Doing for Labor Aims and Achievements
The article praises the U S government, mainly the bureau of labor, for aiding workers through research, information, and policy. It traces origins from 1871 to 1903, notes field work on wages and hours, and highlights the new employment bureau under Terence Powderly to match labor demand with opportunities nationwide.
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Washington
Ique i
Senator Hoar
Massachusetts
Uncle Sam
Mr. Hoar
United States House of Representatives
Bureau of Immigration
Terence V. Powderly
Powderly
Bureau of Labor scouts report on evidence based labor data
Government labor experts stress fact gathering over opinion. They verify data with on the ground agents and keep sources confidential to protect workers. The commissioner Dr Charles P Neil and chief clerk G W W Hanger are cited as seasoned investigators guiding the bureau's labor cause.
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Bureau of Labor
Commissioner of Labor
Charles P. Neil
Catholic University At Washington
Bureau
G. W. W. Hanger
Cause of Labor
Dreaming Humans and Hidden Destinies in Lahore
A contemplative poem contrasts lofty ideals with human failings. It speaks of broken faces and ruined walls as a city scene in Lahore, then shifts to a meditation on deeds that bind people, the soul, and the divine. The speaker rails against illusion, calling people gods and angels yet noting our animal selves and unfulfilled visions.
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God
Poem Fragment Reflects on Human Suffering and Divine Hope
A fragmented poem laments unmet dreams and brutal human ferocity while suggesting a vigil of mercy. It contrasts wild impulses with a single force of grace that can redeem life and labor through tears, love, and a blessed hope in God.
The Workshop Throngs with Workmen Handling the Living Need
The piece portrays tireless labor as workers throng the workshop with sweat and hands that never rest in a quest to fulfill a living need. It emphasizes bold devotion and unending effort guiding dawns of dreamlike toil.
Equitable Wage Distribution Urged by Boston Builder Trades Chief
Teremiah TIT. Norman, president of the Boston Building Trades Council, argues the eight hour day advanced unions but should aim to employ more workers. He says wage distribution on contract projects favors strong unions, leaving smaller and weaker unions with lower pay. He urges reforms to evenly spread wages among all workers on construction sites.
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Teremiah Tit
Norman
Boston Building Trades Council
Education and productive labor in American society
The author argues that American labor grows productive mainly through high quality education. He suggests that further advancement comes when the best type of education leads young men to choose useful industrial work over seeking prestige as underemployed professionals.
Trade Agreement and Unionism Advocated by Labor Leaders
James Duncan of the Granite Cutters' International Association of America lauds trade agreements as a pacific framework for North American commerce. He argues collective bargaining and arbitration replace force in settling disputes and compare the approach to the Declaration of Independence for the body politic.
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North America
Pacific
United States
James Duncan
Granite Cutters’ International Association of America
Saul and Jonathan Slain in Battle
In a historic clash, Saul and his son Jonathan fall in battle as the forces clash amid the tribal lands. The king’s army suffers heavy losses, with reports stressing the sudden and decisive end for the royal family.
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Saul
Jonathan
Saul and the Witch of Endor and the Battle on Gilboa
Text analyzes Saul’s despair after the Israelite defeat by the Philistines near Shunem and Jezreel, his attempted repentance, and the witch of Endor episode. It recounts Jonathan’s death, Saul’s own death by sword, and the desecration of his body, followed by Jabesh Gilead’s heroic burial of Saul’s relics.
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Lisson Tent
Samuel
Lemory
Israel
B. C
Ussher
Mount Gilboa
Saul
Shunem
Jezreel
Witch
Endor
God
Jehovah
Paul
Little Heymon
Jonathan
Gibeah
Mephibosheth
James Sime
Dagon
Ashdod
Jabesh-gilead
Manasseh
Jordan
Bethshan
Nahash
What the Trade Mark Means to the Buyer
A modern explanation of how trade marks protect consumers. It stresses that when a manufacturer adopts a mark he bears full responsibility for product quality, while imitators who brand goods with local dealer names shift risk to dealers and buyers.
Absent minded balloon pilot derided by club president
Sole Charles Covey, president of American clubs, mocked an aero nautical pilot as too absent minded to pilot a balloon. He recalls the pilot once being a railroad conductor who gave up work for forgetfulness and once punched a passenger’s finger instead of a ticket.
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Charles Covey
American Clubs
Mrs Mary E H Rouse Recovers After Kidney Pills
Mrs Mary E H Rouse of Cambridge New York described long kidney trouble with back and hip pain and weakness. After five years of failed remedies she used Deans Kidney Pills and quickly found relief, leading to full recovery and renewed health. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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Mary E. H. Rouse
Cambridge
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Bill on Matrimonial Compact Weights Absence as Remedy
A satirical note discusses a proposed bill to annul a marital agreement where a woman allegedly won a husband by various artificial means. The piece jokes that to curb wheedling, lawmakers should limit the woman’s influence to absence as a defense, arguing men need a ten mile start.
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Islature
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad For Local Contract Promise
Frank J. Cheney a senior partner of F J Cheney & Co. of Toledo swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notice includes a notary seal dated December 6 1886 and urges readers to send for testimonials.
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BratTe
Onio City
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F J. Cheney & Co
Hall
Gatarrh—Gure
F. J. Cheney & CO
O. Take Hall
Hamlet stunt shocks country circuit
Observers praise Barnstormer for a dramatic Hamlet performance with striking impact. Dialogue hints at mystery behind the success, noting the actor’s confidence and the audience’s stunned reaction.
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Barnstormer
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Department of Commercé and Labor
Sam
Labor Division
Department of Commerce and Labor
Congress
Interior Department
Bureau of Labor Information
National Congress
Labor Bureau
Lahore
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Into the Life of God
National
New York
Woodbridge Building
A. D
A. W. Gleason
Notary Public
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