Farmers and Labor Unite at Co-Operative Gathering
A crowd of over seven hundred attended talks on farm and labor co operation led by Lewis of the State Federation of Labor. Charles Watts discussed cooperative live stock marketing, Milo Reno spoke on farmer organizations, and J Ki Kelley addressed striking possibilities for farmers.
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Ci ‘Lewis
State Federation
Charles Watts
Co-Operative Exchange Live Stock
Chicago
Watts
Milo Reno
Iowa
Messer Leith
Laurens
Associa
Tion
America
J. Ki. Kelley
Equity Co-Operative Exchange
United States
Grain Corporation
Julius Barnes
Kelly
United States Grain Corporation
Smith Brookhart
U. S
Federal Reserve Bank
Reserve Bank
Wall Street
J. M. Anderson
Equity Co Operative Exchange
Equity Co- Operative Exchange
Minnesota Chamber of Commerce
Madam Duck Outsmarts Mr Fox in River Chase
Madam Duck pretends to be wounded to lure Mr Fox into a trap. The fox slips on a vine and falls into the river while Madam Duck escapes to safety. Reynard leaves muddy and wiser, while Madam Duck sails away and seems to live well thereafter.
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Madam Duck
Mr. Fox
Madam Daci
Reynard
Reddy Fox
Tony Avoids Union Closed Shop After Strike Threat
A friend recounts Tony’s wartime tale of labor pressure at a railroad shop. A business agent pushes for union membership and a closed shop, but Tony resists, escaping demand and delaying joining. The letter suggests tension between workers and management over union tactics.
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Asa Mont
Tony
Persh
Beezness
Joina da Union
Ancient rope making and early American rope walks
The text notes Hata ten HEart and ancient methods of twisting cords to strengthen fibers. It mentions Xerxes building a bridge with heavy cables in 480 B.C. and the Middle Ages as rope making's rise. The first rope-walk in America was in Boston, run by John Harrison. A brief dialogue about Scatterwitz hints at a seance with a spiritualist and a date with Helen of Troy.
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B. CO
Xerxes
America
Boston
John Harrison
Scatterwitz
Helen
Troy
Doris Name Origins Thekla Theodora Dorothea History
Etymologists trace Doris to Thekla and Theodora with Dorothea as a later form. The name evolves through Dorothea Dorothy Dolly Dora and other variants. The agate talisman is linked to Doris for courage and protection. Friday is listed as a lucky day and five as a lucky number. France favors Dorette and Doralice. Germany uses Doris. England and America widely use it.
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Hough
Doris
Dorothy
Dorothea
Theodora
Thekla
St. Thekla
St. Paul
Antioch
Tecla
St. Theodoras
Massinger
Paradise
Heaven
Dolly
Dora
Dorinda
Legion
England
America
Germany
France
Average intelligence measure sparks debate in psychology
A Journal of Applied Psychology writer notes tests on 1,500,000 soldiers 600 school children 500 delinquent boys and 250 feeble-minded individuals suggesting the average mental age of adults is only thirteen years. The finding implies many youths show higher intelligence than their peers.
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Journal of Applied Psychology
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