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San Antonio Light

Location

San Antonio, Texas, United States of America

Date

Dec 11, 1898

Page

12

Cameras Save Salaries In Insurance Office

The Milwaukee Sentinel reports that photograph devices reduce clerical costs by replacing 18 salaries with two operators who copy 350 policy applications daily. The shift cuts time, improves accuracy, and offers reliable, verifiable records. photographic copies are treated as solid evidence in court.

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Grocer Tricks Stranger With Cider Inquiry in Oak Park

An Oak Park grocer unsuccessfully tries to land a new customer by feigning concern and offering service while a stranger woman questions cider availability. The exchange highlights sales tactics and misdirection as the stranger critiques the shop’s approach, then leaves after a sharp rebuke about avoiding illicit products. The scene ends with the grocer joking about a bid for orders and higher motives.

Oak Park Lis Umbicd Syrecet Cliler Tre Uminy Chicago

Bayonet to Hoe: A Civil War relics turned profits tale

A Washington blacksmith recalls transforming discarded bayonets into practical farm tools and onion knives after the Civil War. He bought bayonets for a few coppers, shaped them into hoes and pruning hooks, promoted them in papers, and built a thriving postwar craft business amid scarce wartime metal. He notes the shift from hardship to profitable labor and reflects on the war’s lingering moral weight.

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