Encouraging Clerks to Do Good Work and Grow
A veteran merchant narrates how personal interest in clerks boosts discipline and sales. Two models: a floor‑level leader who mentors staff through a weekly salesman college and a commission system that rewards sales while maintaining honesty. A success story follows a clerk who builds his own dry goods business after saving capital and leveraging customer trust.
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Hoover
Watkins
Dry Goods
Willams
Williams
Hile
Ita City
Christmay
Limeelf Snetond
Tome
America
Saliry
Rom
City of
St. Louis
New York
Louis
Businese
Broadway
Olive Street
The American Home Mr Radford on a small house designs
Mr Radford writes on making homes efficiently sized for comfort and economy. He argues modern eight room houses can be more convenient than older larger ones, citing space planning, door window placement, and the rising cost of timber and labor. He notes coal heated small houses can suffice with well arranged rooms and a modest furnace.
Ventilated house design notes from the editor
W A Radford discusses a tiled reception hall and open grate for comfort and health. He favors a smaller house with easy ventilation, south facing living spaces, and bright sunlight to improve air quality, noting the pitfalls of oversized showy homes and the practicality of a well laid dining room.
When Eggs Are Scarce And Money Tight
The article discusses egg shortages during holidays and cold weather, urging economical substitutions. It covers using sugar and fat to stretch meals, the impact of high egg prices on daily work, and replacing eggs with baking powder or smaller recipes. It advises careful recipe adjustments to avoid waste and suggests hot breads as substitutes for eggs in some cases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enrne
Joem
Skirt hangers easily made for gifts and storage
A simple guide outlines making waist and skirt hangers as affordable gifts for brides travelers or students. Coppered wire waist-hangers finished with ribbons and bows are described, while skirt-hangers use pine wood strips with brass cup-hooks. A shelf and optional large cap-hooks enable extended rod storage for multiple garments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Densivns
Back Stairs Converted Into Closets Across Two Homes
A woman transformed steep back stairs into two closets with a dining room entry and a second floor opening. The removed steps formed a glass doorway into the dining room, paneled interiors gained shelves for china and preserves, and a small yard window created a shelflined space. Upstairs a large closet filled the former stair void. Another woman kept the stairs but turned the upper landing into a closet while using the stairs below as a store closet for broom, buckets and similar items.
Rust Marks on Linen Suits and Careful Hangers
Linen suits show rust marks at the shoulders from coathangers kept on them. Cover coat hangers before use for white or delicate fabrics. A small bag of linen or dimity with ribbons can shield long sides, keeping the wearer’s attire safer from damp rust.
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Ellie
Tucker
Homemade Towels and Embroidered Monograms
Whimsical guide to finishing homemade towels with scalloped ends and a drawn work escabe, featuring long narrow initials. Describes suitable fabrics such as damask and bird's eye, and notes costs per yard for quality materials.
Her Own Color in Fashion Colors of the Season
A fragmentary fashion note discusses autumn color trends highlighting royal purple and sage green. It warns that women may cling to certain hues, fearing they overshadow other shades, while darker tones resist the feminine pull of color.
Legal power shifts in school circle amid unusual ties
The piece profiles Mrs Ripley wife of Principal Fred H Ripley and assistant superintendent Eliot Caritell Ripley in Hastingsdale. It notes her weekly income about 85 dollars more than her husband and hints she could wield authority over him. The column mentions laundering and recommends Defanse Starch for stiffer results.
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Foston
Eliot Caritell Ripley
Fred H. Ripley
Longfellow School
Hostindale
Ripley
Russians to salvage Balaclava Bay treasure
Sebastopol naval authorities propose entrusting a Russian salvage syndicate with raising the Balaclava Bay treasure after last year’s unsuccessful attempt by the British ironclad. The plan centers on providing work to a Russian company for the operation.
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Balaclava
Sebastopol
Japan to send teachers and students abroad for vacation
The Japanese war department plans free travel for middle and high school and college teachers and students to Masehuria and Korea during vacation. Over 50,000 people are expected to participate in the program.
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Japanese War Department
Masehuria
Korea
Alliance places five Bialystok orphans in German school
An alliance has placed five Bialystok orphans in the Ahiem agricultural school with a 16,000 mark maintenance loan. The notice mentions charitable aid and education funding to ensure their sustenance and training. For readers, the story links to Jewish orphans and international aid efforts during uncertain times.
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Larelite Universelie
Bialystok
Ahiem Agricultural School
Arket
Women Health Ad Claims Lydia Pinkham Remedy Power
An old style health ad promotes Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for menstrual irregularities fatigue and weakness. It asserts women gain health strength and marital admiration through the product and cites a Hot Springs Arkansas executive testimonial.
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R. AP
Lydia E. Pinkham
Chas
FP. Brown
Mothers’ Club
Cedar Terrace
Hot Springs
Ark
Pinkham
Lydia
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Chico
Reni
W.a.radford
Mye & Raat
Castonta
Chas. Brown
Somme
Actieas Doge
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