Initiatives Rewarded in Office Routines and Study Habits
A narrative contrasts two workers Mary Smith and John Smith, showing how proactive behavior advances careers. It argues initiative yields promotions and higher pay, while passive cramming harms long term retention. It urges lifelong daily study and readiness for emergencies as keys to lasting success.
Reform Bid Opposes Cramming In Exams
A writer argues against cramming and urges a reform toward irregular examination periods to curb pressure methods. He predicts teachers may resist changes but insists regular studying remains essential.
Chicken origins debate among porters ends at jail
Two porters waiting for a car at Fourth and Oak discuss whether the chicken or the egg came first. Their argument attracts an officer, who escorts them to jail while one man quips the fast chicken may be the work of the devil.
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Fourth
Oak
Jim
James
Louisville
Lawes Against Kissing In 1439 And Global Rules
An 1439 English act forbade kissing due to plague. Several countries impose public kissing limits. Bavarian railways ban kissing on trains, New York Central builds kiss galleries at stations, French railways banned kissing, Milwaukee physicians pushed a bill to suppress kissing as a health menace.
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England
France
New York Central Railway Company
Milwaukee
Making a Place in the World
A brief reflection on self made space and workers shaping the world through steady effort. It emphasizes resilience, independence, and the duty of individuals to carve out their place through persistent labor.
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Emerson
Business men discuss lack of exercise in big cities
Two young New York business men lament shrinking exercise amid busy careers. The piece notes golf and tennis faded after entering business, cites insurance advisers linking lack of exercise to rising mortality, and argues American sport remains centralized and underused by adults.
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New York
Broadway Hungarians and Peculiar Laws at Ball Nights
The New York Times notes that new bohemian temples rise on Broadway, here Broadway's little Hungary. At Hungarian peasant ball nights kisses marriages and divorces occur freely. Police enforce amusing laws, marriage is compulsory if asked, but divorces are granted on request. Offenders face fines, proceeds go to charity.
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Broadway
New York Times
Hungary
Italian Denial Sparks Naturalization Judge Question
John Wetmore Hinsdale recalls an Italian applicant for naturalization who admitted allegiance to the United States but paused when asked if he belonged to any society inimical to the government. After the judge clarified the question the man finally said yes, asserting he was a Democrat, according to the Chicago Journal.
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John Wetmore Hinsdale
North Carolina Bar Association
United States
Chicago Journal
Possible Source of Potash from Copper Mill Tailings
A potential potash source lies in tailings from West copper mine concentration mills. Porphyry ores provide several times more potash than copper, remaining in finely ground tailings ready for treatment. Potash is locked in silicate minerals and commercial extraction remains unresolved after years of study.
New Kind of Card Receiver at Mrs Harrisons Home
Annie the new servant from the Emerald Isle misreads social norms. Mrs Harrison trains her for varied situations. When two society women call, Annie answers with a rough greeting and tells them to stick cards between her teeth.
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Phwat
Mrs. Harrison
Cuticura Soap and Ointment Ad Promises Fast Skin Relief
Bathe with Cuticura Soap, dry and apply the Ointment. They stop itching instantly, clear pimples, blackheads, redness and roughness, remove dandruff and scalp irritation, heal red rough hands and most baby skin troubles. Free sample by mail with Book. Address postcard Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
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Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Personal Matter With Him
A short dialogue describes a mapmaker who opposes war, arguing it entails invasion, confiscation, and forced boundary changes. An observer learns the man possesses a vast stock of old maps. The exchange highlights cautious resistance to conflict and the value of historical cartography.
I May Filibuster To Bring Novelty To Hearings
Senator Sorghum jokes he may filibuster to relieve the ordeal. He plans to share funny stories and songs rather than deliver only perfunctory and statistical remarks.
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Senator Sorghum
Minor Scale Grading Question Sparks Classroom Banter
A professor and student exchange a quip about grading on the minor scale in a classroom dialogue. The playful line “on the minor scale” echoes musical pun alongside a Panther reference.
Piles Relief With PAZO OINTMENT Promoted As Cure
An advertisement touts PAZO OINTMENT as a universal remedy for pile forms promising relief and cure within 1 to 14 days. It claims refunds if the product fails and includes a testimonial remark about the experiment's fate resting on a chair.
Animal and Plant Life Similarities Questioned
The article argues that there is little difference between plants and animals, noting that plants eat drink breathe sleep and work. If plants think as some claim it becomes hard to define where the vegetable kingdom ends and the animal kingdom begins.
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Degina
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