New science of management and industry aims
A long discussion on the Taylor society advancing scientific management, its universal principles, ethical aims, and impact on employees and employers. The piece notes various applications from the Bureau of Engraving and Printing to ink recovery, and reflects on shop hours and public attitudes during the Christmas season. It mentions onion peeling wages in London, the rise of early shopping, and odd weather reflections on naval dreadnoughts and submarines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Society
Ohio State Journal
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington
Relee
Bureau of Engraving
Wall Street Journal
Summer Reading for Vacation Book Picks
Many readers seek the ideal companion for travel and leisure. The piece urges careful selection of a book to enhance the holiday mood, noting readers crave engaging stories to enrich a steamer deck hammock or shaded grass, avoiding dull choices.
Doctor Wilms Credited With Antidote For Bichloride Poisoning
Washington Star cites Dr TH Wilms of Cincinnati as discovering an antidote using calcium sulphide given intravenously and orally in graded doses. Report says Cincinnati board of health notes successful human use, with recovery possible even after 45 hours if treatment starts promptly.
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TH. Wilms
Cincinnati
Washington Star
Cincinnati Board of Health
Blue flag flower and agricultural value rise in 1915
The blue flag iris, praised by Ruskin and Longfellow, blooms from Newfoundland to Florida. Bees pollinate its blue blooms as crop value in 1915 reaches about 6.47 billion dollars, animal products at 3.85 billion, with total farm value around 10.38 billion, up from 1914. Forest products total roughly 195 million.
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America
Ruskin
Longfellow
Newfoundland
Manitoba
Florida
Arkansas
United States
The Presidency Age Yet to Come in March
The article notes that next March the U S presidency will be 128 years old and that 11036 years were spent by presidents while 1734 by vice presidents promoted to first place. It contrasts the rarity of the vice presidency with the value of dramatic breath control in film heroes.
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United States
College President Sees No F in Graduates Essays
A college president denies finding any “silly stuff” in graduates essays while noting much of it appears in interviews conducted by college professors. The remark contrasts essays with professor led discussions and raises questions about assessment styles at the college.
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Renwick, Iowa
Renwick
Farmer's Exchange CO
V. Lindstrom
Nissen
Urasty
Humboldt Laundry
Allinson & Cole
SAL
London
Red Nan
State Bank of
The
Bank For Safety and Service
the Times
Gomes
Wisconsin Lumber CO
G. S. Peters, Mgr
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