San Jose City Manager Defends Managerial Experiment
Thomas Harrison Reed, San Jose city manager, told Commonwealth Club members the city manager plan is a success after eight months on the job. He cited budget constraints, reorganization, and the removal of the police chief for noncooperation, praising efficiency over politics and noting personal critics.
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San Jose
Thomas Harrison Reed
Commonwealth Club
Palace Hotel
Reed
Department of Public Works
Influence of Realty Men and Building Ideas in Cleveland
Henry Turner Bailey criticizes real estate board perspectives and urges broader urban vision. He warns that selfish land development harms city aesthetics and safety while promoting the option of more attractive architecture. The talk includes guidance on moisture proof brick washes and a nature essay praising the lady beech as a true wild neighbor.
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Henry Turner Bailey
Cleveland School of Art
Cleveland Real Estate Board
Jacob Riis
Meatless Dishes For Meatless Days In A Historic Kitchen
A vintage kitchen guide presents meatless recipes and hash style leftovers. Dishes include hash with boiled vegetables, cheese rolls with pimento cheese, scrambled rice with bacon, hash cakes, cabbage omelet, white bread, and meatless options like Irish fritters, fish pudding with rice, and Chinese fish balls. Each item uses simple pantry ingredients and traditional prep methods with frying or baking steps.
Notable Retort Probes Wife’s Status in Quip
A sharp exchange features a man asking if his wife is alive, to which the other replies she lives only if her life recently changed. The wry line reflects a brisk, period voice typical in concise, pointed courtroom or social banter.
Sprouted Oats as Green Feed for Hens
U S Department of Agriculture poultry specialists say sprouted oats fed as green feed to yard confined hens costs about 10 cents per hen annually and one cent per dozen eggs. Experiments show hens use about 1.3 pounds of oyster shell and 0.7 pounds of grit per year, costing about one cent per hen.
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F. D. Crooks
Pennsylvania State College School of Agriculture and Experiment Station
U. S. Department of Agriculture
Optical Impression Reference in a Dark Wood Scenario
The piece riffs on appearances and wit in a forest misadventure. Lucinda tests Rastus devotion as a boer constricter and a valley leap into a tense chase unfold.
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Lucinda
Rastus
Christian Register
Practical Husband and an Expedient in a Quiet Exchange
A telegraph note reveals a man has married the daughter and asks if the husband is practical. The response suggests wealth by implying the husband can eat with his knife in a first class restaurant without notice.
Clean-Cut Poultry Houses
Clean out the poultry houses coops and nests and thoroughly disinfect them. Keep them clean and let the odor suggest cleanliness. The time is at hand when lice and mites will increase rapidly and overrun the place. The best weapon to fight them with is cleanliness.
At the Lecture Freshman Sir Mark My Words
A humorous classroom exchange contrasts a student and professor over word choices and spelling. Mrs Junebride notes her husband does not smoke, while Mrs Oldum suggests she would object only if he smoked anyway. The dialogue highlights language errors and social dynamics.
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Junebride
Shells Grit and Charcoal Support Healthy Poultry
Poultry raisers are urged to provide oyster shells grit and charcoal to their flocks to maintain health and optimize production. The article emphasizes the importance of these supplements for strong shells digestion and overall well being.
Counterfeit Quarter Secures Entry for Stagegoer
A theatergoer admits using a counterfeit quarter at the door to gain admission. He quips that despite the ruse, he felt his money was worth the show. The exchange highlights a humorous, if illicit, incident surrounding a dramatic critique.
Fowls Too Closely Yarded Cause Indigestion Risks
Short note warns that fowls kept tightly yarded or in freezing ground conditions lose access to grit or substitute, reducing digestion and raising illness risk. Practical guidance prompts farmers to provide grit or alternatives to prevent indigestion in cold weather.
Avoid Dampness in Houses and Sunlight
Damp houses invite disease as dark areas breed mold and filth. The text notes chicken pox ducts a good breeding place under such conditions. It urges cleaning up and allowing some sunshine indoors.
Wise Girl and the Small Diamond Proposal
Dialogue reveals a humorous exchange about engagement rings and diamonds. A man suggests a big diamond, the woman proposes a tiny diamond with coal, and a quip about drowning sorrows shows a boast of his wife’s swimming. The piece showcases wit and inversion in a domestic scene.
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Liberal Commission
High Point Marble CO
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Stamney Printing House
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J. W. Sechrest
Embalc
Ban Jose
United States
Rosendale
Lady Beech
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Adam
Eve
Ylorece
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Mr. Farmer
O. B
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