Women staffing New York banks as war shifts labor
The article notes no current women officers in New York City banks and only one in New Jersey, but wartime hiring is expanding. It cites estimates of 20,000 women hired in Wall Street areas since the U S entry into the war, with banks like Merchants and Metals reporting faster, steadier work. Female clerks replace many men, saving money on salaries and reducing errors, though executives warn a postwar return may challenge banks to reabsorb staff.
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New York City
New Jersey
Canada
Wall Street
United States
New York Evening Post
Merchantes and Metals Bank
Enel
Nk Hat
Mechanics and Metals Bank
Chemail
Question on cooks stalling turkeys and chickens
A fragmented remark questions the role of a cook who stalls fowl and jokes about a husband worth haying. The snippet blends odd phrasing with social commentary, reflecting a bygone colloquial tone without a clear news event or named entities.
Pike's Peak Ocean-to-Ocean Highway Completed
The Pike's Peak ocean to ocean highway now has an independent alignment from Athlone to the Pacific coast. San Francisco was the last link, with national officers and California route reps choosing the Sacramento Causeway path and establishing Pacific coast terminals at Oakland and San Francisco. The route runs from New York via Newark and Morristown to Pittsburgh, then west through major towns and states to California, with inspections by President C. F. Adams and plans to mark the system with red and white bands and 1500 enamel signs along the corridor.
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Athlone
Pacific Coast
New York ‘Tribune
San Francisco
California
Sacramento
Oakand
San Peancisco
Atlantic Seaboard
New York City
Piladelphia
Newark
Morristown
N. J
Easton
Allentown
Philadelphia
Reading
Paw
Harrisburg
Tyrone
Altoona
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Steubenville
Coshocton
Columbus
Springfield
Dayton
Indiana
Richmond
Indianapolis
Rockville
Decatur
Jacksonville
Griggsville
Missouri
Hannibal
Macon
Chillicothe
St. Joseph
Kansas
Hiawatha
Belleville
Norton
Colby
Goodland
Colorado
Burlington
Limon
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Hartsel
Buena Vista
Leadville
Glenwood Springs
Rifle
Meeker
Utah
Vernal
Duchesne
Heber City
Park City
Salt Lake City
Ogden
Brigham, Lucia
Nevada
Elko
Winnemucca
Levelock
Deno
Portola
Quincy
Oroville
Marysville
Davis
Benicia
Marilnes
Berkeley
Oakland
C. F. Adams
Pike's Peak
United States
New York
Connecticut Highway Build Forges 70 Miles Of Concrete Roads
Concrete highways under construction in 22 cities and towns across Connecticut will total about 70 miles once finished. Roads measure 18 feet wide and cost 15 000 dollars per mile.
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Connecticut
Good Roads Indispensable Duty to Maintain Roads
Policymaker voice argues roads are a farmer’s asset and essential for the well being of the farmer and family. It calls on every man to do his part to keep roads in good condition.
Good Roads spending in the United States and the South
The article notes total highway spending in the United States surpassed 00,000,000 with 16 Southern cities investing about 52,000,099 dollars. It highlights substantial investment in construction and maintenance nationwide and in the southern states.
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United States
Prevent Potatoes From Wastage Expert Urges Storage Rules
Washington reports Lou D. Sweet head of the potato division of the food administration outlines how to cut winter losses from the year’s surplus crop. He cites ventilation, dryness, frost protection, disease elimination, and careful handling as essential to keep potatoes marketable and to save seed from next season.
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Washington
United States Food Administrations
Lou D. Sweet
Potato Division
The
Food Administration
Japanese "Temperature" Ghosts at Kobe Bath
Ghost stories in warm weather grip Kobe bath patrons after two women die following mid June visits. A woman heard her name called while alone in the bath. the tale spreads, reducing custom. The bathkeeper hires a street lecturer to debunk the haunting, but the ghost story persists and former customers stay away.
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Japan
Kobe
Man Baffles Fish Market Bet With Silent Provocation
A man bet he could provoke a well known Fishmongers at Billingsgate in London without words. He signaled with his nose, women attacked, and the market scene ended with a furious reaction as observers debated the verbal clash.
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Bulinge Gate
London
Balingsgate
Eule
Heldam
Cuklenty
Ladier
Home Journal
For Skin Troubles Soap and Ointment Ad
An old advertisement touts soap to cleanse and purify and ointment to soothe and heal skin troubles. Immediate relief is claimed for itching burning eczema pimples and baby skin issues with daily use and a free sample offer by mail from Cutleurn Dept L Boston. Also includes a political clipping with a senator’s remark and a humorous moviegoing exchange about showing feeling.
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Cutleurn
Dept. L
Boston
His Profit. How did your patriotic garden work out
A humorous exchange on garden yield reveals frugal sentiment as one speaker jokes about harvesting radishes to save money. The remark contrasts prudery with shamelessness and ends with a wry note on patriotic gardening.
Peruna lauded by Tennessee resident for cough cure
Mr W B Brown of Le Rogersville Tennessee writes Peruna cured his catarrhal cough after La Grippe and long trial of remedies. He states he needed five bottles and his cough and catarrh were cured and notes a weight change from 115 to 44 percent.
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W. B. Brown
le Rogersville
Tennessee
War Declared on Rats by U S Gov t and Wedding Gifts
A U S government drive targets rats to protect lives and property, with estimates of losses at two hundred million annually. The piece also notes a Saxon French cigar lighter tax of two francs and discusses tobacco taxes and public response in France.
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U. S
Stearns
France
M. Kite
Learn Every Day Dustard's Odd Lesson on Wiser Thinking
A clipped prose piece extols daily learning as a path to wisdom. It mocks a dull mind that refuses effort and argues steady study improves reasoning and judgment over time. The tone is lightly satirical and instructional.
War Comes Home with Six Cent Nickel Cigars
Fragmentary lines describe wartime hardship affecting individuals who must pay small coins for cigarettes nicknamed nickel or four-cent offerings. The tone hints at shared struggle and humor amid shortage. No clear event or names identified.
Gompers Opposes Plan Opposing Women War Work
President Gompers of the AFL objects to women being used in war work. He argues against expanding roles for women in wartime labor and expresses opposition to this policy emphasis.
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Gompers
The
Americ Federation of Labor
Women Urgently Seek Swamp-Root Aid For Kidney Ailments
Thousands of women suffer kidney and bladder troubles many unaware their symptoms stem from kidney disease. An advert touts Dr. Kimer’s Swamp-Root as a remedy available at drug stores, promising restored kidney health and relief from back pain headaches and despondency. The notice includes a call to send ten cents for a sample and mentions literacy barriers among Turkish women highlighting a broader public health issue.
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Kimers Susenese
Siraeen
Ae Eae
Fragmentary claims and odd barter notes in torn text
A garbled OCR passage mentions cures for diseases with claims of big money rewards and troubling phrases about a client and a company. Names and places are scattered, with unclear events and outcomes, including references to a Pittsburgh company and fertilizer shirts.
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