Appointment and pardon near miss with the President
A White House audience reveals a late appointment incident with Representatives Townsend and Tuttle. The president notes their tardiness, explains the judgeship is already filled, and they offer explanations about travel delays and a forgotten engagement. The tale is followed by a wartime anecdote about a young soldier who dies holding his colonel's horse rein.
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William E. Tuttle, Jr
White House
United States
Townsend
Tuttle
Messrs
Washington
Newark
Statue of George Washington Glick Placed in Statuary Hall
Kansas statesman George Washington Glick receives a stone likeness in the Capitol Hall of Fame. SenatorROOTENE of Kansas urges fitting ceremonies, noting Glick as the state s former Democratic governor, paired with John James Ingalls to symbolize both parties.
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Statuary Hall
Capitol
George Washington Glick
Kansas
Hall of Fame
Mr. Glick
Glick
Ootene
Senate
John James Ingalls
Senator Ingalls
Atchison
Sons of
Cabinet Members Run Speed Tests on Maryland Roads
Secretary of the Treasury McAdoo is described as a speed fiend who drives a gray roadster on rural Maryland roads. He often travels with his wife Miss Eleanor Wilson, daughter of the president, and escapes law enforcement with light penalties, as motorcycle cops merely apologize and permit the ride to continue.
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Ecretary OF
the Treasury
M’adoo
Maryland
Eleanor Wilson
McAdoo
Check Signing Device a Great Labor Saver
The article notes J. F. Jones and William Adreon, pension office clerks, save about twenty miles of handwriting yearly by signing pension checks with machinery. About 820,000 checks totaling $180 million pass under their pens annually, with Guy Q. Taylor overseeing the process. Without the machine, signature workload would take ten years, risking serious strain or illness.
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Here
Baltimore
J. 5. Jones
William Adreon
Pension Office
Guy Q. Taylor
Diaby
Bureau
Adreon
The Moonlight Honeymoon Ends in Town Dispute
In the tenth week after their honeymoon, a couple argues about the moon's effect. She recalls past romantic mood as Jack dismisses it, joking that the moon only moves tides. He yawns and lights his pipe, then she calls him mean and visits neighbors.
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Jack
Domestic Tragedy Behind a Frugal Pie
A dramatic scene unfolds as a wife declares a pie her first ever made, and the husband steels himself for a grim outcome. The room holds a tense pause before she proclaims the pie finished with triumphant flair.
Permission Granted. A cryptic plea on repayment
A fragment expresses a request for repayment and patience, with phrases about timing and optimism. The tone suggests someone pressing another to settle a debt or obligation, amid uncertainty about when payment will occur.
Who'll Volunteer. It Is Proposed To Give The Maiden
A proposal invites volunteers to assist the maiden in a community effort. Details specify roles, time frame, and hoped volunteer impact. Community leaders urge participation to support the project’s aims.
In Love and Schemes and Massachusetts Divorces
A wryreflection contrasts romance and deception with the idea that a man can be misled by love until revealed. It notes that many financial disasters stem from get rich quick schemes and observes that Massachusetts makes divorce notably harder than most states.
All the world's a stage but it lacks an asbestos curtain
A literary quip notes the theater metaphor about life as performance. The remark highlights material safety concerns by joking about an asbestos curtain in old venues. The line blends theater imagery with health risk commentary.
Tuberculosis Census to Survey Churches Ahead of Day
National association plans September census of thousands of churches to record tuberculosis deaths living cases and memberships as part of preparations for the fifth Tuberculosis day observance. The event will distribute sermon outlines and literature to ministers. last year about 75 000 groups participated with broad church endorsement and hundreds of anti tuberculosis societies aiding the effort.
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National Association For the Study and Prevention of
Unsightly pimples vanish after Cuticura regimen
Clyde Firebaugh of New Sharon Iowa reports years of facial pimples and dandruff cleared after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment. He tried several remedies with only temporary relief, received a free sample, and then used two cakes of soap and two boxes of ointment to cure the condition. The ad notes Cuticura products are sold worldwide via Card L in Boston.
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New Sharon
Iowa
Clyde Firebaugh
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Adv
Time Passed in Atonement Though the Wise Man Speaks
A fragmentary quotation notes the later life of wisdom, stating the wiser years are spent curing past follies prejudices and wrong opinions formed earlier. The reflection attributes this as time well spent in self correction and moral growth.
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Swift
The Vital Question in Love Inquiries
The column notes uncertainty as Brad Street’s report has not yet arrived. Slye and Dunnee discuss the pending data and the implications for their understanding of affection.
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Hye
Slye
Dunnee
Bradstreet
How a Married Woman Envies a Moneyed Spinster
A compact note wonders how a married woman grows envious of a spinster who possesses her own funds and independence. The piece contrasts dependence with financial autonomy and hints at social tensions surrounding marriage and wealth.
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