Meritorious Move For Civil Service Retirement Reform
The United States Civil Service Retirement League, led by E. A. Beals of the Portland Weather Bureau, urges reform to pension and retire aged federal workers. Beals argues long service harms efficiency and that partial pay retirements should replace harsh discharges, predicting broader benefits as government duties expand.
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United States Civil Service Retirement League
Taft
Congress
E. A. Beals
Weather Bureau
Portland
Oregon
Civil Service Retirement Association
Uncle Sam
Lkely
Miss Jane Addams Deserts Gossips as Moral Inspectors
Miss Jane Addams referred to gossips as village inspectors of morals while a Chicago newspaper commented on her views. The piece notes she did not intend to exalt gossip yet aimed to indicate a broader social critique.
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Jane Addame
Chicago
Gossip as social force in small towns and cities
The piece discusses how gossips shape public opinion, restrain behavior through fear, and can harm reputations when misused. It cites a Kansas case where a woman deemed of good character was defamed by jealous gossips, noting gossip can serve or harm depending on truthfulness and intent.
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Mise Addams
Gossipping Brigade
Kansas
Indiana Governor urges holding lawyers responsible in trust busting
Governor Marshall of Indiana proposes making lawyers accessories before the fact in anti trust cases. He argues lawyers should bear liability for clients criminal conduct by corporations and treats them akin to drug clerks who aid murder. The plan aims to address big business power with harsher penalties.
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Bome
Marshall
Hazardous dynamite caps threaten city streets
A fragment warns that anyone scattering dynamite caps in streets risks injuring people or animals. The note notes a horse striking a cap could lose a leg, and same fate might befall others, signaling danger and harm from careless or malicious acts.
No human being should a person step upon a cap in just the right way
A terse admonition against mishandling explosive caps urges safe disposal. It suggests throwing spare dynamite caps into the river or consuming them to prevent accidents. The remark reflects cautious, possibly wartime safety rhetoric about volatile materials.
Taft on the Run as Rumors Spread
Reports and rumors suggest progressives drive Taft into retreat with uncertainty about his next move. The former president faces pressure from rivals while unsure where to turn or seek safe ground amid a rapidly shifting political scene.
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Taft
Secret Weddings Drive Down Year’s Match Count
The record notes that despite several secret weddings, the total matches for the year drop below the figure recorded in 1810. The fragment references ongoing celebrations but provides no additional names or locations.
Mendicant and the Hat in Hand
A reflective verse scene shows Pity peering at a man with his hat outstretched. Justice and shiftlessness argue the social burden as pity laments the offspring of squalor. A calm voice declares an act of command and offers support through Love.
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Justice
N. P. Babcock
The Most Unhappy King Francis Joseph 81
Francis Joseph, aged eighty one, is described as the oldest living monarch and the last public link to post Napoleon Europe. He gained the crown December 2, 1848 as Europe's thrones trembled, saved by Russian troops while revolts burned, and was branded a tyrant across Austria Hungary and northern Italy.
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Francis Joseph
Europe
Napoleon
Austria
Haynau
Metternach
Italy
Hungary
Bohemia
Slavonia
Germany
Francis Joseph The Unhappy Hapsburg King
The Chicago Record-Herald notes Francis Joseph remains a central figure in Europe yet faces irreconcilable East West strains. Austria’s dominance wanes as Prussia and Moltke reshape Italy and Schleswig Holstein shifts. His private sorrows mirror a long forty year struggle with party divisions and failed policies. He ends worn and largely unpopular, though some esteem him more than in earlier years.
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Francis Joseph
Europe
Holy Roman Empire
Germany
Austria
Italy
France
Prussia
Bismarck
Moltke
Schleswig-Holstein
Hismarck
Hapsburg
Chicago
Reocord-Herald
Close shave brings angels and whiskers to heaven
A mother and child discuss heavenly journeys in a humorous McCall's Magazine cartoon caption. The little girl asks if men go to heaven and the mother replies that some do, but by a close shave, noting whiskered angels.
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Ilttte Beble
McCall's
Cardul praised by Mrs McGill in Jonesboro Arkansas
Mrs A McGill writes from Jonesboro that a complete health breakdown followed by headaches backaches and sorrowful crying eased after using Cardul a tonic for women. She reports renewed strength and ability to do housework and labels Cardul the greatest medicine on earth. Thousands of similar testimonials from women are cited.
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Jonesboro
Ark
Mrs. A. McGill
Ladies’ Advisory S Secaeee
Gontanooane
Mathematical guide to the rule of three life lessons
A compact note discusses practical learning of the rule of three in daily life. It references balancing relationships with a spouse and in-laws, emphasizing practical symmetry and harmony in household dynamics. The text treats the rule as a metaphor for managing multiple close relationships.
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Lip Pincott's
Two Old Maids Talk Shoes And Prices
Anna asks what Mr Ek lund charged for sewing soles on her shoes. Clara recalls paying 65c for good work and notes she dislikes him. Anna remarks that she cares if Clara does, mentioning men’s soles sewed on for 90c and a full line of men’s fine shoes.
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Tyally
Pendleton
East Oregonian Publishing Co
Mall
Daly
Dally
Mall Dally
Oregon News Co
Morrison Street
Northwest News Co
Washington, D. C
Fourteenth
Eireet
N. W
United Press Association
Main
Tile
Frank L. Stanton
Governor Marshall
Indiana
the Mendicant
Mrs. McGill
Beecham
the East Oregonian
Klaw & Erlanger’s
Inhayti
Maurice Shapiro
New York City
Words By
Wm. Jerome
Music By
Jean Schwartz
Anna
Mr. Ek
Lund
Clara
Him
A. Eklund
Main Street
Koeppen’s
ST. Paul's
Nettie M. Galbraith
Ie In Business
Tallman & Co
Ballard
A. C. Koeppen & Uron
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