Paris department stores offer strict rules and large staff
The New York Sun notes Bon Marche Louvre and Printemps run elaborate systems to motivate workers with high salaries for buyers and solid commissions for sales staff. Lodging meals and pension credits are provided, with strict gender segregation and limited social mixing, extensive food service costs and a country pension fund.
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Paris
Bon Marche
Louvre
Printemps
New York Sun
New York
France
Rapp
Lervice
California Limited Semi Weekly Resumes Service 1896 97
The California Limited will resume as a semi weekly train in 1896 97 starting November 4 leaving Chego at 6 pm and connecting via the Wabash line to St Louis and Denver trains. East bound departures begin November 9 with connections at Kansas City Chicago and St Louis and through sleepers Los Angeles to St Louis. Westbound through cars and dining service run Chicago to Los Angeles with no extra fare.
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Santa Fe
California Limited
Cheesgo
Kansas City
St. Louis
Wbhich
California
la Junta
Denver
Los Angeles
San Diego
Chicago
San Francisco
Mojave
Fred Harvey
Bon Marche savings reach two million francs with added yearly sum
The savings fund of the Bon Marche stands at 2,000,000 francs with an annual addition of 200,000 francs. A pension fund established by Mme Boucicault for the Jamense business now totals 6,000,000 francs.
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Bon Marche
Mme Boucicault
Want Statehood for Arizona Highlighted in Governor’s Report
Washington reports Governor Benjamin Franklin says Arizonans are united for statehood in his annual address to Secretary Francis. The illustrated document notes Arizona’s 1896 mining output near 13.98 million dollars with gold around 5.2 million and $600 thousand by prospectors. It also cites 595 thousand cattle shipped and a taxable property value gain of about 500 thousand with a claimed true value near 90 million. It ends with a Chicago assault where a man guarding a woman at the theatre drives off three robbers, underscoring bold behavior by the new woman.
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Washington
Arizona
Benjamin Franklin
Francis
Territorial Board
Uncle Nat Stratton’s Chicago remark hints at a future craze
Uncle Nat Stratton of Sauga tuck Michigan visited Chicago and raged that police did not know his son in law who "drives a horse named Billy." The note suggests a coming trend where anyone who "drives a horse named Billy" in Chicago might become famous.
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Nat Stratton
Saugatuck
Mich
Chicago
Billy
Nat
An Old Master Joke About Spohr and Handel
A landlady recalls her son played the great masters on piano. She forgets the name, mixing Spohr and Handel with a joke about a jug, delivering a light anecdote on musical memory. The friend probes for the composer, learning the punchline hinges on a misheard name.
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Frien
Spohr
Arrival of Dr Gallagher Sparks Debate Over Prison Care
One arrival in New York of Dr Gallagher a raving maniac shows the English prison system failing to treat those lucky enough to gain release. Gallagher chose to come to this country but the responsibility for his care should not end at discharge.
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New York
Gallagher
England
Mani
Proper storage of comb honey to prevent cCandying and fermentation
Honey absorbs moisture in damp air causing combs to become thin and ooze. Cold weather candies the honey and slows ripening. Store comb honey in a warm dry area, ideally a sunny southwest room, to keep it from candying and to allow continued ripening. Down cellars are undesirable for storage.
Irrigation Fair Opens in North Platte Neb
The first irrigation fair in world history opened Monday in North Platte Nebraska. The grounds feature fields of alfalfa and corn under irrigation ditches, and a park displays twenty buffalo, elk, and other plains animals. A large irrigation ditch creates a 40 mile long, 100 foot wide lake on the grounds.
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North Platte
Neb
Bandit gang returns to Chiricahuas stronghold
Reported members of the lower round-up outfit have been seen in the Chiricahua mountains after tracing from Rio Puerco and the Atlantic and Pacific holdup. Socorro officers were ferried by rail to San Simon valley to pursue the gang as Black Jack warns against another mistake and promises no cash losses. Merchants railroad agents and bankers are urged to minimize cash on hand and stay vigilant.
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Rio Puerco
Atlantic and Pacific
New Mexico
Socorro
San Simon Valley
Black Jack
Willcox News
Deforestation and reforestation contrast in California regions
The article notes extensive tree planting in Lower California leading to more uniform rainfall favorable for farming. It contrasts with other areas where sawmills clear forests and desert conditions spread amid natural resources.
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California
Fan Uses Ear-Trumpet Attachment to Aid Deaf
A new device attaches to a fan to assist deaf individuals by amplifying sound. The compact implement resembles a small ear-trumpet and promises easier listening in crowded venues.
Why the Wedding Ring Sits on the Left Hand
The practice of wearing a wedding ring on the left hand stems from symbolism in which the right hand signifies authority and the left hand obedience. This tradition ties to ancient beliefs about sacred bonds and bodily symbolism still observed today.
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Mesa
OC J. Williams
J. E Drane
Pomeroy Block
All Times
H. €. Longmore
Meza
W.D. Morton
A. P.shewman
Morton & Shewman
Attorneys-at-Law
Mesa City
Drvice
Arlington
Block City
WM. Passey
Undertaker
WM Passey
Mesa City Bank
J HL Barnett
Mesa, Arizona
Alhambra
E.J. Lone
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Baltimore
Ano
Handel
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