Telephone Operators With American Army Sent 30,000,000 Calls a Day
The piece highlights how American telephone operators and the Bell system supported World War I efforts. It notes 160,000 operators in France handling 80 million calls daily, the role of switchboard troops, and how wires, amplifiers, and radio telephony aided artillery coordination and battlefield communication under fire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Jordan
Apel
Presa Publishing Co
New York Evening World
Jaw Nurk
Eileen
Jess
Wilhelmstragse
Europe
Jes
Acropolis
Athens
The
Ara
Mesotamia
Owian Club
H. J. Carroll
Inration Deaes
New York Telephone Company
Hello
Vince An
Fihele
Garrell
United
Pershing
Wall Street
Chicago
Gequave
Eeneta
U. C
Carroll
No Man's Land
France
Bell System
Stone
Burns
Army
Signal Corps
General Pershing
Svar
United States
China
Peking
Heinie
Styles In Men's Straw Hats For Next Season
The War Industries Board caps new straw hat styles for 1910 to conserve materials and labor. Yacht hats will be limited to six dimensions with three crown heights and two brim widths. Soft braid hats reduce to three crown heights and three brim widths. One telescope shape remains and Alpine shapes limit to two crown heights and three brim widths. No limits on Panamos and other abroad woven hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Industries Board
Panamos
Winter social notices and club meetings in San Antonio
Local social columns list guests at the Saint Anthony hotel including Miss Mary Camp and Mrs. Hughes, arrivals from Shorter College and Culver, and visiting couples from Chicago and Boston. Various club events are scheduled with Chaplain's Aid Association, Daughters of Isabella, Young People's Christian Union, and several Red Cross circles noting meetings and charity efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Camp
Saux Marcos
W. R. Hughes
Henry Kendig, Breneman
Trancaster
Henry HB. Buyks
North Flores Street
Breneman
San Antonio
Pennsylvania
C. 8. Voorhis
Indianapolis
City
St. Anthony
Austin Brown
Trieutenant Brown
Chaplain's Aid
Catholic Women's Association
Daughters of Isabella
National Court
Mra. J
Ashley
Pecan Street
Hava
Court of
B Minor
Red Cross
Tradica
Th Elks
Woman's Club
Central Christian Church
Alamo
Daughters of the American Revolutio
Circle of the Mozart Society
St. Mark's Church
Phoenix Club
Unit of the Woman’ Club
Circle of Grace English Lutheran Church
Circle of San Antoni
Order of the Faater
Hee Central Christian Church
Cicle
The Jarr Family Ily Conflicts Over A Paint Request
A domestic scene unfolds as Mrs. Jarr demands a can of paint and pushes her husband to fetch it downtown. He balks, arguing it delays work and benefits the boss, while she resents his reluctance and questions his loyalty. Their exchange highlights wartime price tensions and household bargaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
The
Prozsa Publishing Co
New York Evening World
Scott
Mr. Jarr
Mrs. Jarr
Mr. Jarre
Mr. Sarr
Mrs. Sarr
Mr. Tarr
Pen Sea
Conta
Mra
Mr. Jart
Bureau
Jarre
Forty Six States In Child Welfare Work
Every state in the union except two has a complete or initiating plan for carrying out the Children's Bureau program. Dr Jessica Hi Peixotto, chief of child conservation, says the Council of National Defense bureau field division is coordinating with the program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Children’s Bureau
United States Apartment of Labor
Jessica Hi. Peixotto
Council of National Defense
Fis
Blpreau
Anid Minols
Connecticut
California
Utah
Tinanei
Burous talk and painted plans in quirky household scene
The dialogue shows Mr Jarr and Mrs Jarr arguing over paint supplies and a rushed purchase as a city bureau idea surfaces. A closing line hints at a broader push for immediate bureaus with health centers dental clinics and milk stations noted in daily reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jeo Fund
Courtesy and kindness fuel business success in clerks and bosses
A Los Angeles Times piece argues courtesy drives success, noting clerks and office boys respond better to polite questions. The column cites the idea that polite behavior from staff boosts a boss’s standing, while managers benefit from courteous office culture.
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Juos Angeles
Los Angeles Times
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Boy Scout
Boy Scouts
Boy Scout Brotherhood
Gieratines
Cogar Bicycle Co
Hex Cycle Co
W. Commerce—Cr
Portage Tire & Cide Co
L. H. Pittman
Rogers Bicycle Shop
Ben L. Miller Co
E. Howton ‘St—Te
Geo. Potchernick
E. Commerce—Cr
New York
Anna Moskowitz Kross
Whir
Kross
Attor T
Waton, Ney
Virginia
Rose
Emma Burnett
Shorter College
Rome
Aste
Simmie Fell
Jimmie Chitti
Culver
Prospect Hill Ban Jet
Tadies’ Assembly
Aule
Sweethner
He Purmit
Bel
Goa
the Jarr
Family
ILY
Roy E. McCardell
Mrs. Tart
Mr. Tart
Ates
County
Xode Sland
Donacquenca Trate
Board of Health
Harry, Hertzberg
George D. Armistead
Travis
Louisville
Counter Journal
WAM Seniit Howe. Co
Pioneer Flour
Pioneer Flour Mills
Perali
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