Views on inventions and a note on federal narcotics exams
Cynthia Grey likens human misuse of new tech to pupils in a school room and warns drastic punishment for the careless. She notes that federal narcotics inspector positions have no openings and advises contacting the U.S. Civil Service Commission in Washington to join the mailing list for future exams. The excerpt ends with a fragment about deserts and rain.
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United States
United States Civil Service Commission
Washington, D. C
Certificate Plan in Use 11 Years in California
SAN FRANCISCO Oct 17 For 11 years the California state railroad commission has issued certificates of necessity to public carriers and utilities. The system yields a regulated monopoly, protecting incumbents while claiming public benefit. A certificate requires proof of public need, proposed tariff, territory, finances, and service plans, followed by a hearing and possible entry by competitors if necessity is not established.
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Wired Is
San Francisco
California State Railroad Commission
California
Commission
Los Angeles
Supreme Court
Public Utility Commissioners
William H. Clary
B. V. Kuykendall
Washington Department of Public Works
Riddles of birth fame and ancient beasts in brief
A digest covering famous but dubious births, the BrooklynBridge designer Roebling and his son Washington, the hyena species in Africa Asia Europe and America, and a current Earth population estimate of 1.702 billion.
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Brooklyn Bridge
John A. Roebling
Washington A. Roebling
Europe
America
Knoten
Abyssinia
Libyan Desert
India
Africa
Sahara
England
Asia
Mid Month Blanket Sale Sparks Bargain Furnishings
The ad lists cotton sheet blankets in sizes 54 by 76 and 60 by 76 with prices from 2.00 to 2.50 per pair, 64 by 76 and 68 by 80 inch cotton blankets priced up to 2.85, plus Woolnop and Beacon Indian blankets in multiple colors and sizes, emphasizing good weight and new designs.
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Morris
Bedding and blanket sale on first floor offerings
The feature highlights oil opaque window shades at 95c and six and eight foot sizes. It lists heavy beacon blankets, mixed wool and all wool blankets with various weights and colors, plus Pendleton robes priced from 12.50 to 18.50. The note promotes home economizing by hanging own shades.
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Pendleton
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New York Ave
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Texas
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William I
Robert le Diabolie
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Louis Duc Orleana
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Fifth Avenue
Brown
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