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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1910
Page
6
A National Monthly piece humorously depicts French traders using flattery and cordial bows to charm customers, followed by a curious note on Hangninghsien customs where marriage bets begin with dowry exchanges. The excerpt shifts to a domestic vignette of a mother warning Tommy about cake pieces and a worm in the cake.
Fragmentary historical excerpt discusses nervous twitchings across figures from ancient to modern times. It cites phenomena in Napoleon, Socrates, and other notables, noting observable convulsions, facial distortions, and involuntary movements. It also recounts Edward Everett’s philanthropy and Mount Vernon donation, ending with a humorous anecdote about an anarchist baby and a proverb about understanding the heart.
The article reviews profit sharing and premium pay plans used by U S and international metal manufacturers to boost effort and reduce strikes. It cites United States Steel, International Harvester, Lodge & Shipley, and others, noting premiums, bonuses, and stock options as incentives. It quotes executives on fair pay, clear allowances, and the belief that these methods foster better work and fewer labor troubles while not a universal cure.
The text argues that a language to the employer boosts morale and attracts better workers, enabling increased wages without cutting pay or harming product quality. It notes the National Metal Trades Association, formed in 1899 as defensive, now pushing constructive work and supporting organized systems to share gains.
Three Garden City New York women began a seventeen day health fast on May 6 to treat indigestion and boost energy, subsisting on water and milk with a trial of oranges and one lemon. They report improved vitality, minimal weight loss, and plan to continue if milk agrees, noting dizziness and hunger early on but eventual steadiness and better sleep.
A. Stolland Forbes, vice president of the Agro Club of America, famed balloonist, recounts a near-fatal wreck near Center, Kentucky aboard The Viking. The craft, described as the largest balloon with 85,000 cubic feet of gas, survived a dramatic plunge after an explosion in 1908.
The article describes Japanese pearl divers, mainly young women aged thirteen to fourteen, who learn diving after primary school. They work in cold seas along Ago and Gokasho bays, dive in shifts from December to February, retrieve pears, and return breath with tubes, staying submerged two to three minutes at depths of five to ten fathoms.
During a late birthday celebration for the fleet Whittler a famed oratorio singer performed The beautiful ballad Rolla Adair. Whit tler’s dog sat by her side throughout indoors and on walks, even fetching her satchel and showing distress at departures, likening himself to a devoted hero of the scene.
In a New York Tribune note a proposal was made to remove goats meat pies from provisions and have them quoted in the butter market. The suggestion aims to adjust pricing and availability in the market system.
Baltimore reader urged to use Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound for “female complaints” including cramps, irregularities, fibroids, and backache. The ad claims extensive testimonials and offers free advice from Mrs Mary A. Pinkham of Lynn Mass. to potential buyers.
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