The Dismissal That Never Sleeps
Kimber, a long serving office clerk aged forty five, receives a notice of dismissal for being too old. He confronts head Skinner at his home, arguing for fair treatment and offering to supply testimonials. Skinner hints at political ambitions as Kimber implies a leverage, leading to a tense, revealing exchange about age and power in the firm.
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Kimber
James Skinner
Dixon
Skinner
Youlty
New York
Soui
Bost
Lancaster Gate
Westbourne Terrace
Mr. Skinner
Jore
Xou
The Skeleton in the Cupboard Acknowledged
Kimber confronts Skinner with a threatened exposure and a hidden truth. The clerk asserts the skeleton exists, demanding justice, while Skinner contemplates reinstating Kimber and boosting wages, amid tension and the fear of scandal.
Infant mortality rate in England and Wales cited by Lancet
The Lancet notes that the infant mortality rate in England and Wales does not exceed 118 per 1000 births. The figure is reported as markedly lower than in any prior year since civil registration began in 1837, amid rising public concern over infant life neglect and waste.
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Usdom
England and
Wales
Lancet
England's remaining street railways by motive power
About 164 miles in England still use horse traction while 64 miles run on steam power, 25 miles on cable, and 4 miles on gas.
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England
Arctic Air Favors Sound Travel Over Mile Distance
The Arctic atmosphere is so favorable to sound transmission that two people can converse across a mile of space.
The Soldier's Held Equipment In Warfare
The article surveys infantry packs across armies, noting average weights and the French lightest and Alpine heaviest packs. It traces trends in trenching tools, cooking gear, and weight reduction efforts, including ammunition cuts, lighter uniforms, asbestos foot protection, and new sabre pistols for cavalry, with German pack reductions and field kitchens to ease load while maintaining combat readiness.
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United States
Austria
France
Turkey
Russia
England
Manchuria
Germany
Ecavyalry
Hitle
Hoyges
Herr August Kirchen, Jr
Rheydt
Rheinland
Europe
New Crusade Against Baby Kissing In England
A curial note lists varied world events including an anti kissing babies crusade in England, death of the Earl of Derby in London, and naval plans. Other items cover tobacco smuggling in Brooklyn, conservation commissioners named by Roosevelt, and diverse political moves across Europe and America.
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England
Earl of Derby
Canada
London
Treasury
Brooklyn
German Navy League
Prince Zu Sahn-Horstmar
Roosevelt
James B. Heggir
H. H. Rogers
Virginia Railway Company
Kobe
San Francisco
United States Navy Board of Construction
Caracas
St. Petersburg
Winston Spencer Churchill
Board of Trade
Dundee
Scotland
Labor Unions Expand Across Cities and Industries
Hodcarriers in Tulsa organize under their international union. New York City insulators earn $4.50 daily for eight hours. National Metal Trades' Association employs 200000 workers. British shipbuilding strike crews accept terms. Moyagaha Railway in Sao Paulo builds Brazil’s first locally produced locomotive. Kansas City unions publish monthly union labels. New York painters rivals unite. San Francisco Laundry Workers support anti Japanese movement with per capita donations. Lowell Textile School funding boosts engineering education. Amalgamated Carpenters push towards merger with Associated Shipwrights in shipbuilding centers. Electrical workers report U S and Canada defense fund boosted from 100000 to 200000.
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Hodcarriers
Tulsa
Oklah
New York City
National Metal Trades’ Association
Great Britain
Moyagana Railway Company
Sao Paulo
Brazil
Kansas City
San Francisco
Amalgamated Society of Carpenters and Joiners
Exstead
Associated Shipwrights
Electrical Workers
International Union of the United States 2Nd Canada
Electricity in Mining Brings Electric Power to Guanajuato Mines
The article notes water-powered electricity transforming mining in Guanajuato Mexico. Fuel costs once halted mining and milling of various ore grades but now electric machinery, powered by local water power, enables profitable operations. Power is transmitted over distances to remote mines through cables.
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Aiexico
Guanajuato
Railroads Turn to Gas Fueled Weed Burners On Tracks
Western railroads face weed overgrowth on ballasted tracks. Traditional methods vary in speed, with some crews cutting weeds along one mile per day. Union Pacific employs a gasoline weed burner mounted on trucks, capable of burning an entire 20 mile stretch daily, powered by the gasoline engine.
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Union Pacinc Ns
Canada’s Inland Sea Revealed as Vast Interior Sea
People who knew Hudson Bay only from the map learn it is not a polar wasteland but a vast inland sea comparable in size to the Mediterranean. The article emphasizes the lake like expanse extending into central Canada, contradicting common perceptions.
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Hudson Bar
Mediterranean
Canadian
Twelve Billion Copies of Newspapers World Wide
The article estimates global newspaper circulation at about 12,000,000,000 copies yearly. It compares this mass to surface area covered, paper tonnage used, and time spent reading, concluding readers collectively devote around 180,005 years of reading time annually.
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Herper
Antiquity of the Gath and the Power of Appeal
The text traces ancient appeals to deities across cultures from Jewish Christian origins to earlier rites. It notes how early forms of invoking God appear amid fires, tempests, famine, pestilence, and the gestures of the hand, contrasting these with later mature powers. It emphasizes religion’s enduring practice of swearing or invoking the divine in crises.
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Theo
God
Advertising Cuts Cost to Newspaper Readers
A high authority states that over five hundred million dollars yearly are spent on advertising in the United States with over half directed to newspapers and magazines, significantly lowering the cost of reading matter for most people. The total ad spend roughly equals last year’s wheat crop value.
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United States
Sim
New York American
Steamed Peach Pudding from Washington Star Recipe
A fruit dessert recipe outlining steamed peach pudding. Mix flour bread crumbs chopped almonds sugar lemon juice and Deaten egg yolks with peaches. Fold in whipped egg whites and steam two hours in a buttered mold. Serve with sieved peaches and sweetened puree.
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Washington Star
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