Wes
Pohen
Wealth and Power Across Generations in Democratic Society
A discussion contrasts fortunes from the Medici era and modern billionaires like the Vanderbilts. It notes wealth as power shaping culture and politics, yet questions lasting influence as fortunes change and legacies fade across generations.
Holding a Husband and a War Room Mystery Unfolds
Adele Garrison witnesses Rita Brown flaunt a fur wrap before Major Grantland as she travels south. Tension builds with family friction over a missing baby supply and a stern mother in law while Junior seeks his mother’s care aboard the train.
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Rita Brown
Dicky
Miss Brown
Rita
Maj. Grantland
T. L
Coud
Mother Graham
Janier
Isleey and the deer and monkeys in a financial forest detour
Fragmentary text mentions Isleey with a small deer and several monkeys inside him. It reassures not to worry as activity and winenace have faded from running. It suggests honors in a financial forest become quiet and harmless once digested, with assurance to readers.
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Isleey
Binks's Telephone to Leave Binks Household
A humorous note on a telephone line used mainly by Mrs. Binks and friends. The misrouted calls expose family ties and ownership questions as the phone is expected to be removed from the residence. The exchange features a breezy, rambling style and local wit.
W R K Vanderbilt Honored For Public Service
The text praises W R K Vanderbilt as well behaved and courteous, respecting laws and public rights. It contrasts him with inherited wealth and recalls his grandfather the ferryman as a constructive force. It closes with the claim there is nothing but good to be said and no envy worth feeling.
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W. RK. Vanderbilt
Sunday Baseball Sermon From A Clergyman
A Sunday walker encountered several boys playing baseball in a vacant lot. He chastised them, telling the boy at shortstop that it is wrong to play on Sunday and asking what the father would say, urging them to leave the game.
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Men-tho-eze Corporation
Ft. Dodge
Reformer Warns Youth About Cigarette Dangers
A reformer speaks to a young smoker, warning that the cigarette could bring destruction. The youth pretends ignorance and insists no dangerous powder is nearby, downplaying the risk in a casual exchange.
General Sherman's Views on Re modeling a Dude
General Sherman disdained fashion and judged men by deeds. At Saratoga he meets a dawdling stylish man who asks what he would do if he were the other. The General replies he would discard cigarettes cut his cane for firewood hide the watchchain and stay home to study brains.
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Sherman
William Tecumseh Sher
Saratoga
What They Might Be and Ancestors Traced P Markings
A Mrs McGruff announces to Mr McGruff that a genealogist traced their lines back a thousand years. She presents a list with the letter P after some names. They discuss whether P stands for poets painters pirates or peddlers in a light exchange from the Detroit Tribune.
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Detroit Tribune
Two Points of View on a Cabaret Dance
A nephew comments Graceful, Aust Emeline? Awat Baelive from Squedunk calls it disgraceful. The exchange contrasts admiration and sharp disapproval of a cabaret performance.
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Nephew
A Case of Second Sight at a Scottish Wedding
A Scotch minister and his friend, returning from a wedding, discuss their steadiness. The minister asks Sandy to walk ahead and pursue direction, noting possible tipsy steps. Sandy replies in thick humour that the minister walks straight but wonders who accompanies him on the path.
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Sandy
Wood Trades Association Ad Seeks Skilled Workers
Wanted wood workers and foremen cabinet makers machine and bench hands and varnishers. Good wages good hours and good working conditions. Apply in person or write for further particulars to the Wood Trades Association of Cincinnati 306 rd Fellows Temple Cincinnati 8.
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Wood Trades Association OF Cincinnati
Fellows Temple
Cincinnati
Renn Tire Service Advertises Goodrich Auto Tires
The ad claims Renn Tire Service offers the gold standard of service and supplies Goodrich Fabric and Cord Tires. It pledges six to eight thousand miles and cost parity with competitors, urging customers to insist on Goodrich Auto Tires for satisfaction.
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Renn Tire Service
Goodrich
Interioor
Goodrich Auto
Indiana State Charities Reflections On Parole And Reform
A speaker recalls working at Plainfield with delinquent youths from ages eight to sixteen. He describes testing a stubborn boy named Bill, offering a bargain to stay straight for a month in exchange for demerit reductions. The tale ends with Bill becoming a Navy bugler, underscoring that care, guidance, and personal attention can redeem troubled youths.
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Shiedeler
Plainfield
Jude
Ohis
Willie
William
Bill
Trim
Lost and found by a half-mad fashion plate
A dandified gentleman strides with a striking waistcoat tie and heroic socks while an urchin jests about his oversized trousers. The youth quips about loss and asks if a pet is missing, provoking a sharp, comic rebuke from the man as he moves on.
The New York Laundry Advertisement
The New York Laundry offers first class laundry work for men women and children. Every article handled with care. The shop provides reliable service at low prices and invites regular customers through consistent quality.
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New York
Chas. L. Combs Laundry Ad Promises Quality Cleaning
An advertisement touts Chas. L. Combs Laundry in Jeffersonville offering shirt, color, and underwear cleaning and pressing. It claims the service is handled with great care and that it is the best cleaning service on earth, at any price.
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Chas. L. Combs Laundry
Jeffersonville
The Suit Mixup at Schrunchfield's Wagon
Aaron Smythe tests multiple suits for thirty three minutes before choosing a blue or checked jacket. He jokes about color confusion and a purple purchase, then Schrunchfield's wagon arrives with a green suit.
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Aaron Smythe
Schrunchfield
Household Remedy Ad for Dr Thomas Eletic Oil
For baby's croup Willie’s daily cuts and bruises mother’s sore throat Grandmas lameness the household remedy 30c and 60c.
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Willie
Thomas
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Louis W Walther
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F. G. Horning
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