Mail for Farmers Advances Rural Free Delivery Plan
Special Washington Letter profiles Perry S. Heath first assistant postmaster general, praising his push to extend rural free delivery. He shifted post office work to a business basis, expanded facilities with new funding, and tested a traveling post office in Carroll County Maryland to cut costs and improve service for farmers.
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Washington
Perry S. Heath
National Capital
Wanamaker
Congress
Post Office Department
Harrison
Stevenson
Clarkson
Cleveland
Heath
Postmasters General
Republic
Idaho
Montana
Wyoming
Mississippi
Uncle Sam
Heatt
Star
ALY
Carroll County
Setiing
Acquitted Remember and the Fortune Hunter Parable
A young man with a downy mustache asserts he is not a fortune hunter. Mr. Cumrox sighs that he learned the truth after becoming his father in law, warning against relying on luck rather than action.
Auctioneer label for rolling pins and flatirons
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a couple discussing labeling kitchen tools for sale. The husband suggests “War material” as the lot label, reflecting wartime scarcity context.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John
Cleveland
Impertinent Police and the Rights of the Individual
The piece argues policemen overstep rights by touching civilians without warrant. Unauthorized handings on women’s arms or men’s shoulders infringe personal liberty and life. It condemns such conduct as a danger to civil rights and justice, urging restraint and respect for person over property.
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Administration of
N. Y. Tribune
Brooklyn business man reels in 415 pounds of California cod
A Brooklyn businessman returns from California with a fish tale from La Jolla near San Diego. He describes an 18 foot boat trip, a 700 foot line with 16 hooks and a three pound sinker, and a morning haul of 415 pounds of cod after rapid pulling released air from bladders. The tale is recounted under initials F. W. D. N. Y. Herald.
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Brooklyn
California
Masonic Lodge
Royal Arcanum Council
la Jolla
San Diego
N. Y. Herald
New Sleeve Styles and Women’s Career Gains Highlight Journal
The piece showcases winter sleeve fashions with lace velvet ribbons and jeweled epaulettes, noting cost and craft. It then presents American women’s employment growth from 1870 to recent years across professions such as acting, architecture, medicine, law, and journalism.
The Bustling Woman Vs Bustling Man In Household Life
In Household Words a contrast is drawn between the bustling man and the bustling woman. The man causes domestic disruption but yields to routine, while the woman stages relentless activity from six in the morning until night, impinging on all in the home.
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India
Australia
Rampart Whirlpool Editor Pioneers Yukon Paper
Mrs. Ciara E. Wright, widow and sole editor publisher, runs Rampart City Whirlpool in Rampart City Alaska. The monthly paper started last January with 12 pages, has doubled in size, charges one dollar a copy, and relies on her sewing machine and a typewriter with help from her ten year old daughter Doris. The paper notes local items including Gov. McGraw's visit and Rampart's dog market valued at 55 to 100 dollars.
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Ciara E. Wright
San Francisco
Klondike
Rampart City
Doris
Wright
Dawson
Manila
Gov. McGraw
Seattle
Cleaning French Sateens and Colored Fabrics Guide
This notice describes washing and finishing tips for fabrics. It recommends washing French sateens in lukewarm soap suds with salt, rinsing in salted water, drying on a sheet and ironing on the wrong side. It covers blue or mauve gingham with washing soda, vinegar for pink or green prints, and black or navy items with hot water and salt, blue rinses, shade drying, and ironing on the wrong side.
French Child Feeding Law Snippet Sparks Awe
A French policy bans giving solid food to infants under one year unless ordered by a doctor. Nurses face strict rules against rubber bottle feeding. The piece then shifts to a humorous anecdote about a college president with a glass eye and his quick wife saving his dignity during a visit.
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France
John
Cleaning Advice Without Soap for Straw Mats
Instructions suggest cleaning with salt and water only, avoiding soap. Rub along the straw pattern, not across it, then wipe dry. Salt helps prevent matting from turning.
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Columbus
State Journal
Johnnie
Rampart Whirlpool
ItHis
P. Sreeding
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Batavia
Ohio
la & Nichols
Attorneys AT Law
Ilearavis
Cere
Ofice
Taman Fog
Main Street
Roudeduseh
Couriey Block
E. Bradley
Behymer
Ames B. Ewing
Cincinnati
Cerew
Weatcorne
Hamiltoc
Clermont
Illiam R. Walker
Weaver
Orver Main
Market
Avid K. McDonald
Courier Block
Ohie
U. A
Louis Hicks
Attorneys AY Law
Oto
W m. C. Bishop
Geo. W. Tinier
Vulick & Kinhop
Umiu
Unice
Dennison Building
Court House
Loana
Ppward Q. baNk
Joans
U. S
Clermont House
Jjpwin
Ely
Osio
T. D. Carter
Siy
Pittsburg
Queen City
Virginia
Levnes
Keystone State
Middle West
G.R Marck
Agt
J. L. Ellison
Public Landing
America
Munn & Co
Scientific American
Great Lakes
Michigan
and the Great Lakes
Cincinnat
Detroit
New York
B. Ingalls
Cpormich
Lynch
Mass
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