Novel experiment by Nebraska town citizens
David Powell describes a 1914 campaign by a Trade-at-Home league in a Nebraska town. Ten businessmen formed a bureau of comparative investigation, buying and dissecting mail order and home goods, publishing a neutral pamphlet, and showing home goods surpass mail orders in quality while costing less overall. The finale featured a large bonfire of mail-order goods with thousands in attendance. The author notes a convert who shifted from mail order to local commerce and hints ongoing studies in subsequent installments.
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League
Women on Juries Should Be Held to Equal Standards
A columnist argues against sympathy for women jurors suggesting juries should not judge women differently. The piece contends women lack fair influence on laws and could improve outcomes if women served on juries, holding both sexes to strict accountability.
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American Press Association
Secrets of social success from the Dissemblers dialogue
A quoted exchange in which Gibbs asserts many secrets to social success, led by the idea that one must pretend to have a good time even when not. The exchange highlights a pragmatic, perhaps cynical view of social performance in Boston Transcript style.
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Gibbs
Boston Transcript
World War History Timeline 1914 Combat Milestones
A chronological list of events from June to September detailing the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the declarations of war, invasions, key battles, and shifts in alliances as World War I escalates across Europe and beyond. Includes notes on Austria Hungary, Serbia, Germany, Russia, France, Belgium, Britain, Italy, Japan, and Holland with major milestones such as invasions of Belgium, the Battle of the Marne, and the fall of Liege.
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Austria
Servia
Belgrade
Nish
Russia
Kaiser
Germany
Italy
Luxemburg
Belgium
England
Holland
France
Liege
Namur
Portugal
Alsace
Austria-Hungary
Hatelen
Japan
Asia
Sabac
Brussels
Kiauchau
Nistula
French
Louvain
Allenstein
Paris
Autsor
the Marne
Lemberg
River Aisne
Crown Prince
Stock totals rise across state as auto era expands
State tax commission reports show broad gains in livestock and auto counts versus 1913. Cattle total reaches 186,283 up from 148,978, yearling stock climbs to 87,523, dairy cows 162,444, hogs 157,337, sheep 435,756, and mules 14,905. Horses barely move, while automobiles jump to 15,223 from 10,102 with many 1914 deliveries after March 1.
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State Tax Commission
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Rexall Store
H. Krokpfeiffer
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