Day Labor Clause Adopted in Local Improvement Plan
A day labor clause will be included in the proposed local improvement ordinance after a conference among council members, engineers, treasury officials, and the corporation counsel. The board of works will decide if street work is done by contract or day labor, amid mixed hopes and state law constraints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Council
Engineering and Treasury Departments
Corporation Counsel's Office
Board of Works
Hesketh
Goddard
Erickson
Griffithe
Board of Public Works
How to Acquire Health and Beauty
A vintage advertisement offers homemade remedies for skin whitening dandruff removal and hair care. It promotes a glycerine lotion, a scalp rinse with alcohol and water, a cream jelly for a smooth complexion, and a sugar and hardene blood tonic. The tone is promotional with claim of clear skin and healthy hair.
Frama Fheld Draws Attention at Local Event
A fragmented description notes the bra in the photo and remarks on marmoth displays at the house. It mentions a new coat that is comfortable for spending a half hedge gram a half. The orchestra and performers are teased by the audience.
Wireless time by central clocks, future watches melt
At the jewelers convention Charles Higginbot ham of South Bend Indiana predicts a wireless time system. Central clocks would transmit exact time by electric waves to individual pockets watches. People would press a button and see the correct time instantly without inspecting a dial.
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ST. Louis
Jewelers
Charles Higginbotham
South Bend
Ind
Higginbotham
South Bend Watch Co
Seattle Automobile School Ad Notes Local Quirks
A Washington Herald snippet from Seattle references a city man noting queer characters around an old village and a native agreeing there are many when hotels fill up, tied to the Washington Herald listing at 210 Broadway.
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Washington Herald
Seattle Automobile School
Broadway
Eee
Face Hidden in Persia Unveiled in America
A 22 year old Persian girl arrives for the Persian American Educational society’s first annual conference. She plans to enter the University of Chicago next fall and, previously unseen by men outside her family in Persia, now walks publicly with her face uncovered.
Destruction of Pictures Directed by Kansas Pacific Exec
June 20 Chicago report states Sylvester T. Smith, once a Kansas City clerk, rose to general manager of the Kansas Pacific Union Pacific line. His will demands destruction of all pictures of him and his family and bans funeral services. He died here last Sunday leaving more than a million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Sylvester T. Smith
Kansas City
Kansas Pacific and Union Pacific Railway
Lake Washington Strawberry Fields Open to Public
Public access opens to Lake Washington strawberry fields with a fruit stand offering 15 cents per gallon sales. Local officials announce new recreation and farm gate pricing for visitors and shoppers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lake Washington
Peace Arbitration Treaty Reached Between U S and Britain
In Washington on June 29, the White House announced that a peace arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain has been agreed upon at a conference with Ambassador Bryce and Secretary Knox. A tentative draft was presented by Knox and discussed with Bryce suggesting minor changes. After Bryce's brief White House visit, it was announced that all differences were settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
United States
Great Britain
Jas, Hryce
State Knox
Knox
Bryce
Opium Seizure in New York Contacting Chinatown Bust
Detectives seized 66 pounds of opium valued at 30000 after receiving tips of shipments to Boston and other cities from Chinatown. The narcotics were found at a poultry house and at the residence of Goon Chong, a wealthy Chinese man recently married to someone from San Francisco. The case prompts questions about long-standing criminal networks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United
New York
Boston
Chinatown
Goon Chong
San Francisco
Local Reader Praises Practical Canoes and Work Needs
A Pittsburgh Post piece quotes a reader who says age makes him less interested in canoes mandaling or race horses, but he still finds them fine for work and usefulness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pitteburg Post
Doctor Chooses Ayer's Sarsaparilla Over Alcohol
Ayer's Sarsaparilla is described as a strong tonic without alcohol, and the doctor may favor it for patients seeking a remedy. The note implies physicians consider its tonic properties in treatment choices.
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Ayer
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2Nd Ave
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