New Year Resolutions, Politics and Daily Life Reflections
A satirical roundup notes on habits and public behavior, from frugal spending and church appeals to rail travel and illiteracy concerns. It mentions Coolidge, educated worries, and 1924 date slips. It also records the Community Masonic Club installing officers led by HE. A. Weimer with Gundaker Hampton Johnson and Dunker.
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Community Masonic Club
HE. A. Weimer
Harold Gundaker
Paul Hampton
Claude W. Johnson
Henry Dunker
The Money in Newspaper Work
A veteran reporter recounts condescending remarks about journalism. An acquaintance dismisses the field saying there is no money, underscoring a belief that financial reward drives career choice regardless of experience or community service. The passage highlights attitudes toward journalism as a profession.
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Ife
Adapting to a Calling Over Pure Money Rewards
The author argues that choosing a lucrative field without fitness or adaptation leads to a life on the ragged edge, while true success comes from a personally suited vocation. Money is not the main reward. friendships and generosity yield the best fruitions.
Cost of living shifts threaten financial stability
Labor department data show September living costs 72 percent above pre war levels, with a 20 percent drop from 1920 peak. The piece argues for gradual stabilization to avoid turmoil and bitter fights over gains, warning rapid changes could trigger serious financial distress.
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U. S. Department of Labor
The Herding Instinct And Urban Crowding
The piece argues humans flock to cities despite scarce food and work, contrasting with animal herding. It notes hundreds of thousands gather in city centers with inadequate subsistence, implying better conditions in country towns. It reflects on social inequality and urban life pressures.
The Home Newspaper Promise to a Town
The passage extols the local newspaper as central to town life. It calls papers the wagon that carries goods to market, urges upkeep and care, and praises papers as guardians of interests, advocates of law and order, and pioneers of every movement.
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Three Corners
Radio Educates People Across Regions and Farms
A Western super station serves 114 cities and thousands of farm homes with daily entertainment. Lectures from major centers reach over thirty-one states. Families from Ferndale California hear Portland concerts while Livingstone Montana farmers enjoy Des Moines music. The radio’s nationwide access enhances family pleasure after prior deprivation.
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Ferndale
California
Portland
Oregon
Livingstone
Montana
Des Moines
Towa
England Poet Laureate Stipend Through Beer and Wine
Historical note recalls that since Edmund Spenser the official stipend for the English poet laureate has been a yearly allowance of a butt of beer and wine.
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Edmund Spenser
England
Two Sides of a Theory in Early Bird Wisdom
A humorous note contrasts early to bed routines with the owl as the sole bird famed for being a wise guy. The remark playfully links temperament and avian personas, weighting the owl as the clever bird in common lore.
United States lacks tropical South American trees
A remark notes that no tree species grow naturally in both the United States and northern South America, highlighting distinct biogeographic regions and flora.
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United States
Suth America
Nerve Noted in Streetcar Flirtation Scene
A street car moment highlights nerve as a man sitting flirts with a standing woman, illustrating bold social bravado in a crowded transit setting.
England's Prime Ministers and the term's origin
The title prime minister emerged in the 18th century as ministries formed from a single party. Walpole served 1721 to 1742 and led the first recognized ministry. The name premier or prime minister gained usage though not legally recognized until 1905.
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England
Robert Walpole
Heroic Conductor Faces Wife Fare Refusal Scandal
A West Virginia street car conductor warned his wife after she was arrested for refusing to pay her fare. He warned that if that does not impress the company he may resign, noting he has gone as far as he can.
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West Virginia
Man Tried in Crucible Quote Reflects Spiritual Value
A reflective piece asserts life as a crucible where a person is tried and weighed by spiritual substance, declaring that true worth lies in inner character while everything else remains mere dross.
Water's Explosive Power Demonstrated by Experiments
The article notes that experiments show a one inch diameter sphere of water can generate explosive force sufficient to rupture a brass vessel with a resisting strength of 27,000 pounds.
A Matter of Covering
A humorous exchange in which Little Elsie asks about a prude and Mrs. Posure explains a prude is a woman who wears two inch shoulder straps on her swimming suit.
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Elsie
Lucy
Frank X. Posure
Cats in England Emerged in Ninth or Tenth Century
A historical note states cats were unknown in England until the ninth or tenth century when records show a man fined 4d for killing a cat and 8d for killing the king’s cat. The entry highlights early legal protection for felines and royal interest.
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England
Ancient Skeletons Found at Point Magu Ventura County
Skeletons dating 7 000 to 10 000 years were uncovered at Point Magu in Ventura County California by a Smithsonian Institution representative.
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Point Magu
Ventura, County
California
Smithsonian Institution of
Washington, D. C
Love Produces Maladies Reported by Scientists
Medical researchers note love can trigger physical ailments in some individuals including catalepsy with rigidity and unconsciousness, as well as deafness and loss of speech, according to a contemporary study.
Irish Superstition on Friday Unlucky Day
Irish superstition says Friday is very unlucky. Doors should not be opened to strangers and a cat should not be moved from one house to another.
Eight Months to Make Linen in Hol land's Linen Trade
The Dutch required eight months of constant sprinkling and bleaching in the sun to produce Holland's linens, outlining a lengthy process and strict production standards that shaped the industry.
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Holland
Safe to Learn Quote by Colton
A brief note presents Colton’s saying that learning is safe from enemies, while instruction is risky even with friends, emphasizing caution in knowledge sharing and the value of prudent learning.
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Colton
A Childs Description of a Chrysanthemum Flower
A child named Bessi asks about a mum flower seen in the parlor. The exchange centers on identifying the chrysanthemum and its distinctive bobbed appearance as described by the Boston Transcript quotation.
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Bessi
Boston Transcript
New Alloy Claims Longevity Boost for Grate Bars
A new alloy for grate bars costs about half again as much as cast iron but is claimed to last ten times longer. Moon markings arise from surface irregularities like mountain valleys and plains, causing darker and lighter areas.
How Soon The Man Must Resign His Dust
Fragmentary verse fragment notes a question of time and resignation. It records a brief meditation on speed and sufficiency, with hints of historical or literary origin and a cryptic note about an hour. The lines emphasize transience and the burden of waiting.
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Tim
Young
Official Manslaughter Editorial on Water Safety Failures
An editorial uses the phrase official manslaughter to condemn municipal officials for not using every possible means to safeguard public water supplies. The piece accuses leaders of neglect and calls for stronger safeguards and accountability in public water management.
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Dolton
Illinois
Congress
Member
Ass Sea
Times
Coolidge
Vermont
OF Living
the Home Newspaper
U. S
Hess Farm
Halsted Street
Diekman & Son
Indiana Avenue
147Th Street
Gust J. Verhoeven
Union
Telephone
South Holland
Harry P. DeYoung
State Street
159Th Street
Globe Station
R. Workman
Hammond
A. VanBuren
Harvey
Zevenhouse
Woodbridge Avenue
Durant
Jordan
A. Vincent Sons Co
East 115Th Street
Vincent Sons Co
Dodge Touring
J. O. Twitchell
Michigan Avenue
Roseland
Michigan Apes
George Tanis
Lansing
John G. de Vries
Munster
Ind
Telephone Highlands
Oakglen
Harry W. Sikma
H. H. Meyer
154Th Street
Michigan City Road
S. Boomsma
Greenwood Road
Til
Stotzer
Chiropractors
Indiana Avenue Riverdale
Frank C. Ott
Chicago St
N. J. Bonell
E. 137Th St
Atwater-Kent
Zeniths
Radio Corporation
Airway
Genuine Radiodynes
Nitrodynes
Miller Brothers
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