Modern office aids reshape work for public figures
In a new era of efficiency public leaders and professionals increasingly rely on mechanical aids and office devices to save time and labor. The article notes politicians lawyers preachers musicians and educators adopting tools to speed study writing and administration amid fierce competitive pressures.
Government offices go high tech in time saving reforms
Federal government offices adopt card index systems telegraph and telephone networks and phonographs to speed mail handling reporting and communications. White House staff use rapid mailing and dictation devices while new purchasing and numbering machines streamline printing mailing lists and census preparations.
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Uncle Sam
Forest Service
Gifford Pinchot
White House
Washington
Atlantic
Navy Department
War Department
State Department
Senate
House of Representatives
Fred W. Carpenter
Army
Navy
Treasury
United States
James Powers
Department of Commerce and Labor
United States Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury Department
Central Purchasing Agency
New Yorks Literary Girls Prompt Book Store Banter
A 17 year old girl visits a Fifth Avenue book store and asks for Prometheus by a writer named Kelly or Sheets. The clerk suggests Shelley's Prometheus Unbound. She replies that she would prefer it bound to prevent losing pages.
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Trollope
Fifth ‘Avenue
Kelly
Sheets
Shelley
Cowboys Form Reunion for Denver Stock Show
About seventy old-time cowboys met in Denver at the office of Cattle Inspector Charles Hartman and organized the Cowboys' reunion. Membership requires range service prior to 1890 and whiteness. Eugene Williams of Greeley is president, Mark Beethan vice president, Charles Hartmann secretary and treasurer.
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Charles Hartman
Denver
Eugene Williams
Greeley
Mark Beethan
Charles Hartmann
Good Seeds Make Good Gardens
Seeds of the best quality require proper treatment and careful planting. Different seeds need specific germination temperatures. sowing depth and soil moisture affect viability. Choose seed early to avoid delays and price hikes, with western seeds acclimated to local conditions.
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Barteldes Company
Denver
Rocky Mountain
Giving It Away
A dialogue scene features a man arguing that a woman cannot keep secrets while a woman defends her twenty year secret keeping. The exchange turns on age secrecy and the inevitability of revealing a hidden truth.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Bobby Stands Reproved in Household Scolding
A household scene shows a parent reproving Bobby for using slang, with emphasis on stopping the chatter and a stern warning. The excerpt captures a domestic moment of discipline and parental authority as the mother or father admonishes the boy.
A Square Look Into Eternity
An astounding book offered by mail for $1.00. J. C. Jensen promotes the work from 405 Charles Block, Denver, Colorado, inviting readers to order.
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J. C. Jensen
Charles Block
Denver
Colo
Quantity Not Quality Dialogue Between Teacher and Children
A Brooklyn Life snippet shows a teacher questioning Willie about permission to whisper. Willie answers once. the teacher suggests he should have whispered twice. Johnnie confirms the proper form with a triumphant tone.
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Willie
Johnnie
Brooklyn
Life prisoner in Ohio pens book on power of the pen
An Ohio inmate serving life writes a book likely to showcase the influence of writing. The project suggests a broader aim to demonstrate how the written word can resonate beyond prison walls.
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Ohio
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